University of Jyväskylä

The University of Jyväskylä (JYU) is a public multidisciplinary research university located in Jyväskylä, Central Finland. Finnish-language teacher education began in Jyväskylä in 1863, and the institution was established as a university in 1966. JYU is home to over 15,200 students and 2,850 staff members across three campus areas — Seminaarinmäki, Mattilanniemi, and Ylistönrinne — and six faculties: the Faculty of Education and Psychology, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Information Technology, the Faculty of Mathematics and Science, the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, and the Jyväskylä School of Business and Economics. As an internationally recognised research university, JYU offers high-quality, research-based programmes taught in English and Finnish, from bachelor's and master's degrees to doctoral education. The university is especially renowned for education, sports sciences, natural sciences and humanities research, and is a member of the FORTHEM European Universities alliance.