• 7th largest country in Europe • Its area is 338 000 sq.km Seinäjoki Polytechnic • 10 % of the area is water (187 888 lakes) School of Culture and Design • 69 % of the area is forest • 8 % of the area is the cultivated land • The population of Finland is 5 200 000 • Density in Finland is 17 Jurva inhabitants/sq.km

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South Ostrobotnia Finland

• Two official languages: Finnish and Swedish (6%) • is a • Literacy level in Finland is 100% province with 200 000 inhabitants • Main religion: Evangelic-lutheran (85,6 %) • South Ostrobotnia consists • Independent republic since December 6, 1917 of 27 municipalties and 5 • President: Ms Tarja Halonen, 2000- regions • Member of the European Union (EU) since South Ostrobothnia 1995

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The Finnish Education System working life Polytechnics in Finland

Universities (3-6 years) Polytechnics 3,5- 4 • Higher education in Finland is provided by 20 higher years (undergraduate degrees) education 1,5-2 years (graduate degrees) universities and 31 polytechnics • Polytechnic education emphasises close contacts upper Senior secondary school Vocational schools and with business, industry and services especially at secondary (3 years) colleges (3 years) education the regional level • Polytechnics undertake research and development compulsory/ Comprehensive school, upper stage (3 years) with an applied and practical emphasis basic Comprehensive school lower stage (6 years) education preschool education

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1 Seinäjoki Polytechnic Polytechnics in Finland

• Academic year has two semesters: from • The only higher level institution that offers degree September to December and from January to May level education in South Ostrobothnia region • Polytechnics do not charge tuition fees • 21 undergraduate and 2 graduate degree • Students have to pay for their books and other programmes materials as well as for the accommodation and • 9 faculties living expenses • 3500 full time students • Yearly 500 graduates • About 20 % of applicants are selected in annually

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Location of Faculties of Seinäjoki International Activities in Polytechnic Seinäjoki Polytechnic • 80 partner institutions in Europe and 30 in School of Agriculture, School of Forestry, Ähtäri other continents (Asia, America, Africa…) School of Engineering, Seinäjoki School of Information and Communication Technology, Seinäjoki • Active student and teacher/professor Business School, Seinäjoki School of SME Business Administration, exchange. 20 % of students study partly School of Food Management, School of Health Care and Social Work, Seinäjoki abroad, average study period is 5 months School of Culture and Design, Seinäjoki & Jurva • Research and Development projects with working life (30)

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Seinäjoki Polytechnic Seinäjoki Polytechnic School of Culture and Design, School of Culture and Design, Jurva Jurva • Location: Jurva, about 55 km to Seinäjoki and Seinäjoki, about 325 km from Helsinki • Year of foundation: 1911, merged with Seinäjoki Polytechnic in 1999 • Number of students: 357 Jurva • Number of academic staff: 33

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2 Seinäjoki Polytechnic School of Culture and Design, Jurva • Degree: • Bachelor of Design, • Bachelor of Cultural Studies, Bachelor of • Bachelor of Conservation • Degree programmes and Design (Specialisation Lines): •Design Curriculum (furniture design, fashion design, interior textiles) • Cultural Production (Socio-Cultural Work, Media Production) • Conservation (Building Conservation)

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Bachelor of Design Curriculum Furniture Workshop studies 1. Year basic studies: Studies of expression Cultural studies 1. Year studies •figure darwing •The history of Modern Design • Process project: Furniture design, wood as material, furniture •visual image •Designer, designing Community production and construction, product development • Product project: Furniture design(product and form, wood and •photography •Entrpreuneurship metal as material, furniture construction, product development •digital imaging •Basics of Product Design • Form/Surface project:furniture design (product, process, form), •form and surface •Critique construction, plastic as material, product development • Product development project: Furniture design (process, product, •colour •Tutoring form), wood, metal and plastic as materials, construction, product •prensentationn/porfolio development •exhibition

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Furniture Design Furniture Design

2. Year studies 3. Year studies •design studies •entrepreneurship •innovation project •image project-furniture fair •digital 3D model project •enterprise project •industrial product project •practical training

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4. Year studies •research •service project •development project •applied research •thesis

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Furniture Design Fashion Workshop Studies

1. Year studies •Process project: designing clothes, pattern making, dressmaking •Product project: Garment design, materials for textiles, dressmaking •Form/Surface project: Form and surface designing, materials, dressmaking, knitting •Product development project: Product development of clothing

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Fashion Design Fashion Design

2. Year studies 3. Year studies •design studies •entrepreneurship •innovation project •image project-fashion show, •serial production project fashion fair •enterprise project- fashion studio •practical training

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4 Fashion Design Interior Textiles Workshop Studies

1.Year studies 4. Year studies •research •Process project: textile design, weaving, draft theory, materials for textiles •service project •Product project: visual expression, materials for •development project textiles, dyeing and printing •applied research •Form/Surface project: textile design, materials for •thesis textiles, knitting, draft theory, weaving •Product development project: interior design, textile design, materials for textiles

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Interior Textiles Interior Textiles

2. Year studies 3. Year studies •design studies •entrepreneurship •series production project •image project- textile fair •small-scale industry project •enterprise project •textile project •practical training

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Interior Textiles Interior Textiles

4. Year studies •research •service project •development project •applied research •thesis

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