JYU Alumni Community

The JYU Alumni Community offers a way for you to stay in touch with your home university throughout different stages of your life and career. Join our community to make the most of your alumnihood!

Join the JYU Alumni Community

Join the University of Jyväskylä Alumni Community by registering:

As a registered Alum, you get to:

Stay up to date with university news
Receive invitations to alumni events
Share your knowledge and experiences with the university community and apply the experiences of others
Act as a mentor or guest lecturer
Easily keep your contact details up to date

Who is an alum?

The JYU Alumni Community is open to all who have completed a degree at JYU, as well as exchange students. Regardless if you graduated last week or 50 years ago - you are equally welcome!

Upcoming alumni events

Diploma Conferment Ceremony of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences on June 11 2026

Diploma Conferment Ceremony of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

JYU celebrates new alumni – meaningful opportunity to look back as well as forward

On 5 May 2025, the international student body of the University of Jyväskylä gathered together to celebrate their time at JYU and learn about JYU's alumni community. While graduation represents an end to one stage of life, another one is about to begin, as alumni.

Alumni stories

There are more than 40,000 alumni of the University of Jyväskylä around the world making an impact on society, and every year, more than 1500 new experts graduate and join their ranks.

Where have JYU alumni ended up?

From Beijing to Jyväskylä: Opening an International Door Through Sport

When Dan left Beijing for Jyväskylä, she expected to earn a degree—but instead found a completely new way of thinking. Finnish education reshaped her understanding of learning, independence, and capability.

University of Jyväskylä: Expanding Life's Pathways

Alumniblog guest blogger Yan LIU, PhD in Social Sciences, graduated August 2021. Currently employed at Huawei Technologies Finland Ltd.

JYU alumnus Valerio Domenici attending an event

JYU alumni Valerio Domenici: From exchange student to global marketing leader - Career success through JYU internationalization

Valerio Domenici is a Marketing and Business Manager at CNH Industrial.

Keep learning in alumni studies

Alumni studies are a great way to develop your expertise and stay in touch with the academic community

The University of Jyväskylä provides many flexible avenues for building your competences, including as an alum. Explore study options at JYU Open University, the six JYU faculties and Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication - Movi and select the studies that best suit your life and career. Recent graduates study for free!

Alumni studies are available to you