Eligibility
Succesful applicants need to have a background either in biological sciences (especially biochemistry or molecular biology) or method sciences (computer science, mathematics, statistics). Read more...

Bioinformatics?
Bioinformatics applies methods of computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematics, and statistics to biological data, such as genome DNA sequences, or protein structures. Bioinformaticians usually work as experts within biomedical or pharmaceutical R&D. Read more...

Programme description
Our goal is interdisciplinary knowledge of bioinformatics, so the students will be "bilingual" in terms of combined expertise on information technology and biosciences. This is a two-year full-time study programme, and starts every year in August-September. All teaching is in English, and takes advantage of modern educational technology, such as web courses and video lectures, in addition to traditional face-to-face teaching. Read more...

Participating institutes
The teaching in our programme shares the expertise of two university departments: Department or Information Technology, University of Turku, and Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere. Both departments have a long history of bioinformatics research and teaching before starting this programme. Our bioinformatics web teaching has been awarded a national prize from the Ministry of Education in Finland. Read more...

Studying and living in Finland
Finland is a highly organized, stable and safe country to live in. University education in Finland is free of charge irrespective of nationality, except for the costs of living. Read more...