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  1. VAASA.INF Finland, Vaasa, U of Vaasa, Timo Salmi
  2. Updated Sun 16-May-1993
  3.  
  4. FINLAND
  5. Location:         Northern Europe, Scandinavia
  6. Independence:     since 1917
  7. Economic system:  free market economy
  8. Political System: Western democracy, multiparty system
  9. Population:       5 million
  10. Area:             338 000 sq. km (Great Britain 244 000,
  11.                   Germany 357 335, Italy 301 000 sq. km)
  12. Lakes:            187 888
  13. Islands:          179 584
  14. Common borders with: Sweden    586 km (264 miles)
  15.                      Norway    716 km (445 miles)
  16.                      Russia  1 269 km (788 miles)
  17. Main industries:  Metal and engineering industry  38 %
  18.                   Forest industry                 19 %
  19.                   Chemical industry               11 %
  20.                   Food industry                   11 %
  21.                   Textile industry                 6 %
  22.                   Other                           15 %
  23.  
  24. Time zone: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 during summer daylight saving time
  25.  
  26.  
  27. VAASA
  28. Location: on the Western coast of Finland, 400 km (250 miles)
  29.           northwest of Helsinki
  30. Communications: flight from Helsinki: 1 hr, train from Helsinki:
  31.                 4 hrs, ferry from Ume}, Sweden: 4 hrs
  32. Founded:  in 1606 by King Charles IX of Sweden
  33. Population: 54271, of which about 3/4 Finnish-speaking and
  34.             1/4 Swedish-speaking
  35. Area: 397 sq. km of which 258 is maritime
  36. Climate: The annual mean temperature +4.8 C, warmest in July,
  37.          average 16.5 C and coldest in January, average -8.0 C.
  38.          Usually windy and sunny because of the coastal location.
  39. Labour force and jobs by industry:
  40.    Services                 42.8 %
  41.    Manufacturing            26.0 %
  42.    Commerce                 13.9 %
  43.    Transport                 8.0 %
  44.    Construction              6.4 %
  45.    Agriculture and forestry  1.2 %
  46.  
  47.  
  48. UNIVERSITY OF VAASA (1-Jan-1993)
  49. Founded in 1966, first students were admitted in 1968
  50. Total graduate student enrollment:          2348
  51.  - in Economics and Business Administration 1575
  52.  - in the Humanities                         524
  53.  - in the Social Sciences                    205
  54.  - in Engineering                             44
  55. Total postgraduate student enrollment:       205
  56.  - in Economics and Business Administration  124
  57.  - in the Humanities                          54
  58.  - in the Social Sciences                     27
  59. Annual intake: 490
  60.  - in Economics and Business Administration  295
  61.  - in the Humanities                         125
  62.  - in the Social Sciences                     50
  63.  - in Engineering                             20
  64. Student enrollment in continuing education: 1642
  65. Student enrollment in open university:      1073
  66. Personnel (total):                           282
  67.  - teaching personnel                        136
  68.  - others                                    146
  69.  
  70.  
  71. FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS AND DISCIPLINES
  72.  
  73. 1) Faculty of Business Administration
  74. Total student enrollment: 894
  75. Teaching program: Economics and Business Administration
  76. Degrees offered: Master of, Licentiate in and Doctor of Science in
  77.                  Economics
  78. Departments:
  79. - Management and Organization
  80. - Marketing (Marketing and International Marketing)
  81. - Economics
  82. - Business Law
  83. - Economic Geography
  84.  
  85. 2) Faculty of Accounting and Industrial Management
  86. Total student enrollment: 849
  87. Teaching programs: Economics and Business Administration, Industrial
  88.                    Management
  89. Degrees offered: Master of, Licentiate in and Doctor of Science in
  90.                  Economics, Master of Science in Technology
  91. Departments:
  92. - Accounting and Business Finance
  93. - Mathematics and Statistics (Operations Research and
  94.   Management Science, Mathematics, Statistics and Physics)
  95. - Information Technology and Production Economics
  96.  
  97. 3) Faculty of Humanities
  98. Total student enrollment: 578
  99. Teaching program: Modern Languages, Culture and Communication
  100. Degrees offered: Master of Arts, Licentiate in and Doctor of
  101.                  Philosophy
  102. Departments:
  103. - English
  104. - Scandinavian Languages
  105. - German Language and Literature
  106. - Finnish
  107. - Communication Studies (Applied Linguistics, Information Science)
  108.  
  109. 4) Faculty of Social Sciences
  110. Total student enrollment: 232
  111. Teaching program: Administrative Sciences
  112. Degrees offered: Master of, Licentiate in and Doctor of
  113.                  Administrative Sciences
  114. Disciplines:
  115. - Public Administration
  116. - Public Law
  117. - Social and Health Administration
  118. - Economic Sociology
  119.  
  120. Affiliated Institutions:
  121. University Library, Computer Centre, Centre for Continuing
  122. Education, and Western-Finland Centre for Economic Research
  123.  
  124.  
  125. FACULTY OF ACCOUNTING AND INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT (1-Jan-93)
  126. Main research interests:
  127.  Financial statement analysis
  128.  Security markets, and efficiency
  129.  Bankruptcy prediction
  130.  Analysis of firm growth, profitability, and financing
  131.  Mathematical and statistical modelling
  132. Total student enrollment: 850
  133. Studying for M.Sc.(Econ): 762
  134.  in Accounting and Business Finance:  470
  135.  in Quantitative Business Analysis:    54
  136.  in Information Technology:            38
  137.  in Production Economics:              46
  138. Studying for M.Sc.(Tech):              44
  139. Postgraduate students: 44
  140.  in Accounting and Business Finance:   28
  141.  in Methodological Sciences             3
  142.  in Information Technology:             7
  143.  in Production Economics:               6
  144. Full professors:           7
  145. Associate professors:      5
  146. Other teaching personnel: 22
  147. Supporting personnel:      4
  148.  
  149.  
  150. TIMO SALMI
  151. Professor (full, tenured) of Accounting and Business Finance
  152. Dean of faculty, Chairperson of Computer Centre Board
  153. Major professional interests:
  154.  Financial statement analysis
  155.  Quantitative research methodologies and principles
  156.  Operations research in accounting
  157. Born: 1945 in Helsinki, Finland
  158. Hobbies: Cycling, jogging, cross country skiing.
  159.          Computer programming, English pocketbooks, Popularized
  160.          natural and behavioral sciences.
  161.  
  162. Written by Prof. Timo Salmi and Information Officer Helena Kantanen.
  163.  
  164. ..................................................................
  165. Prof. Timo Salmi      Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
  166. Moderating  at  garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
  167. Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
  168. Internet:  ts@uwasa.fi  Bitnet:  salmi@finfun; FI-65101,   Finland
  169.  
  170. ..................................................................
  171. Helena Kantanen, Information Officer
  172. University of Vaasa, PO Box 297, FI-65101 Vaasa, Finland
  173. tel +358-61-3248 224, fax +358-61-3248 208, Internet: hek@uwasa.fi
  174.