Bridge Engineering / Prof. A. Jutila, Dr Tech., Dr h.c. by Aarne Jutila Dr. Tech., Dr h.c. Professor...

Bridge Engineering / Prof. A. Jutila, Dr Tech., Dr h.c.

byAarne Jutila

Dr. Tech., Dr h.c.Professor of Bridge Engineering

Helsinki University of Technology (HUT)

assisted byZdenek Vejpustek

M. Sc., Ph.D. StudentBrno / Helsinki

State of Student Exchange Programs in Finland and especially at HUT


• 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

Contents


Finland

Helsinki

HUT in Otaniemi, Espoo

Geographical Data

Map of Finland

Map of Helsinki

Map of Otaniemi

Areal view on the

Campus Area

Helsinki University of Technology


• 1849 – founded as technical school • 1908 - University• the 1950's and 60's – University moved from Helsinki to Espoo

History of HUT


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

HUT in a Nutshell

Department of Civil Engineering


• 19 professors (2004)• 775 + 202 students (2002)• 68 Masters´ degrees (2003)• 10 Licentiate and doctors´ degrees (2003)

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering


• Structural Engineering and Building Technology

• Civil and Environmental Engineering

+ Testing Facilities

Education Programs at the Department


• Polytechnics (Fachhochschule, close contact with working life)

• Universities (scientific basic, research and education based on it)

Higher Engineering Education


• HUT (Helsinki)

• TUT (Tampere)

• LUT (Lappeenranta)

• OU (Oulu)

• ÅA (Turku)

Five universities give engineering education, but only two in Civil Engineering (HUT and TUT)

2000

Undergraduate studentsPostgraduate students

Teaching personnel (man year)HUT

TUTLUT

OUÅA

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) Tampere University of Technology (TUT)

Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) Faculty of Engineering at the University of Oulu (OU)

Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Åbo Akademi (ÅA)

HUTTUTLUTOUÅA


• Bachelor of Science

• Master of Science in Technology

• Licentiate in Technology

• Doctor of Technology (Dr Sci.)

Engineering Studies in the Universities


• list of courses on HUT home page

• one course 1–15 credits

• registration for examinations through internet

• grading scale 1-5

System of Study at HUT


Accommodation

• single room 130 - 400 Euro per month

Public catering

• lunch 1.80 – 3.0 Euro

Accommodation and Catering


• Orientation week

• Study counselling

• Tutoring

• Students organizations

• Sports

Student Assistance Program


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

Socrates / Erasmus StatisticsYear 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


Number of Erasmus Students at HUT

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Students

1992-93

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

Year

Left Arrivals

DepartmentsSokrates Nordek/Nordplus Others Suma

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 74 97 48 42 80 68 202 207

HUT Students Studying Abroad


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Students

2002 2003

Year

Sokrates Nordek/Nordplus Others

CE Students Studying Abroad

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Students

2002 2003

Year

Sokrates Nordek/Nordplus Others

S/E Students at the Department

2002 - 20032003 - 2004

Austri

a

Sweden

Spain

Czech

Rep

ublic

Slovakia

Turke

y

Hungar

yIta

ly

Germ

any

Franc

e

Estonia

0

1

2

3

4

Cooperative UniversitiesDepartment of CE cooperates with several universities, especially in the following exchange programmes

• Sokrates / Erasmus• Nordek / Nordplus • 2 parties agreements• ISEP

Pictures: Advertisement of the University of Catania


See you at HUT some day?

Thank you for your kind attention

View from the appartment window of S/E student Zdenek Vejpustek, February 2004

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