Jyväskylä University

Jyväskylä University
motto	Amica veritas
founding	1966
place	Jyväskylä , Finland
Rector	Keijo Hämäläinen
Students	16,000 ( 2005 )
Employee	2,300 ( 2005 )
Networks	IAU
Website	www.jyu.fi

Jyväskylä University agora

Jyväskylä University auditorium

The University of Jyväskylä ( Finnish : Jyväskylän yliopisto ) is a state university in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä with around 16,000 students and 2,300 academic employees (2005).

The university dates back to the first Finnish-language school from 1863, which became a college in 1937 and was given university status in the 1960s.

Faculties

There are seven faculties:

• Faculty of Human Sciences
• Faculty of Information Technology
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences
• Faculty of Mathematics and Science
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Social Sciences

In total, students can choose from 80 major and 100 minor subjects.

campus

The campus is divided into three parts that can be easily reached by foot or bicycle. The northernmost part of the university is the Seminaarinmäki . The Mattilanniemi is attached to this. A bridge over the Jyväsjärvi, the lake on which Jyväskylä is located, leads to the Ylistönrinne , where mainly natural science subjects are taught. The buildings on the third part of the campus, Ylistönrinne, as well as some buildings in the other parts were designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto .

Web links

Commons : University of Jyväskylä  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jyväskylä University website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.jyu.fi/en/university/rector-and-vice-rectors/rector-keijo-hamalainen
2. ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed July 28, 2019 .  

Coordinates: 62 ° 14 ′ 10 ″  N , 25 ° 43 ′ 57 ″  E