Turku University of Applied Sciences

Turku University of Applied Sciences (abbr. The institute began operations as a temporary polytechnic in autumn 1992.

TUAS, Finnish Turun ammattikorkeakoulu, Swedish Åbo Yrkeshögskola) is a Finnish institute of technology (Ammattikorkeakoulu) located in the city of Turku, in the region of Finland Proper. At the moment, the establishment has approximately 9,500 students and 700 members of staff, making it one of the largest polytechnic in Finland. Before 2006-01-10, the institution carried the English name of Turku Polytechnic.