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The City of Turku, Hospital District of Southwest Finland, the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University have made a framework agreement with MSD, one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The aim is to create new operational models and modes of treatment especially for optimising the care chain, and this way participate in the social and health services reform. The agreement is very extensive, as it covers the whole health care from primary health care to special health care, academic top research and education.

The University of Turku promoted its strategy on Entrepreneurial University with its promising start-ups at the SHIFT Business Festival. Four start-ups presented their products and were happy to meet potential business partners.

The University of Turku was ranked as 276th in the latest QS World University Ranking. The University of Turku was third of the Finnish universities. From the world's 26,000 universities, the University of Turku was ranked among the top one percent.

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.

​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.