University of Turku
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For the university founded in 1640, see The Royal Academy of Turku. For the current Swedish-speaking university in Turku, see Åbo Akademi. For the vocational university, see Turku University of Applied Sciences.
The University of Turku (Finnish: Turun yliopisto, in Swedish: Åbo universitet, 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.
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Latin: Universitas Aboensis | |
Motto | Vapaan kansan lahja vapaalle tieteelle[1] |
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Motto in English | The gift of a free nation to free science |
Type | Public University |
Established | 1920 |
Rector | Jukka Kola |
Administrative staff | 3,412 |
Students | 20,768[2] |
Undergraduates | 8,247 |
Postgraduates | 6,244 |
1,984 | |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | Coimbra Group, UArctic |
Website | Official Website (in English) |
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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).[3]