Exchange info for Wood technology students
29.9.2011Puumekanistikerho
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
• 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
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU (Universität für Bodenkultur)
• Austria, Vienna (www.boku.ac.at)• Institute of Wood Science and Technology -> Wood T
echnology 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