University of Turku
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The University of Turku (
Established in 1920, the university is the third largest in the country as measured by student enrollment, after the University of Helsinki and Tampere University. It is a member of the Coimbra Group and the European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U).[3]
History
The Royal Academy of Turku
The first university to be established in Turku was
Three famous Finns began their studies in Turku in 1822. These were Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Elias Lönnrot, and Johan Ludvig Runeberg who have a statue on University Hill. Another reminder of the Royal Academy is the Old Academy Building near the university's campus.
The University of Turku
The modern University of Turku was founded in 1920. The Finnish intelligentsia wanted a purely
The first premises of the University of Turku were in the centre of the city, by the market square. In the 1950s a new campus was built on Ryssänmäki (Russian Hill[4] – now known as University Hill). In the 1960s the university started to expand rapidly, a process that still continues.
The university was made a public institution in 1974.[5]
Since 1995 the University of Turku has been a member of the Coimbra Group. In 2017, the university became a member of The European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U).[6]
In January 2010, the Turku School of Economics merged with the University of Turku, forming a seventh faculty of the university.[5]
In 2021, the Faculty of Technology was established as the eighth faculty of the university.[7]
Enrollment
The university has approximately 22,000 degree students.
The University is a home for The University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) which consists of doctoral programmes covering all disciplines. The graduate school has approximately 2,000 doctoral candidates pursuing a PhD.
Faculties
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ARWU World[8] | 301–400 (2023) |
QS World[9] | =315 (2024) |
THE World[10] | 301–350 (2024) |
USNWR Global[11] | =342 (2023) |
There are altogether eight faculties in the University of Turku
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Turku School of Economics
- Faculty of Technology
In addition to the faculties, the research and learning activities at the university take place in five independent units: Brahea Centre of the University of Turku, Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Turku PET Centre, Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO and Turku Bioscience Centre.
Organization
The university management consists of the Board, The Rector and the vice rectors and the University Collegiate Council.
The Board is the highest decision-making organ of the university and is made up of 10 members from academia, society and studentship.[1] It develops the university's operating processes and approves plans concerning its financing and activities; it decide on the guidelines of granting appropriations; it give its opinion in any matters of significance that concern the university in principle and the Board approves the service regulations and other similar rules.
The Rector directs the activities and processes of the university and solves any issues concerning its general management. The Rector represents the university and uses the university's right to speak in courts of law and in dealings with the authorities. Professor Jukka Kola is currently the elected Rector.[12]
The University Collegiate Council consists of 30 members: ten professors, ten other teaching and research personnel and other staff and ten students.[13]
Campus area
The University of Turku shares a campus with
Research
As defined in its strategy 2030,[14] the university's multidisciplinary research is profiled through six thematic areas which are biodiversity and sustainability; future technologies and digital society; cultural memory and social change; children, young people and learning; health, diagnostics and drug development; and sea and maritime studies.
The University of Turku has been involved in many research projects in the
Notable alumni
- Sauli Niinistö[15] – 12th President of Finland
- Mauno Koivisto[15] – 9th President of Finland
- Petteri Orpo[15] – Prime Minister of Finland
- Riikka Purra – Member of Parliament, Minister of Finance
- Krista Kiuru[15] – Member of Parliament, Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services
- Liisa Hyssälä – Member of Parliament, Minister of Health and Social Services
- Paula Lehtomäki – Member of Parliament, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
- Matti Anttonen[15] – diplomat and Secretary of State
- Pekka Puska – Member of Parliament, physician
- Ville Niinistö – Member of the European Parliament
- Timo Airaksinen – Professor of Moral Philosophy
- Jarmo Viinanen – diplomat, Secretary General of the Presidential Office
- Heli Laaksonen – poet
- Kaisa Matomäki – mathematician and SASTRA Ramanujan Prize winner
Rectors
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Chancellors
The Chancellor, appointed by the President of Finland upon proposal of the Finnish Government, was to promote science and scholarship, look after the general interests of the university and supervise its activities. The Chancellor confirmed the standing orders and other corresponding general regulations of the university. The most visible task of the Chancellor was the appointment of the Professors and the Docents of the university. Professor Pekka Puska was the last person to hold this position until it was abolished based on the decision of the University Board. The duties were reassigned to the Rector.[16]
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See also
References
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- ^ "Turun yliopiston avaintiedot (In Finnish)". Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "About EC2U". EC2U. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ISBN 978-951-746-743-8.
- ^ a b "The History of the University of Turku". Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "About EC2U". EC2U. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ "100 Years of Top Research and Education". www.utu.fi. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ "ARWU World University Rankings 2034". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings 2024". topuniversities.com. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "World University Rankings". timeshighereducation.com. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23". Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Rector". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "University Collegiate Council". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Strategy and Values of the University of Turku | University of Turku". www.utu.fi. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ a b c d e "Vuoden alumnit" [Alumni of the Year]. University of Turku (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "Chancellors of the University of Turku". Retrieved 23 May 2018.