State of Student Exchange Programs in Finland and especially at HUT

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State of Student Exchange Programs in Finland and
especially at HUT
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Dr h.c.
by Aarne Jutila Dr. Tech., Dr h.c. Professor of
Bridge Engineering Helsinki University of
Technology (HUT)
assisted by Zdenek Vejpustek M. Sc., Ph.D.
Student Brno / Helsinki
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Contents
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• Introduction
• Presentation of HUT
• Presentation of the Department of Civil Eng.
• Finnish higher education system
• Accommodation, catering and life of exchange
  students
• S/E statistics at HUT
• Conclusion

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Geographical Data
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Finland Helsinki HUT in Otaniemi, Espoo
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Map of Finland
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Map of Helsinki
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Map of Otaniemi
Areal view on the Campus Area
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Helsinki University of Technology
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History of HUT
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• 1849 founded as
• technical school
• 1908 - University
• the 1950's and
• 60's University
• moved from
• Helsinki to Espoo

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HUT in a Nutshell
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• Twelve faculties
• 246 professors
• 14 763 under- and
• postgraduate students
• (2002)
• 940 Masters degrees
• awarded and 195
• doctorates (2002)

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Department of Civil Engineering
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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• 19 professors (2004)
• 775 202 students
• (2002)
• 68 Masters degrees
• (2003)
• 10 Licentiate and
• doctors degrees
• (2003)

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Education Programs at the Department
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• Structural
• Engineering
• and Building
• Technology
• Civil and
• Environmental
• Engineering
• Testing
• Facilities

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Higher Engineering Education
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• Polytechnics
• (Fachhochschule,
• close contact with
• working life)
• Universities
• (scientific basic,
• research and
• education based on it)

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Five universities give engineering education, but
only two in Civil Engineering (HUT and TUT)
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• HUT (Helsinki)
• TUT (Tampere)
• LUT (Lappeenranta)
• OU (Oulu)
• ÅA (Turku)

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2000
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Engineering Studies in the Universities
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• Bachelor of Science
• Master of Science in Technology
• Licentiate in Technology
• Doctor of Technology (Dr Sci.)

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System of Study at HUT
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• list of courses on
• HUT home page
• one course 115
• credits
• registration for
• examinations
• through internet
• grading scale 1-5

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Accommodation and Catering
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• Accommodation
• single room
• 130 - 400
• Euro per month
• Public catering
• lunch 1.80 3.0
• Euro

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Student Assistance Program
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• Orientation
• week
• Study
• counselling
• Tutoring
• Students
• organizations
• Sports

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Socrates / Erasmus Statistics
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Year Left Arrivals

1992-93 14 n/a
1993-94 64 n/a
1994-95 38 n/a
1995-96 34 69
1996-97 40 44
1997-98 32 37
1998-99 67 53
1999-00 51 70
2000-01 70 138
2001-02 72 117
2002-03 97 143

Suma 579 671

• 97 students left
• (HUT, 2003)
• 143 students arrivals
• (HUT, 2003)
• 7 students left
• (department of CE, 2003)
• 10 arrivals
• (department of CE, 2003)

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Number of Erasmus Students at HUT
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HUT Students Studying Abroad


Departments Departments Sokrates Sokrates Nordek/Nordplus Nordek/Nordplus Others Others Suma Suma
Departments Departments 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003

Architecture A 8 5 5 6 6 3 19 14
Automation and Systems Technology AS 2 7 1 1 1 7 4 15
Chemical Technology KE 4 9 1 2 4 6 9 17
Mechanical Engineering K 10 10 8 7 9 9 27 26
Surveying M 4 4 5 4 0 2 9 10
Materials Science and Rock Engineering MK 4 2 4 1 0 4 8 7
Forest Products Technology P 4 5 3 2 4 3 11 10
Civil and Environmental Engineering R 5 7 3 2 6 4 14 13
Electrical and Communications Engineering S 11 19 10 11 19 11 40 41
Engineering Physics and Mathematics F 4 6 1 1 6 2 11 9
Computer Science and Engineering T 13 15 6 1 17 6 36 22
Industrial Engineering and Management TU 5 8 1 4 8 11 14 23

Suma Suma 74 97 48 42 80 68 202 207
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HUT Students Studying Abroad
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CE Students Studying Abroad
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HUT Students Studying Abroad
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S/E Students at the Department
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Cooperative Universities

• Department of CE cooperates with several
  universities, especially in the following
  exchange programmes
• Sokrates / Erasmus
• Nordek / Nordplus
• 2 parties agreements
• ISEP

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Thank you for your kind attention
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See you at HUT some day?
View from the appartment window of S/E student
Zdenek Vejpustek, February 2004