Sales Excellence Week
November 16-18th 2016 in Turku, Finland
Come with a presentation showing the ways to succeed as a salesperson in your home
country & culture. Leave with a wide network of new friends, 3 credit points, a Sales
Excellence Certificate and a new entry in your CV: #FinnishSalesExperience #SalesTUAS
Nov 16th Wednesday , 9 am – 6 pm
Forenoon: Learn By Teaching: prepare a concise & inspiring presentation and advice other students at our Learning Café - how to succeed as a salesperson in your own country & culture. In addition to
sharing your own best tips to students from various cultures and backgrounds, you'll get to learn other
countries' best practices as well and prepare to launch yourself into a successful sales career.
Afternoon: The inspiring Kakola premises – an ex-prison under reconstruction - offers the venue for
keynotes and networking. Business professionals will share their vision about developing sales and
engineering in German-speaking countries. Networking takes the form of Jail Dating, so you’ll have an
opportunity to put your networking and language skills (English, German, Finnish – you name it) to test.
Nov 17th Thursday, 9 am - midnight
Day: Track 1: Learn selling with professors from different countries and universities. Track 2: Practice
networking, promoting your competences and other business skills with trade organizations and business
associations. Track 3: Book a speed coaching session with a coaching professional for 15 minutes to
boost your studies and career development.
Evening: Evening Event for students
Nov 18th Friday, 9 am – 4 pm
A whole day of interesting company presentations all related to international selling.
Enrollment is now open
Students may attend 1 - 3 days of the program. Both bachelor and master levels are welcome, max 10
students per university. Participation fee for one day is 60 euros per student, two days 120 euros, three
days 180 euros and it covers lunch, coffee & snacks, materials and Evening Event (all students will be
contacted prior to the event with an email containing payment instructions). Send participation
information to [email protected]. Deadline for enrollment: November 4th, 2016.
Practical Information
Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS), Finland
TUAS is an inspiring community of 10.000 members - an innovative and multidisciplinary higher
education institution. Our graduates are practice-oriented professionals with top competencies. More
information about TUAS: http://www.tuas.fi/en/
Welcome to Turku!
Turku, Finland's oldest city, is located by the River Aura in Southwest Finland. Turku is a city of art,
history and culture believed to have been established in 1229. Turku has 180.000 inhabitants, which
makes the city the sixth largest in Finland. More information about Turku: http://www.visitturku.fi/en
Arriving to Turku
The easiest way to travel to Turku is by plane. There are regular connections to Turku from Helsinki,
Stockholm, Gdansk and Riga.
From Turku airport there are regular buses to the city center. There are also taxis waiting outside the
terminal (airport - city centre € 20–25). You shouldn’t have any problems getting to the city centre (by
bus or taxi) rather quickly, as Turku is not a very big city.
Taxi number in Turku: +358 2 10041
If your flight arrives in Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, there are also frequent bus connections going every hour
to Turku from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Timetables can be found in https://www.matkahuolto.fi/en/ (Place
of departure: Helsinki-Vantaa International Terminal, Destination: Turku).
If you spend some time in Helsinki, and travel from there, you can either travel by train or by bus. The
train is the most expensive option, but sometimes they have good discounts. You can find the timetables
and fares on the companies’ webpages:
Railway: https://www.vr.fi/cs/vr/en/frontpage
Buses: https://www.matkahuolto.fi/en/ http://www.onnibus.com/en/index.htm
Bus tickets and cards in Turku area
All the local buses leave from the market place
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The bus ride costs 3,00€ (right to transfer within two hours)
24 h travel ticket 7,50€ (can be bought at the bus)
Tourist Card that is valid for 1- 14 days. (how to buy: http://www.foli.fi/en)
Accommodation options for students (close to campus)
Hotel Centro (Yliopistonkatu 12a, 20100 Turku). Reservations (should be made one month before arrival
date): [email protected] http://www.centrohotel.com/en/
Inn 22 – Majatalo 22 (Vanha Littoistentie 22, 20540 Turku)
Bus connection to Sepänkatu campus, distance 2km. http://www.inn22.fi/index.php?lang=en
Bed and Breakfast Tuure (Tuureporinkatu 17C, 20100 TURKU)
Bus connection to Sepänkatu campus, distance 1,5 km. http://www.netti.fi/~tuure2/en/rooms/
FORENOM (rented apartments) Nice option if travelling with family or a group of friends.
http://www.forenom.fi/en/accommodation/
Sepänkatu campus
Address: Sepänkatu 1, Turku
Sepänkatu campus is only one kilometer away from the market place in the city centre. Easiest way to
get to campus is to walk, route from the market place is the following: First walk along Aurakatu towards
the River Aura. Cross the river and after the bridge follow Kaskenkatu for 300 meters, then turn right to
Luostarinkatu and walk straight for 300 meters. Sepänkatu campus is the yellowish building at the end of
the street.
There is free Wi-Fi access available in Sepänkatu campus.
Major Attractions in Turku
The city is made unique by the River Aura flowing through the city centre, culture-historical
surroundings, modern city life, high-quality services and the beautiful and extensive Turku Archipelago.
Historical attractions from the Turku Castle to the Turku Cathedral are among the city's most well-known
sights. The city's year as the European Capital of Culture made culture a permanent part of Turku's
cityscape.