Arriving to Turku

The easiest way to travel to Turku is by plane. There are regular connections to Turku from Stockholm, Gdansk and Riga. From Turku airport there are regular buses (€ 3,00) to the city center. There are also taxis waiting outside the terminal (airport – city centre). You shouldn’t have any problems getting to the city centre (by bus or taxi) rather quickly, as Turku is not a very big city.

If your flight arrives in Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, there are frequent bus connections going every hour to Turku from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. The long-distance bus from the terminal 1 leaves from platform 13-14 and from the terminal 2 the bus leaves from platform 23-24. Timetables can be found below (Place of departure: Helsinki-Vantaa Terminal 1 or 2, Destination: Turku). You can also get a train to Turku (Kupittaa railway station) from Helsinki-Vantaa airport (transfer at Pasila station). You can get really good deal with the train too if you book the tickets well in advance.

You can find the timetables and fares on the companies’ webpages:

Train:

vr.fi/cs/en

Buses:

matkahuolto.fi/en

onnibus.com/en

Find ICT City and other campuses

There are various buses going to different campuses from the city center of Turku (Please note: the closest bus stop may not be in front of the main campus entrance, so you may have to walk a few meters).

EduCity
Joukahaisenkatu 7

ICT-City
Joukahaisenkatu 3

Take the bus no. 32 or 42 (towards Varissuo). The closest bus stop to EduCity and ICT-City is by the Kupittaa railway station, please ask the driver to let you know when to get off. If you prefer to walk, the easiest route from the market place to the ICT-City is the following:

1. First walk along Eerikinkatu towards the Cathedral (Tuomiokirkko)
2. Turn right to Aninkaistenkatu and cross the river, and after the bridge follow Uudenmaankatu for 750 meters, then turn left to Itäinen pitkäkatu (later Tykistökatu)
3. Walk straight for 700 meters, and turn right to Joukahaisenkatu.

Lemminkäisenkatu campus
Lemminkäisenkatu 30

Take the bus no. 60 (towards Vaala), 32A (towards Varissuo) or 221 (towards Kaarina)

Linnankatu campus (Arts Academy)
Linnankatu 54-60

Take the bus no. 1 (towards Satama/ Harbour)

Fölläri bikes

Fölläri bikes are shared-use bicycles for short-term-use that can be used by everyone moving around in Turku. The city bike-share system consists of bikes for public use and bike stations that serve as pick-up and drop-off points. The user can pick up and drop off a bike at any station.

To use the bikes, you must register as a user through the Donkey Republic app. Prices range from 2 €/1 hour for a monthly fee of 9 €. You can drive the Fölläri bike for one hour with the basic fee, after which the additional time price list comes into effect. Read more about the Fölläri bikes here.

Lunch

There is affordable lunch available at all the campuses. Prices range between 4,20€-7,50€ depending on what you want to eat. There are also different options for sandwiches and lighter snacks, if you do not wish to eat a hefty lunch. During the events some of the lunches will be provided. Please refer to the specific program of the week that you are taking part in.

Campus restaurants:

Linus at ICT City

Certificates of participation

All the guests will receive a certificate of participation by Turku UAS at the feedback session on the last day.

If you need a customized certificate with specific content just for you, please let us know your requirements during the event, so that we can produce personalized certificate with the desired content for you.

If you have any Erasmus documents from your home university, the organizers for the international event will sign and stamp all needed documents during the event.

WiFi at Turku UAS Campuses

On Turku UAS Campuses, you can sign into our TUAS Guest network using your own e-mail address. You can ask for assistance from our info desk at the EduCity.

Instructions for the TUAS Guest network:

Choose TUAS Guest from available networks. After you have joined the network you need to open the browser which will take you to login portal. For successful login and registering you need to give a valid email address and accept the ‘Acceptable Use Policy’. After this you will be automatically logged in and browser redirects you to the Turku UAS website.

Limitations of the network:
Normal browsing, tunneling protocols and secure email protocols are allowed from TUAS Guest -network with limited bandwidth. Automatically created user credentials will be valid for 8 hours. After 8 hours you must login again.

Turku UAS Campus Shop

Possibility to buy Turku UAS products (hoodies, beanies, mugs, reflectors etc.)
In EduCity Campus Shop, open Mon, Wed and Thu at 10-13.

Instructions for pitching

Pitch = a speech which is short, concise, compact, efficient
You have 3 minutes to sell your idea about a cooperation in e.g. project, development of (virtual) teaching methods, curriculum development, online course, joint modules etc.
PowerPoints are ok, but not necessary, remember that you have 3 minutes!
Be precise and to the point!
First we will hear all the pitches and after that we will be divided into groups according to interest to continue the discussion in more detail.