University of Oulu

University of Oulu
Oulun yliopisto
Latin: Universitas Ouluensis[1]
TypePublic
Established1958
RectorJouko Niinimäki
Administrative staff
2,900 (2018)
Students13,900 (2023) [2]
Location
Oulu
,
Finland

65°03′33″N 025°27′58″E / 65.05917°N 25.46611°E / 65.05917; 25.46611
AffiliationsCompostela

EUA

UArctic
Websitewww.oulu.fi
University of Oulu main building in Linnanmaa, Oulu.
Departments of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering in the Linnanmaa campus.
Former Faculty of Humanities located at the northern end of the university building. Since 2020 northern end has been used by Oulu University of Applied Sciences.
Oulu University Pegasus Library (former Main Library) in Linnanmaa.
Old part of the Linnanmaa campus.
Oulu University Hospital buildings in Kontinkangas, Oulu, where the Faculty of Medicine is located. The heliport of the hospital in the foreground.
Oulu University Botanical Gardens.

The University of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun yliopisto) is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 13,000 students and 2,900 staff.[3] 21 International Master's Programmes are offered at the university.[4] The university is often ranked as one of the best universities in Finland and in the top 400 worldwide.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Search". Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "About the University". Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ "University". www.oulu.fi. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  4. ^ "International Master's Programmes". www.oulu.fi. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  5. ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009". Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  6. ^ "THE - QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 2014-12-30.