Staff of the International Office 2011

International Office

Visiting address: Turku School of Economics building, Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, 1st floor
Visiting hours: Mon - Thu 10.00-13.00

Postal address: International Office, University of Turku, FI-20014 TURKU, FINLAND

E-mail addresses:

firstname.surname[at]utu.fi
International Advisors: international[at]utu.fi
Incoming student mobility:
Enquiries and applicants: international[at]utu.fi
Erasmus Mundus Action 2 applicants: Information and contact details
For coordinators at partner universities & international exchange students on UTU campus: incoming[at]utu.fi
Outgoing student mobility: outgoing[at]utu.fi

Institutional Erasmus Code: SF TURKU01
Institutional Erasmus Contract (EUC reference number): 29559-IC-1-2007-1-FI-ERASMUS-EUCX-1
TOEFL code: 9701

Head of International Affairs

Ms Irinja Paakkanen, tel. +358 (0)2 333 6142

Strategic Partnerships
Bilateral general agreements of the university
New Initiatives for Joint Degrees
Institutional LLP, NORDPLUS and FIRST coordinator
Applications, agreements and contracts related to international education programmes and mobility
Coimbra Group cooperation

International networks

Ms Kirsi Korpela, International Liaison Officer, tel. +358 (0)2 333 5612

East- and South-East Asian cooperation
Fudan Nordic Centre cooperation
New Iniatives
Administration of Erasmus grants for teacher and staff exchange programmes (outgoing)
Coimbra Group - Latin America Task Force member
Fulbright-Cost Share -scholarships
Quality assurance of the Unit

International Welcome Services (IWS) iws(at)utu.fi
Publicum-building, Assistentinkatu 7,1st floor

Ms Eeva Schoultz, International Liaison Officer tel. +358 (0)2 333 5903

Coordination of the services for incoming researchers, teachers and doctoral students
Coimbra Group Scholarships to the University of Turku
Fulbright - University of Turku Scholar Award
Secretary to Steering Group of International Affairs

International Degrees

Ms Pia Le Grand, International Officer, tel +358 (0)2 333 5030

Development of support services for International Master's Degree Programmes
International joint degrees
Contact Person for North-South-South Programme networks and Sanord cooperation
Contact person ofErasmus Mundus Action 1 and Nordic Master
Coordination of global responsibility
Regional cooperation

Student Mobility

International Advisors

Ms Virpi Leppänen tel. +358 (0)2 333 6150
Ms. Anna Niemelä substituting Ms Anu Kulta-Haapalainen (on leave until 31.7.2012) tel. + 358 (0) 2 333 5692
Ms Tarja Malinen tel. + 358 (0) 2 333 6582

General advice for students going abroad and international students
Assistance in the administration of international mobility programmes
Payment of grants awarded for student mobility
international[at]utu.fi

Ms Liisa Aho, International Officer, tel. +358 (0)2 333 6104

International student exchange (incoming students for Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Social Sciences)
Institutional ECTS contact person
Coordination of the application process of international exchange students and grants
Administrative coordinator of the FIRST network
Coordinator of the International Summer School summerschool[at]utu.fi
Bilateral university level agreements involving student exchange
Contact person for EMA2-project EXPERTS
Office hours: Wed 10.00-12.00

Ms Annukka Väre, International Officer, tel. + 358 (0) 2 333 6145

International student exchange (incoming students for Faculty of Law, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and Turku School of Economics)
Erasmus and faculty level agreements of theTurku School of Economics and Faculty of Law
Coordination of the support services for incoming exchange students
Fulbright University of Turku Graduate Award

Ms Tarja Virta, International Officer, tel. +358 (0)2 333 5363

International student exchange (outgoing students)
Special advice concerning studies and grants abroad
Institutional ISEP,Coimbra Group SEN and Coimbra ETM Task Group contact person
Erasmus and faculty level agreements of Faculty of Social Sciences and 'All fieds' agreements
ECTS Coordinator for Faculty of Social Sciences
Office hours: Tue-Thu 12.00-14.00

Ms Heli Lahti, International Officer, tel. +358 (0)2 333 6090

International student exchange (outgoing students)
Special advice concerning studies and grants abroad
Erasmus agreements of the Faculty of Humanities
Contact person for Nordplus, Nordlys and NOREK networks
Contact person for EMA2 -project JoinEU-SEE
Secretary of the International Committee of the Faculty of Humanities
ECTS Coordinator for the Faculty of Humanities
Office hours: Tue-Thu 12.00-14.00

Ms. Kaija Kangasjärvi, International Officer, tel. +358 (0)2 333 8405, intmedi[at]utu.fi

Incoming and outgoing student mobility to the Faculty of Medicine
Erasmus and faculty level agreements of the Faculty of Medicine
Erasmus and faculty level agreements of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Medicin i Norden - network coordinator (Nordplus)
MEDINE2 - representative
Secretary of the International Committee of the Faculty of Medicine
ECTS Coordinator of the Faculty of Medicine
Office hours: Mon-Thu 10-13 and by appointment

Ms Enni Laaksonen substituting Ms Heidi Tahvanainen (on leave until 1.11.2012), International Advisor, tel. +358 2 333 6548

Incoming and outgoing student mobility
Administration of Tutor system for incoming exchange students
Updating of material and Internet pages

Erasmus Mundus -partnerships

Publicum building, Assistentinkatu 7, 2nd floor

Ms Elina Tulla, International Officer, tel. +358 2 333 6033, iiiadmissions[at]utu.fi, bmu-mid.admissions[at]utu.fi

Contact person for Erasmus Mundus Action 2 project
Erasmus Mundus Action 2 projects at the Universit yof Turku: agreements, reporting, project proposals
Quality assessment of the projects

Ms Sanni Jalonen, International Officer, tel. +358 2 333 6369, iiiadmissions[at]utu.fi, erasmusmundus[at]utu.fi

study councelling
Coordination of the mobility and scholarships of the projects, statistics
Coordination of the mobility processes of the Erasmus Mundus projects at UTU

Ms Anna Alasuutari, International Advisor, tel. +358 2 333 7933, bmu-mid.admissions[at]utu.fi, erasmusmundus[at]utu.fi

study councelling
councelling and follow-up for scholarships and insurances of the Erasmus Mundus projects at UTU

Departmental Secretary

Ms. Riikka Matikainen substituting Ms Liisa Anttalainen, tel. +358 (0)2 333 6110 (on leave until 30.9.2012)

General administration
Human resources and financial administration of the International Office
Travel claims related to Erasmus partner university visits and teacher/staff visits
Archives

Interns

E-mail: kv-harjoittelija[at]utu.fi

International affairs at University of Turku are taken care also by

International Officer for the Faculty of Education
Ms Henriikka Salminen, tel. +358 2 333 8846, education[at]utu.fi

Educarium, Assistentinkatu 5
University of Turku FI-20014 Turku, Finland
Reception hours: Tue & Thu 12.00-14.00

International Placement Coordinator
Mr Janne Loikkanen, tel. +358 (0)2 333 5788, e-mail: internships [at]utu.fi

Visiting address: Career Services, Agricola, Henrikinkatu 1 b (Å26 on Campus map)

Information for International Agencies

The University of Turku does not make arrangements with any outside foreign office which recruits students to universities. We kindly ask that international applicants and recruitment offices consult the university website for more information about Master's Degree programmes. Thank you!