Vice Rectors and Deans of the University of Turku Appointed – Versatile and Effective Team
Rector Jukka Kola has appointed Piia Björn, Mika Hannula and Kalle-Antti Suominen as vice rectors.
Rector Jukka Kola has appointed Piia Björn, Mika Hannula and Kalle-Antti Suominen as vice rectors.
Jukka Kola, who began his term as the Rector of the University of Turku in early August, wants to navigate the University of Turku towards even higher quality in its main missions, research and education. – Only this way we can succeed and make an impact – make our country and the world a better place, Kola says.
Several universities and other higher education institutions around the world have signed a letter to acknowledge the severity of climate change. The letter will be delivered to the COP 25 climate meeting organised in Spain in December. The University of Turku and the Student Union of the University of Turku have signed the letter.
In a discussion event organised on Thursday, experts on the relations between Finland and Africa planned ways to deepen collaboration between different actors.
Turku University Library will transform with a new library system in early 2020. All libraries will be closed at the turn of the year. Printed materials, including course books, will have extended loan periods at the turn of the year and e-resources will all be available as usual.
Turku University Library updates its library system. After the update, customers can login to Volter with utu User ID and the PIN code is needed only in self-service machines.
The Finnish welfare system is a success story enjoying global admiration. However, there is one central deficit in the current welfare system: it does not sufficiently help families with accumulated disadvantages. The goal of the INVEST project’s researchers is to build a Welfare State 2.0 in which disadvantages are tackled with targeted interventions.
Do you use your mobile phone for checking out book? Save your barcode as a screenshot in your phone now – the barcode will not be available immediately in new Volter.