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23-644: The Oulu University Hospital is affiliated with the University of Oulu , and it is used as a teaching hospital by the Faculty of Medicine. The hospital was established in 1973. In 1963–1972 the teaching hospital of the university was the Oulu provincial hospital. The hospital serves as the central hospital for Northern Ostrobothnia region. It was previously named as Oulu University Central Hospital ( Finnish : Oulun yliopistollinen keskussairaala, OYKS ). The hospital

46-512: A competition for Finnish architects in 1965 and it was won by Reino Koivula. The president of Finland at the time, Urho Kekkonen laid the cornerstone in December 1968 and the facility was inaugurated on September 3, 1976. In 2018 the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health granted a permission for the project to build an entire new hospital on the place of the old one due to it no longer meeting

69-649: A number of international exchange programmes, such as Erasmus Programme (Europe), Nordplus (Nordic Countries), FIRST (Russia), ISEP and International to International ISEP (USA, South America, Asia), UNC-EP (USA), north2north (USA, Canada, Russia, Nordic Countries), North-South-South (Africa). Besides, the University of Oulu has about 50 bilateral agreements with partner universities around the world. University works in 70 research areas. There are five research focus areas which are coordinated by four focus institutes. About 60 invention disclosures are done yearly from

92-488: Is a competitive university to get accepted into. University of Oulu alumni body is over 55,000. Student Union of the University of Oulu ( Finnish : Oulun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta ; OYY ) provides services to and supervises the interests of all undergraduate degree students in the University of Oulu. All bachelor's and master's degree students at the University of Oulu belong to the Student Union. By paying

115-482: Is a former student or a graduate of an educational institution (school, college, university). According to the United States Department of Education , the term alumnae is used in conjunction with either women's colleges or a female group of students. The term alumni is used in conjunction with either men's colleges , a male group of students, or a mixed group of students: In accordance with

138-497: Is not synonymous with "graduates": people can be alumni without graduating, e.g. Burt Reynolds was an alumnus of Florida State University but did not graduate. The term is sometimes used to refer to former employees, former members of an organization, former contributors, or former inmates. The Latin noun alumnus means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from the Latin verb alere "to nourish". Separate, but from

161-709: Is owned and operated by the Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District ( Finnish : Pohjois-Pohjanmaan sairaanhoitopiiri ) which is a joint municipal authority responsible for production of specialized medical services in the region. It also owns and operates two other hospitals: Oulaskangas Hospital in Oulainen and Visala Hospital in Ylivieska . At the turn of the 1990s, the Oulunsuu hospital and Heikinharju hospital were attached to

184-573: Is ranked in the top 3 Finnish Universities according to the QS 2024 World University rankings. Overall, the university is a popular choice for both international and domestic applicants in Finland and has been steadily improving in academic reputation. In the year 2022, The University of Oulu received 17,667 domestic applications, and accepted 2,497 new students, making the University's 2022 domestic acceptance rate 14% . Because of this, The University of Oulu

207-475: Is sometimes limited just to graduates rather than all alumni, e.g. at Harvard University . Universities with validation agreements may limit some alumni benefits to graduates who studied at that university rather than at validated institutions. In British English , the terms " old boy " or "old girl" are often preferred for a former pupil of a primary or secondary school, while universities refer to their former students as alumni. Some universities, including

230-461: Is to improve the healthcare services as well as the workplace of its 6,800 employees. University of Oulu EUA 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. 21 International Master's Programmes are offered at

253-553: The Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District and they became OYS Psychiatry . Before the establishment of the university hospital most of the medical services in Oulu were based in the old provincial hospital, but with new laws being put in place in the 1950s and the university opening with its medical teaching, it was decided to build a new university hospital. The ministry of the interior held

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276-460: The Student Union membership fee, students are entitled to a student card which allows them to get student services and discounts. This way, students get inexpensive or free medical and dental care from Finnish Student Health Services, ( Finnish : Ylioppilaiden terveydenhoitosäätiö ; YTHS ) traveling discounts in trains and buses, student meals reduction, etc. There are a number of students organizations or so-called student guilds presented within

299-559: The University of Oulu first in the world when it comes to internet access and sixth in overall life satisfaction. Alumni Alumni ( sg. : alumnus ( MASC ) or alumna ( FEM )) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums ( sg. : alum ) or alumns ( sg. : alumn ) as gender-neutral alternatives. The word comes from Latin , meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from alere "to nourish". The term

322-424: The University of Oulu. The university has also served as a birthing place for over 60 research-based companies. The University of Oulu has been consistent in gender equality securing a ratio of 53 men to 47 women. The University has also consistently increased in citation per faculty ratio over the years, with positive increases each year. The University of Oulu has rapidly risen in rankings in recent years, and

345-448: The University. Student Housing Foundation of Northern Finland ( Finnish : Pohjois-Suomen opiskelija-asuntosäätiö ; PSOAS ) is the leading provider of student accommodation in Oulu. The organization operates on a foundation basis which ensures affordable rents for students. Following its mission, PSOAS offers housing services for people studying in Oulu as economically as possible. The residents of PSOAS houses in different areas around

368-459: The city elect tenant committee for that area, which e.g. organises different activities, maintains club rooms and does other related issues, depending on the active members. The new international student house, named Aurora, was built next to PSOAS housing office in downtown Oulu. The building was finished during the spring of 2013. The house is supposed to be accommodated both by international degree students and Finnish students. The main purpose of

391-412: The many inscriptions about alumni, Boswell concluded that it referred to exposed children who were taken into a household where they were "regarded as somewhere between an heir and a slave, partaking in different ways of both categories." Despite the warmth of feelings between the parent and child, "an alumnus might be treated both as a beloved child and as a household servant." An alumnus or alumna

414-437: The new building is to support the internationalization of Oulu and give the international students better access to Finnish culture and local people. The premises will also support these efforts: More space is dedicated for casual get-togethers, as there is a lounge space on every floor and a café of high level will be serving both Finnish and foreign customers on the ground floor. The International Student Barometer 2019 ranked

437-761: The option "alumn" and "alumns" are also used in some institutions in Australia, Europe and the UK. The words "alum/alums" and "alumn/alumns" (pronounced with a silent "n") are both pronounced with the accent on the second syllable (al-UM), as opposed to the chemical compound alum and its plural, "alums" (pron. AL-um). Many universities have alumni offices that coordinate fundraising and offer benefits to registered alumni. Alumni reunions are popular events at many institutions. These may be organized by alumni offices or by alumni associations , and are often social occasions for fundraising . Full membership of alumni associations

460-455: The rules of grammar governing the inflexion of nouns in the Romance languages , the masculine plural alumni is correctly used for groups composed of both sexes: the alumni of Princeton University . The term is sometimes informally shortened to "alum" (optional plural "alums"). This is increasingly being used more formally as a gender-neutral alternative. However, and for this latter purpose,

483-431: The same root, is the adjective almus "nourishing", found in the phrase alma mater , a title for a person's home university. In Latin, alumnus is a legal term ( Roman law ) to describe a child placed in fosterage . According to John Boswell , the word "is nowhere defined in relation to status, privilege, or obligation." Citing the research of Henri Leclercq , Teresa Nani , and Beryl Rawson , who studied

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506-478: The standards of modern healthcare and its bad condition. The current hospital buildings are being demolished and rebuilt in sections in a way that the hospital can stay operational during the whole project. The first section is estimated to be ready in 2023 and the massive project is to be fully completed in 2030 with a total cost of up to a billion euroes. The new hospital will utilise the latest advanced technology, information systems and renewable energy and its goal

529-519: The university. The university is often ranked as one of the best universities in Finland and in the top 400 worldwide. There are two campus areas: The University has a number of research units and shared locations. In Linnanmaa Campus there are: Elsewhere in Northern Finland: The University of Oulu is divided into eight faculties The University of Oulu aims to promote mobility among its students. It takes part in

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