The Student Union of the University of Turku (TYY, in Finnish ''Turun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta'') is a body to which, under public law, all

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bachelor's and master's degree students belong. It is among the oldest student unions in Finland. Postgraduate and exchange students may become a member of TYY, but it is not obligatory. Visiting (non-degree students) are ineligible to join TYY. TYY was founded in 1922 and it joined the

National Union of University Students in Finland The National Union of University Students in Finland ( fi, Suomen ylioppilaskuntien liitto (SYL) ry, sv, Finlands studentkårers förbund (FSF) rf) is the largest national organisation providing benefits and services for students in Finland. Its ...

(SYL) in 1927. It is the second largest

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which has around 30,000 members. Its activities take place in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

, Rauma,

Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ...

and

Salo Salo or Salò may refer to: Places Finland *Salo, Finland, a town in Western Finland **Salo sub-region, a subdivision of Finland Proper and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009 *An old name of Saloinen, a former municipality in Ostroboth ...

. As all student unions in Finland, TYY is a public corporation independent from its member university, which has an

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and a

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as well as a

Student Council A student council (also known as a student union, associated student body or student parliament) is an administrative organization of students in different educational institutes ranging from elementary schools to universities and research or ...

. TYY is amongst the first student unions that has made their fixed-term secretariat positions permanent in spring 2008 due to the dispute brought up in

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about fixed-term working relationships that the

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Activities

The Student Union of the University of Turku enforces the lobbying of

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social policy Social policy is a plan or action of government or institutional agencies which aim to improve or reform society. Some professionals and universities consider social policy a subset of public policy, while other practitioners characterize soci ...

and

international affairs International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

at the university, city and national levels. It also provides student, cultural and sports services as well as organisation and support services for its student associations. TYY owns, among others, the majority of the student cafeterias and cafés in the campus area run by Unica Oy. TYY has been publishing the student newspaper ''Turun ylioppilaslehti'' since 1930.

Student organisations

The Student Union of the University of Turku includes several organisations, associations and

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s as well as associations concerning other interests. Student nations *Pohjalainen osakunta *Satakuntalais-hämäläinen osakunta *Savo-karjalainen osakunta *Varsinaissuomalainen osakunta

References

External links

The Student Union of the University of Turku
Education in Turku Students' unions in Finland {{Finland-org-stub