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LUT – Creating the Future with Technology and Business

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, knowledge-intensive 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

high-level 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• Eight degree programmes in technology: Industrial Management

appointed national centre of excellence in university education

• Nine major subjects in business administration

• Master’s programmes for mature students: TIMO, AIMO, Technological Entrepreneurship

• Nine Master’s programmes taught in English

Education• Eight degree programmes

in technology:

– Industrial Management– Energy Technology – Chemical Technology – Mechanical Engineering– Electrical Engineering – Information Technology – Environmental Technology– Mathematics and Physics

(Master’s programme)

• Nine major subjects in business administration:

– 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

Businesses 36,9 %(€ 8,9 million)

TEKES 21,6 %(€ 5,2 million)

Academy of Finland 8 %(€ 1,9 million)Other 14,2 %

(€ 3,4 million)

EU, ERDF, ESF and otherinternational funding 7,9 %(€ 1,9 million)

Ministries and government institutions 11,4 % (€ 2,7 million)

Budget funding € 41,2 million (63 %)Additional funding overall € 24 million (37 %)

LUT figures• Founded in 1969

• 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

• Approximately 900 staff members

• 5 500 students, 300 of them from abroad

• 19 % of first-year students in autumn 2008 were foreign nationals

• 47 languages are spoken at LUT

• Life-long learning: 1 500 students in continuing professional education, 1 200 students in open university education

Education Systemof 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

• 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