All graduates from Lappeenranta University of Technology prepare a final thesis. In their final thesis, students demonstrate their knowledge of a topic of scientific and societal importance in a specific professional area.
Students prepare their thesis preferably on a practical topic assigned by a company. This allows students to apply what they have learned to practice.
Final theses at Lappeenranta University of Technology include:
- Bachelor’s theses after approximately three years of undergraduate studies
- Master’s theses after two years of advanced studies following the Bachelor’s degree
- Doctoral dissertations after approximately four years of postgraduate studies and research.
There are three ways to complete final theses in cooperation with industry and business:
1. A company hires a student directly as a researcher. The student will prepare his/her thesis on the results of the research.
Career Services advertise the position to students. The student, the supervisor and the professor examining the thesis and discuss the practical arrangements together.
2. A company commissions a study from the university (link). Lappeenranta University of Technology hires a student to conduct research on the problem assigned by the company. The student will prepare his/her thesis on the results of the commissioned research.
3. A company makes a donation to the Lappeenranta University of Technology research foundation (Lappeenrannan teknillisen yliopiston tukisäätiö), which will post the grant opportunity for applicants. The recipient of the grant conducts a study on the research problem issued by the company and prepares his/her thesis on the results.