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SUMMER SCHOOL SITE
University of Oulu, Linnanmaa campus, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, street address Erkki Koiso-Kanttilan katu 3, door E.
OBS! The opening seminar on Monday June 10, 2024 at 09:00 – International UBICOMP Seminar 2024 – takes place in lecture hall L10 (OP-sali). Nearest entrance is door R at Erkki Koiso-Kanttilan katu.
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English.
REGISTRATION FEE: 300 EUR
Registration fee covers social program (get together party on Monday, dinner boat cruise on Wednesday, school dinner on Saturday), local transportation, daily lunches, and UBI Café serving free food and drinks at the summer school site.
CREDITS & PASSING CRITERIA
Credits: 5.0 ECTS (University of Oulu course code is 521154S).
Please verify beforehand the requirements for credits enforced in your home university. At some universities participation is sufficient for credits while some universities such as the University of Oulu require passing a final exam. The passing criteria for the students of the University of Oulu are as follows:
1. Full participation in the selected workshop, including International UBICOMP Seminar 2024. If you are not able to attend in all six days, you should not apply and enroll to the summer school.
2. Successful contribution to a project completed during the workshop (50% of grade).
3. Passing the final exam based on a reading package selected by the instructor(s) and the material presented during the workshop (50% of grade).
A certificate of participation will be awarded to all participants who complete requirements 1 and 2, and pay their registration fee. This certificate of participation does not include the final grade.
A separate certificate of passing the summer school with a particular final grade (grading scale is Fail, 1 (lowest passing grade) …. 5 (highest passing grade)) will be awarded to all participants who complete requirements 1, 2 and 3, and pay the registration fee.
ACCOMMODATION IN TWIN BED ROOM IN LUXURIOUS VILLA WITH SAUNA AND FIREPLACE FOR 40 EUR/DAY
Subject to limited availability, out of town participants can purchase low-cost accommodation (39 EUR/day) upon registration from our block reservation in 4-star Nallikari Holiday Village, where the instructors will also stay. Accommodation is available from Friday/Saturday/Sunday June 7/8/9 at 15:00 till Sunday/Monday June 16/17 at noon. Please note that our block reservation will be locked on May 5, 2024, after which any remaining capacity will be handed out on a first come first served basis. Participants opting for this accommodation will lodge in luxurious Poiju villas. A villa has 2 bedrooms with twin beds, hence 4 persons share a villa, females and males in their own villas. A villa is equipped with sauna, kitchen, dining space, living-room, air conditioning, open fireplace, large patio, TV, bed linen and towels. Nallikari Holiday Village is located amid a very green and scenic setting next to Nallikari Beach.
We will provide free bus transportation from Nallikari Holiday Village to the summer school site and back for summer school participants daily.
TRAVEL TO OULU
Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements and expenses. You should plan arriving in Oulu latest by 8:00 on Monday, June 10, 2024, and departing from Oulu earliest on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Flights to Oulu are provided by Finnair. You can also travel from Helsinki to Oulu aboard VR train.
We will coordinate shared taxis for transportation between Oulu airport/trainstation and Nallikari Holiday Village for your arrival and departure.
TOURIST INFORMATION
The Visit Oulu website provides comprehensive information on traveling and accommodation opportunities.
