Åbo Akademi

Åbo Akademi
founding	1918
Sponsorship	state
place	Turku , Finland
Rector	Mikko Hupa
Students	5500 (2018)
Employee	1100 (2018)
Annual budget	98 million euros
Networks	Coimbra
Website	www.abo.fi

The Åbo Akademi is a Swedish-speaking University in the Finnish Turku . It is not to be confused with the historical Turku Academy , the predecessor of the University of Helsinki . The Finnish-speaking University of Turku is not affiliated with the Åbo Akademi either, although there are collaborations.

history

Åbo Akademi was founded in 1918 as the second Finnish university after the University of Helsinki. Swedish has always been the only language spoken in the Finnish academic world. However, after the Finnish language gained ground in the course of the 19th century in the course of the Finnish language dispute and Swedish was eventually displaced into the position of a minority language, the establishment of a purely Swedish-speaking university represented a backlash among the Swedish-speaking minority . The university was open until 1981 in private hands and was transferred to the state this year.

Faculties

Main building of the university

The main entrance to Arken Åbo Akademi

Today there are seven faculties in Åbo Akademi , two of which are not based in Turku, but in Vaasa ( Vasa in Swedish ):

Humanities Faculty (founded 1918)
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (1918)
Technical Faculty (1920)
Faculty of Theology (1924)
Faculty of Education (1974), Vasa
Faculty of Economics and Political Science (1980)
Faculty of Social and Nursing Sciences (1992), Vasa

The Faculty of Education also has an institute in Jakobstad .

There were around 5,500 students and 1,100 employees at Åbo Akademi in 2018. Students are only admitted to the relevant freshmen semester if they have sufficient knowledge of the Swedish language. There are various exchange programs for international students. Masters programs are offered in both Swedish and English.

Institute for German Studies

At the Institute for German Studies, courses are offered that are relevant to working life inside and outside Finland. In the language and economics study program , students can take courses at Åbo Akademi and at the commercial college. In addition, a study program is offered that qualifies as a teacher. The institute offers the opportunity to acquire a BA and MA in an international context.

Språk corridor in the Arken building

The Intercultural Advertising Master's program is a double-degree program carried out at the German Institute of the Åbo Akademi and the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt . The program prepares students for a career in national and international organizations. The aim of the program is to train future decision-makers within a field of work that is particularly proficient in the area of public relations . The institute offers all courses in German. An international congress and publication activity ensures a teaching and lecture level with the implementation of current scientific knowledge. There is an international network with partner universities.

research

The international and interdisciplinary research network "European Cultures in Business Communication" (founded in 2000) is an association of linguists, communication and economists from Denmark, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland, whose research interests are in the field of advertising and Business communication lie. The aim of the research network is to promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation between linguistics and communication studies, media studies, economics, sociology, psychology and the like. a. to promote the mutual exchange between science and practice and to offer young academics a forum for the discussion of their work at the annual conferences and in the publication series of the same name.

The library

Library of the Åbo Akademi

The Åbo Akademi Library is a public academic library and was founded in 1919. In Turku, it consists of the main library and four campus libraries. The library collects Finnish-Swedish literature, among other things, and is mainly used by students, teachers, researchers and university staff. There is also the Åbo Akademi library in Vasa and Jakobstad.

students life

The Arken café

The Åbo Akademi Student Union was founded in 1919. At the beginning of the academic year everyone who studies at ÅA pays a fee and automatically becomes a member of the student union. This gives you a student card with which you can get discounts (applies to e.g. bus and train tickets, restaurants, cinemas, cafes). The Studentenwerk offers u. a. Sports facilities (campus sports), student apartments and the Finnish Students Health Service. The Studentenwerk organizes various events, such as B. the annual party, "Fastlaskiainen" and "Wappen". The student union has its own student restaurants. The restaurants at Åbo Akademi are: Café Arken, Café Fänriken, Café Gadolina, Café Hanken and Café Kåren. There are many student clubs in Åbo Akademi that are financially supported by the student union. The student clubs organize u. a. Parties, pub quizzes, cultural events and sporting events.