STUDY GUIDE 2005-2006 Publisher Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic Rector‘s Office P.O. Box 505 FI-94101 Kemi Finland Tel. +358 16 258 400 Fax +358 16 258 401 Editors Heli Lohi and the working group Cover Artwork Avalon Group Ltd, Kemi ISSN 1237-5519 Printing works Kirjakas Ky Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS GREETINGS FROM THE RECTOR ............................................................. 4 ABOUT FINLAND .................................................................................... 5 History Geography Kemi-Tornio Region Regional co-operation THE FINNISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM .................................................... 8 The educational system What is ECTS? Credits and grades Exhange students KEMI-TORNIO POLYTECHNIC ............................................................... 12 An enjoyable centre of active learning To study in English The aims of the studies Student services Research and Development THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES ................................................... 18 BUSINESS & ICT ..................................................................................................... 18 - Degree Programme in Business Management - Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA - Degree Programme in Business Information Technology - Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING .................................................................... 39 - Degree Programme in Information Technology - Bachelor of Engineering - Technology as Business - TaB, Specialized studies SOCIAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE ............................................................... 51 - Degree Programme in Health Care, Bachelor of Health Care ACADEMIC INFORMATION ................................................................... 62 The academic calendar for 2005 - 2006 Application and registration Application periods GENERAL PRACTICAL INFORMATION .................................................. 63 Before leaving your country Arrival in Finland and Kemi-Tornio region 2 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi Accomodation Health care and insurance Banking Communication Estimated personal expenses per month KETOAKKU - the student body of Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ATTACHMENTS ..................................................................................... 71 Application form for student exhange programmes ECTS learning agreement Application form for degree programmes and TaB Application for accomodation MAP OF EUROPE ................................................................................... 78 MAP OF KEMI ........................................................................................ 79 MAP OF TORNIO ................................................................................... 80 SOCRATES/ERASMUS PARTNERS ......................................................... 81 USEFULL CONTACT INFORMATION ..................................................... 84 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 3 Greetings from the rector Welcome to study in Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic! Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic is situated on the ting learning and for regional development. coast of the Gulf of Bothnia near the Swe- The Ministry of Education rewarded Kemi- dish border some 700 kilometres to the Tornio Polytechnic for exellence of regio- north of Helsinki. The Kemi-Tornio area nal impact in 2001 at the proposition of has about 70000 inhabitants. Typical of the the evaluation council of institutions of area is the open border with Sweden and higher education. The ability of the Poly- the closeness of Oulu and Luleå, centres technic to perceive its working environ- in Northern Finland and Sweden. There ment well was seen as an essential st- are big concentrations of forest, metal and rength. The Polytechnic was seen as ha- ICT industries in the area. Due to top in- ving a significant role in planning regional dustry the area produces some 8 % of development strategies and in participa- Finland´s export value. The biggest in- ting in development projects. dustrial investment in recent years was made in Tornio. Internationalism is part of the tradition and the present of both the area and of our Kemi and Tornio are not only industrial Polytechnic. towns. They are also centres of tourism and education. Snow and ice and the blue Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic offers english dusk are the touristic assets in the area. A studies in four degree programmes aiming snow castle is being built again this winter at Bachelor’s degree. This guide presents and it is possible to stay overnight in a all the education and courses given in snow hotel. There are also art exhibitions English and a good picture about the po- connected with the snow castle. In additi- lytechnic and the environment both for on to skiing, wandering and snow scooters those who wish to do a hole programme rides it is possible to experience somet- and for those who wish to come and join hing unique in Kemi: an ice breaker cruise us for a shorter period as an exchange stu- and swimming in the middle of ice floes dent. are for many an unforgettable experien- ce. We are looking forward to seeing you in Kemi-Tornio. Our Polytechnic started in 1992 as the sys- tem of polytechnics was established in our country. About 2500 students study today in Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic. Our students can choose the most suitab- le educational sector from the sectors of culture, business and administration, so- cial studies, technology and health care. Mrs Riitta Käyhkö We have received recognition for promo- Rector 4 Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi About Finland History The total land area is approx. 338 000 squa- re kilometres. The quarter of its total area Finland and the Finnish national cons- lies north of the Arctic Circle. Finland‘s ciousness have been moulded by the neighbouring countries are Sweden to the country’s location between East and West. west, Norway to the north, Russia to the In the 13th century Finland became a part east and Estonia to the south, across the of the kingdom of Sweden and remained Gulf of Bothnia. Much of the country is so for several centuries. Finns fought in lowland but high rounded fells form the the Swedish army in many wars, often landscape in the most northern part of the against Russia. In 1809, after Sweden had country, Lapland. Other outstanding fea- lost the war with Russia, Finland was ce- tures of Finland‘s scenery are its myriad ded to Russia and became an autonomo- lakes and islands. us Grand Duchy within Tsarist Russia, its Grand Duke being the Tsar himself. People During the 19th century Finnish national The population of Finland is a little over feeling grew stronger. In 1906 Finland suc- 5,2 million. About 500 000 people live in ceeded in establishing a new constitution the capital, Helsinki. The overall populati- based on equal and universal suffrage; Fin- on density is 16 persons per square kilo- nish women were the first in Europe to be metre, yet the density in southern Finland, given the vote. After the October Revolu- in the capital area, is almost 136 persons tion in Russia (1917), Finland declared it- per square kilometre. The official langu- self independent on 6th December 1917. ages are Finnish and Swedish. Most of the people speak Finnish; Swedish is spoken During World War II Finland managed to as a mother tongue by about 6% of the retain its independence in the so called people. Approximately 90% of the people ”Winter War” and ”Continuation War” are Lutherans while just under 1% belong against Russia. Since the war Finland has to the Finnish Orthodox Church. pursued a policy of neutrality and military non-alliance. Finland is a parliamentary republic with a multiparty political system. Climate Finland’s key economic sector is manu- The climate is marked by cold winters and facturing - principally the wood, metals, warm summers but temperatures in winter engineering, telecommunications and are moderated by the influence of the Bal- electronics industries.Also human welfare tic Sea and west winds from the Atlantic is highly important issue in the Finland of warmed by the Gulf Stream. The mean today. Finland has been a member of the annual temperature is about 5.5°C in sout- European Union since the beginning of hwestern Finland, decreasing towards the 1995 and hosted the presidency of the northeast. European Union Council in July 1999. In winter, the mean temperature remains Geography below 0°C. Winter usually begins in mid- October in Lapland and during November in the rest of Finland. In summer, the mean Finland is situated in northern Europe bet- daily temperature is consistently above ween the 60th and 70th parallels of latitude. 10°C. Summer usually begins in late May Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic ¨ www.tokem.fi 5 About Finland in southern Finland and lasts until mid- September. Summer in Lapland starts in June and ends a month earlier than on the south coast. In spite of the Kemi-Tor- nio region‘s northern location the climate in the region is still mild due to the effects of the Gulf Stream. The average temperature of the year is about +2°C, in July from +15 to +18°C and Playing golf at midnight! in February from -10 to -15°C. Snow co- vers the area from the early of November until the end of April. To be able to get more precise picture on prevailing weat- her conditions in Finland, see the two dia- grams below which show the average tem- peratures (since 1996) in Helsinki, Finland and Minnesota, USA. Kemi-Tornio Region Kemi is one of the oldest permanently- inhabited areas in Finland.