The foundations of the University of Jyväskylä lie in the first Finnish-speaking teacher training college, Jyväskylä Teacher Seminary, established in 1863 by Uno Cygnaeus. He is often called "the Father of the Finnish Primary School System".
Teacher training and forward-looking work in teaching are counted among our strengths, along with natural sciences, humanities, sport and health.
We offer 14 high-quality, research-based two-year Master’s degree programmes in English, which lead to an officially recognised Master’s degree and qualify for doctoral studies.
Approximately 160 doctors graduate annually from the University of Jyväskylä. We educate research professionals and competent and versatile experts in various fields for the needs of society.
Our naturally beautiful campus is home to a dynamic multidisciplinary research university – an open and collaborative community of 2,500 experts and 14,000 students seeking answers to the pivotal questions of today and tomorrow.
Career Services ensures that all students have an opportunity to get a contact to working life during their studies. We aim at giving students a realistic picture on working life, their preparedness for it and employment opportunities.
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Learn more about the Global Student Satisfaction AwardsThe University Services of the University of Jyväskylä offers support, assistance and services for the education, research and other operations of the University.
Student apartments are located within walking distance or a short bus ride away from campus.
The Jyväskylä University Library is one of the oldest libraries in Finland. Today, the Library serves over 2 000 customers daily and over a half million annually. The collections exceed over 1.5 million volumes and include 7 500 currently subscribed printed journals. Customers have access to several Finnish and foreign databases and over 20 000 electronic journals.
The University of Jyväskylä provides a wireless network on its campus areas.
The Finnish Student Health Service (generally referred to as YTHS) provides health and medical care for Bachelor's and Master's level students who have joined the Student Union.Doctoral students are not entitled to the services of YTHS.
Over the last few decades, the University has extended its grounds with two new campus areas on the opposing banks of Lake Jyväsjärvi.
Encouraged by the positive experiences of Seminaarinmäki, the Mattilanniemi and Ylistönrinne areas have been planned carefully and they have their own unique features.
The Seminaarinmäki (Seminar Hill) campus of the University of Jyväskylä has often been said to the most beautiful in the country. Its reputation stems from the integration of different designs which have been carefully assembled over the course of centuries.
Student Union of University of Jyväskylä is our University’s students’ interest and service organisation. Student associations of the Faculty of Mathematics and Science are Syrinx ry (Students of Biological and Environmental Sciences), Otsoni ry (Students of Environmental Science and Technology), Radikaali ry (Students of Chemistry), Ynnä ry (Students of Physics, Mathematics and Information Technology) and Tiltti ry (Students of Statistics).
University of Jyväskylä is located at Jyväskylä, central region of Finland. It is one of the best University of Finland. I am a great experience at this University. The teaching method is a best part of University. It has all the infrastructures required for the students. The professor are well experienced and cooperative. They are very helpful and honest on their work....
Overall, I have a very positive experience with the university, which is a heaven for my interest in education. I'm curious and want to know different aspects of education and the university gives me freedom to choose whatever courses I want to attend, even if the courses do not belong to my specialization and I can expand it to more than one specialization. The program...
I think the quality of my home university is very good, which is important since it´s the only university having sport faculty in Finland. The teacher training is exellent. Our teachers are well trained and the quality of research is supervised well. I´ve gotten a lot of new information that I can apply straight to my profession. The teaching methods are following the new...
