Turku University of Applied Sciences

Mission Statement

TUAS’ primary task is to produce competent professionals for the development and needs of working life in Southwest Finland. We play an important part in building the competence-based competitiveness and vitality of our region through our active development, innovation and research activities.

Our communally developed Innopeda® operational model combines learning and applied research, development and innovation activities with the development needs of the working life in our region. We build flexible and multidisciplinary competence tracks that support the continuous evolution of working life. In addition to competence-based degree education, these tracks cover the development work targeted at working life and services for life-long learning.

The objective of TUAS Design Engineering Bachelor’s and Service Design Master’s programs is to spread the designerly ways of doing and learning also to the other fields than just design, and by this expansion of the viewpoints and methodologies, help the students succeed in the constantly changing world and benefit the regional working life in international competition.

International Role

Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) activity at Turku University of Applied Sciences is a combination of students’ fresh, creative and innovative ideas, teachers’ top expertise and project professionals’ experience in national and international funding possibilities, and a large international partner network.

At TUAS, we embrace internationality and warmly welcome exchange students for a semester or an entire academic year. All our faculties offer a range of courses taught in English. Every year over 300 students select TUAS as their exchange destination.

National Role

TUAS is one of the biggest Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland and an important part of Southwest Finland’s development and well-being. As an educator of engineers, who specialize in design, we are a unique part of the Finnish higher education in Design.

In the field of applied research, Turku University of Applied Sciences represents the top tier in the country. TUAS coordinates or acts as a partner in over 200 RDI projects yearly.

Main Focus

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – SPECIALIZATION IN DESIGN:
– Main focus is in expanding the engineer mindset to human aspects by studying the core elements of design, and applying design viewpoints and methods.

SERVICE DESIGN:
– Main focus is in Service Design studies, which complement the previous degrees and working experience (merges with the earlier skills and experience).