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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author LÖNNBERG, Harri
Title The university and its region : the case of the University of Turku / Harri Lönnberg ; Jaana Puukka
Publication year 2001
Source/Footnote In: Higher education in Europe. - 26 (2001) 3, S. 315 - 320
Inventory number 15661
Keywords Ausland : Finnland : einzelne Hochschulen ; Hochschule und Region ; Hochschule und Wirtschaft
Abstract Because in recent years the universities of Finland have had to rely more on regional than on national support, the University of Turku, which was created in 1920 to serve a national purpose, had to redirect the scope of its activities to its region. However, this region is the most important economic area of Finland outside the capital area and can thus provide many opportunities for the university. A more targeted central management at the university evaluated the external impact of the institution and decided to focus on the biosciences, cultural interactions and integration, mathematics and mathematical methods, learning and teaching, information and communication technology, materials research, and collaboration in the Baltic Sea zone as areas of regional outreach and collaboration. The latter takes place in many ways. In particular, collaboration in science takes place through the BioCity Turku organization, an umbrella organization for research in cell and molecular biology, the Turku Center for Computer Science, and the Turku Science Park. Thus the University of Turku is helping to unlock the resources of its region, and the region supports its university in a number of ways. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)