Tampere University of Technology

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Tampere University of Technology
Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto
The Finnish logo of the university.
The Finnish logo of the university.

Established: 1972
Type: Public
Rector: Markku Kivikoski
Faculty: 376 (2007)
Staff: 1564 (2007)
Students: 12,181 (2007)
Undergraduates: 10,436
8,631 of whom in attendance
(2007, includes M.Sc. students)
Doctoral students: 1,745 (2007)
Location: Tampere, Finland
Coordinates: 61°26′57.88″N 23°51′35.91″E / 61.4494111, 23.859975
Campus: Urban
Former names: Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu, also translated as Tampere University of Technology
Website: http://www.tut.fi/public/index.cfm?siteid=32

Tampere University of Technology (TUT) (Finnish: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto (TTY), Arabic: جامعة تامبير للتكنولوجيا‎, Swedish: Tammerfors tekniska universitet) is Finland's second largest university in engineering sciences. The university is located in Hervanta, a suburb of Tampere.

A view of the university campus in autumn

The university was founded in 1965 as a branch of Helsinki University of Technology and gained its full university status in 1972. The university is state-funded, like all Finnish universities. Its statutory duty is to pursue research and give highest education in its field. The research, conducted by some 1.800 staff and faculty members, mostly focuses on applied science and often has close ties to many different companies (like Nokia). Located next to the university campus is a Technology Centre Hermia, including a large Nokia research facility. The yearly budget of the university is some 120 million euros[1].

In 2003, the university changed its Finnish name from TTKK (Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu) to TTY (Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto) so that the Finnish name would be closer to the English name and to distinguish itself from polytechnics that are not universities.

[edit] Academics

The university awards undergraduate degrees of tekniikan kandidaatti (Bachelor of Science in Technology (B.Sc. Tech.) or Architecture (B.Sc. Arch.), diplomi-insinööri (Master of Science in Technology (M.Sc. Tech.), and arkkitehti (M.Sc. Arch.). There are some 12.000 students studying for the master's degree, the completion of which takes a total of five years (3 for B.Sc. and 2 for M.Sc.), and about 2.000 doctoral students. All undergraduate students are members of the Student Union of Tampere University of Technology (Tampereen teknillisen yliopiston ylioppilaskunta, TTYY).

Undergraduate degree study programs leading up to a M.Sc. available in the Finnish language are:

International Master's Degree Programs available in English are:

There are no B.Sc. degree programs in English. As in all Finnish universities, all degree programs offer free tuition both to domestic and international students.

All programs leading to M.Sc. also offer the possibility of continuing research until a doctoral degree. As usual in Finland, the completion of doctoral degree requires a certain amount of courses taught (worth at least 60 ETCS) and a dissertation containing original scientific research, usually published in international peer-reviewed journals.[2] Depending on the prior education of the student, the doctoral degree is either tekniikan tohtori (Doctor of Science in Technology or Architecture) or filosofian tohtori (Doctor of Philosophy). As a general rule, the graduate students with a Master's degree in Technology or Architecture will be awarded the Doctor of Science degree, while graduate students with a Master's degree in other majors will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.[3] A tekniikan lisensiaatti (Licentiate of Engineering) is also available.

See also: List of universities in Finland

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Rahoitus. Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto 08-05-2008. Retrieved 25-10-2008. (Finnish)
  2. ^ Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Opinto-opas III 2008—2009. p. 17—18 Retrieved 10-25-2008. (Finnish)
  3. ^ Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Opinto-opas III 2008—2009. p. Retrieved 10-25-2008. (Finnish)
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