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| Oulun yliopisto | |
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| Latin: Universitas Ouluensis | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1958 |
| Rector | Jouko Niinimäki |
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Administrative staff
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2,868 (2010) |
| Students | 15,880 (2010) |
| Location |
Oulu, Finland 65°03′33″N 025°27′58″E / 65.05917°N 25.46611°ECoordinates: 65°03′33″N 025°27′58″E / 65.05917°N 25.46611°E |
| Affiliations | Compostela, EUA, UArctic |
| Website | www.oulu.fi |
The University of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun yliopisto) is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 16,000 students and 3,000 staff. The university is often ranked as one of the better universities in Finland and in the top-400 worldwide.
There are four campus areas:
The University has a number of research stations and shared locations, most notably:
The University of Oulu is divided into ten faculties:
Oulu Business School is accredited by AACSB International
University of Oulu aims to promote mobility among its students. It takes part in a number of international exchange programmes, such as Erasmus Programme (Europe), Nordplus (Nordic Countries), FIRST (Russia), ISEP and International to International ISEP (USA, South America, Asia), UNC-EP (USA), north2north (USA, Canada, Russia, Nordic Countries), North-South-South (Africa). Besides, University of Oulu has about 50 bilateral agreements with partner universities around the world.
University works in 70 research areas. At the same time, four focus research areas are:
New initiatives involve advanced steel research, international business, mining and mineral engineering and science-based education.
University of Oulu alumni body is over 40,000.
Student Union of the University of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta; OYY) provides services to and supervises the interests of all undergraduate degree students in the University of Oulu. All bachelor's and master's degree students in the University of Oulu belong to the Student Union. By paying the Student Union membership fee students are entitled for a student card which allows them to get student services and discounts. This way, students get inexpensive or free medical and dental care from Finnish Student Health Services, (Finnish: Ylioppilaiden terveydenhoitosäätiö; YTHS) traveling discounts in trains and buses, student meals reduction etc.
There are a number of students organizations or so called student guilds presented within the university.
Student Housing Foundation of Northern Finland (Finnish: Pohjois-Suomen opiskelija-asuntosäätiö; PSOAS) is the leading provider of student accommodation in Oulu. The organization operates on a foundation basis which ensures affordable rents for students. Following its mission, PSOAS offers housing services for people studying in Oulu as cheaply as possible. The residents of PSOAS houses in different areas around the city elect tenant committee for that area, which e.g. organises different activities, maintains club rooms and does other related issues, depending on the active members.
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