The University of Turku hosted its first alumni event in Brussels on 9 December 2024, marking a significant milestone in the University's efforts to foster international collaboration and alumni engagement. The event focused on the importance of research and education in building a competitive and sustainable Europe.
The University of Turku hosted African Research and Education Day on 13 November. The event marked the final seminar of the Finland-Africa Platform for Innovation (FAPI), a network of universities focused on advancing multidisciplinary, innovative collaboration between higher education institutions and other actors in Finland and Africa.
The University of Turku welcomed new international students with a three-day orientation that included information sessions from different University services and units. The Alumni Relations team also participated in the orientation, providing information on alumni events, mentoring programmes and other resources to help students connect with the University community.
Volunteer mentors and students gathered together on 12 June at the University's Turku School of Economics to celebrate the successful end of the mentoring programme for the past academic year. This was the 22nd year of the University's long-running mentoring programme. In the last two years, the programme has been organised in both Finnish and English.
The Coimbra Group Annual Conference and General Assembly, held in early June, brought together a large number of representatives from European universities in Turku. The theme of the event was: "Research and Education - Most Impactful Together" and focused on the synergies between research and education.
The International Advisory Board of the University of Turku gathered for its meeting in Turku on 15-16 April 2024.
A large number of European university representatives meet in Turku at the beginning of June for the Coimbra Group's Annual Conference and General Assembly. The event is hosted by the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, both of which are long-standing members of the Group.