Tampere University of Technology (TUT)

University

Tampere

Finland

Profile


Originally an outreach centre of the Helsinki University of Technology, TUT gained independent status in 1972. Tampere University of Technology is one of the two Finnish universities which started operating as a Foundation University in 2010, when the new Universities Act came into force. The foundation model promotes the development of education and research at TUT and gives the University good prerequisites to succeed amid growing international competition. The increased autonomy provides a competitive edge when competing for good researchers, inspiring teachers.

TUT is located in Tampere, the Nordic countries’ largest inland city, some 170 km north of the capital Helsinki. TUT’s campus in the suburb of Hervanta is a community of 10,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students , studying in five main faculties: Business and Built Environment;Computing and Electrical Engineering: Engineering Sciences  and Natural Sciences.

Courses offered through English


Accommodation


Student housing in Tampere is administrated by the student housing foundation TOAS which offers high-quality dorm rooms at a student-friendly price