• Åbo Akademi contributes when EU moves forward with first-ever strategy for islands

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    TEXT: Mia Henriksson Åbo Akademi contributes when EU moves forward with first-ever strategy for islands Habitability, the innovative island-specific development framework, comes to use when preparing EU’s strategy for islands. At the invitation of MEP Tonino Picula, ESIN Vice-Chair Ivan Matić has met with European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis, to discuss the…

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  • Apply Now: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master TELME – Teaching, Learning, and Multilingual Education

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    Apply Now: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master TELME – Teaching, Learning, and Multilingual Education Applications are open – apply now for TELME, a brand-new Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s programme co-funded by the European Union. TELME stadsn for Teaching, Learning, and Multilingual Education. Are you passionate about language teaching, multilingual course design, or programme coordination? Apply now for TELME,…

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  • The Åbo Akademi University Foundation Sells Arken

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    The Åbo Akademi University Foundation Sells Arken The Åbo Akademi University Foundation has sold the property complex Arken, located at Tehtaankatu 2 in Turku, to Turun Teknologiakiinteistöt Oy for 43.25 million euros. The buyer already owns several properties used for education and research purposes. Åbo Akademi University is a long-term tenant at Arken, and its…

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  • Elina Pirjatanniemi Awarded Honorary Doctorate in Law by Uppsala University

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    Elina Pirjatanniemi Awarded Honorary Doctorate in Law by Uppsala University The Faculty Board of the Faculty of Law at Uppsala University has appointed Antje du Bois-Pedain, Cambridge, and Elina Pirjatanniemi, Turku, as honorary doctors of law at the 2026 winter conferment ceremony. Elina Pirjatanniemi is a professor of constitutional law and international law at Åbo…

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  • Guest lecture about the Shetland Islands and an Atlantic archipelago

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    Welcome to join an interesting guest lecture, that explores an island and a culture far out in the sea, on the border between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. There are many connections between the Shetland Islands and the islands in the Baltic Sea, both in a present and historical perspective. When? Wednesday 26.2.2025 at…

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  • Courses starting in August or September 2024 at the Open University

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    The following courses at the Open University starts in August or September 2024. You can start registering to these courses on August 12 at 8 AM. By clicking on the subject you come to a page with detailed information about the subject’s courses an a link to registration. Registration to courses starting in October opens…

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  • Increased fees for Open University courses from August 2024

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    Increased fees for Open University courses from August 2024 From August 1, 2024, Åbo Akademi University will use a pricing system for Open University courses based on the number of credits. The pricing applies to students at Åbo Akademi’s Open University courses, supplementary studies for non-degree students (extra students), and students at Open University Routes…

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  • Continuous learning in the cross-breeze

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    TEXT: Vice-rector Gunilla Widén, Chairperson for the Council for Lifelong Learning at Åbo Akademi University Continuous learning in the cross-breeze Skills are the foundation of a fair and sustainable future. The continuous development of knowledge and skills promotes equality and the opportunities people have for engagement, and it also strengthens a more pluralistic democracy. So…

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  • Webinars: Boost your Well-Being and Study Capacity

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    Webinars: Boost your Well-Being and Study Capacity Strengthening well-being and supporting study ability is the aim for a series of webinars arranged in autumn 2023. The target group is students in continuous learning, for example in open university education, open university paths, continuing education, competence development courses and other studies. You can participate in one…

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  • Registration is open to summer courses at the Open University

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    The Open University at Åbo Akademi offers courses also during the summer. Some of the courses have contact teaching, others can be studied online at own pace. The summer couses are open to all, without enrolling at the university and no specific study background is required. A list of available summer courses 2023. Registration for…

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