University of Joensuu Dept. of Computer Science P.O. Box 111 FIN- 80101 Joensuu Tel. +358 13 251 7959 fax +358 13 251 7955 Department

University of JoensuuDept. of Computer ScienceP.O. Box 111FIN- 80101 JoensuuTel. +358 13 251 7959fax +358 13 251 7955www.cs.joensuu.fi

Department of

Computer Science

University of Joensuu


University of Joensuu

• Founded 1969

• Two campuses areas:– Joensuu campus and– Savonlinna campus

• Six faculties and nine independent units


University of Joensuu: statistics (1/2)

• The staff comprises about 1200 people, of whom 130 work on the Savonlinna campus.

• Over 7200 students, of whom 1100 are on the Savonlinna campus.

• Approximately 1200 new students annually


University of Joensuu: statistics (2/2)

• Annually: – 60 new Doctors – 40 Licentiates– 600 Masters


Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Taeching began at 1974

• The first main students started in 1980 and graduated in 1984

• The first Licentiate in 1988 and Doctor in 1992

• The first professor in 1989


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• IT Teacher Programme start up 1992

• Alternative orientations started in 1996

• general program

• software engineering program

• IT teacher program

• signal prosessing


• Transfer Education Programme 1999-2002

• International Master’s Program (IMPIT)

• From 2004: 3+2 year European Degree Programme



Mission

• Scientific research and highest education based on it

• Reseach on chosen high-profile fields:

• signal prosessing

• software engineering and

• educational technology

• Local contribution


Research (1/3)

• Software Engineering – Software Quality Engineering – Software Engineering Tools – Human-Computer Interaction


Research (2/3)

• Signal Processing – Color Research – Vector quantization and clustering – Image Compression


Research (3/3)

• Computer Science Education – Thinking Tools for the Net – Educational Technology


Personnel 1980-2004

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Staff 2004

• Teaching staff• 5 professors• 6 lecturers• 3 senior assistants• 6 assistants

• Approx. 40 Researchers and Research Amanuensis

• 8 Administration/technical• 14 PhD, 4 PhLic and 41 MSc


Students(1/2)• Annually:

– 80 basic degree students, 20 IMPIT students

– 600 students, of whom 300 active– 45 courses– 5000 teaching hours– 240 teaching hours/week (during

season)– 500 IT-Passport


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Annual output (1/3)

• 25-30 MSc to working life

• 2-4 PhLic

• 3-5 PhD (2004 - )

• 76 research publications (v. 2002)

• 30 partly educated directly to work without a degree


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Partners (1/2)

• All projects cooperate with (local) companies, see project web sites.

• All projects cooperate internationally, see project web sites.

• Training periods in companies, project work, IT project.


Partners (2/2)

• One of best IT libraries, exploitable for the whole Science Park.

• Cooperation with North Carelia Polytechnic.

• Virtual approbatur with East Finland high schools.


More details

cs.joensuu.fi

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University of Joensuu Dept. of Computer Science P.O. Box 111 FIN- 80101 Joensuu Tel. +358 13 251 7959 fax +358 13 251 7955 Department