Keyword: Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC)

Finland is among leading countries in generating futures-oriented scientific knowledge and well-developed in offering a wide selection of applications in the field. Futures research is a multidisciplinarity scientific field and all other sciences are relevant from futures perspectives. The aim of futures research is to analyse future developments and distinguish possible, probable and preferable futures.

The University of Turku starts educating experts in futures studies.

Finland Futures Research Centre affiliates to Turku School of Economics within the University of Turku, and thus acquires the possibility to grant Master’s and Doctor’s degrees.

The 15th International Conference of the Finland Futures Research Centre and the Finland Futures Academy, University of Turku will be organised in co-operation with the MTT Agrifood Research Finland.

Application period 3.12.2012–31.1.2013