2. Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OUAS) Research, Development and Innovation (RDI)

3. Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland – 25 institutions – 130,000 degree students – In Northern Finland: Oulu9,000 Rovaniemi3,400 Kemi-Tornio2,900 Kajaani2,100 – Oulu is the 4th attractive and 5th largest university of applied sciences

4. Tasks of the Universities of Applied Sciences

5. Wellbeing creating innovator of Northern Areas Focus areas Internet and technology-based innovations and services Sustainable living environment, production and energy solutions Creative solutions promoting health and wellbeing New cultural content and experiences

6. Oulu University of Applied Sciences – 9,000 students including 200 international degree students and 294 exchange students from nearly 50 countries – 1,800 annual intake – 1,400 students in adult education – 1,200 completed degrees annually – 600 students in the School of Vocational Teacher Education 200 complete the pedagogical studies annually

7. Oulu University of Applied Sciences – 800 teachers and other staff members In addition, ca 100 visiting lecturers and experts from abroad – 30 Bachelor’s degree programmes, of which 3 in English (Business Information Technology, Information Technology, International Business) – 10 Master’s degree programmes, out of which 2 in English (Industrial Management, Information Technology) – € 65 million annual turnover

8. The organisation of RDI in OUAS

9. Research expenditure in Finland per subregion in 2010 € / per capita (% of the Total) In brackets: % of the RDI expenditure for the whole country (EUR 6,971 billion). Statistics Finland.

10. Oulu Innovation Alliance Merger Agreement fields of know-how in RDI Center for Internet Excellence, CIE Printed Electronics and Optical Measurements Innovation Centre, PrintoCent Center of Expertise in Water Industry Cluster, CEWIC Center of Excellence in Health and Technology, CHT Martti Ahtisaari Institute of Global Business and Economics, MAIGBE)

11. RDI expenditure and financing in OUAS 2004 – 2010

12. RDI expenditure per OUAS’s annual turnover 2005 - 2010 RDI expenditure € 9,9 million Turnover € 67,2 million 14,7 % RDI expenditure € 9,3 million Turnover € 64,6 million 14,4 % RDI expenditure € 6,1 million Turnover € 58,9 million 10,4 % RDI expenditure € 7,7 million Turnover € 57,3 million 13,5 % RDI expenditure € 6,2 million Turnover € 55,6 million 11,2 % RDI expenditure € 5,3 million Turnover € 50,0 million 10,5 % %

13. Outside capital used for RDI in OUAS 2010 € 1 000 (In brackets: % of the external RDI expenditure) Including all the funders, who funded RDI over € 100 000. Total external funding € 7,3 million. Statistics Finland. EU-funding Ministry of Education Municipalities Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Foreign Businessess Ministry of Trade and Industry Ministry of Labour Tekes Other public sources of funding

14. Ongoing projects in OUAS 2004 – 2010 Including the project’s in which Oulu UAS was the coordinator or a partner.

15. The amount of people and man-year’s in RDI in OUAS 2004 - 2010 Persons Man-years Including people who participated in RDI activities ≥ 10 % of worktime. Statistics Finland

16. Qualifications of people participating in RDI in OUAS 2004 - 2010 7 % 5 % 8 % 6 % 17 %13 % 12 % 50 % 56 % 60 % 4 % 5 %6 % 14 % 13 % 12 % Other education College level degree Bachelor’s degree (UAS) Bachelor’s / Master’s degree (University) Licentiate Doctor Including people who participated in RDI activities ≥ 10 % of working time. Statistics Finland

17. Publications per teachers and persons involved in RDI in OUAS 2008 – 2010 Publications 259 Teachers / persons in RDI activities 442,6 Publications 173 Teachers / persons in RDI activities 373,4 Publications 131 Teachers / persons in RDI activities 395,7

18. ECTS credits conducted in projects in OUAS 2006 – 2010

19. ECTS credits conducted in projects per present students 2010 (2009) School of Business and Information OUAS, Total School of Music, Dance and Media School of Renewable Natural Resources School of Health and Social Care School of Engineering Oulu Campus School of Engineering Raahe Campus

20. Thesis’s made in projects (%) in OUAS 2004 – 2010

21. Major projects Oulun InnoMajakka Strengthens the RDI networks of institutes of higher education and other actors in Oulu Region. Increases participation of specialists in higher education institutes in the public organisations and business innovation in Oulu Region. Coordinates the mutual innovation and projects of institutes of higher education in Oulu Region. Develops integration of education and RDI. Total budget: EUR 1,1 million

22. Major projects BioPrint Focuses on the development of electrochemical biosensors using printed technology. The technology has potential to produce rapid and inexpensive assays for environmental, health care and food safety analysis. The project aims at implementing a prototype-manufacturing laboratory, which uses the competence and infrastructure of the Oulu region and offers also a subcontractor network for companies to primarily test their product idea. Total budget: EUR 900,000

23. Major projects Mixed Reality The objective of the project is to provide information and knowledge of the availability, applicability and effectiveness of MR technologies in different types of application and operating environments. Provides new possibilities and activities for the labor markets by evaluating existing technologies, services and opportunities and developing new service concepts, application demos and information systems. Total budget: EUR 600,000

24. Major projects fForum The goal is to support women who are planning to become, are already functioning as entrepreneurs and women who want to improve their own career possibilities entrepreneurs with managerial training. A special interest group are immigrant women who are planning to become or who are already functioning as entrepreneurs Total budget: EUR 1,2 million

25. Please contact us! Dr Irene Isohanni Director of Research and Development PO Box 222, 90101 Oulu Tel. 010 27 22276 GSM 050 5909 669 irene.isohanni@oamk.fi