Opening Ceremony of the New Academic Year 2020-2021
The opening ceremony of the new academic year 2020-2021 was held as a virtual event on Friday 4 September 2020.
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University Celebrated Opening of the New Academic Year on 3 September
05.09.2019
The academic year 2019–2020 of the University of Turku started officially on 3 September with the Opening Ceremony at Medisiina D and the Opening Carnival at the square in front of Educarium and Publicum.
Academic Celebrations and Traditions
The University of Turku was established in 1920. Funded with a public fundraising, the University of Turku was the first Finnish-language university in the world. However, the roots of academic traditions go back to the 13th century, when people left Turku for Central Europe to study at university. Initiated by Queen Christina of Sweden, the country’s first university, the Royal Academy of Turku, was established in Turku in 1640.