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Education
 Since 1995, the Institute has actively collaborated with graduate schools, and three of them, the Helsinki Graduate School in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, the Viikki Graduate School in Biosciences and the Finnish Graduate School of Neuroscience have been our major partners. Together with scientists from the Faculty of Biosciences, the Faculty of Pharmacy, and the Faculty of Medicine, we have organised lectures and practical courses in these graduate schools. Annually, researchers at the Institute are involved in the organization of 50-60 credits for graduate students. The Helsinki Region Biotechnology Educational Programme The Helsinki Region Biotechnology Educational Programme (HEBIOT) is a joint initiative in interdisciplinary education by the University of Helsinki, the Helsinki University of Technology and the Helsinki School of Economics, started in 2004. In the University of Helsinki, the Faculties of Biosciences, Agriculture and Forestry, Pharmacy, and Medicine, and the Institute of Biotechnology and the Neuroscience Center participate in education. In 2005, a separate international Master’s Degree Programme in Biotechnology (MBIOT) was also initiated at the University of Helsinki. The students receive their M.Sc. diplomas from the Faculty of Biosciences and the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, which also share the responsibility for the B.Sc. studies and some of the M.Sc.studies. The Institute of Biotechnology and the Neuroscience Center are heavily involved in education in the M.Sc. programme. Within the regions of their expertise, the cell biotechnology, structural biology and neurobiotechnology researchers at the Institute are responsible for providing essentially all the courses and training, as well as supervision of the M.Sc. theses. Students wishing to pursue post-graduate studies can thus readily join research groups at an early stage in their education and can also participate in the educational programs of the graduate schools prior to completing their Master’s degrees. The active role that the Institute of Biotechnology is taking in basic teaching promotes contact with undergraduate students, teaching at the cutting edge of research and the possibility of grooming potential Ph.D. students. Moreover, the group leaders of the Institute can compete on pedagological grounds when applying for faculty positions. The Institute’s staff are a valuable teaching resource, providing highly trained expertise in their fields which has now been mobilized to promote biotechnology education in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The education coordinator at the Institute of Biotechnology is Prof. Sarah Butcher.
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