In the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, the University of Turku was ranked among the world's best universities in four broad subject areas and 12 disciplines.
The University of Turku is establishing two new English-language bachelor's degree programmes: Information and Communication Technology within the Faculty of Technology, and Sustainable and Social Entrepreneurship within Turku School of Economics. The first intake for both programmes will be in 2025, with application period in January 2025.
A large number of European university representatives meet in Turku at the beginning of June for the Coimbra Group's Annual Conference and General Assembly. The event is hosted by the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, both of which are long-standing members of the Group.
In the first joint application round of 2024, the international Master’s degree programmes of the University of Turku received a total of 10 239 applications. The number of applications grew by 72 percent compared to the number of applications in 2023.
The QS Sustainability Rankings 2024 ranked over 1,400 universities from around the world based on indicators designed to measure sustainability and responsibility. The University of Turku ranked well in the listing, even though there is room for improvement in certain areas.
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, published annually by the Shanghai Ranking, ranked a total of 5,000 universities across 55 subjects in 2023.
The annual Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject ranks the best universities in the world in a variety of disciplines.
The European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U) Alliance celebrated the end of its pilot phase and the start of a new phase in a joint Forum.
The University of Turku was ranked among the best 301-350 universities in the latest World University Rankings by Times Higher Education.
The mental health of children and adolescent is a current topic around the world, especially now, when the well-being of young people is burdened by many crises. With the pandemic, suicides among young people have been on the rise worldwide. According to researchers, climate change and the loss of biodiversity are also significant threats to public health.