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Do you have a team and an idea that connects high-tech companies, higher education and students in an innovative way? Tell us! We reward the top three teams with prizes of up to €1,500.
The City of Turku and Sitowise will organise a hackathon for higher education students at Tiedepuisto on 2-3 November 2023. At Hackathon, teams are challenged to find operating models to make the strong student potential of Turku Science Park and its nearby campuses available to companies in an inventive, efficient and mutually beneficial manner.
Get to know the challenge and participate! Instructions for the hackathon in English can be found on the Design Sprint 2023 Turku page.
An exciting opportunity awaits your team's participation. Collaborate with The City of Turku and Sitowise Company to shape a future where student potential merges seamlessly with professional growth. Formulate a concept or propose solutions with your team that redefine student or graduate employment in the Turku Kupittaa and Science Park region.
Our hackathon will take place in Turku Science Park on 2-3 November 2023. Apply by 20 October 2023 at Design Sprint 2023 Turku.
Event organisers and volunteers are brought together by a volunteer database established by the Event Services of the City of Turku. The volunteer database makes the organisation of events easier and offers diverse opportunities for volunteers.
The students of the Turku University of Applied Sciences' (TUAS) Circular economy in practice course got this fall a task from the City of Turku. Task’s main goal was to ponder to either Science Park or Linnanniemi area different actions through which the area would become as example of the circular economy. Read about the results.
Turku was the only city in Finland's delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference. In her speeches, Mayor Minna Arve particularly emphasised the importance of cities in the fight against climate change.
A campaign arranged by the City of Turku between December 7–10 to help residents of the city of Kharkiv brought in large amounts of electric and heating equipment. A total of 122 donors, ranging from private individuals to groups of friends and companies, participated in the aid campaign.
Turku can, for a good reason, be called the imaging capital of Finland and even the entire Europe. The city is home to both the headquarters of the Euro-BioImaging research infrastructure and the national Turku PET Centre, one of the continent’s most important medical imaging centres.
The Study and Stay career show recording is available now – learn valuable tips and knowledge on studying and staying in the Turku region and Finland!
The state-of-the-art building “Tyyssija” (Eng. “Haven”) opened its doors to student tenants in the beginning of 2022.
Starting from October, the regional cooperation of EU countries bordering the Baltic Sea has a joint coordination hub in Finland and Germany. The newly established Baltic Sea Strategy Point will act as a support unit for the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.
Plans to build the world’s first climate-neutral cruise ship are underway in Turku. Moreover, a new textile refinement plant will be built in Turku, making Finland the first country in the world where post-consumer textiles are obtained nationwide for reuse and recycling. These unique projects have received financial support from the EU recovery funds.
European union Mission on 100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities in Europe by 2030 aims to support at least 100 cities to become carbon-neutral by the end of the decade. The City of Turku was selected as one of the 100 frontrunner cities.
The Turku Education Committee will receive the needs assessment of the Turku International Primary School on 21 June. The possible completion of the project is scheduled for 2025, when the school would be able to move to new premises in Kupittaa, the Science Park area.
To the Classroom and Beyond – Student Services for International Talents is an online event focusing on higher education in Turku. It will take place on February 3rd, 2022. At this event, the speakers will discuss about the student journey as well as introduce two projects supporting international talents in higher education. All internationals are welcome to participate!
Tendering was launched for the future Science Park deck area on 22 December 2021 as the Kupittaa Partnership Project. The aim of the project is to create a series of urban spaces in the planning zone to form a strong and energetic core for the Turku Science Park.
Study and Stay in Turku career event was arranged on 10 November 2021. If you missed it, you can watch the recording of the event and hear insipiring stories from international alumni who have made their careers in Finland!
Turku Urban Research Programme provides funding for Master’s Thesis that build on a theoretical framework and may produce results applicable in the municipality’s development. The application period ends on November 19th 2021.
Student, come and enjoy exercise in good company without pressure, competition and comparison - completely free of charge! Hosted by CampusSport’s sports tutors, the "Just for fun" shift focuses on having fun and enjoying the movement. All the students of the universities and universities of applied sciences in Turku are welcome to join the shift.
Students and young adults are offered corona vaccinations in pop-up vaccination events. Both 1st and 2nd coronavirus vaccine doses will be given during pop-up events without appointment. The vaccinations are meant for Turku residents and students living in Turku.
Come and take a free quick test for coronavirus infections! The tests are available at the parking carage of Varissuo Ice Hall On Thurday 6 May and Tuesday 11 May at 10 am – 3 pm. You don't need an appointment or a referral. The testing is specifically intended for asymptomatic people.
Study in Turku organizes a webinar on Monday 19th of April for the international students studying in universities and universities of applied sciences in Turku. Our speaker in the webinar is an occupational health psychologist Ronnie Grandell who has specialized in the areas of self-compassion and compassionate therapy. Event is a free of charge.
Higher education students enjoy living in Turku. This was demonstrated by the student survey conducted in the spring of 2020. As many as 98% of them would recommend Turku to their friends as a student city!
Turku warmly welcomed the new university students at the annual Study in Turku fair 26 August 2021. If you visited the fair, leave us feedback - you may win a giftcard!
Jouluradio Christmas Radio service plays many kinds of Christmas music and goes on until the 6th of January. In addition to the main channel, there are nine web channels with special themes. Listen online on www.jouluradio.fi or main channel also on 93,8, MHz.
