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University of Turku
The University of Turku (Finnish: Turun yliopisto, shortened UTU) is a multidisciplinary public university with eight faculties located in the city of Turku in southwestern Finland. The university also has campuses in Rauma and Pori and research stations in Kevo and Själö.
Established in 1920, the university is the third largest in the country as measured by student enrollment, after the University of Helsinki and Tampere University. It is a member of the Coimbra Group and the European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U).
The first university established in Turku was the Royal Academy of Turku, founded on March 26, 1640, by Queen Christina of Sweden at the suggestion of Count Per Brahe. It originated from the Turku Cathedral School, which had been established in 1276. The Royal Academy was the third university in the Swedish Empire and the only one in Finland during the period of Swedish rule.
In 1809, after Russia's victory over Sweden in the Finnish War, Finland was annexed by Russia as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland. To reduce Swedish influence and move the capital closer to Saint Petersburg, Finland's capital was relocated from Turku to Helsinki on April 8, 1812. Following the Great Fire of Turku in 1827, the Royal Academy was also transferred to Helsinki, where it eventually became the modern University of Helsinki. For the remainder of the 19th century, Turku did not have a university.
In 1918, university-level teaching returned to Turku with the founding of Åbo Akademi, an exclusively Swedish-speaking institution. This prompted the Finnish intelligentsia to establish a university where Finnish would be the language of instruction—the first of its kind in Finland. As a result, the modern University of Turku was founded on Kalevala Day (February 28) in 1920. A total of 22,040 people contributed to the fundraising campaign. Finland’s newly gained independence and the success of the campaign are reflected in the university's motto: "The gift of a free people to free science."
The first premises of the University of Turku were in the centre of the city, by the market square. In the 1950s a new campus was built on Ryssänmäki (Russian Hill – now known as University Hill). In the 1960s the university started to expand rapidly, a process that still continues.
The university was made a public institution in 1974.
Since 1995 the University of Turku has been a member of the Coimbra Group. In 2017, the university became a member of The European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U).
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University of Turku
The University of Turku (Finnish: Turun yliopisto, shortened UTU) is a multidisciplinary public university with eight faculties located in the city of Turku in southwestern Finland. The university also has campuses in Rauma and Pori and research stations in Kevo and Själö.
Established in 1920, the university is the third largest in the country as measured by student enrollment, after the University of Helsinki and Tampere University. It is a member of the Coimbra Group and the European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U).
The first university established in Turku was the Royal Academy of Turku, founded on March 26, 1640, by Queen Christina of Sweden at the suggestion of Count Per Brahe. It originated from the Turku Cathedral School, which had been established in 1276. The Royal Academy was the third university in the Swedish Empire and the only one in Finland during the period of Swedish rule.
In 1809, after Russia's victory over Sweden in the Finnish War, Finland was annexed by Russia as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland. To reduce Swedish influence and move the capital closer to Saint Petersburg, Finland's capital was relocated from Turku to Helsinki on April 8, 1812. Following the Great Fire of Turku in 1827, the Royal Academy was also transferred to Helsinki, where it eventually became the modern University of Helsinki. For the remainder of the 19th century, Turku did not have a university.
In 1918, university-level teaching returned to Turku with the founding of Åbo Akademi, an exclusively Swedish-speaking institution. This prompted the Finnish intelligentsia to establish a university where Finnish would be the language of instruction—the first of its kind in Finland. As a result, the modern University of Turku was founded on Kalevala Day (February 28) in 1920. A total of 22,040 people contributed to the fundraising campaign. Finland’s newly gained independence and the success of the campaign are reflected in the university's motto: "The gift of a free people to free science."
The first premises of the University of Turku were in the centre of the city, by the market square. In the 1950s a new campus was built on Ryssänmäki (Russian Hill – now known as University Hill). In the 1960s the university started to expand rapidly, a process that still continues.
The university was made a public institution in 1974.
Since 1995 the University of Turku has been a member of the Coimbra Group. In 2017, the university became a member of The European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U).