Keyword: The Centre for Language and Communication Studies

In our first mission statement in 2010, one of the key factors of projected success that we mentioned was the happiness of the staff: the idea being that if staff are happy, all else follows. It goes without saying that this is easier to say than it is to achieve. Working towards wellbeing in the workplace is a continuous process that requires effort from everyone from management to teachers and outwards to students. I would like to give here an overview of how we have approached work wellbeing in Kievi as it consists of several interconnected levels. 

The Centre for Language and Communication Studies (CeLCS) at the University of Turku awarded the Language Diploma Prize for the third time on Thursday, 20 March 2025. This year, the prize was awarded to a group of six Sri Lankan students who have studied Finnish together during their Master’s studies. The students have shown to have a motivated and positive attitude towards learning Finnish, both in courses and in their free time. The group’s way of working together has been inspiring: they help each other to learn and make learning fun.

The overwhelming effect of AI took most of us by surprise when ChatGPT was released in November 2022. Like the rest of the world, we had to think overnight how best to use it and start to process how it could affect our teaching, our students and how we manage and assess the work they do when learning languages and communication. In order to make sense of this new situation, in Kievi we have spent a lot of time and effort to train, educate and assist our teachers through a variety of methods.

We are very happy to announce that Peter Levrai successfully defended his doctorate on Friday 17 January.

Suomipassi is a recently updated mobile application that helps Finnish learners practice phrases and words needed in everyday life. The goal of the app is to encourage learners to use Finnish more outside the classroom, while also motivating native Finnish speakers to use Finnish in service situations instead of English.

The University of Turku has created a new Come Learn Finnish with Us website, a one-stop resource that functions as a central hub for information on the wide range of Finnish language learning opportunities available to the University community. 

Die Absolventen der Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International (PWD) wurden zum erfolgreichen Abschluss mit einem Empfang an der Deutschen Botschaft geehrt.

PWD-tutkinnon (kansainvälinen saksan talouskielen tutkinto) 2024 menestyksekkäästi suorittaneet saivat diplominsa Saksan suurlähetystön vastaanotolla 6. toukokuuta.