2. Tampere
The third largest city in Finland with over 200,00 inhabitants.
One of the Finland’d fastest growing urban centres and according
to a survey, the most popular city to live and study in.
More than 40,000 students makes Tampere a genuinely
student-friendly city.
The first electric light on the Nordic countries was lit in Tampere.
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3. Tampere
University of
Technology
• Established 1965
• 10,400 students
• According to a recent
survey students chose
us because: we offered
a specific program or
field of study
Reputation, Prospects
for future employment
• Students of technology
have their own unique
teekkari-culture. One
of the highlights of the
academic year is
dipping the first-year
students in
Tammerkoski rapids
on 1 May
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4. • The Tampere University
of Technology provides
education at Bachelor,
Master and Doctoral
levels
• Architecture
• Automation engineering
• Bioengineering
• Electrical engineering
and Biomedical
engineering
• Industrial Engineering
and Management
• Information Technology
• Materials Engineering
• Science and Engineering
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6. • Strong research tradition
in natural sciences,
engineering and fields
related to industry and
business.
• Leading-edge fields of
research: signal processing,
optics and photonics,
intelligent machines,
biomodelling, built
environment
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7. Campus Arena
• Is going to be ready 2015.
• Campus Arena is a working
environment for universities
and enterprises that
supports communality,
learning and business.
• The students provide a
motivated workforce, new
perspectives and a great
deal of enthusiasm.
• By bringing research,
academics and vibrant
business activity close
together, Campus Arena
sparks new life into
multidisciplinary
collaboration.
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8. International university
• Almost 350
foreign
nationals
among
employees
• Close to 850
exchange and
visiting
students
from over 60
different
countries
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9. Facts about our
students according
to a recent survey
• average age: 23,8
• 70% men, 30%
women
• Top 3 career goals:
to have work/life
balance, to be a
technical or
functional expert, to
be secure or stable
in my job
• 35% would like to
start working
abroad
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10. When asked from the students about TUT
their top of mind association was:
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