Towards the Responsive University:
The Regional Role of Eastern Finland Universities
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To be regional, national or international - that is the question three
Eastern Finland universities have tackled using both similar and different
strategies. In this publication the international Peer Review Team reports
the results of the external evaluation carried out in Lappeenranta University
of Technology, University of Kuopio, and University of Joensuu. The
evaluation was based on the self evaluation reports produced by each
university, the discussions, and findings discovered during the site visits,
and complementary information produced by the institutions. The theme of the
evaluation was the regional role of the three universities. This dates back
to the time of their foundation - after a long and hectic political debate,
the final solution in 1966 was to found three separate, more or less
specialised units instead of one ``full-service`` university to meet the
regional needs of the eastern part of Finland. How well they have reached
the aim is the topic of this report.