University of Turku
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{{Infobox_University |name =University of Turku |native_name =Turun yliopisto |latin_name = |image =Image:Utu logo.gif |motto = |established =1920 |type =Public University |endowment = |staff =1,500 |rector =Prof. Keijo Virtanen |students =18,000 |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral =5,000 |city =Turku |country =Finland |campus =Urban |free_label = |free = |colors = |colours = |mascot = |affiliations =Coimbra Group |website =www.utu.fi }} The University of Turku (Finnish Turun yliopisto, Swedish Åbo universitet), located in Turku in southwestern Finland, is the second largest university in the country as measured by student enrolment. It was established in 1920. The university is a member of the Coimbra Group.
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History
The first university to be established in Turku was Academy of Åbo, in 1640, which was transferred to the new Capital, Helsinki, after the Great Fire of Turku in 1827. Three famous Finns started their studies in Turku in 1822. These were J.V. Snellman, Elias Lönnrot, and J.L. Runeberg who have a statue on the University hill.
The modern University of Turku was founded in 1920. The Finnish intelligentsia wanted a purely Finnish university, the first of its kind in Finland. 22 040 people contributed to the fund-raising campaign. Newly gained independence and the campaign are reflected in the motto of the University “A gift from a free people to free science”. To honour the memory of these donors, the University has named its specially created liqueur "22 040". This liqueur has been developed by the University´s own food chemists, and also does homage to some of the distinctive fruits of the Finnish landscape: the cloudberry, the rowan and the sea buckthorn.
The first premises of the University of Turku were in the centre of the city, by the market square. in 1950s a new campus was built on Ryssänmäki (Russian Hill – now known as the University Hill). In the sixties the University started to expand rapidly, a process that still continues. The University was made a public institution in 1974.
Enrolment
The University has approximately 18 000 students, of which 5000 are Ph.D. students. The largest faculties are the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
Organisation
There are six faculties:
- Humanities
- Mathematics and Natural Science
- Medicine
- Law
- Social Science
- Education
The university also has number of special units not affiliated with faculties:
- The Main Library
- Language Centre
- Centre for Environmental Research
- Centre for Extension Studies
- Centre for Maritime Studies
- Functional Foods Forum
- Tuorla Observatory
- Turku Centre for Biotechnology
- Turku PET Centre
- Turku Centre for Computer Science
Campus area
The University of Turku shares a campus with Åbo Akademi University, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, and elements of Turku Science Park. The area also encompasses the University Hospital and the Student Village. The Administration Building and the surrounding complex was built in the fifties on what became to be known as the University Hill. The area is constantly expanding. University has also occupied some old 19th century Russian garrison buildings located near the hill. Latest additions include Educarium, which houses the Faculty of Education, and Publicum, which houses the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Research
Alumni
External links
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