Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) (Finnish: Teknillinen korkeakoulu; Swedish: Tekniska högskolan) is the premier technical university in Finland and the largest in the Nordic Countries with over 15000 students. It is located in Otaniemi, Espoo in Greater Helsinki. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Founded 1972 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 528 km² 312 km² ranked 279th Population - Density - Change - Rank 229,443 (2005) 729 inh. ... Map of the Metropolitan Area (Light Green) and the Capital Region (Dark Green). ... Otaniemi from the air, 1989. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ... Otaniemi from the air, 1989. ... Founded 1972 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 528 km² 312 km² ranked 279th Population - Density - Change - Rank 229,443 (2005) 729 inh. ... Map of the Metropolitan Area (Light Green) and the Capital Region (Dark Green). ...

Helsinki University of Technology was founded in 1849 and received university status in 1908. It moved from Helsinki to Otaniemi campus area in 1966. 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

The university has 246 professors and some 15 000 students in twelve faculties and 19 degree programmes. As per definition of a technical university in Finland, TKK only gives education leading to the Master's level degree, and higher. The following degrees are available: an engineer's degree (diplomi-insinööri, or DI), architect, landscape architect, Licenciate of Technology, and Doctor of Technology. For the education available, see reference ^[1] A faculty is a division within a university. ... The term engineers degree may be used to represent a graduate academic degree intermediate in rank between a masters degree and a doctorate (U.S.), or it may also represent a higher (in total, 6-year) degree equivalent to or slightly more extensive than a masters degree... Diplomi-insinööri, in Swedish diplomingenjör, is a Finnish 6-year engineering degree comparable to a Master of Science in Engineering, taught at e. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... A landscape architect is a person, generally speaking, with an education, whether academic or practical, in landscape architecture and whose professional work conforms to the practice of the same name. ... Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a license. ... The Doctor of Technology (D.Tech. ...

TKK is known, among other things, for its Low Temperature Lab, which has set the world record for the lowest temperature, and has had several other notable scientific successes. TKK's mobile communications research and teaching is considered to be among the best in the world and TKK is also one of the leading universities in the world when it comes to the chemical technology involved in wood processing. The first commercialized total synthesis, the synthesis of camphor, was invented by Gustaf Komppa, the first professor of chemistry at TKK ^[2]. Also, Nobel laureate Artturi Virtanen has held a position as professor at the chemistry department. The aim of TKK is to rank among the top ten universities of technology in Europe. This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... A total synthesis is the complete chemical synthesis of complex organic molecules from simple, commercially available (petrochemical) precursors. ... R-phrases 11-20/21/22-36/37/38 S-phrases 16-26-36 RTECS number EX1260000 (R) EX1250000 (S) Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... Gustaf Komppa (1867-1949) was a Finnish chemist best known for developing the Worlds first total synthesis, that of camphor in 1903. ... The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ... Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (January 15, 1895 _ November 11, 1973) was a Finnish Nobel laureate in chemistry. ...

Much of the Otaniemi campus is designed by the world-renowned architect Alvar Aalto. Otaniemi from the air, 1989. ... Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (February 3, 1898 — May 11, 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer, sometimes called the Father of Modernism in the Nordic countries. ...

History

TKK was established in Helsinki by an Imperial order of the Grand Duke of Finland as a "manufacture and handiwork school", with the name Helsingin teknillinen reaalikoulu, along with two other similar schools, situated in Vaasa and Turku. In 1872, the school's name was changed to Polyteknillinen koulu (Polytechnical School and in [1878]], to Polyteknillinen opisto (Polytechnical Institute), while the two other manufacture and handiwork schools were demoted to institutions of lower level. As the proportion of matriculation diploma holders in the student intake gradually increased, the school gained more social respectability. In 1908, TKK was given university status along with its present name, thus becoming the second university to be founded in Finland. In 1955, building of the new campus area started with the housing village. In 1966, TKK moved from Helsinki to the new campus in Otaniemi, Espoo. Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... Imperial is a term that is used to describe something that relates to an Empire, Emperor, or the concept of Imperialism. ... Grand Duke of Finland, more correctly Grand Prince of Finland, (Finnish: Suomen suuriruhtinas, Swedish: Storfurste av Finland) was a title in use, sometimes sporadically, between 1584 and 1808. ... Founded 1606 Province Western Finland Region Ostrobothnia Sub-region Vaasa Area - Of which land - Rank 397 km² 183 km² ranked 345th Population - Population density - Rank 57,266 311,2 inh. ... Turku (IPA: , Swedish:  ), founded in the 13th century, is the oldest and fifth largest city in Finland, with a population of 174,868 (as of 2005). ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Abitur (from Latin abire = go away, go off) is the word commonly used in Germany for the final exams young adults (aged 18, 19 or 20) take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

TKK was also known under the abbreviations HUT and TH from its English language and Swedish language names, but in 2005 a decision was made to officially solely use the abbreviation TKK for branding reasons. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing A brand is a collection of images and ideas representing an economic producer; more specifically, it refers to the concrete symbols such as a name, logo, slogan, and design scheme. ...

Research and Teaching

Alvar Aalto's landmark auditorium of the main building. The inside features TKK's main auditoriums, while the outside can be used as a small amphitheatre for plays and other activities.

A lecture of mathematics for undergraduates inside the main building.

Helsinki University of Technology, auditorium of the main building, photographed by Jpk, 2004. ... Helsinki University of Technology, auditorium of the main building, photographed by Jpk, 2004. ... Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (February 3, 1898 — May 11, 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer, sometimes called the Father of Modernism in the Nordic countries. ... The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 147 KB) A mathematics lecture, apparently about linear algebra, at Helsinki Univeristy of Technology - TKK. File links The following pages link to this file: Mathematics University Student Lecture ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 147 KB) A mathematics lecture, apparently about linear algebra, at Helsinki Univeristy of Technology - TKK. File links The following pages link to this file: Mathematics University Student Lecture ...

List of degree programmes

All programmes lead to the "university engineer" degree, a Master's level degree taking six years to complete (as a median). From 2005, according to the Bologna process, all students must also complete an intermediate degree (tekniikan kandidaatti, TkK) before the DI or architect degree. This degree enables enrollment in foreign universities where a Bachelor degree is required. TKK does not offer Bachelor-level programs; a student may only be accepted to study for the Master's level degree. In probability theory and statistics, a median is a number dividing the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution from the lower half. ... The purpose of the Bologna process is to create the European higher education area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe. ...

• Architecture
• Automation and Systems Technology
• Bioinformation Technology (not available for international students)
• Chemical Technology
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Communications Engineering
• Electronics and Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Physics and Mathematics
• Energy and HVAC-Technology
• Forest Products Technology
• Geomatics
• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Information Networks (separate admission, only in Finnish/Swedish)
• Landscape Architecture
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Science
• Real Estate Economics
• Structural Engineering and Building Technology
• Transportation and Environmental Engineering

Mobile Communications and Electrical Engineering

TKK is known for its state-of-the-art research in mobile communication. With a close collaboration with Nokia (headquarters 1.8 km from TKK) and Ericsson, TKK is currently playing an active role in determining of the future of mobile communication. This research and other related work is carried out under the patronage of Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering. The Department consists of different laboratories and Centres of Excellence. Nokia Corporation (OMX: NOK1V, NYSE: NOK, FWB: NOA3) is currently the worlds largest manufacturer of mobile telephones, with a global market share of approximately 36% in Q4 of 2006. ... Lars Magnus Ericsson Ericsson () NASDAQ: ERIC is a Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer, founded in 1876 as a telegraph equipment repair shop by Lars Magnus Ericsson. ...

Centres of Excellence

A Centre of Excellence (huippuyksikkö) is selected by the Academy of Finland to represent the top research in the country, and receives separate, fixed-period funding from the Academy. Currently, the following units are designated Centres of Excellence: This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Academy of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Akatemia) is a governmental funding body for scientific research in Finland. ...

• Smart and Novel Radios Research Unit, SMARAD (2002-2007)
• Bio- and Nanopolymers Research Group (2002-2007)
• Adaptive Informatics Research (2006-2011)
• Computational Complex Systems Research (2006-2011)
• Computational Nanoscience (2006-2011)
• Low Temperature Quantum Phenomena and Devices (2006-2011)
• Systems Neuroscience and Neuroimaging Research (2006-2011)
• From Data to Knowledge Research Unit (2002-2007, with University of Helsinki)
• Helsinki Brain Research Centre or HBRC (2002-07, with University of Helsinki and the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa)
• Applied Electronics Laboratory, as a part of Helsinki Brain Research Centre, HBRC (2002-2007)
• Inverse Problems (2006-2011, with University of Helsinki, Helsinki School of Economics, University of Oulu, and Lappeenranta University of Technology)

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International Master's Programmes

Apart from numerous programs in Finnish language, the following Programs are exclusively for studies in English:

• Master's Programme in Communications Engineering
• Master's Programme in Mobile Computing - Services and Security
• Master's Programme in Electrical Engineering
• Master's Programme in Micro- and Nanotechnology
• Master's Programme in Forest Products Technology
• M.Sc. in Process Systems Engineering
• Master's Degree Programme in Real Estate Investment and Finance
• Master's Programme in Bioinformatics

Culture and student life

A traditional Finnish technology student's hat (teekkarilakki), the TKK type, photographed on top of a mirror.

TKK is known to have an active student community and technology students (teekkaris) are highly noticeable, as they wear a distinctive hat and often brightly colored overalls to many of their happenings. The community has also organized important charity events and a term of their invention, tempaus, has entered common language. TKK students are also famous for, and Finland's leading practitioners of, student pranks (similar to MIT hacks). Their most widely publicized stunt took place in 1961, when a team of students smuggled a statue of Paavo Nurmi onto the 300-year-old wreck of Regalskeppet Vasa just days before its lifting from the bottom of the sea^[3]. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 789 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 608 pixel, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Helsinki University of... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 789 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 608 pixel, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Helsinki University of... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... An MIT hack is defined as a clever, benign, and ethical prank or practical joke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Paavo Nurmi (June 13, 1897 – October 2, 1973) was a Finnish runner. ... Regalskeppet Vasa (also Wasa) is a Swedish 64-gun ship of the line built for King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden of the House of Vasa, between 1626 and 1628. ...

The area is known as the only actual campus in Finland, where student housing is immediately adjacent to the university buildings. The housing area, known as Teekkarikylä (technology student village), is owned mostly by the Student Union and partly by HOAS (Helsinki Student Housing Fund). The housing is characterized by the presence of foreign students of many nationalities. The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ...

See also

• List of universities in Finland
• Institute of technology
• Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho

University of Helsinki University of Joensuu University of Jyväskylä University of Kuopio University of Lapland in Rovaniemi University of Oulu University of Tampere University of Turku University of Vaasa in Vaasa Åbo Akademi University in Turku Helsinki University of Technology Lappeenranta University of Technology Tampere University of Technology Helsinki... Institute of technology, and polytechnic, are designations employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system. ... Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho is the student flying club of the Helsinki University of Technology. ...

Reference

1. ^ Education available at TKK
2. ^ Kemia-lehti. http://www.kemia-lehti.fi/pdf/gustafkomppa.pdf
3. ^ Ilta-Sanomat 5 July 1961 "Vasan veijarit", scan available at archive.org dump of ttky.fi.

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External links

• Helsinki University of Technology - Official site (In English)
• Helsinki University of Technology building map
• Helsinki University of Technology at Google Maps
• The TKK's Study Programme ECTS Guide book [pdf]