Nokia will donate 1.1 million euros to four Finnish universities
Nokia will donate 1.1 million euros to four Finnish universities to support technology research, education and innovation, the company announced.
Four educational institutions, Aalto University and the universities of Helsinki, Oulu and Tampere, receive donations, says Erudera College News.
In a press release, the company says the impact of its donation will be “The Finnish state’s campaign was further strengthened alongside the funding of university industry.”
Tommi Uitto, Nokia’s Director of Mobile Networks and Finland’s Country Manager, said that Nokia has been built in Finland for 157 years through long-term research and continuous innovation, and only investments in education and research can keep Finland at the forefront of technology and technology. innovation.
“With this donation, we want to emphasize the importance of Finnish research and education and continue to do our part to promote world-class innovation and talent.” Uitto added.
According to the statement, the four universities receiving the donations will promote research that is central to the company’s business, including 5G and 6G, edge computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum technologies.
“Nokia has a long and extensive history of supporting and collaborating in the education sector at various levels, including various major research projects.” the press release reads.
Founded in 1865, Nokia is a leading Finnish company in multinational telecommunications, information technology and consumer electronics. Almost 500 young people in Finland have access to internships offered by the company every year.
Nokia currently has almost 6,500 employees in Finland. Between 2018 and 2022, there were about 2,000 employees in Finland, many of whom worked in highly educated research and development positions.
This year, the company has hired more than 260 employees in Finland.
The University of Helsinki is one of the largest and oldest universities in Finland, with more than 31,000 students and almost 10,000 employees.
The University of Tampere, one of the institutions receiving the donation, is also a well-known university in Finland, with 21,000 students and more than 4,000 employees.
In addition, the University of Oulu is an international university founded in 1958, with almost 14,000 students in eight faculties and 3,700 employees.
Aalto University was established in 2010 through the merger of the Helsinki School of Economics, the Helsinki University of Technology and the Helsinki University of Art and Design. Today, it has six schools, 12,000 students (FTE) and 4,000 faculty members and staff, nearly 400 of whom work as professors.
This year, the Technology Industry, which lobbies companies in the technology industry, has allocated EUR 4 million to Finnish universities focusing on technology, of which Aalto donated EUR 1.2 million.
He said the country’s government would increase the donation with a funding campaign lasting until the end of June.
According to the organisation’s study, the Finnish technology industry would need 130,000 new experts over the next ten years.
In recent years, the technology industry, its members and the 100th Anniversary Foundation have invested EUR 160 million in higher education.