Satu Alapiha (Ms.)Project ManagerSeinäjoki, Finland

Seinäjoki, the centre of South Ostrobothnia

About my region - 56 000 inhabitants in the city and 140 000 in the region

- from Seinäjoki

- to Helsinki 350 km, (2 h 30 min by train, 45 min by plane)

- to Tampere 180 km, (1 h 06 min by train)

•MECHANICAL ENGINEERING– Machinery and metal processing – one of the most significant employers

•FOOD INDUSTRY– As a cluster the food industry employs in the

whole province approximately 20 000 people.

•ICT: – for machine and device production– Intelligence is based on the strong software

(especially embedded systems) and mega-tronic knowledge.

•HEALTH TECHNOLOGY– Health technology, for example telemedicine

laboratory

•TRADE AND SERVICES– Seinäjoki region is the sixth largest market area

in Finland.

Main industries

+ prevalent SME culture and entrepreneurial spirit+ network type of organizations, flexible and change-oriented cooperation between the organizations+ emphasis on building innovative environment, education and R&D (for example Epanet –professor network) + good quality of living

- good services and possibilities to have different kind of hobbies

- rural type of residency+ excellent traffic connections

Key benefits

- low level of internationalization in the area, homogenous- migration to the city center, peripheries depleting- youth employment increased- how to find new ways and models to growth?

Key challenges

-Higher education: 5 universities and 1 university of applied sciences

- University Consortium of Seinäjoki:- University of Tampere- University of Helsinki- University of Vaasa- Tampere University of Technology- Sibelius Academy

-Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

Our educational situation at present

Our educational situation at present

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Korkea-asteen tutkinnon suorittaneiden osuus suhteessa 15 vuotta täyttäneeseen väestöön 31.12.2007, %

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Educational structure of population, higher education

Lowest level

Lower degree,

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• Triple Helix –model in the cooperation of universities, companies and public sector

• Network type of higher educational model in which the partners among the universities and the university of applied sciences are:

- the city of Seinäjoki - other municipalities in the area

- public funds and other organizations supporting higher education

- enterprises and econimic life - universities behind the university consortium

• Cooperation to the next innovative level

Higher education in South Ostrobothnia 2015

A typical potential beneficiary

• Man/woman 35-50 years old• Working permanently in some

organization / company in the area

• Do not has degree in higher education

• Wants to develop him/herself and improve know-how for the working life

Unicreds for us

• To regenerate university services outside main campuses together with local/regional partners

• To strenghten and maintain the good networks and create new ones

• To maintain adequate amount and quality of the higher education in the area

• To create new and flexible policies and models• To keep the quality of being flexible with the demands of the working life