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)

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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

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Jyväskylän kaupunki/TonttiosastoYliopisto/2008