Altogether 25 Saudi teachers have come to the University of Turku to strengthen their language and pedagogical skills during the next six months. The training, which is carried out as transnational education, includes English language studies, studies in the latest theory in education, and practical training. The training was commissioned by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education.
The Platform Economy and Cohesion of European Competition Policy conference assembled close to 70 jurists and economists interested in platform economy and social regulation in Helsinki on 23 May, 2017.
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The Platform Economy and Cohesion of European Competition Policy conference assembled close to 70 jurists and economists interested in platform economy and social regulation in Helsinki on 23 May, 2017.
Researchers at the University of Turku have developed a synthetic material based on the natural hackmanite mineral which produces broad spectrum white light in lamps. The hackmanite created by the Inorganic Materials Chemistry research group is a low-cost material emitting luminescence closer to sunlight than that of the currently used lanthanides.
The Ministry of Education and Culture has granted Professor Christina Salmivalli the Finnish Science Award which is €100,000.
City of Turku has entered the competition of re-locating European Medicines Agency.
Finnish and British researchers have revealed how laughter releases endorphins in the human brain. The more opioid receptors the participants had in their brain, the more they laughed during the experiment.
A new Finnish research reveals how brain’s opioids modulate responses towards other people’s pain.
– This has been a really great day. This prestigious celebration, the many traditions and that we were conferred in the year that Finland turns 100 feels like a privilege, said Doctor of Philosophy Annika Adamsson outside the Turku Cathedral. And she was not the only one. Finland 100 celebration was mentioned dozens of times throughout the celebration.