International Office

Please contact preferably by email:

international@utu.fi
Language certificates and documents for incoming exchange students:

• Virpi Leppänen, International Advisor, +358 (0)29 450 3138

incoming@utu.fi
Advising of incoming exhange student

• Kaija Kangasjärvi, International Officer, +358 (0)29 450 2603
• Anna Ryzhova, International Advisor, +358 (0)29 450 3139

Please contact preferably by email:

 outgoing@utu.fi

• Tarja Virta, International Officer, +358 (0)29 450 3159
• Annukka Väre, International Officer, +358 (0)29 450 3160
• Heli Rahko, International Officer, +358 (0)29 450 3140
• Suvi Pasila, International Advisor, +358 (0)29 450 3161

If you are interested in an Erasmus+ teacher or training mobility at the University of Turku, please contact directly the department or unit you would like to visit, preferably with your CV and other relevant information on your background and the objectives of your planned training period. International Office of UTU does not organize or approve incoming staff mobilities.

Please click here for contact information (faculties and independent units).

If you are a staff member of UTU and interested in going for a staff mobility, please contact preferably by email:

erasmus-staff@utu.fi (only outgoing staff mobilities)

Please contact preferably by email:

erasmusicm@utu.fi

• Janne Loikkanen, Head of International Office, +358 (0)29 450 2480

Applicants wishing to complete an internship at UTU should contact the host unit/department directly and inquire internship possibilities from staff at the preferable host unit/department. International Office of UTU does not coordinate incoming internships.

Please click here for contact information (faculties and independent units).

Janne Loikkanen, Head of International Office, +358 (0)29 450 2480

janne.loikkanen@utu.fi

(On leave of absence: Liisa Järvinen, Head of International Office)

Addresses 

Mailing address
International Office
FI-20014 TURKU
FINLAND

Visiting address
Student Centre Disco on the University hill
Student service desk open
Mon-Wed 12-14 (advising of outgoing mobilities on Tuesdays)

Erasmus+ codes

Institutional Erasmus code
SF TURKU01 

Institutional Erasmus contract (EUC reference number)
29559-EPP-1-2014-1-FI-EPPKA3-ECHE

Participant identity code (PIC)
999903064

Organisation ID code
E10209158

Tarja Virta, tarja.virta@utu.fi / outgoing@utu.fi

• Institutional Erasmus+ Coordinator
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Social Sciences

Heli Rahko, heli.rahko@utu.fi / outgoing@utu.fi

• Faculty of Humanities

Annukka Väre, annukka.vare@utu.fi

• Faculty of Law
• Turku School of Economics

Kaija Kangasjärvi, incoming@utu.fi

• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Technology

The Specialist in International Affairs is an authority in matters concerning student exchange, internationalisation and development cooperation. She organises international tutor training together with the university, gives guidance to the international students and coordinates TYY's development cooperation. Students can always turn to the Specialist in International Affairs in question on these issues.

Vilma Virtanen, tyy-internationalspecialist@utu.fi

Satu Nurmi, International Liaison Officer, +358 (0)29 450 2817 UniPID contact person
Strategic partnerships and networks, especially in Asia and India, Global Networks (FICORE, EDUCase), Coimbra Group (General Assembly 2024 Turku)

Kia Lundqvist International Liaison Officer, +358 (0)29 450 2489 Strategic partnerships and networks, Global Networks in China (FCFH) and Africa and SMILE project.

Mobility within and administration of the European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U) Alliance.

Liisa Järvinen, Project Manager, +358 29 450 2912

Lassi Yli-Muilu, Project Coordinator, +358 29 450 5049

The representative of the University of Turku in the working committee of the Alliance is Vice Rector Piia Björn.