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Personnel

The following table contains manpower years of different personnel categories. It is to be noted that several positions are open due to lack of funding. This explains the decreasing manpower for professors and assistants during these years.



Personnel (manpower years) 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Basic funding          
- Teachers 51 49 46 43 47
Professors 10 9 8 9 9
Senior Assistants 5 6 6 4 3
Lecturers 10 12 9 10 11
Assistants 12 14 13 8 9
Other full-time teachers 11 3 7 7 7
Part-time teachers 3 5 3 5 8
- Administrative personnel 10 9 10 11 13
Total 61 58 56 54 60
           
Additional funding for education          
- Postgraduate students 8 10 11 14 11
- Other 0 2 7 11 10
Total 8 12 18 15 21
           
External research funding          
- Researchers and research assistants 19 31 35 35 37
Total 89 102 108 113 118

Funding

Funding (million FIM) 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 % (1999)
Basic funding 11.9 11.8 12.4 11.6 11.4 39
Additional funding 1.0 2.5 5.0 4.8 7.2 24
External research funding 6.0 7.2 8.1 8.5 11.1 37
Total 18.9 21.5 24.0 24.9 29.7 100

The additional funding for education in 1999 is divided according to the following table.

Additional funding for education (million FIM) 1999
National Information Society Programme 2.1
Graduate Schools 2.3
Upgrading studies 0.9
Other 0.5
Total 7.2

Premises

Educational facilities are available as follows. There are 8 small and 10 medium-sized lecture rooms at the Department and one bigger lecture hall seating 250. Most lecture rooms are equipped with a computer. Some also include a video projector. There are also wireless computer sets including projectors that can be used in any lecture room. There are 12 computer rooms for students containing 139 PCs in all. Faculty members have their own offices, all of which are equipped with PCs.

Both students and personnel have their own recreation rooms for informal meetings, coffee, etc. In the building, there is also a student cafeteria. The increase in premises is shown in the following table.



Premises (square meters) 1.1.1999 1.1.2000 Change
Lecture rooms 937 1 096 +17%
Computer rooms 351 534 +52%
Other premises including offices 1 213 1 461 +20%
Total 2 501 3 091 +24%



In 1999, the library of the Department moved into larger premises in the building. The old library rooms were changed into computer class rooms and a medium sized lecture hall with up-to-date facilities (computer, video projector, etc.). About 600 square meters were added for department use.


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