School of Engineering, Oulu Campus

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General Description

Name and Contact Information

OULU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
School of Engineering, Oulu Campus
Kotkantie 1
FI-90250 OULU, FINLAND

Departmental ECTS Co-ordinators

Introduction

Oulu University of Applied Science’s School of Engineering currently has two campuses, one in Oulu and the other in Raahe, which is located around 60 km south of Oulu. In the ECTS Guide the Oulu Campus is referred to as School of Engineering, and the Raahe Campus as Raahe School of Engineering and Business. See also School of Engineering presentation fileicon [.ppt]

The Oulu Campus is a high-quality institution of higher education strong in teaching and professional expertise. The School of Engineering accounts for 40% of Oulu University of Applied Sciences' total annual student intake and has more than 2,000 full time students. The number of permanent teaching staff and employees working in the laboratories and administration is approximately 150.

Internationalisation plays an important role in the daily activities of the Oulu Campus of the School of Engineering. The campus cooperates with more than 50 different higher education institutions in more than 20 different countries. Every year there are over sixty international exchange students studying on the Oulu Campus as well as many visiting teachers come to give lectures in co-operation with the teachers of the campus. Moreover, the staff and students of the Oulu Campus take actively part in international exchange abroad.

Internationalisation plays an important role in the daily activities of the School of Engineering. The school cooperates with more than 50 different higher education institutions in more than 20 different countries. Every year there are over sixty international exchange students studying in the School of Engineering as well as many visiting teachers come to give lectures in co-operation with the teachers of the school. Moreover, the staff and students of the School of Engineering take actively part in international exchange abroad.

In addition to teacher and student mobility, the campus is actively involved in different international study and development projects such as international Erasmus Intensive Programmes and international degree development.

For more information about the Oulu Campus and the international opportunities, please see the English website of the campus.

Facilities and Equipment

The Oulu Campus of the School of Engineering is located two kilometres from the city centre in the district of Kaukovainio, together with the School of Music, Dance and Media. The campus includes two libraries, two student restaurants and excellent study facilities, laboratories and computer classrooms with up to date equipment.

Teaching Methods and Assessment

The main study and teaching methods are lectures, laboratory exercises and practical training. Assessment is based on written examinations, project papers, seminar papers and a Bachelor's thesis. Practical training is reported but not assessed.

The courses are assessed on a five-grade scale from 1 to 5. Some courses are assessed as pass/fail.

Finnish grades

ECTS grades

5 excellent

4 very good

3 good

2 satisfactory

1 sufficient

0 fail

F or FX

Credit System

The Finnish credit system has been updated to comply with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) so that the Finnish credits are equivalent to the ECTS credits. Higher education studies are measured in credits (cr). Courses and study modules are credited according to the amount of work they require to attain the required objectives. A student's average study effort of 1,600 hours required for the completion of studies during one academic year corresponds to 60 credits.