The University of Turku is a highly international institution with a very good quality of teaching, research and student support services. It is the second largest university in Finland and offers study and research opportunities in six faculties: Humanities, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Medicine, Law, Social Science and Education.. The university is a member of the Coimbra Group, a network of prestigious universities in Europe. Even though the main language of instruction is Finnish, each Faculty offers study opportunities in English to both non-degree and degree students.
Total enrolment of students is about 18,000 and each year about 1,000 international students study at the university. Most of them participate in English-language programmes or at the doctoral level in research projects.

How to apply

Students who have completed a high school or (upper) secondary school or equivalent may apply to the University of Turku as a first-cycle degree student. The Bachelor’s degree consists of 180 credits and takes about 3 years of full-time study to complete. The Bachelor’s degree usually consists of basic and intermediate study modules of a specific field as well as other required studies and also minor studies. After completion of the Bachelor’s degree, the student may continue in the advanced Master’s studies module of his/her chosen main subject without any separate application.

PLEASE NOTE: The University of Turku currently does not offer Bachelor’s degree studies in English. All information about how to apply, admission criteria and procedures can be found on the university’s Finnish-language web-pages.

Students may apply for the Master’s degree programmes by filling in a joint online application form at the University Admissions Finland web page. The call for applications for the programmes starting in autumn 2010 will open on 1 December or 4 January depending on the programme.
Application form

The online application system guides and helps you to fill in the application template and gives information on the required enclosures which must be sent to the University Admissions office by post. The information you have given on the template will be compiled into a pdf-document, which will become your Application Form as you print it out. Please note that the application is complete only if the filled and printed application template and the enclosures reach University Admission by the application deadline.

Before applying, please read carefully the application instructions of the programme you are applying for. Information about each programme can be found here.
In addition to the Master’s degree programmes, international students holding a university degree at the Bachelor’s level in a relevant field of study may apply to complete a Master of Science (MSc) degree at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Information about this possibility can be found here.
Information for Licentiate and Doctoral degree studies can be found here.

Student Scholarships and Exchanges

The University of Turku does not charge tuition fees. The university itself, however, cannot offer financial assistance or student-specific job opportunities. For the most part, all students, Finnish and international, are expected to finance their living costs by themselves.

Scholarship possibilities are announced in the spring semester at the end of March and the application deadline is at the end of April. Information, instructions and application forms for international students can be found on this webpage.
Students participating in the Triple I programme coordinated by the University of Turku are entitled to EM ECW grant. The Triple I programme’s objective is to create multidisciplinary cooperation between Russian and European institutions. The programme and its grants are meant for Russian students applying for European institutions and for European students applying for Russian institutions. More information can be found here.

The Fulbright Center awards grants to American graduate students, teachers, lecturers, and scholars to study, teach, or pursue research in Finland. There is also a Fulbright – University of Turku Graduate Award available.
Information about funding for research can be found here.
Questions on how and when to apply for State financial aid is handled by Student Services and can be contacted via e-mail at opintotuki@utu.fi.

20014 Turun yliopisto,
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Official Website

Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.