2. University of Jyväskylä
at Present
Year 2012

3. University of Jyväskylä
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FINLAND
Jyväskylä
University of Jyväskylä
founded in 1934
one of the largest
universities in Finland
total income 217
million euro
7 faculties
15,000 students
staff 2,600

4. PROFILE
A nationally and internationally significant research-intensive university and
an expert on education.
Focus on human and natural sciences.
Finland’s leading expert in teacher education and adult education, as well as the major exporter of education.
The Faculty of Sport Sciences is the only one in the country.

5. CORE FIELDS Core field Groups of outstanding international level
Basic natural phenomena and
the structure of matter
Nuclear and accelerator-based
physics
Evolutionary biology
Education, learning and
teaching in the future
Learning and learning
difficulties
Language, culture and social
change processes
Applied language studies
Physical activity and wellbeing
Biology of physical activity
Gerontology
Human technology
IT-based services

6. Our research addresses, for example, the following questions
Preventing social exclusion
Work ability
and wellbeing
Increasingly multicultural Finland
Increasingly
IT-based society
The state of
the waters
Energy
Quality of
childhood

7. Centres of Excellence in Research
nominated by the Academy of Finland
Coordinated by the University of Helsinki
Coordinated by the University of Tampere
Interdisciplinary
Music Research
Philosophical Psychology,
Morality and Politics
Professor Petri Toiviainen
Professor Mikko Yrjönsuuri
Biological Interactions
Research
Academy Professor Johanna Mappes
History of a Society:
Re-thinking Finland 1400‒2000
Professor Petri Karonen
Nuclear and Accelerator
Based Physics
Professor Rauno Julin
Inverse Problems
2008–2013
2012–2017
Academy Research Fellow Mikko Salo

8. Top fields in research evaluation in 2010
Biology of
Physical Activity
Internationally leading
Psychology
Mathematical
Information Technology
Excellent international level
Biological and
Environmental Science
Physics
History and Ethnology
Languages
Mathematics and Statistics
Music
Health Sciences
Chemistry

9. in University Education
Department of Physics
Centre of Excellence
in University Education
2004–2006 and 2010–2012
Designated by the Finnish Higher
Education Evaluation Council
Avance Executive Education
Finnish Higher Education
Evaluation Council audit 2009
University of Jyväskylä
has a functional quality assurance system 

10. Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council’s quality assurance system audit
General evaluation 'developing' (= second highest level)
Quality assurance of research evaluated on the highest level as 'advanced'
Evaluations of the JyU quality assurance:
succesful research profiling and recruiting
strategic management committed to culture of high quality
- indicators of societal engagement require further
development

11. Recognised University
1(2)
Recognised University
one of the most popular in the country
the widest national student recruitment
eight Centres of Excellence
ranked on the Shanghai list, position 401–500
ranked on the Times Higher Education –
QS World University Ranking list, position 310

12. On top in comparisons the most productive university
2(2)
On top in comparisons
the most productive university
(Government Institute for Economic Research 2007)
among the top four interesting universities
from the viewpoint of economic life
(Central Chamber of Commerce 2008)
ranked second in online visibility of science in Finland, 128th/Europe, 331st/world among
higher education institutes in the world
(Cybermetrics Research Group, Webometrics ranking
1/2011)

13. research fields: ”First-rate” (Kivinen et al. 2010)
Comparisons between
research fields: ”First-rate” (Kivinen et al. 2010)
among top three most productive
universities
five research fields on the international
level of excellency (A++)
- economics
- humanities
- psychology
- natural sciences
- social sciences

14. Student Life concept Optimal prerequisites Support for student
for studying and
learning
Support for student
development and
growth

15. Academic Life concept The University as an attractive
and healthy work community

16. National tasks Accelerator Laboratory
According to the performance agreement
between the Ministry of Education and Culture
and the University
National tasks
Accelerator Laboratory
Finnish Institute for Educational Research
and Finnish Centre for Lifelong Guidance
Expertise
Centre for Applied Language Studies
Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius
Teaching and research of
sign language

17. New initiatives research of competitive and world-class sports
brain research and imaging of brain function
research on parliamentarism and civic society
research in evaluation and training

18. participants under the age of 30 (n=2400)
Survey of the Images of Institutes of Higher Education (Taloustutkimus 2012)
participants under the age of 30 (n=2400)
among the top three best known and
most reputable universities in Finland
The most positive evaluations
reputation as a seat of learning
the quality of education and research
multidisciplinary: JyU offers almost all
the favourite fields of the young

19. Participation in Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation
The University of Jyväskylä as a shareholder in
Metsäklusteri Ltd (forest cluster)                   
TIVIT Ltd (ICT industry research)                                             
FIMECC Ltd (metal products and
mechanical engineering)                                                         
CLEEN Ltd (energy and environment)
SalWe Ltd (health and well-being)
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20. Regional Clusters of Competence
nominated by the Finnish government (2007–2013)
Nano and Microsystems and
Adaptive Materials (in charge of coordination)
Future Energy Technologies
Ubiquitous Computing
Forest Industry Future

21. History of the University of Jyväskylä
th Anniversary
1934 Jyväskylä College
of Education
1963 Physical Education
1863 Teacher Training
College
Summer University
Scientific Library
University Society

22. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCLUSTER FINLAND LTD
Organization
UNIVERSITY BOARD
RECTOR
SERVICE
DEPARTMENTS
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE
CENTRE
INSTITUTE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH
KOKKOLA UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM CHYDENIUS
INDEPENDENT
INSTITUTES
OPEN UNIVERSITY
AGORA CENTER
FINNISH INSTITUTE FOR
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY COLLEGIUM
FACULTIES
Centre for Applied Language Studies
5 departments
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
2 departments
Teacher Training School
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
3 departments
FACULTY OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS
AND SCIENCE
4 departments
Konnevesi Research Station
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
JYVÄSKYLÄ UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Education Evaluation
Secretariat
EDUCLUSTER FINLAND LTD
Oy UniServices Ltd
SUBSIDIARIES
University Services

23. the University of Jyväskylä
– Seminaarinmäki
– Mattilanniemi
– Ylistö
Architects:
– Constantin
Kiseleff
– Alvar Aalto
– Arto Sipinen
The Premises of
the University of Jyväskylä
total approximately 158 700 m2