International Staff Week at Novias Campuses in Turku and Raseborg, Finland 14-16 April 2026
Topic
The topic of the International Staff Week will be Final Theses from Different Perspectives, mainly in Bachelor's programmes but also in a few Master's programmes. At a University of Applied Sciences the education has a very practical orientation and is strongly linked to working life, also when it comes to final theses. Teachers from Health and Welfare, Business Administration, Bioeconomy, Construction Engineering and Seafaring will give examples of how they counsel and supervise students, how challenges faced by both students and teachers are met, which kind of projects and research theses can be part of, the process when theses are ordered by external clients and how teachers can ensure that students don't get stuck with their final theses.
Programme
The programme will be published later but the aim of the week is to provide the participants with ideas, tools and suggestions that can be used by teachers who are involved in the thesis process. Teachers from different Degree Programmes at Novia will share their insights and experience regarding different perspectives of thesis writing. After each presentation there will be time for questions and discussion. The participants are also very welcome to share how the final theses process is carried out at their home institutions. In that way we will all learn from each other.
In addition to sessions and presentations we want to give the participants as many opportunities as possible to get to know one another, network and get a taste of Finnish culture. Therefore those who want will have lunches and dinners together. To make sure you will see a bit more than just the hotel and the university there will be sightseeing by foot both in Turku and Raseborg.
Application Details
Please fill in the application form below. The deadline for application is March 1st, 2026.
In order to enable an interactive program we will accept no more than 20 guests altogether, and not more than two participants from each university.
Practical information
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Time and place
Time
There will be three full days, 14-16 April 2026, so we recommend that you arrive on Monday 13 April and leave on Friday 17 April (or late afternoon on Thursday).
Place
Turku, Finland’s oldest city, is the main destination but you will also visit Novia’s green campus in the picturesque town of Raseborg during the second day of the International Week. Novia organizes the bus trip to Raseborg.
Costs
Participation in the International Week is free of charge. If the exchange is an Erasmus+, Erasmus Global or Nordplus staff exchange we will be happy to assist with all documents needed.
Travelling
Most participants will probably arrive by plane to Helsinki airport but it is also possible to fly directly to Turku via Stockholm, Copenhagen, Riga, Gdansk and Bucharest.
If you arrive at the airport in Helsinki you can take a bus from the airport that goes straight to Turku. The buses leave almost every hour and the trip takes about 2,5 hours. You find the timetables at Matkahuolto.
You can also take a commuter train from the airport to Pasila and change to the train that goes from Helsinki to Turku. You find the timetables at the VR website.
The airport in Turku is situated less than 10 km from the city centre. There are local buses operating the line from the airport to the city centre. You find the timetables at Föli.
The price for a taxi from the airport to the city centre is approximately 25 €
Accommodation
Please make your own hotel reservation. There are many alternatives when it comes to housing in Turku but if you would like to have a recommendation it would be one of these: Centro hotel is a nice and quiet hotel right in the city centre with the best breakfast in town. It is situated half a kilometer from Novia. The price for a single room is 109 € and for a double room 128 €. The Bridgettine guest house is run by nuns and a very peaceful place. The guesthouse is situated about 1,5 km from Novia. The price for a single room is 60 € and for a double room 80 €.
