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Turku University of Applied Sciences (abbr. TUAS, Finnish Turun ammattikorkeakoulu) is a multidisciplinary higher education institution in the city of Turku and Salo in Southwest Finland. The institute began operations as a temporary polytechnic in autumn 1992. [citation needed] Before 2006, the institution carried the English name of Turku ...
Lapin AMK Kemi, Tornio, Rovaniemi: 2014 5 618 [20] Merger of Kemi-Tornio and Rovaniemi, Northernmost higher education institution in the European Union: Laurea University of Applied Sciences: Laurea Espoo, Vantaa, Lohja, Porvoo, Kerava, Hyvinkää [21] 9 900 [22] Bachelor's and master's degrees in English and Finnish languages.
The university of applied science (UAS) (Finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu (AMK); Swedish: yrkeshögskola), is a Finnish higher vocational institute offering tertiary level education. In English, the institutes were called polytechnics before 2006. Unlike universities, the UAS focus on R&D by applying previous knowledge, rather than scientific discovery.
Turku Science Park located on both sides of the Turku-Helsinki highway. Business area growing and expanding continuously. Some office buildings. From left to right: Intelligate 1, ICT-building and Euro City. Turku Science Park is a community of businesses and educational establishments in the city of Turku, Finland.
The first university to be established in Turku was The Royal Academy of Turku, in 1640, which was transferred to the new Capital, Helsinki, after the Great Fire of Turku in 1827. Three famous Finns began their studies in Turku in 1822. These were Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Elias Lönnrot, and Johan Ludvig Runeberg who have a statue on University ...
Turku Market Hall was built to address the disorderly 19th century trade taking place on the squares of Turku, where hygiene was not of a high enough standard. Gustaf Nyström had already completed the first market hall in Finland, namely the Helsinki Market Hall, in 1889. He had traveled Europe to research their construction. Thus it was ...
Faron Pharmaceuticals is a Finnish drug discovery and development company based in Turku, Finland. The company was founded in 2003 by a group led by Markku Jalkanen, who now acts as the company's Chief Executive Officer. It specialises in the development of treatments for acute organ traumas, vascular damage and cancer immunotherapy. [1]
Aerial views of Perno shipyard, Turku, Finland with Icon of the Seas and Carnival Celebration cruise ships under construction, year 2022. The main facility is Turku shipyard that is situated in Perno, Turku. The yard area is 144 hectares and it is equipped with a dry dock that is 365 metres long, 80 metres wide and 10 metres deep.