Mission The University of Oulu is an international research university, whose central mission is to promote culture and well-being especially in northern.

Mission

• The University of Oulu is an international research university, whose central mission is to promote culture and well-being especially in northern Finland.

• The University provides a high-quality learning environment, in which both specialists and generalists are given a thorough grounding for demanding tasks in the national and international arena.

Vision

• to be a valued and influential learning and research university both nationally and internationally

• to be a major force internationally in priority areas of research, with special emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches

• to be a significant part of the European innovation system

• to be a driving force in regional development especially in northern Finland through providing science-based knowledge and skills in both traditional and future fields

• to be a vibrant and supportive academic community attractive to students, faculty and staff

• to be a sought-after partner for cooperation at all levels

University of Oulu – Northern Gateway to Knowledge

PRIMARY FUNCTIONScientific research and teaching

Promoting the development of spiritual andmaterial well-being in Northern Finland

INTERNATIONALIZATION

INNOVATION

COMMUNICATION

COLLABORATION

PRODUCTIVITY

DEPARTMENTSlaboratories

EXPERTISE

LAITOKSET

CLINICS

DEPARTMENTS

TECHNOLOGY

HUMANITIES

EDUCATION

ECONOMICS

HEALTHSCIENCES

NATURALSCIENCES

Close co-operationin teaching and

researchwith the rest of

Europeand the whole world

Immediatecontacts withNorthern Scandinavia,Karelia and the Kola Peninsula

NORTHERN FINLAND

A population of 800,000

A rich cultural heritage

BiocenterInfotech Oulu

Thule-institute

Learning and Research Services

STRATEGY

SENATE

RECTOR

SERVICE UNITS

University of Oulu – Northern Gateway to

Knowledge• Founded 1958• Students 16,729

admissions 2,075• Staff 3,053

– professors 244• Awarded Degrees in 2006 1,668

– first degrees 1,287– doctorates 143

• Expenditure in 2006 206.0 M€ – state budget 125.3 M€– external funding 80.6 M€

Faculties and Disciplines

• Faculties number of students– Humanities 2,403– Education 1,922– Science 4,522– Medicine 1,973– Economics and Business Administration 1023– Technology 4,818

• Other disciplines– dentistry 268– health care 364

• There are 45 training programmes in all

Student Numbers according to Faculty and Discipline

19732403

1922

4522

1023

4818

268364

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

dentistryhealth care

medicine

1341

Research in Focus AreasInformation technology and wireless communications

(Infotech Oulu)• wireless communication, mobile applications, electronics,

photonics, nanotechnology, machine vision, intelligent systems, ubiquitous information technology, and wellness technology

Biotechnology and molecular medicine (Biocenter Oulu)• molecular and cell biology, molecular enzymology, molecular

genetics, evolutionary biology, bioprocess engineering, population genetics, and the central biological and medical aspects of cardiovascular diseases and systemic connective tissue diseases

Northern and Environmental issues (Thule Institute)• Global Change in the North, Northern Land Use and Land

Cover as well as Circumpolar Health and Wellbeing• Master’s Programme in Circumpolar Health and Wellbeing,

EnviroNet (Multidisciplinary environmental graduate Net school) 

• Sami language and Sami culture (Giellagas Institute)

Student Enrolment in 2001–2006

1672916661158181582915346

14500

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Doctorates in 2001–2006

143130130

120105

111

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

First Degrees Completed in 2001–2006

1126 11641181 1247

1333 1287

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Years Needed for First Degree Completion

5,3

5,4

5,5

5,6

5,7

5,8

5,9

6

98–00 99–01 00–02 01–03 02–04 03–05 04–06

Basic Degree Training Cost Per Degree in 2005

0 20 40 60 80 100

Humanities

Education

Science

Economics

Technology

Medicine

Dentistry

Health care

Average

1000 €

Expenditure of the University of Oulu in 2001–2006

130,9 123,4

54,457,5 69,6 75,7 79,6 80,6

127126,2 135,7125,3

0

50

100

150

200

250

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006M€

Other sources

State budget

other staff 775 26 %

administrative 548 19 %

professors 244 8 %

researchers 64122%

teaching staff 631 22%

library staff 943 %

Man-years in 2006

Staff in Teacher Training Schools are not included in the diagram

Chydenius Institute (JY)Research Liaison Officer(OY, JY, VY)

Department of Teacher EducationKajaani University Consortium

Geophysical ObservatoryResearch Liaison Officer (OY, LY)

Oulanka Research StationNaturpolis KuusamoMeri-Lappi Institute

Research Liaison Officer

Perämeri Research Station

Graduate Engineer Training Program

University of OuluHailuoto

Kuusamo

OULU

Kemi

Sodankylä

Raahe

Rovaniemi

Vaasa

Helsinki

Turku

Tampere

Lappeenranta

Joensuu

Kuopio

Jyväskylä

KajaaniKokkola

Research Liaison Officer (OY, KY)

Iisalmi

Oulu Southern Institute

Nivala

The University’s Primary Regions of Influence

University of Oulu

OULU

Rovaniemi

Vaasa

HelsinkiTurku

Tampere

Lappeenranta

Joensuu

Kuopio

Jyväskylä

Universities in Finland in 2006

• One of the most comprehensive university networks in Europe

• 10 multi-faculty universities– Helsinki, Turku (2), Tampere,

Oulu, Jyväskylä, Joensuu, Vaasa, Kuopio, Rovaniemi

• 3 universities of technology– Helsinki, Tampere,

Lappeenranta– + Faculty of Technology in

Oulu: 4683 students• 3 schools of economics and

business administration– Helsinki (2), Turku– + Faculty of Economics in Oulu:

1139 students• 4 art academies

Universities in Finland in 2005

• University students 176,660– women 94,720– new students 20,760

• women 11,730– postgraduate students 22,200– students from abroad 4,430

• 29 polytechnics, students 131,200 • Combined over 300,000 students

in the universities and polytechnics

Universities in Finland in 2005

• Master’s degrees 12,920 – women 7,807

• Doctorates 1,422– women 696

• Financing– State budget 1,262 M€– Other sources 694 M€

• Professors 2,255– women 490

• Teaching staff 5,584• Researchers 7,861• Other staff 14,207 • Publications 24,199

– published in Finland 7,546– published abroad 16,653

Total Student Mobility between 1992–2006

22

70

140

199

269

445

112

163

220244

273

313

171 178

244 248

363

345

235

314

281297

282

296283277

0

100

200

300

400

500

1992 1993 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Incoming Outgoing

Outgoing Exchange Students by Host Country

Moreover,

8: Czech Rep., Hungary

6: Japan, Russia

5: Norway

4: Singapore

3: Hong Kong, Iceland, China, Greece, New Zealand, Slovakia

2: South Africa, Ireland, Namibia, Portugal, Estonia

1: Belgium, Korea, Mexico, Poland

11: unknown

Total 313 (2006)

Incoming Exchange Students by Home Country

5846

3926

2020

1515

1110

87

6666

55

444444

322222222

4

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

GermanySpain

FranceItaly

AustriaCzech Rep.

PolandUSA

BelgiumRussiaChina

UKAustralia

J apanMexico

SlovakiaLithuania

TurkeyThe Netherlands

CanadaNamibiaPortugal

SingaporeDenmarkHungaryGreece

ArgentinaEgypt

Hong KongNorway

RomaniaSweden

SloveniaNZ

Moreover, one student from

• Bangladesh

• Bulgaria

• South Africa

• India

• Iceland

• Sri Lanka

• Estonia

Total 363 (2005)

Outgoing and Incoming Exchange Students by Faculty

7871

61

43 43

18

35

18

3948

90

133

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Outgoing IncomingTotal 363

Total 314

Foreign Degree Students 2001–2005

36

58

818

25

86

34

63

14 1525

100

36

77

1523

16

108

44

79

18 22 23

8177

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Foreign Degree Students by Faculty in 2005

24

39

17 1611

20

40

1 612

108

44

79

18 22 23

61

47

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Basic Degree Post Graduate Total168 126 294