University of Art and Design Helsinki
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| University of Art and Design Helsinki | |
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| Taideteollinen korkeakoulu Konstindustriella högskolan |
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| Motto: | Pro Arte Utili (Latin) |
| Motto in English: | For useful abilities |
| Established: | 1871 |
| Type: | Public |
| Rector: | Helena Hyvönen |
| Students: | Around 2000 |
| Undergraduates: | 600 |
| Postgraduates: | 1200 |
| Doctoral students: | over 200 |
| Location: | Template:Country data Arabianranta Helsinki, Finland |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Nickname: | Also known internationally as TaiK and UIAH |
| Website: | http://www.taik.fi/ |
University of Art and Design Helsinki (Taideteollinen korkeakoulu in Finnish), known commonly as TaiK, is the largest art university in the Nordic countries, and was founded in 1871. Media Centre Lume - the National Research and Development Center of audiovisual media - is also located in the university. The university awards the following academic degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Arts.
The university has been active in establishing research projects and industrial collaborations via the private sector. During the rectorship of Yrjö Sotamaa the university was active in integrating design into Finnish innovation networks. This eventually led to the amalgamation of TaiK together with Helsinki University of Technology (TKK)and the Helsinki School of Economics (HSE) into a new charter university, Aalto University, which is due to start in August 2010.
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[edit] Organization
Degree programmes are organized under six schools, as well as an external unit in the town of Pori:
- School of Motion Picture, Television and Production Design
- Media Lab
- School of Design
- School of Art Education
- School of Visual Culture
- The Helsinki School
- School of Art and Media Pori
[edit] Notable alumni
- Tapio Wirkkala - designer
- Aki Kaurismäki - film director
- Kaj Franck - designer
- Timo Sarpaneva - designer
- Stefan Lindfors - designer
[edit] See also
- TOKYO - the Student union of the University of Art and Design Helsinki
- List of universities in Finland
- Finnish education system
[edit] External links
- The University of Art and Design Helsinki - Official site
- The Student union TOKYO - official site
- Media Centre Lume - Official site
Coordinates: 60°12′34″N 24°58′37″E / 60.20944°N 24.97694°E
