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A strong multidisciplinary profile. Kalervo Väänänen Rector. Central Government Budget of Finland. Statistics Finland. Finlands General Governmental Debt. Statistics Finland. Finnish Exports. Finnish Customs. University Sector in Finland Direct Governmental Funding.
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A strongmultidisciplinaryprofile Kalervo Väänänen Rector
Central GovernmentBudget of Finland Statistics Finland
Finlands General GovernmentalDebt Statistics Finland
FinnishExports FinnishCustoms
Whatshould (and can) bedone to balance the decreasingstatefunding in the future • Increaseincomefromothersources or • Decreasespending Whatare the optionsto bemorecost-effective and increasequality? - Closeormergeinstitutions and thusimprove the efficiency of the wholeuniversitysystem. (UEF, Turku, Aalto) ”Functionalmerge” : jointeducationalprogrammes, doubledegreeprogrammes, sharedinfrastructures, jointdepartmentsect (all of thesearemainlymatters of attitude and needcreativethinking).FinnishRectorsCouncil is nowrunning ”an exercise of functionalmerges”
Whatshould (and can) bedone to balance the decreasingstatefunding in the future • Increaseincomefromothersources - Improve the quality of allyouractions - Increase international researchfunding (EU, NIH etc ) - Increaseresearchcollaboration with the industry - Generateownincome: tuitionfees, IPRs, etc. • Decreasespending - 70%, 15%, 15%. Doeverything to protectresearch and education. - improveyourowncapacity to collaboratewith others and beprepared to a new division of work and responsibilitiesalso education, research and building of innovationcapacity - jointinfra- and otherstructures with otheruniversities
GrossDomestic Product (GDP) Statistics Finland