Åbo Akademi University (founded in 1918) is the only Swedish-language multidisciplinary university in Finland. Åbo Akademi University comprises 3 divisions and 12 departments, offering bachelor, master and doctoral studies.
Some of the areas in which Åbo Akademi University has an acknowledged position in the forefront of research, are biotechnology, computer science, chemical combustion, human rights, informational and structural biology, material sciences and polymer sciences and engineering. The university has two national centres of excellence in research as selected by the Academy of Finland: the Åbo Akademi University Process Chemistry Group, and the Åbo Akademi University Center for Functional Materials. The university has four internal centres of excellence appointed for 2010-2014: Democracy: A citizen perspective (Political Science), Center of Excellence in Cell Stress (Cell Biology), Optimization and Systems Engineering (Process Design & Systems Engineering) , and Post-secular culture and a changing religious landscape in Finland (Comparative Religion).
The Abo/Turku Consortium
Åbo Akademi University is a member of the Åbo/Turku Consortium.
Students enrolled at Åbo Akademi University may also take courses at the two other member universities of the Consortium, i.e. the Turku School of Economics and the University of Turku. For additional information, please see www.iuta.org
Recommended fields of study, which offer at least 30-60 ECTS annually, taught in English:
Business Studies/Economic Sciences
Biosciences
Chemical Engineering/Chemistry
English language and literature
Environmental studies (interdisciplinary)
Humanities/Arts
Minority studies - Finland-Swedish perspectives (interdisciplinary)
Information technologies: Computer engineering, Information systems
Law and Human Rights
Social Sciences
For additional information and course descriptions, please see:
http://www.abo.fi/student/en/courses
Special services:
Specially trained student tutors for incoming students
Students will be met upon arrival in Turku/Åbo
A one week Orientation Course
Academic advising sessions offered to all incoming students
Beginner's-to-intermediate level Swedish language courses
Beginner's and intermediate level Finnish language courses
Access to the Internet and e-mail free of charge
A variety of free time activities, e.g. sports activities
Social activities organised by student organisations
Student enrollment: 7,000
International students: 700
Languages of instruction: Swedish, English
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