There were 112 Doctors and 13 Honorary Doctors conferred on May 30, 2013 in the Turku Concert Hall.
Participants had an academic procession from the Concert Hall to the Turku Cathedral.
Academic, Professor Jaan Einasto held a lecture in the Turku-Tartu guest lecture series at the University of Turku and revealed the secrets of the universe. The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Turku is conferring an honorary doctorate on Einasto on Friday 31, May.
Eight disciplines of the University of Turku rank among the 200 best in the world in the university comparison of the QS World University Rankings. Comparing with last year’s result, the university raised the number of its disciplines on the list.
Newly founded Indo-Finnish research center for dignostics will search for new and affordable solutions for medical diagnostics. The work of Indo-Finnish Diagnostic Research Center will consentrate on the area of diagnostics for human health as well as environmental and food safety diagnostic. The associated market potentials are substantial.
Rector Kalervo Väänänen didn't hide his contentment at the opening ceremony of the center.
Turku’s Capital of Culture year 2011 was an excellent example for future capitals of culture, with its emphasis on well-being and programme that encouraged the active participation of people. A significant new initiative was also the introduction of scientific research into the year’s programme.
The City of Turku, University of Turku, Turku University of Applied Sciences and Turku Adult Education Centre have jointly set up an education export consortium, FinnWayLearning. The driving force behind them is the Education Division of the City of Turku.
The International May Day party programme included fishing, portrait photography, Twister and traditional Finnish May Day sweets.
Sonja Zahorska and Liliane Moraes were planning to taste Finnish foods and drinks in The Firs of May. They had heard that The First of May is a party for the workers and that you should go out to have a picnic.
At the seminar of life sciences on April 23–24, the researchers presented their expert knowledge and celebrated the 60th anniversary of the friendship treaty between Turku and Saint Petersburg.
Kalervo Väänänen and Aleksei Zavarzin emphasised that the seminar furthers collaboration between the universities of Turku and Saint Petersburg.
Ten minutes of time, the subject the juiciest piece of your own research, and the goal to make people interested in science. Those are the only rules of Science Slam, the new way of introducing science that came to Turku from Central Europe.
How hot is it in the sauna? What is Mölkky? How to make Karelian pasties? How to greet in Finnish? You can find answers to these questions, and many others, in the International Summer School. The call for applications is open until 30 April 2013.
