Research Institute

University of Art and Design Helsinki

Research Institute

http://www.uiah.fi/researchHämeentie 135 C, FIN-00560 Helsinki

University of Art and Design Helsinki. Research Institute.


Founded 1871

University since 1973

Licentiate studies since 1981 – 1999

Doctoral studies since 1983

Students in doctoral studies 140

Doctorates 23

(51 Licentiates of Art)



5 Departments 1600 Degree students Degrees: BA, MA and DA

Doctoral students: ca. 140, of these 20 with salary for 3-4 years,

20 with shorter time grants Sharp rise in external research funding 1995 - 2002


Departments

School of Design- Ceramics and Glass- Fashion and Textile Design- Spatial and Furniture Design- Product and Strategic Design

School of Art Education School of Motion Picture, Television and Production Design

School of Visual Culture- Graphic Design- Fine Arts- Photography

Media Lab


Areas of Training and Research Art Education Art History and Theory Art Pedagogy Ceramic and Glass Design Clothing and Fashion Design Craft Design Design for Theatre, Film and Television Design Management Film and Television Graphic Design Industrial Design Industrial Furniture Design Interior Architecture Design and Furniture Design New Media Photography Textile Art and Design

Research Management

Rector

Vice Rector of ResearchChair of the Research Board

Research Board• evaluation of applications for doctoral studies• examination of doctoral dissertations• evaluation of research professionals

Research Institute / Research Director• strategic planning• internal and external networking• national and international cooperation• consulting services for departments and students• fund raising

DepartmentsHead of the Department/Professor- general responsibilitySpecial Staff (laboratory engineers, doctoral researchers, advisors etc.)- guiding the dissertation process Supervisors (in house and external)

Graduate SchoolsThematic 4-year doctoral programmes


Graduate Schools

ElomediaThe research program of Elomedia postgraduate school deals with the means of film, television programs and audiovisual new media as well as both digital and virtual set design.

Future HomeThe Future Home Graduate School deals with the processes and problems, which are included in the physical environment of home, with the design, production and use of artefacts. This way the programme aims at producing new knowledge about future home and future housing.

Multicultural Art EducationAims at researching artistic activity and art education in the increasingly multicultural society. Multiculturality is here seen through the processes of art pedagogy.


Structure of the Doctor of Arts Studies

Dissertation

General topics 12 cr(Obligatory foundation)

Specific topics 10 cr(Own research area)

Studies tied directlyto own research work 18 cr


Doctoral students in all departmentstotal 140 (female 87 = 67 %)

Visual Culture 22 (female 12)

Motion Picture, TV and Production Design 19(female 10)

Media Lab 18 (female 9)

Design 50 (female 36)

Art Education 31 (female 20)


Doctors of Art 1991 – 2002

Design 731 %

Visual Culture 730 %

Motion Picture, TV and Production Design 1 4 %

MediaLab 29 %

Art Education 626 %


Doctors of Art 1991 – 2002 total 23/female 15

Design 7/4

Visual Culture 7/3

Motion Picture, TV and Production Design 1/1

MediaLab 2/1

Art Education 6/6


Research Funding

UIAH Scholarship http://www.uiah.fi/research/english/ Academy of Finland http://www.aka.fi/ Tekes http://www.tekes.fi/index2.html ESF (European Science Foundation) http://www.esf.org/ EUI (European University Institute, Firenze) http://www.iue.it/JMF

Nordic funding: NIRES (Nordic Interactive Research School) http://www.nordic-interactive.org/ NorFa http://www.norfa.no/ NOS-H and NOS-S Nordisk samarbete http://www.nos-nop.org/

EU funding: EU research funding http://www.tekes.fi/eng/ international/eu.html Marie Curie Fellowships http://www.cordis.lu/improving

http://www.iue.it/JMF


External research funding 1994 - 2002

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External Research Funding 2002

TEKESNational Technology Agency 44 %

EU 26 %

Researchservices 7 %

Other sources 0 %

Other co-financed research 14 %

Academy ofFinland11 %


Policy Decision-makers, Sponsors and Performers of Research in the Public Sector in Finland

Ministry of Education http://www.minedu.fi/opm

Parliament

Government

Ministry ofEducation

Academy ofFinland

Universities

Ministry ofTrade andIndustryNational TechnologyAgency,Tekes

Otherministries

Sitra Fund

Technical ResearchCentre etc.


Academy´s decisions on research funding by type of funding in 1995 - 2000 Academy of Finland http://www.aka.fi/


Academy´s decisions on research funding by type of funding in 2000 Academy of Finland http://www.aka.fi/


Finnish Universities

Population of the country 5 million.

20 full universities, of these 4 in the arts and design.

Universities of art all in Helsinki.


Universities of Art in Finland

Diverse paths to the doctoral degree:

Academy of Fine Arts - artistic development and experiment

Sibelius Academy - artistic development or research-based

University of Art and Design - artistically/design or research oriented; but always a written research as a part of the final thesis

Theatre Academy - artistically or research oriented; but also artistically

oriented thesis with a written commentary


Universities of Art in Finland

Academy of Fine Arts founded 1848 university since 1993 doctoral studies since 1997 students in doctoral studies 8 doctorates 1

University of Art and Design founded 1871 university since 1973 licentiate studies 1981 – 1999, 51 licentiates of art doctoral studies since 1983 students in doctoral studies 130 doctorates 18

Sibelius Academy founded 1882 university from 1980 doctoral studies since 1982 students in doctoral and licentiate studies 108 doctorates 29

Theatre Academy founded 1943 university since 1979 doctoral studies since 1988 students in doctoral studies 32 doctorates 5

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