Start your summer in the beautiful seaside town of Turku in Finland!
International staff week is an opportunity for colleagues from the University of Turku's partner universities to engage in presentations, networking, and benchmarking.
The next staff week will be held at the beginning of June 2027. We warmly welcome you to participate!
Staff Exchange Week 2027
The international staff week is organized by the International Office of the University of Turku. The main goals of the event are to broaden and strengthen cooperation with partner institutions, facilitate networking, and share experiences and best practices.
The next staff week will be held at the beginning of June 2027. The theme and programme of the event will be published in January 2027. Registration will take place in March of the same year.
Please email us at utu-staff-week@utu.fi if you have any questions!
Practicalities
The application period for the staff week is usually from 1 February until 7 March. Participation is confirmed in the end of March. There are 30 places available for our partners (up to two per institution) on a first-come, first-served basis.
Participation in our Staff Week is possible for colleagues working in international offices and for administrative staff working with mobilities in the faculty level.
Please note that we are charging a 100 € participation fee in order to cover some of the event expenses, including four lunches, a traditional summer cottage night with dinner and a trip to Pori Consortium. The payment instructions are provided in the confirmation email.
There are several ways to travel to Turku. If you are looking for a greener option, consider taking a train and a ferry! There are direct trains, for example, from Hamburg to Stockholm, and from there, you can easily catch a ferry to Turku harbour.
If green travel is not an option, you can fly to either Turku or Helsinki. From Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, you can take a train to Turku with a transfer at Pasila station.
You will find more information on the different transportation options here.
If you have any concerns or questions regarding accessibility on the UTU campus, please feel free to contact us. For more details, visit the university’s accessibility webpage. You can also reach out to our Accessibility Officers for further assistance.
Turku, compact in size with a mixture of old and new, is the oldest city in Finland and a former capital. Turku has a long international history going back to 1229 and is today a cultural and academic hub of its region with an active and international student community of 40 000 students studying in the six higher education institutions in the city.
There are plenty of accommodation options for your stay in Turku. VisitTurku website highlights some of the city's top hotels.
We will send accommodation offers from our partner hotels to the confirmed participants of the staff week.
Previous Staff Weeks
Programme of the staff week "Success stories in international relations" held from 2 to 6 June 2025.
