University of Oulu

University of Oulu
founding	1958
place	Oulu , Finland
Rector	Jouko Niinimäki
Students	14,221 (2015)
Employee	2,852 (2015)
including professors	235 (2015)
Annual budget	216.4 mil. Euro
Networks	EUA , IAU , UArktis , Compostela
Website	www.oulu.fi

Main building of the university in Linnanmaa.

Faculty of Technology in Linnanmaa.

Oulu University Library in Linnanmaa

The University of Oulu ( Finnish : Oulun yliopisto ; Latin: Universitas Ouluensis ) is a university in the Finnish city of Oulu . It was founded in 1958 and started operations the following year. The university currently has around 14,200 students and around 2,850 academic staff. Jouko Niinimäki, who is professor of mechanical process technology, has been the rector of the university since January 1, 2015.

Locations

The university is spread over the following three campuses :

• The main campus is in Linnanmaa, about 5 km north of central Oulu
• The Faculty of Medicine has its own campus in Kontinkangas
• The third campus is located in Kajaani , about 185 km southeast of Oulu

Faculties

The University of Oulu has ten faculties:

• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
• Humanistic Faculty
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Science
• Medical school
• Oulu Business School
• Technical Faculty
• Faculty of Information and Electrical Engineering
• Faculty of Mining

Rectors

In brackets: term of office

• Jouko Niinimäki (2015–)
• Lauri Lajunen (1993-2015)
• Juhani Oksman (1990-1993)
• L. Kalevi Korhonen (1987–1990)
• Markku Mannerkoski (1968–1987)
• Erkki Koiso-Kanttila (1965–1968)
• Niilo Söyrinki (1963-1965)
• Pentti Kaitera (1959-1962)

Important personalities at the university (selection)

• Martti Ahtisaari , former President of the Republic of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (2008).
• Pekka Aikio , President of the Sami Parliament of Finland from 1996 to 2008.
• Tytti Isohookana-Asunmaa , Finnish Minister of Education (1991–1995), Member of the Finnish Parliament.
• Lasse Lehtinen , former member of the Finnish Parliament and the European Parliament .
• Tuija Lehtinen , writer.
• Sami Lopakka , musician and writer, guitarist in the band Sentenceed (1989–2005).
• Jarkko Oikarinen , developer of the Internet Relay Chat (IRC).
• Sakari Orava , professor and surgeon specialized in sports injuries.
• Jussi Pesonen , CEO of UPM-Kymmene .
• Hannu Rajaniemi science fiction and fantasy writer.
• Seppo Säynäjäkangas , professor, inventor of the portable heart monitor and CEO of Polar Electro .
• Ago Silde Estonian politician, governor of Ida-Viru County (2004–2007).
• Tytti Tuppurainen , Finnish Minister for Europe, Member of the Finnish Parliament.
• Jari Vilén politician and diplomat.
• Sauli Vuoti musician, chemist and writer, singer and guitarist from the band "Kinetik Control", founder of Inferno magazine .

Web links

Commons : University of Oulu  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Homepage (English)
• Homepage of the University Library of Oulu

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.oulu.fi/university/node/35084
2. ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed July 28, 2019 .  
3. ↑ http://www.uarctic.org/member-profiles/finland/8878/university-of-oulu , accessed on March 31, 2016.
4. ↑ http://revistas.usc.es/gcompostela/en/menu_superior/members/OuluUniversity.html , accessed on March 31, 2016.
5. ↑ University of Oulu - Key Figures 2015 , last updated on March 16, 2016 (English), accessed on March 31, 2016.
6. ↑ Jouko Niinimäki on uusi rehtori ( Memento of the original from March 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , dated October 1, 2014 (Finnish), accessed March 31, 2016. 

Coordinates: 65 ° 3 ′ 33 ″  N , 25 ° 27 ′ 58 ″  E