University of Oulu

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The University of Oulu is an international science university which creates innovation for the future, well-being, and knowledge through research and education. The university consists of eight faculties and many specialised research units.

  1. 10/05/2021

    Kunniatohtorit tutuksi – Helena Petäistö

    Kunniatohtorit tutuksi -sarjan viimeisen jakson vieraana on oululaislähtöinen toimittaja ja tietokirjailija Helena Petäistö. Pariisin ja Brysselin kirjeenvaihtajana pitkän uran tehnyt Petäistö on yksi Suomen tunnetuimmista journalisteista. Hän on kirjoittanut useita Ranskaa ja Ranskan politiikkaa sekä Euroopan kaupunkeja ja matkailua koskevia tietokirjoja. Kirjeenvaihtajan työn jälkeen hän jatkaa suosittuna kolumnistina ja Eurooppa-aiheisena esitelmöitsijänä. Haastattelussa tutustumme Petäistön monipuoliseen ja menestyksekkääseen uraan journalistina ja tietokirjailijana. Petäistön journalistin työtä on ohjannut periaate ”Without favour, without fear!”, jonka mukaan toimittajan ei tule suosia tai pelätä mitään osapuolta. Pelottomasta asenteesta kertookin Petäistön haastattelussa avaama journalistisen uran tähtihetki, jolloin hän sai Neuvostoliiton presidentti Mihail Gorbatšovilta luvan Suomen EU-jäsenyyden hakemiselle. Lisäksi kuulemme millaisen kaupunkikirjan kokenut tietokirjailija kirjoittaisi entisestä kotikaupungistaan. Euroopan kulttuuripääkaupungiksi valitulla Oululla olisi Petäistön mukaan nyt tuhannen taalan mahdollisuus kohottaa kaupungin loistelias tervahistoria ja Oulun lohen historia ansaitsemaansa arvoon. Helena Petäistöä haastattelee professori Erkki Karvonen. Kunniatohtorit tutuksi -podcastissa tutustutaan Oulun yliopiston 11. tohtoripromootiossa vihittäviin kunniatohtoreihin. Keskusteluissa kuullaan mielenkiintoisia tarinoita tulevien kunniatohtoreiden elämästä, saavutuksista ja yhteydestä Oulun yliopistoon.

    Kunniatohtorit tutuksi – Helena Petäistö
  2. 08/31/2021

    An Interview with Honorary Doctor – Reid Hoffman

    The guest of the 17th episode of An Interview with Honorary Doctor is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Reid Hoffman. He co-founded LinkedIn and is currently a partner at Greylock, one of the leading venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. Hoffman is the co-author of three best-selling books: The Start-Up of You, The Alliance, and Blitzscaling. He is also the host of the podcast Masters of Scale. In this interview we will get to know more closely the life and career of Reid Hoffman. As a huge science fiction fan, Hoffman started to reflect essential questions on humanity already in his childhood. He was interested in “who we are, who should we be and what role does technology play into that”. Curiosity for the humanity and human aspirations have been important driving forces in the successful career path of Hoffman. During the interview Hoffman reveals his recipe for innovations and how he recognises where to invest. To be successful investor should recognise businesses that have possibilities to bring something fundamentally new to human life and society in global level. This was the case with Airbnb, one of the businesses in which Hoffman believed as an investor from the very beginning. Reid Hoffman is interviewed by professor Harri Oinas-Kukkonen. An Interview with Honorary Doctor is a podcast series, in which we will get to know the honorary doctors of the 11th Doctoral Conferment Ceremony. The conversations will cover interesting stories about the life and achievements of the guests and their connections to the University of Oulu.

    An Interview with Honorary Doctor – Reid Hoffman
  3. 06/28/2021

    An Interview with Honorary Doctor – Henning Schulzrinne

    The guest of the 14th episode of An Interview with Honorary Doctor podcast is Henning Schulzrinne, the Levi Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University in New York. Schulzrinne has made fundamental and pioneering contributions to key protocols used in Internet multimedia applications. For years, he has also advised the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), for example, in his role as Chief Technology Officer. Henning Schulzrinne is an award-winning expert in the field of computer science, and he has been inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. In the interview, Schulzrinne talks about his research work and describes the greatest challenges in Internet research. In the past, the biggest challenge was to make the internet technically functional. Today, the focus is especially on developing the usability of the Internet and directing the development process into a positive direction. We also get to hear what Schulzrinne’s typical workdays include and what kind of ongoing research projects he currently has. His research interest includes for example applications that support the agencies working for public safety. An Interview with Honorary Doctor is a podcast series, in which we will get to know the honorary doctors of the 11th Doctoral Conferment Ceremony. The conversations will cover interesting stories about the life and achievements of the guests and their connections to the University of Oulu.

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The University of Oulu is an international science university which creates innovation for the future, well-being, and knowledge through research and education. The university consists of eight faculties and many specialised research units.