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Events around the Language Campus

Events of the Language Campus units

Upcoming events

Sanna Riuttanen
Dissertations
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S212

13.11.2026 FM Sanna Riuttanen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, applied language studies, CALS)

FM Sanna Riuttanen defends their doctoral dissertation in applied language studies (CALS) "Migrant students’ cultural wealth and language learning investment in Finnish adult basic education".
Mirja Hämäläinen
Dissertations
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Seminaarinmäki, S 212

14.11.2026 Lic.Phil. Mirja Hämäläinen (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

Lic.Phil. Mirja Hämäläinen defends her doctoral dissertation in teacher education "Ethics, Sustainable Development, and Well-Being in Language Education: Practicing Bohmian Dialogue in English as a Lingua Franca".
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Nordic Speech Research Forum: Doctoral researcher Ida-Lotta Myllylä, University of Helsinki

Prosody in Finnish speakers on the autism spectrum: acoustic, multimodal, and interactional perspectives
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Nordic Speech Research Forum: Professor Kerstin Fischer, University of Southern Denmark

Robots that speak
Academic celebrations
Student events
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Seminarium, vanha juhlasali (S212)

Diploma Conferment Ceremony of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences on December 17, 2026

Diploma Conferment Ceremony of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Dissertations
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Seminaarinmäki, S 212

23.1.2027 MA (Pol. Sci.), BA Leena Itkonen (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

MA (Pol. Sci.), BA Leena Itkonen defends her doctoral dissertation in teacher education "Career-related uncertainty among university students".
Dissertations
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S212

6.2.2027 FM Pauliina Puranen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Finnish language)

FM Pauliina Puranen defends their doctoral dissertation in Finnish language "Erasing diversity: language ideologies in Finnish vocational education and training".
Congresses and conferences
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REAL Symposium 2027

The Seventh REAL Symposium on Language Economics and Policy is on 20–21 May 2027
Congresses and conferences
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Visual Identities in the Making: Platforms, Cultures and Spaces

ECREA Visual Cultures conference approaches visual identity as an ongoing process of becoming, negotiating, and communicating across cultural contexts, social relations, technological infrastructures,platforms, and media environments.
Congresses and conferences
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Finnic Phonetics Symposium 2027

Welcome to the Finnic Phonetics Symposium on 23-24 August, 2027, at the University of Jyväskylä!
Congresses and conferences
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Sign CAFÉ 4

Sign CAFÉ 4 will focus on cognitive and functional approaches to signed language research.
Congresses and conferences
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Svenskan i Finland 23

Den 23:e sammankomsten för konferensen Svenskan i Finland

Past events

Dissertations
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Seminaarinmäki, S 212

7.11.2026 MA (Educ.) Teea Oja (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

MA (Educ.) Teea Oja defends her doctoral dissertation in teacher education "Guidance and support in the career path of the working adult ".
Veronica Kamanzi
Dissertations
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Agora Auditorio 2

7.11.2026 MA (Educ.) Veronica Kamanzi (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

MA (Educ.) Veronica Kamanzi defends her doctoral dissertation in teacher education "Inclusive pedagogy implementation for literacy acquisition in early childhood education: teachers' perceptions and practices in Tanzania".
Aaron Peltoniemi
Dissertations
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C5

6.11.2026 MA (Educ.) Aaron Peltoniemi (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

MA (Educ.) Aaron Peltoniemi defends his doctoral dissertation in teacher education "A way to teach and be?”: Investigating the time and space, people, and interface in technology-enhanced learning".
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Jyväskylän yliopisto (Ruusupuisto), RUU E314 Isa

Reimagining Learning – School Curricula for the Future

Open lecture
Camilla Aarnio
Dissertations
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C1, päärakennus/main building

30.10.2026 FM Camilla Aarnio (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, communication)

FM Camilla Aarnio defends their doctoral dissertation in communication "Wired for Paradox – Untangling Tensions of Digital Work".
Student events
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Thesis Fair October 29, 2026

Join the thesis kick-off meeting on October 29 and apply to join a thesis group by November 23.
Gail Fairhurst
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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C311 C4

Open lecture: Prof. Gail Fairhurst (University of Cincinnati, USA): Engaging Organizational Paradoxes

Professor Gail Fairhurst (University of Cincinnati, USA) will give a lecture open to the public on organizational paradoxes and paradox theory.
Workshops, courses and camps
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Institutional responses to skills shortages and gaps – What can Europe learn from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore?

As part of the SkillsPULSE project, we are pleased to invite you to the online webina: SkillsPULSE webinar: Institutional responses to skills shortages and gaps – What can Europe learn from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore?
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Nordic Speech Research Forum: Senior lecturer Signe Tonér, Stockholm University

Dual language learners in vulnerable and segregated areas
Dissertations
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Seminaarinmäki, S 212

9.10.2026 MA (Educ.) Jenni Koski (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

MA (Educ.) Jenni Koski defends her doctoral dissertation in teacher education "Knowledge production in Finnish teacher education – mapping empirical teacher student and teacher educator research".
Japanilaiset furoshiki-kankaat suojaavat kolmea esinettä
Citizen science
Arts and culture
Science events
Workshops, courses and camps
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Oppio Language Lounge

Japanese Furoshiki: What Is It? How Is It Used?

Japanese tradition of furoshiki is an environmentally friendly way of wrapping and carrying items.
Arts and culture
Student events
Science events
Workshops, courses and camps
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Language Campus in the Researchers' Night 2026

Language Campus program at Researchers' Night 2026