Teaching Staff Mobilitiy

Staff Training Mobility Hilde de Bondt 31 March - 5 April 2009 Last updated: 27.3.2009, BF This document may be retrieved electronically at http://www.oamk.fi/~bafahnri/visits/stt_hilde_de_bondt.doc

Person Hilde de Bondt, [email protected]

Home Institution Karel de Grote -Hogeschool, Antwerp

Host Institution Oulu University of Applied Sciences School of Engineering, Oulu Campus Department of Laboratory Sciences

Persons: see end of document, contact information. Presentation: http://www.oamk.fi/kalvot/otek_2009.ppt Brochure: http://www.oamk.fi/~bafahnri/info/school_of_engineering.doc Accommodation

Välkkylätalo (Ylioppilaantie 2)

Hilde de Bondt: Arrival: Tue 31.3. Departure: Sun 5.4. Room: Single Room Costs: 120 EUR/week + bes hseets 5 EUR/week Payment: Cash upon arrival in the office Address: Välkkylätalo, Ylioppilaantie 2, B-wing Contact: Maire and Esa Pieniniemi, phone +358 50-4624746 and +358 50-3174889

Mieke De Maeseneir: Arrival: Tue 31.3. Departure: Sun 5.4. Room: Single Room Costs: 120 EUR/week + bes hseets 5 EUR/week Payment: Cash upon arrival in the office Address: Välkkylätalo, Ylioppilaantie 2, B-wing Contact: Maire and Esa Pieniniemi, phone +358 50-4624746 and +358 50-3174889 Transportation

Arrival: The cheapest way to travel downtown, i.e. close to the hotel is to take bus no. 19, which leaves in front of the airport. Here's the schedule for normal workdays (departure): every 30 min, e.g. 17:20, 17:50 , and it takes around 40 minutes. The bus ticket/person is around 4,50 EUR. For timetables see also next pages.

During your stay: Taxis or buses, see more information next pages.

Departure: Again, by bus it’s going to be the cheapest way. Remember to be at the airport approx. one hour before the scheduled take off in order to make sure that the check-in will go smoothly.

Taxi Services www.oulunaluetaksi.fi/sivu/en/ (EN) Landline: 10041 (0,99 € + local network charge) Mobile phone: 0600-30081 (0,99 € + local network charge) Calling from abroad: +358 600 30081 (0,99 € + local network charge) DirectTaxi: 0600-30080 (0,99 € + local network charge) Operates on Elisa, TeliaSonera and DNA mobile phone subscriptions

Train Timetables www.vr.fi/heo/eng (EN)

Bus Timetables www.linjakas.fi > EN (Local buses. Search by place of departure and destination.) www.matkahuolto.fi > EN (Overland buses)

You may reach the School of Engineering best by walking – it takes around 20 minutes ;-)

Välkkylätalo > School of Engineering > Välkkylätalo

Schedule

School of Engineering

Time Wednesday, 1 April Thursday, 2 April Friday, 3 April 8-9 9-10 10- 10.00 - 13.00 Fermentation Fermentation (Results) 11 Lecture: White (Processing) Biotechnology, Room 11- 3744 12 Meeting with Maarten 12- Claus 13 13- Fermentation 14 (Initialisation) 14- 15 15- 16 16- 17 17- 18 18- Dinner with staff and 19 students 19- 20 20- 21 Links & Tips

City of Oulu www.ouka.fi/english (EN)

Tourist Information Oulu www.oulutourism.fi/en/ (EN)

Weather in Oulu: Bring along clothes and footgear that’ll keep you warm and dry. From a central and southern European point of view, the winter here in northern Finland is extremely cold ;-)

Clothing in Winter: http://www.oamk.fi/~bafahnri/visits/dress_for_success.pdf (EN)

Oulu Webcam: http://www.ouka.fi/english/webcam.htm (EN)

Weather Forecast Oulu: http://www.fmi.fi/weather/local.html?kunta=Oulu (EN)

Overview & Event Calendars: www.oulutourism.fi/en (EN) www.ouluthisweek.net (FIN/EN) www.kaleva.fi/tanaan/index.cfm?p=menot (FIN) www.ouka.fi/kalenteri (FIN)

News and Views from Oulu: www.65degreesnorth.com (EN)

News in Finland: www.yle.fi/news (EN)

Facts about Finland http://virtual.finland.fi (EN)

NetTutor – Survivors Guide to Oulu www.oamk.fi/english/nettutor

A Chance to speak Finnish http://finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25143 (EN/FIN)

Map of Oulu http://kartta.ouka.fi > EN If you haven’t got a paper map of Oulu, please take a copy on your arrival at the airport. They’re available at metal shelves in the arrival hall, nearby the cafeteria and just after you leave the baggage claiming facilities. Links & Tips (continued)

Internet Access Free WLAN access is available in the city and on campus. See www.panoulu.net > EN. You can have access to the Internet also via computers in the assembly hall of the Oulu City Library. Check www.ouka.fi/kirjasto > EN. The hotel Scandic offers also free Internet access – please check when signing in ;-)

Nature (Suggestion) Visit to Nallikari, Oulu’s beach, within walking distance from the city centre, via Pikisaari approx. 3 km in one direction.

Visit to the Snowcastle in Kemi. Have a look at http://www.snowcastle.net/en/ . Kemi is a coastal city located around 100 km north of Oulu. It may be reached by train, see timetables and costs at www.vr.fi/heo/eng.

Culture (Suggestions) School of Engineering/School of Music, Dance and Media, see http://www.oamk.fi/kultt/tapahtumakalenteri/index.php (FIN)

Culture Centre Valve in the city centre, Hallituskatu 7, see www.kulttuurivalve.fi (FIN). There’s a nice cafe, and art galleries with exhibitions of local and national artists. The Studio Cinema screens mostly independent films from various countries, both classic and contemporary.

Oulu City Art Museum (www.oulu.ouka.fi/taidemuseo > EN)

Oulu City Library (www.ouka.fi/kirjasto > EN) offers a section to read newspapers from around the world,

Oulu Music Festival (http://www.oulunmusiikkijuhlat.fi FIN) comes with all kinds of music, 11.-21.3.2009.

Finnkino (http://www.finnkino.fi/?lang=eng, EN)

Movie Theatre Star (http://www.elokuvateatteristar.fi, FIN)

Sports (Suggestion) There’s a swimming hall at Raksila (close to the railway station and central bus station) with sauna and other bathing possibilities, as well as a gym. Other sports are possible, if arrangements are made and equipment available, like cross-country skiing etc.

Shopping (Suggestion) Various stores in the environment of the pedestrian road in the city centre, Rotuaari. There’s also the possibility to visit the Market Hall and Market Square. See www.rotuaari.info.

Churches (serving in English) Various local Christian Ministries offer Sunday worship services and Bible studies etc. in English or in other languages: http://nfac.wordpress.com. Here’s also a direct link to the event calendar. Map of the School of Engineering and the School of Music, Dance and Media (Kotkantie 1)

Contact Information

Mr Bastian Fähnrich, Coordinator of International Relations Oulu University of Applied Sciences School of Engineering, Oulu Campus

Kotkantie 1, FIN-90250 Oulu, Finland Room: 2388 Phone +358 (0)10 27 23536 Mobile +358 (0)50 31 749 31 Fax +358 (0)10 27 21320 E-mail [email protected]

Ms Elsa Kumpulainen Oulu University of Applied Sciences School of Engineering, Oulu Campus Department of Laboratory Sciences

Kotkantie 1, FIN-90250 Oulu, Finland Room: 3738 Phone: +358 10 27 22570 E-mail [email protected]