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Discover the University of Turku - where tradition meets modern technology Turku: Tradition and the Newest Technology • Finland's oldest city and the capital until 1812 • Today, the fifth largest city in Finland with 176,000 inhabitants • The Nordic countries' largest single-place cluster of biosciences and IT University of Turku: Facts • A major research university with six faculties and Turku School of Economics • The second largest in Finland with 21,000 students (approximately 1,400 international students each year) • Areas of strength include biosciences, IT, cultural interaction and integration, cooperation in the Baltic Sea region Turku – a lively student city • • • 30,000 students in two universities and Polytechnics in Turku: – every fifth person studies or works in higher education The universities form a unified campus in the heart of the city A vibrant city in the midst of beautiful Finnish nature International Student Services • • • • • • Orientation week for new incoming international students in September and January Academic contact persons at the departments International coordinators at the faculties Reasonably priced student accommodation Extensive Language Centre services Well-equipped libraries and computer services HUMANITIES 5200 students MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES 4200 students Faculties SOCIAL SCIENCES 1800 students LAW 1300 students EDUCATION 2500 students TURKU SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS 2200 students MEDICINE 2300 students Master's Degree Studies • 17 international Master's degree programmes in English available at six different faculties and Turku School of Economics for the academic year 2010-2011 • In addition, one programme in Finnish designed for nonnative speakers • www.utu.fi/en/studying/programmes/masters.html • Asian Studies Master's Degree Studies • Baltic Sea Region Studies • Information Technology • Bioinformatics • Institutions and Social Mechanisms • Biomedical Imaging • Law and Information Society • Embedded Computing • Environmental Sciences • Learning, Learning Environment and Educational Systems • European Heritage, Digital Media • Management of IT (IMMIT) and the Information Society • Future Studies • Global Information Technology Management • Global Innovation Management • Physical Sciences, Astronomy Track • Finnish and other Finno-Ugric Languages Doctoral Studies • A doctoral degree can be achieved in all the subjects available at The University of Turku • First-class environment and atmosphere for international studies Choose the University of Turku • • • • • • • A wide choice of quality courses in English Excellent counselling services and state-of-the-art facilities Reasonably priced student accommodation Vibrant student life with 30,000 students Compact city with short distances Plenty of free time activities Unspoilt nature and the archipelago within easy reach www.utu.fi/en For more information, please visit www.utu.fi/en/studying/programmes or contact [email protected] Welcome to Turku!