Universities and Industry of Finland and Estonia By Birthe Lagendijk March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
Jan 21, 2016
Universities and Industry of Finland and EstoniaBy Birthe Lagendijk
March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
Introduction Universities
March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
• 4 universities• Exploring the sources of innovation• Innovation
University in Tallinn
March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
•Tallinn University of Technology•Since 1918•14000 students•8 faculties•5 colleges•4 research institutes•2 regional competence centres•Mustamäe
Exploring the sources of Innovation
• Innovation and business centre MEKTORY• Modern Estonian Knowledge Transfer ORganization for You- Electric cars- Intelligent electric cigarettes- Energy efficiency in the D-terminal- Power supply to vessles- Satellites
March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
University of Helsinki
• Since 1640• 40000 students• 21 campuses• Kampula Campus
March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
Exploring the sources of innovation
• Basic research• 10 Focus areas• 3D printers
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University of Turku
• Since 1920• 25000 students and staff• Yukon Gold• 3 campuses
March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
Exploring the Sources of Innovation
• Free research and education• Multidisciplinary research• Atherosclerosis• Purine metabolism
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University in Tampere
March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
• Tampere University of Technology• Since 1965• 4 faculties• 19 departments• 11000 students• Faculty of Natural Sciences
Exploring the Sources of Innovation
• Society• Business Collaboration• Childhood Asthma• Rolls-Royce• Microrobotics
March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
Introduction Industry
• Several sectors of interest• General information• Strict environmental supervision• Energy production• Estonia
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Metals and Engineering
• 123 billion in revenues• Motor vehicles and machinery• FiMECC• Ramor 550 protection steel • Centre for Advanced Steel Research• Tampere Wear Centre
• Estonia
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Electronics
• 115 billion in revenues• Nokia• Radio Systems Lab (1)• Media Technologies Lab (2)• Sensor and Material Technologies (3)
• Estonia
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Industrial Forestry
• >75 billion in revenues• Plywood, Paper and Pulp• Clothes• Aalto University School of Chemical Technology• University of Helsinki• Forest conservation
• Estonia
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Chemical Industry
• 56 billion in revenues• Forestry chemicals, water treatment
chemicals, paints, plastics, oil refinery etc• Kemira
• Estonia
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Conclusion
• Tallinn• Helsinki• Turku• Tampere
• Metals and engineering• Electronics• Forestry• Chemicals
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Kysymyksiä? (Questions?)
March 4 Symposium for Study Tour Finland and Estonia 2015
References
• http://www.ttu.ee/en/• http://www.helsinki.fi/university/• http://www.utu.fi/en/Pages/home.aspx• http://www.tut.fi/en/• http://www.finland.org/public/default.aspx?contentid=165396&nodeid=35833
&contentlan=2&culture=en-US• http://www.investinfinland.fi/main.php• http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Europe/Finland.html• http://hightech.fimecc.com/results/ramor-550-protection-steel• http://www.uusipuu.fi/en/solution/clothing-from-birch-fibre• http://finland.fi/public/default.aspx?
nodeid=37605&contentlan=2&culture=en-US• http://research.nokia.com/research• http://www.kemira.com/en/
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