Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS)
TUAS is a higher education institution of 12,000 experts, researchers, students, faculty members and teaching professionals. We create solutions for a better tomorrow – both regionally and globally. Our graduates are practice-oriented professionals with top competencies.
As a significant regional actor, we harbour close ties to businesses and municipalities in Southwest Finland. TUAS is the fourth largest technical university in Finland. Students are sought after experts, with 99 % employment within five years of graduating.
Key figures
- over 12,000 degree programme students in the fields of
- Technology, Communications and Transport
- Health Care and Social Services
- Business and Administration
- Arts and Culture
- 800 staff members
- over 900 publications annually
- 31 research groups
- over 204 ongoing or complited RDI projects
- 26 % of turnover external funding for RDI
- 350 exchange universities in 50 countries
- 20 double degree agreements with international partner universities
- annually hundreds of outgoing and incoming exchange students
- International semester already established in every degree programme to enable 60 ECTS student exchange
Role in WATERLINE
Key people
Dr Piia Leskinen
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Dr Piia Lekinen is a Principal Lecturer at TUAS with expertise on Sustainable development, Education design, Project competence, RDI competence, Scientific writing, Competence in multi-use and protection of water systems, Aquatic technology, Aquatic research, Environmental technology, Environmental research, French, English, Training in English.
