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University of Jyväskyläat Present
Year 2010
University of Jyväskylä
founded in 1934
one of the largest universities in Finland
total income 180 million euro
7 faculties
some 15,000 students
staff about 2,600
London
Paris
Berlin
MadridRome
Athens
Core Fields in Research and Education
Basic natural phenomena and the structure of matter
Education, learning, and teaching in the future
Languages, culture, and social change processes
Physical activity and wellbeing
Human technology
Excellence in ResearchThe centres of excellence in research nominated by the Academy of Finland
ProfessorAnneli Hoikkala
EvolutionaryResearch2006–2011
Nuclear andAccelerator
Based Physics2006–2011
ProfessorRauno Julin
Political Thoughtand Conceptual
Change2006–2011
Academy ProfessorKari Palonen
ProfessorJari-Erik Nurmi
Learning and Motivation Research2006–2011
Variation, Contacts and Changein English2006–2011
with the University of Helsinki Virus Research2006–2011
ProfessorJaana Bamford
Interdisciplinary Music
Research2008–2013
Philosophical Psychology, Morality and
Politics2008–2013
ProfessorPetri Toiviainen
ProfessorTaneli Kukkonen
ProfessorSirpa Leppänen
ProfessorMikko Yrjönsuuri
Starting Grant recipients ofthe European Research Council
Dr. Paul Greenlees, Department of Physics
Professor Taneli Kukkonen, Department of History and Ethnology
Department of Physics Centre of Excellence
in University Education 2004–2006 2010–2012
Designated by the Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council
Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council audit 2009
University of Jyväskylä has a functional quality
assurance system
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'
- succesful research profiling and recruiting- strategic management committed to culture of high quality- indicators of societal engagement require further development
Evaluations of the JyU quality assurance:
one of the most popular universities in the country
the widest national student recruitment
second largest number of Master graduates (2007–2009)
eight Centres of Excellence
ranked on the Shanghai list, position 401–500
ranked on the Times Higher Education – QS World University Ranking list, position 303
Top Achievements
1(2)
Top Achievementsthe most productive university
(Government Institute for Economic Research 2007)
among the top three most productive universities according to the comparison between fields of research (Kivinen et al. 2009)
in the top four of interesting universities from the viewpoint of economic life (Central Chamber of Commerce 2008)
ranked third in online visibility of science in Finland, 357th among 12 000 higher education institutes in the world (Cybermetrics Research Group, Webometrics ranking 2010)
2(2)
Renewable EnergyStudy and Research Programme RE-laboratory at Vaajakoski
M.Sc. ProgrammesBiogas technology
Sustainable productionand utilisation of bioenergy
Hydrogen technology
Solar energy
Socio-economic studies
www.jyu.fi/renewableenergy
Vaajakosken UE-laboratorio
1. Technology
2. Sustainable bioenergy
3. Socio-economy
National Institutes and Tasks
Agreed on in the performance agreement between Ministry of Education and the University
Accelerator Laboratory
Finnish Institute for Educational Research
Centre for Applied Language Studies
Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius
Finnish Centre for Lifelong Guidance Expertise
Sign Language Centre
the best unit in its field
the second best unit in its field
Productivity of Universities in the Focal Fields of Research
1. University of Turku
2. University of Helsinki
3. University of Jyväskylä
Top three of multidisciplinary universities
Osmo Kivinen et al. 2009
hum (UTa)
psych (JyU) soc (JyU)educ (JyU)
tech (HUT)
psych (UH) med (UH)
sci (UH)
health (UTu)
educ (UTu)
soc (UTu)
hum (UOulu)
health (UTa)
med (UTu) (econ) HSE
reputation as a seat of learning
the quality of education and research
multidisciplinary: JyU offers almost all the favourite fields of the young
The most positive evaluations
Survey of the Images of Institutes of Higher Education (Taloustutkimus 2010)
participants aged 17–29 (n=1,540)
in the top three of best known and most reputable universities in Finland
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)
01-2008 Copyright © Tekes
DM 28470
Vision of the University Network in 2020 by the Ministry of Education
University Alliance (JyU, UTa, TUT)
University of Helsinki and
Swedish School of Business and Economics
Aalto University (HUT, HSE, UIAH)
New University of Turku (UTu, TuEc)
University of Oulu
University of Eastern Finland (JoY, UKu)
Åbo Akademi University
Lappeenranta University of Technology
University of Lapland
University of Vaasa
University of Arts (TheA, AcaArts, SibA)
HUT,HSE,UIAH
JyUUTa, TUT
UOulu
UWasa
LUT, UASs
ULapland, UASs
ÅA
UTu, TuEc
JoY, UKu
TheA, AcaArts, SibAUH,
SwedEcSwedish:ÅA, SwedEc, UH (swed.), UASs
Universities and their cooperation structure
Regional Clusters of Competencenominated by the Finnish government (2007–2013)
Nano and Microsystems and Adaptive Materials (in charge of coordination)
Future Energy Technologies
Ubiquitous Computing
Forest Industry Future
History of the University of Jyväskylä
1966 University
2010 76th Anniversary
1934 Jyväskylä College of Education
1963 Physical Education
1863 Teacher Training College
1912 Summer University 1912 Scientific Library 1918 University Society
Organization
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
FACULTIES INDEPENDENT INSTITUTES
UNIVERSITY BOARD
RECTOR
SERVICE DEPARTMENTS
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIONAND SERVICES
UNIVERSITY COLLEGIUMSCIENCE COUNCIL
EDUCATION COUNCIL
COUNCIL FOR SOCIETAL INTERACTION
Centre for Applied Language Studies
5 departmentsFACULTY OF HUMANITIES
FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2 departments
Teacher Training School2 departments
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
3 departments
FACULTY OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES
JYVÄSKYLÄ UNIVERSITYSCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE CENTRE
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CENTRE
SECRETARIAT FOR THE FINNISHEDUCATION EVALUATION COUNCIL
INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
OPEN UNIVERSITY
AGORA CENTER
CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTRE
KOKKOLA UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM CHYDENIUS
FINNISH INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 4 departments Konnevesi Research Station
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES2 departments
The Premises of the University of Jyväskylä total approximately 161, 500 m2
TOURULA
SEMINAARIN-MÄKI
VIVECA
MATTILANNIEMI
YLISTÖNRINNE
NANOSCIENCECENTER
LABORATORY OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Tampere
Ran
tavä
ylä
Jyväskylän kaupunki/TonttiosastoYliopisto/2008