Finland - Jyvaskyla Region - Final Self-Evaluation Report.pdf

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Regional co-operation and the division of tasksPublic sector actors such as the Central Finland Health Care District, social and health services of the City ofJyväskylä and other municipalities in the region, and the Central Finland’s Centre of Expertise in SocialField (KOSKE) are important partners of the school. The co-operation includes joint development projectsconnected to service activities, students’ graduation thesis projects and co-operation in practical training andeducation. The Regional Council of Central Finland and State Provincial Office of Western Finland aresignificant partners in funding and strategy work. Regional co-operation with enterprises does not have asignificant role in the operation of the school at the moment, but the co-operation is expected to increase.The co-operation with the University of Jyväskylä varies between the different fields. Especially in the socialfield, instead of having synergetic and constructive co-operation, the educational institutions are beeninvolved in a partly competitive situation. The Gerocenter and location of the unit of the National Researchand Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES) to Jyväskylä will provide new opportunities forco-operation between the polytechnic and university, and an opportunity to join their limited resources. Thismeans that the division of tasks should be clarified so that the university focuses on basic research, while thepolytechnic concentrates on applications. Co-operation requires trust and openness between the institutions.Areas of strength and prioritising of activitiesSolid educational know-how is the foundation of the school. Polytechnic master's degree provides anopportunity for developing working life, knowledge base and innovations in the future. The promising areasof regional development comprise of, e.g., developing customer-oriented methods and health impactassessment integrating preventive way of thinking of decision-makers, utilising of information networks (ewelfare),networked learning environments and internationality. From the entrepreneurial perspective, thehealth and social care is a new, developing field and it offers many opportunities. New service products anddeveloping working methods are in a key position.Increasing funding by extending the project activities is almost necessary to secure the future of the school.This requires changing the curriculum so that it allows more opportunities for the active regionaldevelopment work.School of Engineering and TechnologyRoleThe School of Engineering and Technology provides bachelor's degree education in engineering andlaboratory sciences, master’s level and further education, research and development services, andeducational, expert and laboratory services. Jyväskylä Polytechnic’s is the most popular school ofengineering in Finland if measured by annual number of applicants.The activities of the school are nationally and regionally oriented, but it is also a strong actor at theinternational level. According to the vision of the school, the regional effectiveness is achieved throughnational and international competitiveness.Starting points and channels of regional effectivenessThe core competence of the school is closely connected to regional development. The main part of the staffis able to create networks and work at the interface of regional development. The location of the Jyväskyläregion, network of regional actors and the large enterprises in the region provide excellent preconditions forthe operation of the school.Regional research and development projects provide a foundation for strengthening the school’s competenceand activities, for expanding the networks and for deepening co-operation with enterprises. The expertise ofthe school is already widely recognized in the region.Regional co-operation and the division of tasksOf the regional intermediary organization, co-operation aiming at developing projects and services has beencarried out with the Jyväskylä Regional Development Company Jykes Ltd. The role of the polytechnic hasbeen to produce substance knowledge, while Jykes has concentrated on marketing, communications andfinancial transactions. Co-operation with the Jyväskylä Science Park is concentrated on projects of127
developing wellness and environmental technology. With the Regional Council of Central Finland the schoolhas co-operation concerning regional development strategies. Other important partners in the region are VTT(paper technology), and the large corporations Metso and Valtra.In co-operation the primary task of the school is to adapt expertise into the enterprises’ needs and toanticipate and recognize needs of the operational environment. Graduation thesis and R&D projects functionas instruments of the activities. The enterprises’ readiness to utilize the expertise of the school is rather good,especially in the educational field.The co-operation with the University of Jyväskylä has reached a point in which both parties are unanimousabout the roles and strengths of their own. The role of the university is to conduct basic research, and the roleof the polytechnic is to create applications for the use enterprises. The co-operation has included, e.g.,sharing laboratories and equipment and joint projects (for example innoroad and WDL). The aim is to furtherdevelop the co-operation, and bioenergy is seen as a promising field.Areas of strength and prioritising of activitiesThe regionally and nationally important paper field and logistics are the school’s fields of excellence.Bioenergy and wellness technology are considered promising fields of the future, and many regional actorsare tightly connected to their development. Construction and laboratory field are also important and theirexistence has to be secured. All fields invest in R&D, service activities and internationalization. TheInnoroad, a cluster of expertise in road traffic, is an important project from the regional point of view.University of JyväskyläFaculty of HumanitiesRoleThe Faculty of Humanities is the largest faculty at the University of Jyväskylä with over 4 000 students. Thefaculty includes departments that conduct education and research in languages and communication, culture,arts and music, and history. Activities of the faculty are mostly nationally oriented.Starting points and channels of regional effectivenessThe tradition of independency typical to universities has caused the faculty to have little interaction with theregion. The structures and attitudes have changed, however, and regional and societal effectiveness is todayseen as an integral part of faculty’s education and research. Changing of the regional and nationalcompetitiveness base from technological to contentual and thus also to a more humanistic direction isconsidered an opportunity in the faculty.Regional co-operation and the division of tasksThe co-operation between the faculty and regional intermediary organizations has included activitiesconnected to expertise (working groups) and regional funding. Co-operation with firms is mainly based onpersonal contacts of the staff and it has included educational and expert services provided to enterprises. Theproblem from the point of view of the faculty is the unfavourable business structure and the small size of theregion, which prevents the enterprises from efficiently utilising the know-how of the large faculty. However,the regional co-operation could be strengthened by increasing interaction and by creating closer networkswith regional actors.A few fields within the faculty have educational co-operation with the Jyväskylä Polytechnic and othereducational institutions in the region. There is a spearhead project dealing with cultural communication andtechnology that connects the faculty and the polytechnic.According to the faculty's view, tightening the co-operation between the university and polytechnic couldresult in a uniform and efficient regional cluster of education. Developing co-operation in applying newtechnology is potential field as well. In such co-operation the polytechnic would provide technologicalsolutions and the university would produce the content. Generally, it is considered important that bothinstitutions recognize their own areas of expertise and strength, and combine these functions in an efficientway.128
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SUMMARYTogether with 13 other regio
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8.2 Increasing the regional effecti
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I INTRODUCTION1.1 Strengthening the
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development. The aim is that region
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The self-evaluation considered here
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densely populated cities in Finland
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Jyväskylä0,60,91,11,0Central Finl
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continuing education and open unive
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order to respond to the challenges
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