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University of Jyväskylä's Wellbeing Research at Finland's Largest Education Event: Joyful Schools at EDUCA 2026

Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) research group at EDUCA 2026

Strengthening Finnish–Indonesian STEAM Cooperation: Dr. Achmad Samsudin’s Visit to Jyväskylä Hosted by Kristóf Fenyvesi (ILE, JYU)

International collaboration in STEAM education and educational innovation.

A photograph of tubes of oil paints on a decorative cloth. The photo also shows the hands of someone taking a photograph of the paints on a mobile phone.

Art as a way of knowing

Professor James Simpson from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology regularly visits CALS. This is a snapshot from a longer discussion with Sari Pöyhönen about art as a way of knowing in applied linguistics and participatory research.

VET Skills Formation Systems - What is the Role of Lifelong Guidance

Skills2Capabilities blog: VET Skills Formation Systems - What is the Role of Lifelong Guidance

The history of the Language Campus has been published

The history of the JYU Language Campus has been published

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TALIS 2024: Early childhood staff find their work meaningful, but lack of resources and staff shortages pose challenges

An OECD survey shows that Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) stands out for active cooperation with families. In Finland, staff communicate and organise events for families more often than in most other participating countries.

How municipalities implement the learning support reform – new study led by University of Jyväskylä

A research project led by the University of Jyväskylä is now investigating how the reform of learning support is taking shape in everyday school life across Finland.

Opintotarjontaa, opetusta ja ohjausta kehitetään JYU avoimessa yliopistossa jatkuvasti, jotta opiskelukokemus olisi opiskelijialle hyvä ja hyödyllinen.

Do you need tips for time management? Check out the new material about time management on the Academic study skills website!

Studying at university involves a considerable amount of independent work, and as a student you are responsible for your own studies and their scheduling.

Ville Manninen

News media ownership means power, but within limits

In his Science blog Ville Manninen says that we should be worried about why the number of news stories dealing with local politics has plummeted.

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Workshops on friendly encounters

Workshops on friendly encounters 11.-12.11.2025

Lukioiden ja yläkoulujen ranskan ryhmiä kävi keskustakirjasto Oodissa tutustumassa ranskan opiskelumahdollisuuksiin ja urapolkuihin. Kuva: Roosa-Maria Vesanen.

FrancoPro brought together people interested in the French language – Department of Language and Communication Studies participated in the fair

FrancoPro 2025, held in early October, brought together people who speak French and are interested in the language to discover the opportunities for language learning.

Who earns a PhD in Finland? Family background and equality of opportunity

Finland exhibits one of the highest levels of social mobility into PhD education, write Jouni Helin and Kristian Koerselman in science blogue.