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FUTURE EDUCATION IN PHOTONICS - WEBINAR

Juha Purmonen Development manager, Photonics Wednesday 6.5.2020

Photonics ac s activities i s in F Finland

Joensuu Oulu Tampere Helsinki

Turku Lappeenranta Jyväskylä

Population In Finland: 5.5 Million, 18 inhabitants per km²

Some facts from Finland

• Finland is the most stable country in the world. The Fund for Peace,

Fragile States Index 2018

• Finland is the freest country in the world together with Sweden and
• Norway. Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2018
• Finland is the safest country in the world. World Economic Forum,

The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017

• Finland has the best governance in the world. Legatum Institute, The

Legatum Prosperity Index 2017: Finland

• Finland has the least organised crime in the world.

World Economic Forum, The Global Competitiveness Report 2017– 2018: Organized crime

Photonics in Finland (2017)

• More than 200 companies
• More than 50% are SMEs
• Photonics business in Finland is Billion euros
• Directly employs about 4 000 in Finland
• Export intensive
• Only export companies 48 %
• Only Finland companies 44 %

Photonics Finland executed industry survey on April 2020 – Result will be published on 15 May.

• Photonics Finland is a technology oriented

association that drives the photonics industry in

• Finland. It gathers Finnish photonics companies,

academia, industries that apply and adapt photonics and public authorities under the national network.

• Photonics Finland develops practices to coordinate

and develop Finnish photonics internationally by working closely with other European photonic clusters which are sustained by European Union Photonics Platform (Photonics21).

Need for experts from all education levels

• Photonics Industry Survey on

November 2018

• Photonics education in universities

are in good situation (MSc & PhD)

• Especially UEF, Aalto and TAU
• Not any Photonics focused

education programs in Applied Sciences Universities and Vocational Schools in Finland

Develop Photonics education for all levels Basic needs from Industry

Joensuu is piloting education concept – Why?

• University of Eastern Finland is largest Photonics education university in Finland
• It is also largest university for STEM teachers
• Karelia university of Apllied Sciences has precision engineering education
• Focused Photonics
• Riveria is the best vocational education provider in Finland
• Awarded year 2019
• Business Joensuu offers services for businesses, entrepreneurs and investors in Joensuu city
• Photonics is selected priority industry in Joensuu
• Photonics is selected as a Smart Specialization theme in North-Karelia region
• Only region in Finland
• European Optics Society (EOS) and Photonics Finland headoffices located in Joensuu

Joensuu Photonics Education Path project - (JFK)

652 000 euro 2 years, end 2020 70% Regional Council of North-Karelia

Joensuu Photonics Education project - (JFK)

• The main purpose of the project is to create a photonics education path from high school to doctoral level
• to fulfill the current workforce needs of Finnish and foreign companies. Other targets are to promote

education export services,

• to support the industry development, visits and networking, collecting and sharing information and

development of Photonics Finland collaboration.

• The education path will executed by education organizations in Business Joensuu together with Institute of

Photonics (UEF), Karelia – University of Applied Sciences and Vocational school - Riveria. Workpackages

TP1: Company needs for Photonics education – Business Joensuu TP2: Photonics education in vocational schools – Riveria TP 3. Photonics education in Applied Universities - Karelia AMK TP4: International collaboration in Photonics education in university level – UEF

Project actions

• Education pilots together with companies
• Laser safety & Clean room activities
• Basics of Photonics
• Photonics basic course in vocational school – Riveria
• For Technicians and Continuing Education
• Applied University Education - Karelia AMK
• Optical component manufacturing
• Visits
• Florida, Netherland & Jena
• We learned a lot of!
• 360 virtual reality environment for clean room education

What we learned?

• We should find out good practices
• We can learn from each other
• Companies has a lot of needs for Education
• They are also openmind to tell they needs
• Education is crucial for Photonics industry
• All education level experts are needed
• Photonics education especially vocational should be focused

Kiitos!

Program continues

12:45–13.00 Photonics in Joensuu: Five Decades of Shining Light, Jyrki Saarinen, Institute of Photonics 13:00–14.15 World-Class Knowledge in Photonics Education

• Paul Urbach, Professor, Optics Research Group of TUDelft, University of Delft, Netherlands
• Alain Tremeau, Vice Rector, International collaboration, Université Jean Monnet, France
• Christian Helgert, CEO, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Abbe Center of Photonics & Abbe school of
• Photonics, Germany
• Chrys Panayiotou, The Center for Laser and Fiber Optics Education, LASER-TEC , Florida, USA

14.15–15.00 Panel discussion, Global education in photonics, Moderator Juha Purmonen, Business Joensuu

• Paul Urbach, Professor, Optics Research Group of TUDelft, University of Delft, Netherlands
• Alain Tremeau, Vice Rector, International collaboration, Université Jean Monnet, France
• Christian Helgert, CEO, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Abbe Center of Photonics & Abbe School of
• Photonics, Germany
• Chrys Panayiotou, The Center for Laser and Fiber Optics Education, LASER-TEC , Florida, USA
• Jyrki Saarinen, Professor, UEF/Institute of Photonics

15.05–15.25 Future steps, Juha Purmonen 15:25-15:30 Closing