Exchange info for Wood technology students 29.9.2011

Puumekanistikerho Wood technology staff

University

• • • • • • Country, city Are there suitable courses for wood tech. studies/major?

Teaching language Contact person in the University Who has studied there? When? Which courses? Contact information Anything specific about this University?

Politecnico di Torino

• • Italia, Torino Department of architecture • • • → restoration of wooden buildings Teaching language → Italian, some in English Lauri Rautkari studied autumn 2005, history of architecture, Riina Luomanpää studied business in 2010 – [email protected], [email protected]

Suuuuper nice city

Bern University of Applied Sciences

• • • • • Biel, Switzerland Wood and Civil Engineering (also master level) Teaching language → English, German, French Lauri Rautkari studied/worked 2007-2008 – [email protected]

Specialized in wood! Good equipment – Suuuuper nice country

Oregon State University

• • • • • Corvallis, Oregon, USA Department of Wood Science & Engineering Teaching language → English Lauri Rautkari studied/worked 2009 – [email protected]

Suuuuper nice to travel around west coast

Chalmers University of Technology

• • • • • • Sweden, Gothenburg There are no directly suitable courses for wood tech. major Teaching language mainly English Contact person: Nordtech program in Aalto Kristiina Laine has studied there Project management courses in fall 2008 – [email protected], 050 3841758 There is a big campus and everything works really well, I recommend! -Kristiina

Udayana University, Indonesia

• • • • • • Indonesia, Bali Courses of trade and business, language, law and history (customized study program for all the foreigners) English as teaching language Application through Asia Exchange (.com) Juha Virmiala in spring 2011, Annukka Hirsi 2010, Sampo Smålander, Joonas Kanerva… – [email protected], [email protected]

Interesting culture

Lund University

• • • • • • Sweden, Lund Are there suitable courses for wood tech. studies/major?

Teaching language Contact person in the University Simo Hiltunen has studied there industrial design, architecture, environmental psychology, argeology. – Simo Hiltunen 040 7412096 Fun and interesting, Simo recommends!

Luleå Universitet

• • • • • • Sweden, Skellefteå There are suitable courses for wood tech. studies, some might be project work with the industry. A lot of research in wood science.

Teaching language is English and Swedish Contact person in the University: Micael Öhman, [email protected], 0910-58 53 74 Tiina Vainio-Kaila has studied there – [email protected], 0503789345 – Matti Kairi has contacts Nice people, beautiful nature and many activities!

Bangor University, UK

• • • • • • Bangor, UK There may not be any directly suitable courses for the wood tech. Major, but the school does offer a wide range of forestry related courses. There is a long tradition in tropical forestry at the department. Possible internships/work at the BioComposites centre (also at the university) Teaching language: English Contact person: not sure who the current contact person is, but Mark can find out Mark Hughes studied/worked there – [email protected]

If you’re into mountain & water sports an excellent place!

Napier University, UK

• • • • • • • • Edinburgh, UK They run a MSc course in timber engineering Teaching language: English Contact person: Best place to start may be the website Mark has contacts Edinburgh is a lively city!

The studies cost Specific language test required

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University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU

(Universität für Bodenkultur) Austria, Vienna (www.boku.ac.at) Institute of Wood Science and Technology -> Wood Technology courses English / Germany Contact person – Katja Vahtikari [email protected]

People how have study in Boku – 2005 Jussi Ruponen [email protected]

– – 2006 Lauri Linkosalmi [email protected]

2007 Laura Mattila [email protected]

– 2008 Pekka Pohjonen [email protected]

Vienna is nice city with lots of cultural life

Other places

• • • • • • • • • UBC, wood technology (Antti Tikkanen) Ranska, Cluny University, wood technology, (Proff. Remy Marchal) Russia (Jani Laamanen 2011-2012) TU Muchen, wood construction (Stefan Winter) BOKU, wood and material technology New Zeland, Canterberry, wood technology (Eveliina Jutila) Australia, Sydney (Teknillinen korkeakoulu) Japani, wood construction, Tokyo (teknillinen korkeakoulu), only little English Chile, Conception, mainly in Spanish, radiata pine