Impact across the world of work

Impact across the world of work

13,000

Turku UAS is a higher education institution of experts, researchers, students, faculty members and teaching professionals. We create solutions for a better tomorrow – both regionally and globally. Our graduates are practice-oriented professionals with top competencies.

As a significant regional actor, we harbour close ties to businesses and municipalities in Southwest Finland. Turku UAS is the fourth largest technical university in Finland. Our campuses are located in Turku and Salo, and we have distance learning locations in Loimaa and Uusikaupunki.

Turku Salo Loimaa Uusikaupunki

Local but global

Our heart beats for Southwest Finland

We boost the region’s well-being and competitiveness in a sustainable manner. We are a trusted partner in developing competence throughout working life.

Internationality is an integral part of our operations

Our education attracts applicants from both Finland and abroad. We educate prospering experts for workplaces in Southwest Finland.

We are a partner for (work)life

The solutions we have created in co-operation with our partners will have a positive influence also outside our own region.

Our roots go back 200 years, our eyes are to the future

1816

The first midwifery education in Finland starts in the Convent quarter in Turku.

1839 1830 1848

Turku Drawing School begins its operations as the first provider of fine arts education in Finland.

Finland’s first business school, Turku Business College, begins its operations.

The Turku school of technological sciences begins its operations.

The success story continues

Today, Turku UAS is a higher education community of more than 12,000 students, operating in Finland’s largest campus area in Kupittaa, Linnankatu Art Campus and IoT Campus in Salo. Our roots grow stronger and longer, giving rise to excellent, responsible professionals for global work environments.

1992 1997 1996 2000

The temporary technical polytechnic of Turku starts in Sepänkatu.

The operations of Turku UAS are made permanent.

The educational supply expands to cover several fields. The temporary University of Applied Sciences of Southwest Finland joins Turku UAS.

Rethink. Research. Resolve.

RDI activities in a nutshell

• More than 30 research groups

• We have received the most Business Finland funding from Finnish universities of applied sciences

• EUR 10,500,000 of external funding for RDI activities in 2022

• Nearly 40 % of projects in international cooperation

• More than 1,000 publications produced by staff annually.

Our research, development and innovation activities have a broad impact. We are one of the largest RDI universities of applied sciences in Finland. We bring together communities, businesses, research and technology in regional RDI ecosystems. We offer state-of-the-art facilities and the expertise of current and future experts in different fields.

Partner for working life

We support the working life in Southwest Finland together with other educational institutions in the region. We promote competitiveness in the Health Campus Turku, TechCampus Turku and Culture Campus Turku. These network campuses include all the higher education institutions in our region and the Business Turku.

For us, partnership is a way of doing things, and it adds great value to learning, research and development. Our partners in Finland and around the world know us for our effective expertise.

Green economy

We support the green transition of Southwest Finland. Solutions for promoting sustainable productivity already exist and, together with our partners, we will find them. Our work yields a bigger handprint and a smaller carbon footprint.

As the culmination of our long-term RDI work, the first pilot plants for textile recycling in the Nordic countries were established in Paimio.

eBussed:

Electric bus systems across Europe

The City of Turku aims to halve emissions related to travel by 2029. eBussed, a joint project of the city, Turku University of Applied Sciences and international partners actively develops the preconditions for cycling

and walking as well as the culture of sustainable mobility. The aim is to make public transport fully carbon neutral both by electrifying public transport and by supplementing the use of bio-based fuels.

We are building a more sustainable energy system. Many things need to be redesigned, and the larger the number of people making the change, the more effective the end result is.

Heidi Heikkilä, Project coordinator

Junior UAS

Since 2020, we have invited all fifth-graders in Turku to visit us. Student-led workshops present different fields of study in a creative and inspiring way. Junior UAS, implemented in cooperation with STEAM Turku, has gained great popularity: the feedback given by our target audience has been a full ten out of ten, year after year.

A good life

We work towards the best possible life in the changing world. We support our partners in developing humane solutions and service structures. We create opportunities for smoothly-running everyday life filled with new experiences. Our contribution can be seen everywhere, from safe homes and well-being to meaningful art and culture.

Our Baltic Sea

We yield influence in the Baltic Sea region with all our competence. We cooperate with the region’s businesses, higher education institutions and cities. We take good care of the Baltic Sea to keep it healthy and diverse for the generations to come. We invest in test environments that can be used by research institutes and companies alike.

Solutions for stormwater management and flooding

Southwest Finland is a densely populated region, and finding solutions will require many different perspectives. Research should therefore be carried out on a long-term basis and with the broadest possible cooperation.

Emil Nyman, Senior Advisor

Climate change is increasing the risk of flooding in urban areas, where water absorption areas have been reduced as a result of construction. As rainfall increases, the nutrient load entering water bodies also increases. The ISMO project, a joint project between Turku UAS and the City of Turku, seeks to find stormwater solutions for varying conditions and promote the adoption of natural stormwater management.

At home in the hybrid world

For us, change is an opportunity for a better (working) life. We study and develop products and services, so that people and companies can operate in the hybrid world with ease. The physical and virtual world seamlessly overlap with each other in people’s everyday lives, both at work and in spare time.

Additive manufacturing in the field of dentistry

Dental technician training already has years of experience in the use of 3D printing for dental prostheses manufacture. Turku UAS is testing and developing the possibilities of 3D printing in oral health care indications in cooperation with companies.

Practical research at Turku UAS has brought important new solutions to the industry, responding to the growing demand for product development by companies.

We believe it is important that our future graduates adopt new methods in their working lives. This will make denture manufacturing as a whole more sustainable.

Pasi Alander, Senior Lecturer in Dental technology and Oral Health Research Group leader

Learning in a changing world

At Turku UAS, studies are practical. The studentcenteredness and practical training are emphasized in our pedagogical solutions. We follow the guidelines for hybrid learning and offer a good personal learning experience both in undergraduate and postgraduate studies as well as in smaller modules.

We offer education and training in the field of:

• Technology, Communications and Transport

• Health Care and Social Services

• Business and Administration

• Arts and Culture (Art Academy)

Internationality is part of our everyday life

Our students can do a traineeship abroad, go on exchange or do a double degree. We also focus on internationalization at home. Internationalization can be achieved through international projects, language, culture and communication studies, as a tutor for international students or through an international summer semester.

• Around 300 exchange destinations in 50 countries

• 300+ outgoing and incoming exchange students yearly

• 14 double degree agreements

• 400 foreign degree students

• Turku UAS Fellow programme

• Turku Åbo Summer School

• International Weeks

• Member of the CARPE Network

Services for Business

As a multidisciplinary community of 12,000 experts, we thrive in attributing to the success of our partners and working life. At the core of all our activities is Innopeda®, a unique pedagogical method developed at Turku UAS. It emphasizes the viewpoints of RDI and working life, providing skills for independent thinking, effective communication and international activities. tuas.fi/services

Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees –

over 100

options

The best student city in Finland, the most modern learning environments and high quality education guarantee inspiring study opportunities and a degree that is valued in the job market. At Turku University of Applied Sciences, you can study for a bachelor’s or master’s degree in four different fields, in over 100 degree programmes. tuas.fi/admission

Cold,

chilly, warm, hot. That’s Finland.

Finland being a safe Nordic welfare state, equality is the fundamental ideology behind education. Ranked as the happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row, Finland is a great place to study. Located in Northern Europe, Finland is a land of interesting contrasts: from the Midnight Sun to the winter darkness, modern, urban cities pave way to the wild nature.

Why choose Finland?

• World-class education system

• Everyone speaks English

• High standard of living

• A safe, stable society

Finland facts and figures

• Population: 5.5 million

• Capital: Helsinki

• Official languages: Finnish and Swedish

• Currency: Euro (€)

• Member of the European Union

• Modern, safe and well-functioning society

• The land of a thousand lakes – and of course sauna and Santa Claus

The

happiest country in the world.

World Happiness Report 2023

The

most peaceful and sustainable country in the world.

The Sustainable Development Report 2022

The cleanest air in the world.

World Health Organization 2018

Turku – the lively city of 40,000 students

Why choose Turku?

Turku, a city of 200,000 inhabitants, is a lively town with an international atmosphere. Whether you are interested in culture or sports, strolling in the city or wandering in the nature, you can find it all in Turku. As a home to nearly 40,000 students, Turku provides endless possibilities for studying and leisure time.

• Affordable living

• Vibrant student life

• It is easy to get around

• Living close to the campus

• Urban, high-tech society close to nature

Campus area

Turku UAS’ Kupittaa Campus in Turku is a part of the constantly evolving Turku Science Park. The area is an internationally significant cluster of business life and research. Several higher education institutions, hundreds of companies are located in the area, right next to the city centre of Turku.

Vibrant Turku, the oldest city in Finland, welcomes you!