University of Jyväskylä

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Coordinates: 62°14′10.50″N, 25°43′57.60″E

University of Jyväskylä
Jyväskylän yliopisto


Established:	1934
Type:	Public
Rector:	Dr. Aino Sallinen
Staff:	2,300
Students:	16,000
Location:	Jyväskylä, Finland
Website:	http://www.jyu.fi/en/

The University of Jyväskylä is a university in Jyväskylä, Finland. It has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking teacher training college, founded in 1863. The college evolved into College of Education in 1937, at which time it was given the authority to grant doctorate degrees. In the 1960s, the college started teaching and researching in the sciences and was subsequently renamed as University of Jyväskylä.

The university is currently divided into seven faculties:

Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
School of Business and Economics
Faculty of Social Sciences

Each is active in research and provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs in more than one subject.

About 16,000 students are enrolled in the degree programs of the university. Each year about two thousand new students are admitted and generally only one of seven applicants are admitted; this makes University of Jyväskylä one of the most popular universities in Finland.

The university offers a wide range of study programmes for the Bachelor's or Master's degree conducted in English, many of which are unique in Finland. Natural Sciences, Human Sciences, Sport and Health Sciences as well as Teacher Education are the university's areas of special expertise.

The Main Building and several other buildings in the campus area were designed by famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.