Welcome to join an interesting guest lecture, that explores an island and a culture far out in the sea, on the border between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. There are many connections between the Shetland …

There is a myriad of yoga courses available for those interested, academic studies in yoga on the other hand are much more scarce. This is a situation which the Open University at Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) …

Increased fees for Open University courses from August 2024 From August 1, 2024, Åbo Akademi University will use a pricing system for Open University courses based on the number of credits. The pricing applies to students …

During the autumn of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, a handful of students had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Finnish job market during the second iteration of Job shadowing day.

Continuous learning in the cross-breeze Skills are the foundation of a fair and sustainable future. The continuous development of knowledge and skills promotes equality and the opportunities people have for engagement, and it also strengthens a …

As of fall 2023, the Open University at Åbo Akademi University offers courses in PEACE (Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research). The PEACE program is a master’s program that started at Åbo Akademi University in 2012. This …

Webinars: Boost your Well-Being and Study Capacity Strengthening well-being and supporting study ability is the aim for a series of webinars arranged in autumn 2023. The target group is students in continuous learning, for example in …

The Open University at Åbo Akademi offers courses also during the summer. Some of the courses have contact teaching, others can be studied online at own pace. The summer couses are open to all, without enrolling …

The FITech study offering for summer has been published – apply now The application period for FITech summer courses starts on 4 April 2023 at 12 pm. Our extensive study portfolio of approximately 80 courses offers …

Today’s working life is undergoing changes, and we have a demographic structure that requires us to feel up to, and want to, work for a longer time. At the same time, we need more people in the labour market. How could employers, employees and leaders work together to obtain a socially viable working life? That was the theme of the alumni event “Alumnträffen 2022”. The event was arranged by Åbo Akademi University, Hanken School of Economics, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Novia University of Applied Sciences,  and the University of Helsinki.

Åbo Akademi University supports Ukrainian students who have come to Finland by offering them the opportunity to take university courses free of charge.

The webinar series ESD & Digitalisation is now available on Youtube   The webinar series ESD & Digitalisation: Implications of Digital Technology for Education Policy and Practice is now as a whole available on Youtube. The series consists …

The AniLex study module offered by the Open University at Åbo Akademi University fills a gap in legal studies globally. Top international names as lecturers. There is a lack of opportunities to study animal law—in the …

Baltic University Programme turns 30 in 2021 and will revisit it’s past with a series of on-line seminars. The series is called Space ridges 2.0. The 1st session, on January 28, has focus on the post-Cold …

Universities are bringing their sustainability and responsibility work to a new level.