OtaniemiOtaniemi –– a Finnish a Finnish Technology HubTechnology Hub

Nils GersbergHelsinki University of TechnologyConstruction Economics and ManagementFacility Services Researchhttp://cem.tkk.fi/fsrNils.gersberg@tkk.fi

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AgendaAgenda

Finland in brief

Finnish educational system

Quality criteria for learning environments

Otaniemi area

Conclusions

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FinlandFinland

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Finland in briefFinland in brief

Population 5.2 million67% live in urban , 33% rural areas

Surface area 338,000 km²of which 10% is water and 69% forest; 187,888 lakes,5,100 rapids and 179,584 islands

Official languages Finnish (92%) and Swedish (6%), the Sami language in the Sami domicile in Lapland

Religion Lutheran (85%), Orthodox (1%), unaffiliated (13%)

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Finland in brief (2)Finland in brief (2)

GDP 2005 155.3 billion €29,612 € per capita

Competitiveness ratingWorld Economic Forum 1st place 2005

(3rd consecutive year)

Human Development IndexUNDP 13th place 2005

OECD PISA survey top places in 2000 & 2003

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The Finnish education systemThe Finnish education system

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The Finnish education system (2)The Finnish education system (2)

Constructive learning philosophy:

focuses on students’ willingness and ability to search for knowledge through dialogues with each other and their teachers

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Education in briefEducation in briefThe total education budget as a share of total public expenditure is 11.9 %

Number of students and educational institutions

Students Institutions

Basic education 596,000 3,953

General upper secondary education 129,000 441

Vocational upper secondary education and training 160,000 290

Polytechnics 118,000 31

Universities 163,000 20

Quality criteria for Quality criteria for learning environmentslearning environments

10Quality criteria for learning Quality criteria for learning environmentsenvironments¹¹1) Flexible environment

ConnectiveMultifunctionalAlternative ways to use buildingEasy to move

2) Encourages learningMotivating environmentPromotes sustainabilityProvides model of working environment

3) Multidimensional centre for multiple usageTakes into account needs of surrounding communityMultipurpose building for allFor all ages

¹Nuikkinen, K. (2005) Terveellinen ja turvallinen koulurakennus, Opetushallitus, Saarijärvi, Finland.

11Quality criteria for learning Quality criteria for learning environments (2)environments (2)4) Challenging

Environmental message is in importance of co-operation, not in bureaucratic institution and artefacts

5) Supports interactionHow people meet each otherTraffic junctions and meeting places

6) School for everyoneAccessibilityIndividual privacyOpenness - no need for control - safety

7) AestheticalBody and sense experienceSelf regulationComfortable, healthy

12Quality criteria for learning Quality criteria for learning environments (3)environments (3)8) Supports the identity

Message about organisation, expected behaviour

OtaniemiOtaniemi areaarea

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OtaniemiOtaniemi areaarea

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Relevance of the areaRelevance of the areaCommunity of about 25,000 people

15,000 students10,000 professionals

300+ companies

60 to 80 new businesses founded each year

over 500 new business ideas invented each year

over 200 patents each year

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Main PlayersMain PlayersTKK – Teknillinenkorkeakoulu(Helsinki University of Technology)DipoliVTT - Technical Research Centre of FinlandTechnopolis (I + II + Technopolis Ventures)KCL - Paper & pulbresearchGTK - Geological survey of Finland

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TKK TKK OtaniemiOtaniemiTKK Otaniemi

Campus university12 engineering departments~15,000 students~3,000 employees (200 professors)~130 PhD's per year~1000 degrees per yearStudent village