Transcript Turun yliopisto

TERVETULOA TURUN YLIOPISTOON!
WELCOME
TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU!
Ms. Katja Arola
Student and Admission Services
OTSIKKO
Tekstiä
UNIVERSITY OF TURKU
(the first Finnish-language University)
was founded in 1920
"From a Free People to Free Science"
UNIVERSITY ORGANISATION
UNIVERSITY COLLEGIUM
Board
UNIVERSITY SERVICES
UNIVERSITY
COMMUNICATIONS
FACULTY
OF
HUMANITIES
FACULTY
OF
MATHEMATICS
AND
NATURAL
SCIENCES
RECTOR
Kalervo Väänänen
VICE RECTORS
Riitta Pyykkö
Kalle-Antti Suominen
FACULTY
OF
MEDICINE
FACULTY
OF LAW
FACULTY
OF
SOCIAL
SCIENCES
FACULTY
OF
EDUCATION
TURKU
SCHOOL
OF
ECONOMICS
SPECIAL
UNITS
20,000 STUDENTS
15,000 Degree Students,
2,000 Doctorate and Licentiate Students &
3,000 Visiting and Non-Degree Students
3,300 EMPLOYEES
3rd largest employer in Turku
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
Doctoral degree
(Licentiate degree)
4 years
Master's degree
120 ECTS credits
2 years
Bachelor's degree
180 ECTS credits
3 years
DEGREES ANNUALLY
1,600 Master's degrees
1,400 Bachelor's degrees
160 Doctoral degrees
2,220
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
from 97 countries
INTERNATIONAL MASTER'S
DEGREE PROGRAMMES
Asian Studies
Law and Information Society
Baltic Sea Region Studies
Learning, Learning Environments
and Educational Systems
Bioinformatics
Biomedical Imaging
Management of Information
Technology
Embedded Computing
European Heritage, Digital Media
and the Information Society
Food Development
Futures Studies
Global Information Technology
Management
Global Innovation Management
Information Security and
Cryptography
Molecular Systems Biology
Physical Sciences; Astronomy track
Finnish and Other Finno-Ugric
Languages (in Finnish)
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
SERVICES
Student tutors
Orientation week
Programme coordinators at faculties
Extensive Language Centre services
Well equipped libraries & computer services
Academic freedom and responsibility
 Students are relatively independent and free to make
decisions on their studies (timetables, minors, the
interest of research)
 However, students must also take responsibility of the
progress of their studies
 All students have the same basic rights guaranteed by
administration: objectivity, lawfulness, equality
Academic freedom and responsibility
 University students use free education services provided
by state → no consumer/employment contract → no
insurance provided by the university (exception: practical
teaching situation, e.g. lab work, field course)
Academic community
 University students in Finland are not considered
customers but equal members of the academic community.
Both the staff and the students have collective aims in many
ways.
 Consequently, it is usually easy to approach the staff (please
respect the appointment times). The members of staff think that
it is important that students take up issues they find
problematic.
 Students are also an important part of the decision making
processes in the university
 Student organizations and the University's units often have wellestablished practices for cooperation through which the students
influence the development of their study environment.
Demarcation of study right
 Study time is demarcated since 1.8.2005
 Targeted completion time for Bachelor’s degree is three and for
Master’s degree two academic years.
 Students accepted only for a Master's degree have the right to
complete the degree two years past the targeted completion
time  2 + 2 academic years.
 Demarcation begins on the academic year when the study place
has been accepted
 The student can register as non-attending for four semesters
(= two academic years) which are not included in the study time
 There are some legislative reasons that can extend the study
time, e.g. maternal leave during studentship
 For more information: http://www.utu.fi/demarcation
Student services
 There are versatile student services available to support the
students both in academic and social matters
 The rule of subsidiarity: the most needed services are
available close to the students' everyday activities:
 Coordinator of the Master's Programme
 Study Advisor of the Faculty
 Internet and Intranet Pages

www.utu.fi/en/studying
 https://intranet.utu.fi/en/services/students/
Financing the Studies
1. The State financial aid for students who are not Finnish
citizens:
Two criteria must be met:
1.
living in Finland on a permanent basis (registered in the
population register system), and
2. the purpose of the stay must be other than studying (for
example work, family ties or return migration)
The decision on the status of the student is made by
other authorities than university.
2. Working
See the university website for details:
www.utu.fi/en/studying
CITY OF TURKU
Finland´s oldest city
Finland's capital until 1812,
important link between the East and the
West since Medieval times
FAMOUS FOR VIBRANT
STUDENT LIFE
Two universities, four universities of applied
sciences, active student unions and
altogether 40,000 students guarantee action
24 hours a day
CITY OF TURKU
Today
a modern ambitious city
with 182,000 inhabitants and
with one of the largest clusters of
bioscience and IT
in the Nordic countries
PLENTY OF FREE TIME
ACTIVITIES
Sports – Culture – Nature
A SAFE AND COMPACT CITY
with short distances
Ideal for walking and cycling – excellent
public transportation also available
WELCOME TO
THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU
Study hard and enjoy your student life
in Turku!