The QS Sustainability Rankings 2025 listed a total of 1744 universities according to sustainability and responsibility criteria. The University of Turku improved its international ranking from 303 to 252, despite a significant increase in the number of universities included in the ranking from the previous year.
The University of Turku, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Åbo Akademi University, and Novia University of Applied Sciences have set up a joint cooperation group for sustainable development. The group’s objective is to promote regional cooperation, with a particular emphasis on themes related to sustainability and responsibility.
The Finland-China Food and Health Network (FCFH), a global pilot by major universities and universities of applied sciences in Finland and in China will hold its concluding event at the Mauno Koivisto Centre in Turku on 3–4 October 2024 gathering top researchers from Europe and China to discuss the future of collaboration in food, health, and sustainability, bringing together top researchers from Europe and China to discuss the future of collaboration in food, health and sustainability.
The Sustainable Campus Life Working Group of the University of Turku, together with the University's nutrition and food researchers, the Student Union, and campus restaurant operators, are organising Responsible Food on Campus week to raise awareness of responsible and sustainable food options.
The Transformative Climate Services for Decision-Makers on Observational Data event is part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28. The side event brings together experts from different organisations, including the University of Turku.
Turku School of Economics (TSE) at the University of Turku has launched a two-year research project aimed at developing green transportation concepts to support the green transition. In the GreenConnect project, potential emission reduction measures in door-to-door transports, including maritime transportation, are examined, carbon dioxide emission calculation models and accuracy are improved, and business potential for green competitive advantage is investigated.
The first CCR Insights in 2023 deals with the role of supplier integration in developing sustainability in shipbuilding networks.