BRAVE RENEWAL University of Oulu Strategy 2012—2015

1. BRAVE RENEWALUniversity of Oulu Strategy 2012—2015 What’s Up Gathering for the Staff 21 March 2012

2. EDUCATION What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012

3. RESEARCH What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012

4. WHERE DOES STATE FUNDING COME FROM? 9,4 % Doctors ForeignMasters > 55 credits Master’sdegrees Fieldspecifics ForeignDoctors Otherscientpubl Intrefpublications Bachelor’ degrees Foreignacademics Intresearchfunding Cr, openuniv & extra Intstudentexchange Domresearchfunding Employedwithdegree What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012

5. 2011 ACHIEVEMENTS AND NEW OPENINGS • Centres of Excellence in Research • Centre of Excellence in Cell-Extracellular Matrix Reseach 2012-2017 • Partnership in Centre of Excellence in Inverse Problems Research • European Research Council ERC Advanced Grant in electronics and materials physics • WiFiUS – Virtual Institute for Wireless Research between Finland and USA was established at CWC • FiDiPro – 3 initiated in 2011 • CWC Nippon research institute in wireless communications was established in Japan • 2 new centers were founded within the Oulu Innovatin Alliance– CHT, Centre for Health and Technology and CEE, Centre for Environment and Energy • Academy professor in electronics 2012-2017 What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012

6. TARGET STATE FOR UNIVERSITIES2013-2015 (OKM) Strong higher education institutions Faster entry from high quality education into work life Competitiveness, well-being and influence from research and innovations Securing quality with internationalization Developing the higher education community What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012

7. MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY The mission of the University of Oulu is to produce future’s new knowledge and enhance wellbeing and education What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012

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9. Pohjoisuus • SCIENTIFIC PROFILE Environment, natural resources and materials Biosciences and health Cultural identity and interaction Information technology Mining and mountain industry Steel research Business and economy Research based teacher education • Tutkimus-perustainen opettajan-koulutus Oulun yliopiston strategia 2010-2012 Architecture What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012

10. CROSS-CUTTING THEMES • Generation of quality, profile and efficiency through partnerships and networks • Enhancing internationalisation • Enhancing entrepreneurial understanding and activities • Northern dimension What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012

11. DEVELOPMENTAL PLAN FOR RESEARCH Chemistry development Biology development New intl. MSc programs Computational medicine Creative research environments and research productivity New institutes Astroparticle physics Increasing intl. funding Enhancing intl. publication Pooling resources and strenghtening synergies New research units CoE application 2012 NETWORKING INTERNATIONALITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP NORTHERNNESS Recruitment packages and post docs Career advancement assessment Research brakes Strenghtening researchers´ competences, researcher training and research career Uudet tohtoriohjelmat UniOGSiin 2012 2015 Tenuretrack OuDiPro FiDiPro Strategic funding Structural funds New intl. infrastructures Web pages of infrastructures Research infrastructure 5-year plans for infrastructures Proposals for natl. Infra roadmap 2013 Innovation centres and other strategic co-operation Strategic CoE participation Kontinkangas planning OIA Environement building OMS CEMIS OEI Steel research What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012

12. RESEARCH ASSESSMENT EXCERCISE (RAE) 2013 Planning group research rector Taina Pihlajaniemi (chair) education rector Olli Silven (vice chair) research directorSinikka Eskelinen (secretary) professor Raimo Kaasila (Faculty of Educataion) head of libraryPäivi Kytömäki Phd studentElina Pernu professor Jari Oksanen (Science Faculty) professor Petteri Pietikäinen (Humanities Faculty) Model will chance compared with the previous assessment Researcher-based assessment Researchers arrange themselves to communities that will be evaluated Those subject to evaluation will enlist themselves to one of three cathegories (tentative plan) Top level science / high quality research, but not yet at international top level / new openings Most successful/ cathegory will be rewarded What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012

13. STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PATHS Coaching program for degree program heads Substance teaching role for tutors Analysis of study paths & obstacles Student centered information systems Progress of studies Summer school as third semester Revisions of teaching methods Support measures fordomestic student recruitment NETWORKING INTERNATIONALITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP NORTHERNNESS Revisions of internship support measures Development of evaluation measures for employment relevance Evaluation of internship conventions 2012 2015 Employment SME-partner thesis & topic accelerator kiihdyttämö Internship support for international students Support measures for exchangees from NE-Russia Support measures for international student recruitment International dimension Support for outgoing ext-EU exchange Finnish language in international programs Degree program management pilots in English International student integration measures What’s Up Staff gathering 21.3.2012