Courses and Professional Development

Discover courses designed for every stage of your career – or take the leap into something completely new. Whether you want to update and deepen your expertise, broaden your skills, or explore an entirely new field, we have options for you. We also provide customized training solutions for companies and organizations.

Welcome to lifelong learning!

Courses and micro-credentials

The Law and Policy of Business and Human Rights

The course explores how human rights law regulates business actors.

Enrolment: 05.12.2025–06.01.2026.
Course duration: 13.1–27.01.2026.

We also offer the course “Human Rights in Doing Business”, that explores how companies can understand, address and manage their human rights impact. We recommend taking both courses, as they provide complementary perspectives.

Human rights in Doing Business

The course provides a solid foundation for understanding why human rights are important in business and how business impacts human rights.

Enrolment: 05.12.2025–26.01.2026.
Course duration: 03.02–24.02.2026.

We also offer the course “The Law and Policy of Business and Human Rights”, that explores how human rights law regulates business actors. We recommend taking both courses, as they provide complementary perspectives. 

Shipping and Maritime Business

Executive Diploma in Shipping and Maritime Business. Join the next wave of leaders shaping the future of shipping and maritime business. The Executive Diploma in Shipping and Maritime Business is a specialized higher education program for managers designed to address today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities in the maritime industry – with a special focus on Finland and the Baltic Sea.

Master AI – pick courses from multiple universities

Three higher education institutions have launched a joint offering of continuous learning in AI. The course offerings give you the opportunity to test and develop your knowledge with studies that suit your needs.

Open online courses – MOOCs

MOOCs currently offered by Åbo Akademi University. MOOCs – Massive Open Online Course – are open for all and fully available online.

Open University courses in English

Anyone can study at the Open University! Here you have the possibility to read university courses without enrolling at the university. You do not need a specific study background and there is no age limit. You can choose one or several courses in the subject(s) that interest you. The courses require registration and include a participation fee