Åbo Akademi University
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| Established | 1918 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Prof. Jorma Mattinen |
| Chancellor | Dr. Christoffer Taxell |
| Staff | 1127 |
| Students | 7941 |
| Location | Turku, Finland |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Coimbra Group |
| Website | http://www.abo.fi |
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Åbo Akademi University is a Swedish language university in Turku, Finland (Åbo is the Swedish name for Turku). The university was founded in 1918, and is the oldest of the three universities in the city, the other two being the University of Turku and the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration. As of 2004, there are 7 941 students and a staff consisting of 1125 people. The university has activities not only in Turku, but also in Vaasa, Jakobstad, Helsinki and on Åland. Åbo Akademi was a private institution until 1981, when it was turned into a public institution.
Åbo Akademi should not be confused with the Royal Academy of Åbo, which was founded in 1640, but moved to Helsinki after the Turku fire of 1827 and is today known as the University of Helsinki.
The university has a policy that non-Swedish speaking applicants from the Nordic countries are required to participate in a Swedish language test, in order to prove their ability to successfully study in Swedish. Applicants from non-Nordic countries can, however, choose between Swedish or English language tests.
[edit] Organisation
The university consists of seven faculties:
- Arts
- Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Economics and Social Sciences
- Technology
- Theology
- Education (located mainly in Vaasa, with one institution in Jakobstad)
- Social and Caring Sciences (located in Vaasa)
In addition, there are several other units and joint programs, such as:
- MediaCity (located in Vaasa)
- Language Centre
- Centre for Continuing Education
- Institute of Human Rights
- Turku PET Centre (jointly run by Turku University, Åbo Akademi and the Turku University Hospital)
- Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS) (in co-operation with Turku University, among others)
- Turku Centre for Biotechnology (in co-operation with Turku University, among others)
[edit] External links
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