Hi,
You are most warmly welcome to read the first English newsletter of the University of Oulu Kerttu Saalasti Institute.
We at the University of Oulu Kerttu Saalasti Institute provide evidence-based knowledge and competence on micro-enterprises and their operating conditions. As a research institute focusing on micro-entrepreneurship, future manufacturing technologies and regional excellence, we produce information with an international influence. We are responsible for micro-entrepreneurship research and education at the national level. Kerttu Saalasti Institute’s strength is the societal impact of research.
We have more than forty researchers and specialists including 1 professor, 3 docents, 3 research directors, and fourteen doctoral level researchers. We provide e-learning on micro-entrepreneurship at the Open University or at the University of Continuous Learning (JOY). Our project volume is about 40 projects with funding of 3M€ / year. In the network of companies and partners we have more than 500 clients and partners on yearly basis. Now, we have 105 partners in 37 countries and counting. Partnerships, research projects, co-publications and visits make a significant impact worldwide. University of Oulu performs in the major university rankings within global top 3%.
The latest Research Assessment Exercise – research quality assessment conducted by an international panel rated us in research as “excellent” (5/6) and the societal impact of research rated as “outstanding” (6/6).
In this newsletter we want to share with you some highlights of our current activities. Read about resent research findings from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and metal 3D printing, greet our visiting scholar in Australia, get to know how Horizon Europe project aims towards more socially and environmentally friendly critical raw materials exploration and excavation and much more. If you have recently moved to Finland, this may be for you: we introduce a new online course on Living as an entrepreneur in Finland. Moreover, through this newsletter you get access to rich resources of our most recent podcasts, videocasts and blogs – enjoy and learn!