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Cultural Sector,education

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EDUCATION COMMITTEE

CULTURE AND LIBRARY COMMITTEE

YOUTH AND SPORTS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

BOARD OF CULTURAL SERVICES

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Vesa ToikkaAdministrative Secretary Miia Sjöblom

PURCHASING DIRECTOR Eero MattilaAdministrative Secretary Kirsti Mäkelä

SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTHPurchasing Manager Kim Strömmer

Administrators Päivi Teräväinen, Merja Ritari

UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICESPurchasing Manager Veikko Niemi

Administrator Eeva Nummi

CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL SERVICESPurchasing Manager Elina KoivistoAdministrators Tuula Soininkallio, Arto Toukonen, Marju Myllymaa,

Riitta Vuorinen

JOINT SUPPORT SERVICES Administrative Manager Mervi Palmu

Financial Analyst Kirsti Kajasto

YOUTH AND CHILD SERVICES

Service Director Sirkka Uusipaikka

• Support services for growth and learning Manager Pirjo Laine

• Early childhood education services

Manager Helena KuusistoService Managers:

Asta NikanderSatu Hyytiä

Anja Kettunen

• Basic education servicesManager Sari Keskinen

Service managerMaija Saksa

• Youth servicesManager Heikki Rinne

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• Vocational upper secondary

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CULTURE AND RECREATIONAL SERVICESService Director (acting)

Anne Eriksson

• Liberal Adult Education Institution

RectorHanna Karimo-Monder

• LibraryLibrary Director

(deputy) Merja Sali

• Cultural ServicesDirector of Culture Affairs

Anne Eriksson

• Lsports ServicesManager Anne Kantanen

Service Managers: Tarja Alamattila

Risto Silvennoinen

JOINT SUPPORT SERVICES Financial Analyst Helena Salojärvi, IT Management Coordinator Sirpa Männistö,

Secretaries for Personnel Affairs Sinikka Heino and Hilppa Ihanainen

Service contracts

Service contracts

Service contracts

Cultural Sector

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EducationComprehensive schools and general upper secondary schools

Schools Pupils•Classes1-9 48 8,844•Extended compulsory education 246•Other special education 532•Gen. upper secondary schools 6 1,429•Upper secondary school for adults 1 448

Vocational institutions•Kouvola Region Vocational College•Culture 167•Natural resources 91•Technology and services 1,145•Technology 161•Business 444•Social and health 429

•Apprenticeship training 584

•Kouvola Vocational 650Adult Education Centre

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Higher Education

•Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, Kouvola• Departments: students

• Social 364• Health 203• Design and media 574• Business 767Students in English Degree Programme 206

•University of Helsinki•Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education •Education Centre Sinoa

•Lappeenranta University of Technology•Kouvola Unit, founded in 2002•Research and development, education