The Open University at Åbo Akademi offers the following Summer Courses 2024.
TÅSS, Turku Åbo Summer School
Turku Åbo Summer School 2024 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.
Subject: Sociology
Social Change in a Digital Age (5 ECTS), contact teaching in Turku.
Read more about the course on the TÅSS website.
Time: 1-30.8.2024, of which 5-16.8 is contact teaching in Turku. The start and finish of the course is completed online. An orientation day is held 2.8.
Teacher: Robin Lybeck.
Last day to register 14.4.2023.
Subject: Marine Biology
Solving Wicked Problems of the Future Ocean (5 ECTS), contact teaching in Turku.
Read more about the course on the TÅSS website.
Time: 1-30.8.2024, of which 5-16.8 is contact teaching in Turku. The start and finish of the course is completed online. An orientation day is held 2.8.
Teacher: Anna Törnroos-Remes.
Last day to register 14.4.2023.
Subject: Minority studies
Foundations of Multiculturalism (5 ECTS), contact teaching in Turku.
Read more about the course on the TÅSS website.
Time: 1-30.8.2024, of which 5-16.8 is contact teaching in Turku. The start and finish of the course is completed online. An orientation day is held 2.8.
Teacher: Emmanuel Acquah.
Last day to register 14.4.2023.
Apply to the Turku Åbo Summerschool here. The application will be open until 14th of April 2024. Course fee 50-75 euro. The Sustainable Social Programme is voluntary and has an additional fee of max. 100 euros.
CLL, Open University
Intercultural Communication. Self-study courses.
To read more about course content and times, click on the correct course version in the Study Guide.
Introduction to Intercultural Communication (5 ECTS), online course.
Link to the Study guide for more information about the course.
Time: 7.8.2023-31.7.2024.
Teacher: Salma Abdulmagied.
Culture, Peace and Conflict (5 ECTS), online course.
Link to the Study guide for more information about the course.
Time: 7.8.2023-31.7.2024.
Teacher: Salma Abdulmagied.
Cultural encounters and interreligious dialogue (5 ECTS), online course.
Link to the Study guide for more information about the course.
Time: 7.8.2023-31.7.2024.
Teacher: Ada Elgabsi.
Choose which course you would like to take in the form. Last day to register 16.6.2024. Contact andreas.granberg@abo.fi for more information.
MOOC
Chemical and Process Engineering
MOOCs are open online courses that anyone can attend. There are no entry requirements for the courses, but some prior knowledge may be recommended. The MOOCs are distance courses, i.e. they can be carried out entirely online. The courses often allow you to start whenever you want during a certain period of time and deadlines are flexible.
Energy Transition and Sustainable Economies (3 ECTS), online course
Link to the studyguide for more information about the course.
Time: MOOC open 4.9.2023-31.5.2024.
Teacher: prof. Margareta Björklund-Sänkiaho
Registration by e-mail to johanna.fredenberg@abo.fi. Registration is open 7.8.2023–30.4.2024.