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Industrial management Industrial management engineering engineering Finland is a nation with 5 million people between Finland is a nation with 5 million people between Sweden and Russia Sweden and Russia South western Finland South western Finland Strong machine building industry and tradition Strong machine building industry and tradition Export 70 % of the total production Export 70 % of the total production The relative role of the manufacturing metal and The relative role of the manufacturing metal and electronic products highest in Finland electronic products highest in Finland In Finland the universities are divided to In Finland the universities are divided to scientific and applying universities scientific and applying universities We are Turku University of applied sciences We are Turku University of applied sciences Our main task is to educate good engineers for the Our main task is to educate good engineers for the industry industry We have a 150 years tradition to do it We have a 150 years tradition to do it The most important companies participate in developing The most important companies participate in developing the education the education What our partners ask for is What our partners ask for is Good guys who get the things to roll Good guys who get the things to roll

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Industrial management Industrial management engineeringengineering

Finland is a nation with 5 million people between Sweden Finland is a nation with 5 million people between Sweden and Russiaand Russia

South western FinlandSouth western Finland Strong machine building industry and tradition Strong machine building industry and tradition Export 70 % of the total productionExport 70 % of the total production The relative role of the manufacturing metal and electronic The relative role of the manufacturing metal and electronic

products highest in Finlandproducts highest in Finland In Finland the universities are divided to scientific and In Finland the universities are divided to scientific and

applying universitiesapplying universities We are Turku University of applied sciencesWe are Turku University of applied sciences Our main task is to educate good engineers for the industryOur main task is to educate good engineers for the industry We have a 150 years tradition to do itWe have a 150 years tradition to do it The most important companies participate in developing the The most important companies participate in developing the

educationeducation What our partners ask for is What our partners ask for is

Good guys who get the things to rollGood guys who get the things to roll

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Pressure of changePressure of change Most of the work is done in projectsMost of the work is done in projects

Increasing need for team work skills Increasing need for team work skills Need for entrepreneur attitudeNeed for entrepreneur attitude

International working environmentInternational working environment Bad English is the language of businessBad English is the language of business Traditionally Finnish engineers are poor Traditionally Finnish engineers are poor

in writingin writing And don't speakAnd don't speak

Sales and purchasing are mainly done Sales and purchasing are mainly done by engineers with poor business skillsby engineers with poor business skills

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Most of the studies is also done Most of the studies is also done in projectsin projects

Most studies are done and tutored in groups of Most studies are done and tutored in groups of five studentsfive students

The groups are formed during the first week of The groups are formed during the first week of the studiesthe studies

Team work and interaction skills are studies are Team work and interaction skills are studies are started with a two day and night intensive started with a two day and night intensive exercise during the second week of studiesexercise during the second week of studies

The groups are kept unchanged during the first The groups are kept unchanged during the first year and the basic team work skills are learned in year and the basic team work skills are learned in the safe own groupthe safe own group

The work tasks are given to the teams which are The work tasks are given to the teams which are responsible for the scheduling and reporting of all responsible for the scheduling and reporting of all the worksthe works

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International working International working environmentenvironment

100% of the students will spend at least a semester 100% of the students will spend at least a semester abroadabroad

Foreign teachers are used when possibleForeign teachers are used when possible All courses end to writing a report and giving a All courses end to writing a report and giving a

presentation. One third of all reports and presentations presentation. One third of all reports and presentations are done in Englishare done in English

International references are used in all reportsInternational references are used in all reports One third of the courses are using only English One third of the courses are using only English

materialmaterial Even more important than the language is learning to Even more important than the language is learning to

understand and respect the strange features of the understand and respect the strange features of the foreign cultures foreign cultures

Eliminating the shyness and utilizing the students Eliminating the shyness and utilizing the students whole language potential gives good resultswhole language potential gives good results

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Student team modelStudent team model

++ Excellent results in team Excellent results in team

work skills and project work skills and project managementmanagement

Good team spirit and Good team spirit and working climateworking climate

The total amount of The total amount of working hours done by working hours done by the students is clearly the students is clearly higherhigher

Student responsibility Student responsibility has got a new dimensionhas got a new dimension

-- Division to two levels of Division to two levels of

students, the active students, the active ones and the drop outsones and the drop outs

Part of the elder staff Part of the elder staff members are fond of members are fond of lectures instead of lectures instead of putting the students putting the students workwork

The teams are The teams are extracting those extracting those members who are not members who are not committedcommitted

Demanding for the staff Demanding for the staff up to date skillsup to date skills