Normet Corporation and Oulu University of Applied Sciences Develop Their Co-operation
03 Oct, 2018, 07:16 BST
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Normet Corporation and Oulu University has signed a partnership agreement to develop their co-operation. With the signed contract, the parties will initiate development, research and training co-operation to strengthen the development and testing conditions of vehicle technology.
The ongoing transition in vehicle technology sets to players in the sector new challenges with the tightening of environmental legislation and changing needs of end customers. At the same time, our personnel's expertise is subject to new demands that we can answer with this partnership agreement signed with Oulu University of Applied Sciences, states Heikki Ojala, Vice President, Global R&D in Normet Corporation.
Normet Corporation is one of the Northern Finland's driving companies whose success radiates to a wide range of companies in supply chains throughout northern Finland. The success of these driving companies is important to safeguard employment and prosperity throughout our region. The Oulu University of Applied Sciences is responsible for the education of automobile and vehicle technology in half of the territory of Finland. The signed agreement is an important step towards closer cooperation between the parties, says Jukka Säkkinen, Director, Education, R&D and innovation.
Additional Information:
Normet Oy:
Heikki Ojala
Vice President, Global R&D
e-mail: heikki.ojala@normet.com
mobile: +358-40-539-4803
Oulun University of Applied Sciences:
Jukka Säkkinen
Director, Education, R&D and Innovation
e-mail: jukka.sakkinen@oamk.fi
mobile: +358-50-595-7951
Normet is an innovative, fast growing technology company. We are underground experts driven by continuous improvement and care for environment. We offer complete technical solutions increasing our customers' profitability through improved safety, cost savings and shortened process cycle.
Normet has a broad offering for underground mining and tunnelling: equipment, construction chemicals, rock reinforcement products and services. Normet currently employs over 1200 business professionals and the net sales in 2017 was over 250 million Euro. Normet is a Finnish company operating globally with over 50 locations in 30 countries. For more information, visit www.normet.com.
Oamk is one of Finland's most respected and academically appealing universities of applied sciences. We educate professionals and develop Northern Finland's competitive advantage together with working life. 1 500 experts graduate from Oamk every year to meet the needs of the region's working life. 580 dedicated Oamk personnel are responsible for teaching, research and development. . For more information, visit www.oamk.fi/en/
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