Editorial 19.6.2013
Indicators of research output and impact show a promising future for the University of Oulu. The amount of supplementary funding has increased, with funding derived from the Academy of Finland and Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) exhibiting excellent growth.
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Already substantial, the significance of research publications is becoming absolutely vital both for researchers and their institutions. Funding by the Ministry of Education and Culture is partially dependent on publications, and even external funders are looking closely at the number of citations and publications.
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In a vision stretching far into the future, the Linnanmaa and Kontinkangas campus areas boast state-of-the-art research, learning and working environments, which are attractive to students, faculty and the surrounding community, thanks to the versatility of services and activities on offer.
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Blog 19.6.2013
Across the nation, the University of Oulu has won acclaim for educational quality, for a record-breaking proportion of national Centre of Excellence nominations and for investments in university pedagogy. A sentiment most of us would agree with is “we know our business”.
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A top researcher may be fooled to thinking that your research project is old hat or a reviewer of your grant proposal may look askance at your application, if all they can find on the net are the department’s old web pages. Good web pages are a matter of practical utility as much as a matter of image.
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Rental expenses of the University of Oulu amount to about 28.5 million euro per year, corresponding to 12.7 % of the budget. These figures place the university near the top of the list for Finnish universities.
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Comprising 8 circumpolar countries, the University of the Arctic carries out its mission through networks woven around specific research themes. These networks form an invaluable asset for finding partners for research initiatives centring on Arctic issues.
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Face to face
To Essi Kiuru, Administrative Director, most of the duties of her new position have a familiar ring. But she would not have sought the demanding top position, had it not posed distinct challenges: total management of a large organization offers an interesting learning opportunity.
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At work
When I retire, should I go back to child welfare work? From time to time, this thought crosses the mind of Eija Ruottinen, Chief of Postgraduate Education, whose life work has been spent in administrative duties in the Faculty of Medicine, although her roots are in social work.
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The writers of this article study in the University of Oulu, in International Master’s Degree Programmes in the Faculty of Education. Liping Sun and Polina Grigoreva study in Master’s Degree Programme of Learning, Education and Technology and Erkkie Haipinge studies in the Master’s Degree programme of Education and Globalisation.
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