Turku University of Applied Sciences (Turku UAS) is a higher education institution with 13,000 experts, researchers, students, faculty members and teaching professionals. Turku UAS plays a pivotal role in understanding development of Nordic coastal tourism, as it is situated at the heart of the Turku archipelago in Finland. Turku UAS offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in the fields of engineering, business, arts, health care and social sciences. The Bachelor degree of Business Administration in Tourism and Wellness Business is one of the programs which highlights Turku UAS` target to educate the future innovative graduates needed in the region, in Finland, andglobally. Turku UAS has invested extensively in pedagogical modernisation of higher education, focusing on working-life orientation, strong RDI (research, development and innovation) activities integrated with studies and flexible curricula.
The TourEdu team from Turku UAS consists of Timo Halttunen, Susanna Saari and Telle Tuominen.