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LUT – Creating the Future with
Technology and Business
Yliopiston
kampusalue
Strategic areas of expertise
Strategic management of business and
technology
• World-leading open innovation research and empirical,
cross-disciplinary research on strategic decision-making
• Expertise in the management of global, knowledgeintensive innovation and value chains; business models of
a network economy, dynamic capabilities and strategic
options
• Areas of strength: support systems for decision-making,
knowledge management and technological
entrepreneurship
Expertise in Russian affairs
• Coordinated by the Northern Dimension Research Centre
NORDI
• Collaboration in education; Master’s programmes in
English, double degrees
• Research cooperation in environmental issues,
innovation; research topics of the South Karelian
Institute emphasise the border
Research
• Produces research-based knowledge published in highlevel international scientific journals, doctorates,
research services
• Research institutes foster cooperation between the
university’s units
• Technology Business Research Center TBRC develops and
implements multidisciplinary research
• LUT involved in 14 graduate schools funded by the
Ministry of Education; coordinator in three
• Centre of excellence of the Academy of Finland: Applied
mathematics research group in inverse problems
Education
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Eight degree programmes in technology: Industrial Management appointed
national centre of excellence in university education
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Nine major subjects in business administration
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Master’s programmes for mature students: TIMO, AIMO, Technological
Entrepreneurship
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Nine Master’s programmes taught in English
Education
• Eight degree programmes in • Nine major subjects in business
administration:
technology:
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Industrial Management
Energy Technology
Chemical Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Information Technology
Environmental Technology
Mathematics and Physics
(Master’s programme)
– Supply Management
– International Technology and Innovation
Management (MITIM)
– Management and Organizations
– International Marketing
– Accounting
– Finance
– Strategy Research
– Knowledge Management
– Business Law
Research and innovation networks
• Top international universities: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
Nihon University, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Finnish-Russian Innovation University
• 7th EU framework programme – LUT selected into an internationally funded
research programme
• National strategic clusters of expertise: Forest Cluster Ltd., Cleen Ltd.
(energy and environmental industries), Fimecc Ltd. (metals and engineering)
• National centre of expertise programmes: Intelligent Machines, Forest
Industry Future, Maritime Cluster
• LUT is a member of 14 graduate schools funded by the Ministry of Education,
and coordinates three: East Finland Graduate School in Computer Science and
Engineering, Forest Cluster Graduate School, Graduate School in Electrical
Engineering
Additional funding 2008
Other 14,2 %
(€ 3,4 million)
EU, ERDF, ESF and other
international funding 7,9 %
(€ 1,9 million)
Academy of Finland 8 %
(€ 1,9 million)
TEKES 21,6 %
(€ 5,2 million)
Ministries and government
institutions
11,4 % (€ 2,7 million)
Businesses 36,9 %
(€ 8,9 million)
Budget funding € 41,2 million (63 %)
Additional funding overall € 24 million (37 %)
LUT figures
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Founded in 1969
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Over 8 000 have obtained a Master’s degree in technology or business,
and over 300 have obtained a doctorate in technology, business or
philosophy
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Approximately 900 staff members
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5 500 students, 300 of them from abroad
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19 % of first-year students in autumn 2008 were foreign nationals
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47 languages are spoken at LUT
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Life-long learning: 1 500 students in continuing professional
education, 1 200 students in open university education
Education System
of Finland
International Cooperation
• LUT has cooperation agreements with about 150 foreign
universities
• Partners participate in research projects with their
significant contribution
• Cooperation is carried out in both research and
education due to Master’s programmes in English and
student and teacher exchange
International Education
IBTM International Business and Technology Management
• targeted for international exchange students
• duration one academic year, does not lead to a degree
Master’s Programmes in English
• lead to a M.Sc. (Tech./Bus.Adm.) degree
• duration about two years
• previous studies in the field required
Foreign degree students
Number of foreign degree
students 2006-2008
• 12% of Master’s degree
programme students in 2008
were foreign nationals
• Majority of foreign students
come from outside the EU:
– Russia, China, Iran and India
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Lappeenranta – the best university town in
Finland
• Guaranteed housing for students – only in Lappeenranta
• Shared apartments, studios and family apartmentsin the
city centre and on campus
• Togetherness and student life
• Ample recretional activities
• Good transportation connections
• Year-around activities