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  University of Helsinki Open University
University of the Third Age at the University of Helsinki
University of the Third Age is a part of the Open University.
A nation-wide advisory boardof the third age universities was founded in 1989 to develope and co-ordinate the activity nation-wide.
www.avoin.helsinki.fi /english/uta.asp   (332 words)

  
 Articles - Helsinki University of Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) (Finnish: ´´Teknillinen korkeakoulu´´; Swedish: ´´Tekniska högskolan´´) is the premier technical university in Finland.
Helsinki University of Technology was founded in 1849 and received university status in 1908.
The first commercialized total synthesis, the synthesis of camphor, was invented by Gustaf Komppa, the first professor of chemistry at TKK has held a position as professor at the chemistry department.
www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Helsinki_University_of_Technology   (225 words)

  
 University of Helsinki
The Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, belongs to the Faculty of Medicine.
The dental curriculum at the University of Helsinki was among the first in Europe to be assessed and accredited by the European Union DENTED (dental education) programme in 1999.
It is worth emphasizing that, contrary to many other dental schools, this clinic is not a University facility but belongs to the public health system, and thus, follows the practical and clinical guidelines of "true life" instead of being an academic ivory tower.
www.hammas.helsinki.fi /english/information.htm   (664 words)

  
 University of Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is situated on the south coast of the country on the Bay of Finland.
The capital was officially changed from Turku to Helsinki in 1812, and the university was moved to the new capital in 1827, Helsinki quickly became the cultural and intellectual centre of Finland.
Today, Helsinki and the neighbouring cities of Espoo and Vantaa are home to a sixth of the Finnish population, or nearly a million people.
www.umsl.edu /services/abroad/universities/helsinki.html   (658 words)

  
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University representatives offer their competencies for the benefit of society through a number of positions of trust and expertise.
The University of Helsinki has been invited to be a member of the League of European Research Universities, a co-operation body for the leading European research universities.
According to international expert panels, also the teaching provided by the University of Helsinki is of a high European level.
www.topuniversities.com /scorecard/modules/school_search/search_school_details.php?voidsess&sch_id=671   (243 words)

  
 Helsinki.fi - events, news and search services for the entire Helsinki area on one website
In her doctoral dissertation, medical researcher Paula Vesterinen introduces methods to improve ECG diagnostics.
Jylhä's work is easy to approach and humorous, but it often has a serious and even grave undertone.
Helsinki metropolitan area commuter trains and long distance trains.
www.helsinki.fi /eng/index.html   (107 words)

  
 University of Helsinki
Reform of the degree structure at the University of Helsinki
The most central aims and measures of the reform of the degree structure are described in the University of Helsinki Strategic Plan (approved by the University Senate on 15 January 2003) and in the University of Helsinki Programme for the Development of Teaching and Studies (approved by the University Senate on 21 November 2002).
Vice Rector Hannele Niemi (hannele.niemi[at]helsinki.fi) is responsible for the implementation of the reform of the degree structure at the University of Helsinki
www.helsinki.fi /tutkinnonuudistus/english   (146 words)

  
 Faculty of Medicine - University of Helsinki
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, have discovered that activation of the DNA damage response in the early stages of KS development functions as an anti-cancer barrier also in virus induced malignancies.
FIMM is a joint research institute of the University of Helsinki, the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) and the National Public Health Insititute (KTL).
Research conducted by investigators at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in collaboration with investigators at Stanford University, US, points to absence of critical mechanisms protecting prostate cells from DNA damage as a key contributor to the development of prostate cancer.
www.med.helsinki.fi /frontpage_english.asp?route=1.56.1419   (978 words)

  
 Helsinki.fi
The University of Helsinki traces its history back to the Royal Academy of Turku, which was established by the regency of Queen Christina.
In October 1827 Tsar Nicholas I ordered that the university be moved to Helsinki, which had become the capital of Finland in 1812.
The Helsinki University Library, the Observatory and the Clinics were built shortly thereafter.
www.virtualhelsinki.net /helsinkipanoraama/historia/eng/yliopisto.html   (405 words)

  
 Helsinki Functional Imaging Center (HFIC)
Helsinki Functional Imaging Center (HFIC) is a recently established imaging center providing analysis tools, services and training for a wide scope of imaging methods including electron microscopy (EM), cryo-EM and tomography, scanning EM, a large set of fluorescence and light microscopy applications and small animal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
These facilitate ultrastructural and structural analyses of molecules, organelles and materials, and respective molecular analyses of their functional and dynamic properties in live cells and animals in various biological, physiological and disease models.
The aim of HFIC is to coordinate imaging activities in the Helsinki area, and to provide an user-friendly interphase for distribution of information on resources, activities and training.
www.hfic.helsinki.fi   (196 words)

  
 Dr. Stephen Rabe Awarded Bicentennial Chair In American Studies at the University of Helsinki
The Bicentennial Chair in American Studies was established in 1976 to institutionalize on a long-term basis the teaching of American history, culture and language at the University of Helsinki.
The position is an important resource to Finnish universities and has played a crucial role in developing the interdisciplinary approach to American studies at the University of Helsinki as well as at four other universities in Finland.
The University of Texas at Dallas, located at the convergence of Richardson, Plano and Dallas in the heart of the complex of major multinational technology corporations known as the Telecom Corridor®, enrolls more than 14,000 students.
www.utdallas.edu /news/archive/2005/rabe-bicentennial.html   (487 words)

  
 University of Helsinki
Physics has existed as a discipline within the University of Helsinki since its foundation in 1640.
The Department of Physics was established about 1830 on the completion of the main building of the University in Helsinki.
The tasks of the Department of Physical Sciences are to perform research in physics, meteorology and geophysics at high international level and to offer basic and post-graduate university level education in physics, meteorology and geophysics of the highest possible quality based on a foundation of a high standard of research.
www.physics.helsinki.fi /english/eng_esittely.htm   (399 words)

  
 ISEP - Member Sites
At the same time, the University of Helsinki is eager to accommodate ISEP students and is glad to assist in designing individual study programs to meet students' requirements.
The University of Helsinki, the oldest and largest university in Finland, celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1990.
With the transfer of the university from Turku to Helsinki in 1828, the new capital soon grew into the cultural center of the country.
www.isep.org /Students/Directory/member_site.asp?CSID=75&ID=181   (468 words)

  
 University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki - A Leading European University
It should be noted, however, that the faculties, departments and institutes of the University of Helsinki are responsible for the content of their own web sites and digital publications.
Anyone who uses university web services and notices that laws of Finland or good practice are being violated is advised to immediately notify the Digital Communications Manager of the University at the address indicated on this page.
www.helsinki.fi /university/copyright.htm   (240 words)

  
 University of Helsinki
The information in this form will be recorded in theMUTI (University of Helsinki database on academic activities) and YHTI (University of Helsinki database on non-academic activities) databases, in a manner determined by each department.
The information in these databases will be used to compile the 2003 Annual Report of the University of Helsinki and will be recorded in the KOTA database, the national university performance database.
The personal information below is the same as for the ASTI database, the University of Helsinki database of experts and their specialisations.
www.astro.helsinki.fi /muti/mutiform.htm   (523 words)

  
 National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Dental Library
The catalogue information of books and journals is available on the Helka database, the union catalogue of the collections of all Helsinki University libraries.
Dentistry at Birmingham, University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry.
Dalhousie University Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
www.terkko.helsinki.fi /english/informationabout/dentallibrary.htm   (956 words)

  
 Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry
The Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry is one of the seven laboratories in the Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki.
Gradually, research of macromolecular compounds spread to the universities worldwide.
Finland was not at all late in this progress - the first chair in polymer science was founded in 1967 in the University of Helsinki.
www.chemistry.helsinki.fi /polylab/english   (424 words)

  
 University of Helsinki
The studies are organised by the Ruralia Institute’s Mikkeli unit at the University of Helsinki.
The studies are organised in co-operation with the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Helsinki, the responsible department being the Department of Applied Biology.
Second: After you have applied and got the approval as a student in the University of Helsinki, please fill the application form for the organic food and farming studies.
www.ecostudies.fi /english_studies.htm   (929 words)

  
 University of Helsinki Language Corpus Server
The University of Helsinki Language Corpus Server (UHLCS) is a multilingual data bank and data server located at the Department of General Linguistics, the University of Helsinki.
The UHLCS which is maintained by the University of Helsinki was founded late in 1980.
Address: University of Helsinki, Department of General Linguistics, P.O. Box 9 (Siltavuorenpenger 20 A), 00014 UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI.
www.ling.helsinki.fi /uhlcs   (176 words)

  
 University of Helsinki
Faculty consists of 9 departments, 18 disciplines and has over 3200 students, of which 600 are graduates.
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry is situated on Viikki campus, together with three other Faculties of University of Helsinki: Faculty of Bioscienses, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
As part of the University of Helsinki, the Faculty is part of a leading European university
www.mm.helsinki.fi /english   (369 words)

  
 The University of Helsinki Debating Society
The University of Helsinki Debating Society is a free, friendly and fun organisation for students in Helsinki.
We have members from all over the world, and through our weekly debates, training sessions, debate camps and sending teams to competitions we are one of the most exciting and beneficial clubs at the University, and one of the most successful debate teams in Europe.
Two teams from Helsinki finished as the top continental European teams and Ina Subulica (pictured) finished as a remarkable 6th best debater in the English as a Second Language category, in her very first major tournament.
www.helsinkidebating.org   (473 words)

  
 Analysis
Analysis is one of the main research areas at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Helsinki.
Analysis has deep traditions in Helsinki, and during the last years the most valuable results have been achieved in nonlinear potential theory, nonlinear partial differential equations, mathematical physics, conformal geometry and quasiregular mappings.
The unit is headed by Professor Pertti Mattila from University of Helsinki.
mathstat.helsinki.fi /analysis/index.html   (179 words)

  
 UH / Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki is known for its quality research and teaching.
As a token of the good quality of teaching at the department, the Ministry of Education elected it as one of the national centres of excellence in university education from the year 2007.
Both the department and Basic Research Unit in the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology were awarded the highest grade in the research review carried out in 2005.
www.cs.helsinki.fi /index.en.html   (197 words)

  
 The National Library of Finland
In 1828 the Russian Emperor and Grand Duke of Finland Nicholas I gave the University of Helsinki the right to deposit copies of all publications printed in Russia.
This meant that the printers all over Russia had to send one copy of everything they printed to the University's library.
When Finland became independent Helsinki University Library (since August 2006, The National Library of Finland) continued to acquire Slavonic materials.
www.lib.helsinki.fi /english/services/collections/slavonic.htm   (205 words)

  
 HYY - Frontpage
The Student Union of the University of Helsinki
Every undergraduate and graduate student enrolled in the University of Helsinki is automatically also a member of the Student Union.
The purpose and task of HYY is to represent the students of the University of Helsinki, look after their interests, and foster their academic, social and intellectual endeavours.
www.hyy.helsinki.fi /english   (155 words)

  
 University of Helsinki
a local graduate school operating at the Viikki Campus of the University of Helsinki, Finland.
VGSB was established on 1.1.1999 as the initiative of Viikki Research Group Organization in Molecular Biosciences, and it is financed largely by the Ministry of Education and the Academy of Finland.
Basically, in addition to the Master's Degree, 40 credits/60 ECTS and a Ph.D. thesis (usually composed of international publications and a summary section) are required.
www.biocenter.helsinki.fi /viikkigs   (331 words)

  
 University of Helsinki
After that a net-questionnaire is led, hopefully in several countries at the same time.
The study is led in dialogue with colleagues from the National Board of Consumer Research, the Department of Consumer Economics, University of Helsinki, and the Association of Consumption Research, Finland.
We are having partnership discussions for the main study with domestic and foreign institutions.
home.edu.helsinki.fi /~jarva/research.htm   (332 words)

  
 University of Helsinki - Molecular Imaging Unit
EMIL is a Network of Excellence assembling European Molecular Imaging Laboratories for combating cancer.
EMIL coordinates research efforts in Molecular Imaging of Cancer in Europe of Europe of 59 groups from universities, research centres and industry.
NINDS GENSAT BAC Transgenics Project (The Rockefeller University): The Gensat database contains a gene expression atlas of the central nervous system of the mouse based on bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs).
www.miu.helsinki.fi /links.htm   (1004 words)

  
 National Library of Health Sciences - Medical Research Library Online Information
The National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko is the research library of the Medical Faculty of the University of Helsinki.
It also functions as the scientific library for the Helsinki University Central Hospital.
Terkko´s main building is situated in the Meilahti hospital area, next door to Biomedicum Helsinki and the Haartman Institute, both of which are medical research and training centers at the Meilahti campus.
www.terkko.helsinki.fi /english   (223 words)

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