The Open University at Åbo Akademi offers the following Summer Courses 2025.
TÅSS, Turku Åbo Summer School
Turku Åbo Summer School 2025 is organised jointly by Åbo Akademi University, the University of Turku, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Humak University of Applied Sciences and Novia University of Applied Sciences. Visit the Summer School’s website to read more about the courses, the social programme and application.
Sociology
Social Change in a Digital Age (5 ECTS), contact teaching in Turku.
Read more about course content and- times here.
Time: 1 August – 30 August. Contact teaching in Turku 4 August – 15 August 2025. The start and the finish of the course are completed online.
Prerequisites: Undergraduate students with at least two years completed of Bachelor’s studies in social sciences, humanities, or related subjects.
Teacher: Robin Lybeck.
Culture, Media and Society (5 ECTS), contact teaching in Turku .
Read more about course content and- times here.
Time: 1 August – 30 August. Contact teaching in Turku 4 August – 15 August 2025. The start and the finish of the course are completed online.
Prerequisites: Undergraduate students with at least two years completed of Bachelor’s studies in social sciences, humanities, or related subjects.
Teacher: Monica Gathuo.
Sustainability Studies
Practical Introduction to Social Sustainability (5 ECTS), contact teaching in Turku .
Read more about course content and- times here.
Time: 1 August – 30 August. Contact teaching in Turku 4 August – 15 August 2025. The start and the finish of the course are completed online.
Prerequisites: Undergraduate students who have completed at least one year of bachelor’s studies in any field.
Teacher: Annina Kainu.
Apply to the Turku Åbo Summerschool here.
The application will be open until 17th of April 2025. Course fee 225 euro for courses offered at Åbo Akademi University. The Sustainable Social Programme is voluntary and has an additional fee of max. 130 euros.
Contact person: Andreas Granberg, andreas.granberg@abo.fi.