UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AS A REGIONAL DEVELOPER

Research, Development and Innovation

Savonia in a nutshell 1/2

Founded in 1992, permanent status in 1998 Run by The Municipal Federation of Savonia Operates in three locations: Iisalmi, Kuopio and Varkaus

Savonia in a nutshell 2/2

Recognised as an institution of higher education The other forms of operation include adult education,

service activities and research and development activities

Numbers

Students 6500 Staff 560 Degree Programmes 35

Bachelor’s Degrees 27 Master’s Degrees 8

Budget 2011 58,7 M €

Research, development and innovation (RDI) 1/4 Savonia creates national and international expertise to its

operational area. Applied RDI activities are an integral part of the regional

development.

Research, development and innovation (RDI) 2/4 Our RDI work is based on working life orientation, the

promotion of regional development and internationality. Students are actively involved in all RDI activities. End-user focus and goog connections in expert networks

are core elements of our innovation activities.

Research, development and innovation (RDI) 3/4 Our experts participate diversly in various research and

development networks. Our RDI is rooted practice of work and business life. We have strong experience on coordinating and

implementing research and development ventures.

Research, development and innovation (RDI) 4/4 We offer flexible, topical and tailor-made commissioned

services. Our services benefit from the multi-field expertise and meet the development needs from micro-enterprises to multinational corporations and to public corporations.

Our publishing and library and information services also serve the work and business life.

RDI-ratios

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

RDI mpy (man per year) altogether

144,5 152 117 130 113 113

Research expenditure (k€)

7 500 7 275 4 295 8 467 8 059 6 889

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Expenditure by field of science in the year 2010

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Faculties and Competence Networks

Savonia is a brave innovator and co-

operative developer of future expertise

Technology and Environment

knowhow

Business Administration

and Culture knowhow

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CultureBusiness

Administration

ScienceNatural

Resources Sector

Tourism and Catering

Social Services and

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Engineeringand

Technology

Aim is to develop North Savo’s working, economic and cultural life

Operational method is innovative regional and network collaboration

Multi-disciplinary comptetence as a resource

Competence based strategy 2008-2012

Savonia’s faculties

Faculty of Social Services, Health Care and Rural Industries

Faculty of Business, Tourism and Culture

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Social services and health care

Business administration

Technology

Rural industries Tourism and catering

Culture

Savonia UAS develops the region: by training skilled personnel according to regional needs, by performing applied research, development and innovation activities by catering for the work and business life needs (e.g. training personel,

testing/modelling) by collaborating with the work and businesslife (e.g. projects, thesis work, work

placement) by training, educating and encouraging in entreprenesship, by anticipating and reforming its expertise (e.g. apprenticeship-type

professional higher education) by participating in the strategy work of the region, by participating in the regional centre and centre of expertise programmes by increasing international interaction and by connecting networks into the regional development work.

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Teaching and Studying Research, Development and Innovation

Entrepreneurship competence and ability to

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Development

Applied research

OIS teaching

Task of the competence networks Savonia’s education and RDI activities are focused and

profiled as competence networks. Resources are targeted to competence networks

specialization and roles selected against the national landscape,

prospects for livelihoods, economy and services.

Part of strategy operational policy of the competence networks 1/2 Most of Savonia’s RDI is implemented in the competence

networks. Networks are linked to work life and they produce

innovative solutions and services. They facilitate student’s training to become experts in their field.

Part of strategy operational policy of the competence networks 2/2 Basis of the comptence networks is in the expertise of

several degree programmes. These networks connect research and teaching staff and

the students in joint development projects. Master’s degree programme is part of each comptence

network. International dimension is characteristic to it .