Keyword: Research collaboration

The University of Turku was proud to host the Euro-Sino Symposium on Food, Health, and Sustainability, held from 3 to 4 October 2024 in Turku. The concluding event of the global pilot of Finland-China Food and Health Network (FCFH) gathered nearly 60 experts from leading European and Chinese universities and research institutions to discuss solutions to critical global challenges in food security, sustainable food systems, and public health.

The first year of the Turku Intersectoral Excellence Scheme (TIES), which started at the University of Turku on 1 September 2023, has proved to be a success. The pioneering programme has helped create new ways of working across disciplines and sectors.

Business Finland recently granted funding to a 11.7M€ project led by the University of Turku, which seeks to enhance advanced pharmaceutical and life science manufacturing in Finland. The LifeFactFuture project combines world class-excellence of Finnish life science companies, technology companies and academic researchers, and the funding decision demonstrates how public funding for research and development can enable important university–industry research cooperation. The funding decision is among the largest received at the University of Turku in the history of Business Finland.

The University of Turku and India’s prestigious Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) have solidified their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The landmark agreement brings the two esteemed educational institutes closer and serves as a pivotal step towards fostering concrete future collaborations. 

The Collaboration in Research and Education seminar, which took place at the University of Turku at the end of October, brought together academic experts from various multidisciplinary fields. 

Professor Minna Maijala (right) hosted Professor María Mar Soliño Pazó (left) in Turku between 23 and 27 January 2023 to map common research interests and to explore possibilities for collaboration within the EC2U Alliance.

The University of Turku’s seed-funded projects support long-term research, education and innovation collaborations between Finnish and African partners on issues connected to sustainable development. 

Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Eng Dih Teo and his seven-person delegation visited the University of Turku for the first time on 17 January 2023.

Ten projects at the University of Turku were awarded internal seed funding for Global Pilots of the Ministry of Education and Culture's Internationalisation Programme. The projects focusing on education, health care and sustainability are implemented by a diverse and expert network of partners.