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Nordea to donate EUR 200,000 to research with focus on biodiversity impact in the Nordic countries

Nordea has donated €200,000 to the University of Jyväskylä. The donation is directed for developing open-access methods for assessing the biodiversity footprint of economic activities.

Apply now to JYU's bachelor’s and master’s programmes – get support for your application from our webinars!

In the first joint application period of spring 2025, 18 master's programmes and one bachelor's programme taught in English are open for applications from the six faculties of the University of Jyväskylä.

Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius signs new university consortium agreement for 2025–2029

The new University Consortium agreement commits the consortium universities to continue developing research and education activities in Central Ostrobothnia.

Note these changes when applying for a study place in JYU

There are some changes to the application process for our international degree programmes for the year 2025.

Aallonpuiston maisemaa

JYU research projects receive €2.5m in EU Horizon Europe funding

Horizon Europe is the research and innovation framework programme of the EU for the years 2021–2027. JYU-based projects received 2.5 million euros in total funding from this programme.

AIS awards Jyväskylä team for high-impact research

A leading organisation in the field of information systems science has awarded the AIS Impact Award to a Jyväskylä-based team.

Jussi Lehtonen bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitokselta

ERC awards nearly €2 million to project that aims at a unified mathematical theory based on Charles Darwin’s 19th-century theory of sexual selection

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded significant ERC Consolidator funding to Assistant Professor Jussi Lehtonen from the Department of Biological and Environmental Science. The five-year funding is worth about 1,8 million euros.

Teachers and students of the course

Organising an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP)

Organising an intensive course together with a partner university

FIM conference keynote speakers

Meet our keynote speakers for the Football is Medicine conference

This multidisciplinary international conference will bring together researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the growing body of research on the effects of football and other team sports on health and well-being.

The University of Jyväskylä improves its position in the sustainability ranking of world’s universities

The University of Jyväskylä has been ranked 310th in the international evaluation of universities’ social impact, sustainability and responsibility. The current ranking is significantly better than last year’s (579).

Näkymä päärakennuksesta

Cutting-edge infrastructures selected for Finland’s research infrastructure roadmap – JYU to participate in five

The roadmap for Finnish research infrastructures for 2025–2028.

Tasavallan presidentti Alexander Stubb

The President of Finland gave the first Martti J. Kari memorial lecture

The President of Finland Alexander Stubb held the first Martti J. Kari memorial lecture at the University of Jyväskylä.