Meyer Turku, the shipbuilder and the consulting engineering firm Elomatic together with its subsidiary Cadmatic have donated two professorships to the University of Turku, the companies said in a joint statement.
The professorships focus on engineering and materials technologies. The university will start new study programmes in this field next autumn. The donations have a combined value of €1.2 million and they cover the professorships for five years.
Elomatic, which has its headquarters in Turku, will turn 50 next year, while the university will celebrate the centenary of its foundation also next year.
Jan Meyer, CEO of the shipbuilder, said the company wants to develop Finland as a leading centre of innovation and science in the maritime technology sector. High quality training of people with degrees in engineering is an important aspect of this.
Elomatic will celebrate its 50th year in 2020 and the donation is a way to celebrate its long and successful track record and at the same time, congratulate the University of Turku, said Patrik Rauanheimo, CEO of Elomatic.
Jukka Kola, Rector of the Universtity of Turku, expressed his gratitude for the donations and pointed out that the support of local businesses is vital to develop education further. ”Together we can make sure that a favourable development of the economy in the (Turku) region will continue also in the future,” he said.
