Study opportunities for postgraduate students from other universities
The University of Turku offers several possibilities for postgraduate students from other universities to apply for a fixed-term study right to complete individual courses.
See the options below and apply accordingly.
The instructions for postgraduate students of UTU who want to complete courses in other Finnish universities can be found from the webpages of UTUGS.
1. Collaboration between the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University
The University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University have a separate agreement that allows doctoral researchers to participate in their courses, free of charge.
All faculties participate in the organisation of the courses of the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS), and Åbo Akademi’s doctoral researchers are welcome to attend these courses (with the exception of English language courses offered by the Centre for Language and Communication Studies). You can browse UTUGS’s general course offerings in the study guide.
In addition, some doctoral programmes’ own courses are open to Åbo Akademi’s doctoral researchers. Please check the course information in the study guide, and when in doubt, contact the coordinator of the respective doctoral programme.
If you are a doctoral researcher at Åbo Akademi University, you may apply for a study right to University of Turku courses via the electronic form.
2. Doctoral+
The University of Turku is a part of the Doctoral+ agreement, which enables postgraduate students to apply for course-specific study rights between the participating universities. Based on the agreement, no fees are charged from the applicant or the home university.
Participating universities:
- Aalto University
- University of Helsinki
- University of Eastern Finland
- University of Lapland
- University of Oulu
- Hanken School of Economics
- University of the Arts Helsinki
- University of Turku
- University of Vaasa
- Åbo Akademi University
You can browse UTU’s course offerings in the study guide. If you are a doctoral researcher at one of the above universities, you may apply for a study right to University of Turku courses via UTU’s electronic application form.
3. Doctoral Network
The national Doctoral Network offers free courses open to all doctoral researchers from the participating universities.
Participating universities:
- Aalto University
- University of Eastern Finland
- University of Jyväskylä
- University of Lapland
- LUT University
- University of Oulu
- Hanken School of Economics
- Tampere University
- University of Turku
- University of Vaasa
- Åbo Akademi University
The courses are listed on the site Doctoral courses in Finland.
Registration for the courses is done using the Cross-Institutional Studies Service (in Finnish Ripa) of the student’s home university’s Peppi or Sisu study information system.
4. Non-degree study rights
If your home university is not part of the Doctoral+ agreement or the Doctoral Network Courses, you may apply for a non-degree study right at the University of Turku.
- This study right is subject to a fee.
- Application follows the instructions on UTU’s non-degree study right webpages.
