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The University of Turku, the campus area, is home to Turku's Swedish University, Åbo Akademi, and the Turku University of Applied Sciences. The total of students in Turku universities is nearly 40 000. All the essential services for the staff and students are on the campus: student restaurants, libraries, cafés, bars, convenience stores, to name a few. Furthermore, the city center and market square are within an easy 10-minute walking distance. The campus lies the Student Village – a home and a familiar place to many students and alumni. The buildings on the Turku campus represent different centuries and decades. The idyllic wooden houses operated as a garrison for the Russian army at the end of the 19th century. One of the newest buildings on the campus is the ICT building. All three universities, the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi, and the Turku University of Applied Sciences, operate and collaborate. The University of Turku, established in 1920, has seven faculties and 11 independent units. There are 20,000 students and 3,300 staff members. More information on the University can be found on these pages, in the Annual Report or the Ministry of Education and Culture statistics. The new strategy's main themes are useful research, responsible education, a catalyst for social well-being and the economy, and community well-being. The strategy is based on the University's shared values: ethicality, criticality, creativity, openness, and communality. The University of Turku is an internationally competitive university whose operations are based on high-quality, multidisciplinary research. We promote education and free science and provide higher education that is based on research. The University is part of the international academic community. We collaborate closely with Finnish society and participate actively in the development of its region. We solve today's and tomorrow's complicated problems with the help of our basic research. We apply an interdisciplinary approach to research in order to increase its quality and societal effectiveness. We strengthen the researcher's career path, open science, and research support. We are a multidisciplinary and inspiring higher education institution. Our education is based on the latest scientific knowledge and meets the changing needs of society. We ensure that the study tracks are flexible and straightforward. We recognize the innovations emerging from research and our globally competitive education services. We promote an entrepreneurial attitude and utilization of research in collaboration with business life. We are a responsible employer, and our operations are built on shared values. We are building an encouraging and interactive university, where it is a pleasure to study and work. The University's operation results from the university community members' competent, responsible, and ethical activities. Quality management is part of the regular operation of the University. Responsible persons and a quality work steering group are in charge of developing and coordinating quality management. Also, we participate in different external evaluations and audits. The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre has awarded the University of Turku a quality label valid for six years until 16 June 2020. The University's operation results from the university community members' competent, responsible, and ethical activities. At the University of Turku, the Vice-rector in charge of the quality work is Riitta Pyykkö. Quality management at the University of Turku is an integrated part of all operations, and the same division of responsibilities is followed in quality management as in other operations. The University's Quality Manager is Senior Advisor Kari Seppälä. In faculties, the dean is responsible for organizing the quality work. In departments and other units, this responsibility lies with the head of the department. The University's Quality Manager is Senior Advisor Kari Seppälä. The Quality Manager is in charge of the coordination and development of operations about the University's quality management, the preparation, and presentation of the decisions about the University's quality system and monitoring the execution of these decisions, reporting on the information and results produced by the quality system to the University's leadership. As a coworker in quality, Development Specialist Ilona Tuominen is, e.g., in charge of checking and updating the contents and links of the Quality Manual and the communication related to the University's quality system in cooperation with University Communications. The steering group for the University's quality work monitors the University's quality work and makes suggestions concerning the instructions and recommendations for its development. The chair of the steering group is Vice-Rector Riitta Pyykkö, Senior Advisor to the steering group is Kari Seppälä, and the secretary is Development Specialist Ilona Tuominen. Turku's academic history extends back to the 13th century when people from Turku went to study in the universities of Central Europe. In 1640, the first University of Finland, the Royal Academy of Turku, was established by Christina, Queen of Sweden. The University of Turku was established in 1920 with donations from 22 040 citizens, and it became the first Finnish University in Finland. The University's founding years were an era of intense patriotism, and Finland took its first steps as an independent country. This spirit can also be sensed in the motto of the University: View full university

Turku University of Applied Sciences is an inspiring community of 10,000 members – an innovative and multidisciplinary higher education institution, which creates international competitiveness and well-being for Southwest Finland. Our graduates are practice-oriented professionals with top competencies. Studies at TUAS are working life-oriented, combining theoretical studies with professional skills. At the core of our teaching is Innovation Pedagogy, a new approach to learning developed at TUAS. Innovation Pedagogy emphasizes RDI and working life, making our graduates independently minded professionals with excellent international and communication skills. The mission of Turku University of Applied Sciences is to improve the working life, well-being, and competitiveness of Southwest Finland. Our primary task is to produce competent professionals for the development of working life in our operating area. We also play an essential part in building the competitiveness and vitality of our region. For our part, we are involved in developing Turku as an attractive European city of universities and culture and a city that boldly renews itself – an excellent place to live and succeed together. We are active in establishing Southwest Finland as a region of cooperation and partnership, where the quality of life is the best in Finland. Our success is measured by the well-being, quality of life, and success of Turku and entire Southwest Finland in the international competition. We create competence and success for our region by producing Excellence in Action. Our target emphasizes the production and use of international-level top competence in professional activities for our community's good. Our activities should enable the development of all our students, partners, and staff members into champions in their field in the global operating environment of the future. Our achievements are measured through their success. Excellence is also visible in the innovations we produce for our region and the entrepreneurship which develops them. We will proceed towards our target through four intertwined strategic programs: The first two define which content areas we will focus on and the latter two how we operate. We provide high quality and flexible training and consulting services for both individuals and organizations in the public and private sector. You can also update your knowledge and skills at TUAS Open University of Applied Sciences. In applied research, Turku University of Applied Sciences represents the top tier in the country. TUAS coordinates or acts as a partner in over 200 RDI projects yearly. #Innopeda is a learning method developed at TUAS. It is based on experimenting, sharing know-how, and combining different approaches. With Innopeda, we successfully connect teaching, research and development activities, internationality, and cooperation with working life. At Turku University of Applied Sciences, the international perspective is integrated into all the activities, teaching, RDI, and working life cooperation. This guarantees that our students and staff have the intercultural skills needed in today's multicultural working life. It also ensures the high international quality of our education and applied research. Turku University of Applied Sciences has three faculties. For instance, we train Bachelors of Business Administration, Bachelors of Engineering, Bachelors of Culture and Arts, and Bachelors of Health Care. At TUAS, we provide high quality and flexible education, training, and consulting services aimed at individuals and organizations in both the public and the private sector. TUAS plays a crucial role in the field of multidisciplinary applied research, development, and innovation. We offer an education that develops working life and entrepreneurial skills and provides research, development, and innovation services and organizations' development. At the core of all our activities is innovation pedagogy, Innopeda®, a unique pedagogical method developed at TUAS. It emphasizes RDI and working life, providing independent thinking, effective communication, and international activities. We participate actively in the Health Campus Turku cooperation. Health Campus Turku is a significant multidisciplinary education cluster within medicine and health care, formed by four higher education institutions and a university hospital. Health Campus offers an inspiring operating environment for studies, research, innovations, and corporate collaboration. The cooperation involves Turku University of Applied Sciences, the Hospital District of Southwest Finland, the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, and Novia University of Applied Sciences. The collaborating parties promote research and cooperation, education as well as innovation and business activities. The teaching, research, and innovation activities of the Health Campus operators support the internationally recognized high-quality special health care provided by the local university hospital. The objective is to develop interdisciplinary expertise in line with the health and social services reform targets. View full university