Tuomas Kantonen, who is doing his Master’s thesis on metal 3D printing, gets to use the latest state-of-the-art equipment thanks to the strong networking and collaboration in technology education and research.
The city of Turku and the higher education institutions in the area consider it important that the international students enjoy their stay in Turku. When international students feel at home in Turku, they are more likely to return to the banks of Aurajoki river – or even to stay to live in the city after they have graduated.
”Art and culture are doing well in Turku. A strong tradition of collaboration between cultural institutions is an important prerequisite – and higher education in Turku plays an important and self-evident role in it”, says Eero Linjama from Culture Campus Turku.