International Office

UTU International Office is responsible for the administration and support of incoming and outgoing students and staff.

We are responsible for the mobility agreements and cooperation with our partner universities abroad. The International Office administers and coordinates several international programmes and projects. We administer grants mostly for outgoing students and staff.

If you are interested in studying in a Master's Degree Programme please check this website.

If you are interested in an Erasmus+ Staff or Teacher Training at the University of Turku, please contact the department or unit you would like to visit directly, preferably with your CV and other relevant information on your background and the objectives of your planned training period.
Please click here for contact information (faculties and independent units).

 

Contact Information

Incoming Exchange Students

Please contact preferably by email:

international@utu.fi
General information for incoming exchange students:

  • Virpi Leppänen, International Advisor, +358 (0)29 450 3138

incoming@utu.fi

  • Kaija Kangasjärvi, International Officer, +358 (0)29 450 2603
  • Anna Ryzhova, International Advisor, +358 (0)29 450 3139
Outgoing Exchange Students

Please contact preferably by email:

 outgoing@utu.fi

  • Tarja Virta, International Officer, +358 (0)29 450 3159
  • Annukka Väre, International Officer, +358 (0)29 450 3160
  • Heli Rahko, International Officer, +358 (0)29 450 3140
  • Suvi Hurttila, International Advisor, +358 (0)29 450 3161
Teacher and Staff Mobility

If you are interested in an Erasmus+ Staff or Teacher Training at the University of Turku, please contact the department or unit you would like to visit directly, preferably with your CV and other relevant information on your background and the objectives of your planned training period.

Please click here for contact information (faculties and independent units).

If you are a staff member of UTU and interested in going for an exchange, please contact preferably by email:

erasmus-st@utu.fi

  • Emmi Saari, International Advisor, +358 (0)29 450 2600
  • Tarja Virta, International Officer, + 358 (0)29 450 3159
Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility

Please contact preferably by email:

erasmusicm@utu.fi

  • Emmi Saari, International Advisor, + 358 (0)29 450 2600
  • Janne Loikkanen, Head of International Office, +358 (0)29 450 2480
Internships at UTU

Applicants wishing to complete an internship at UTU should contact the host unit/department directly and require internship possibilities from staff at the preferable host unit/department.

Please click here for contact information (faculties and independent units).

Head of International Office

Janne Loikkanen, Head of International Office, +358 (0)29 450 2480

janne.loikkanen@utu.fi

(On leave of absence: Liisa Järvinen, Head of International Office)

Visiting and Mailing Adress, Erasmus Codes

Mailing address
International Office
FI-20014 TURKU
FINLAND

Visiting address: Student Centre Disco on the University hill

Student service desk open
Tue 12-14

 
Institutional Erasmus Code
SF TURKU01
 
Institutional Erasmus Contract (EUC reference number)
29559-EPP-1-2014-1-FI-EPPKA3-ECHE
 
Participant Identity Code (PIC)
999903064
 
Organisation ID code
E10209158
 
Contact Information for Erasmus+ Agreements

Tarja Virta, tarja.virta@utu.fi / outgoing@utu.fi

  • Institutional Erasmus+ Coordinator
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Social Sciences

Heli Rahko, heli.rahko@utu.fi / outgoing@utu.fi

  • Faculty of Humanities

Annukka Väre, annukka.vare@utu.fi

  • Faculty of Law
  • Turku School of Economics

Kaija Kangasjärvi, incoming@utu.fi

  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Technology

Other services related to international affairs at the University of Turku

Student Union

The Specialist in International Affairs is an authority in matters concerning student exchange, internationalisation and development cooperation. She organises international tutor training together with the university, gives guidance to the international students and coordinates TYY's development cooperation. Students can always turn to the Specialist in International Affairs in question on these issues.

Vilma Virtanen, tyy-internationalspecialist@utu.fi

Partnerships and Strategic Engagement
Irinja Paakkanen Head of International Affairs  +358 (0)29 450 2584
Strategic planning, partnerships and networks, UArctic, SANORD and UniPID contact person
Scholars at Risk (SAR) Finland Coordinator

Kirsi Korpela International Liaison Officer +358 (0)29 450 3158
Strategic partnerships and networks, especially in East Asia

Satu Nurmi, International Liaison Officer, +358 (0)29 450 2817
Strategic partnerships and networks

European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U)

Mobility within and administration of the European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U) Alliance.

Liisa Järvinen, Project Manager, +358 29 450 2912

Lassi Yli-Muilu, Project Coordinator, +358 29 450 5049

The representative of the University of Turku in the working committee of the Alliance is Vice Rector Piia Björn.