Events and dissertations of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Upcoming events and dissertations at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Jyväskylä.
Congresses and conferences
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Voices and Violences Unheard: Re-imagining LGBTQI+ Relationships in the Global South

International conference organized by the ACACIA Project
Dissertations
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H320

18.6.2026 FM Jaana Ruotsalainen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, music therapy)

FM Jaana Ruotsalainen defends their doctoral dissertation in music therapy "Rhytmic multisensory activation in multidisciplinary neurological rehabilitation".
Dissertations
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Agora Auditorio 1, Agora

26.6.2026 YAMK Jouko Myllyoja (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Art Education)

YAMK Jouko Myllyoja defends their doctoral dissertation in art education ”Accessing futures with arts-based approaches”.
Dissertations
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Agora Auditorio 2, Agora

15.8.2026 MSW Atefeh Safarabadi Farahani (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, social work)

MSW Atefeh Safarabadi Farahani defends their doctoral dissertation in social work "A traditional water management system in transition: An ecosocial perspective to Falaj in Oman".
Dissertations
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S212

21.8.2026 MSc Saroj Koirala (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, social and public policy)

MSc Saroj Koirala defends their doctoral dissertation in social and public policy "Aspiration, Emotion, and Imagination in Culture of Migration".
Dissertations
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S212

22.8.2026 MSc Magdalini Liontou (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, applied language studies, CALS)

MSc Magdalini Liontou defends their doctoral dissertation in applied language studies (CALS) "Navigating uncharted waters in transnational education: Finnish and Chinese students’ perceptions of assessment in a HE language course".
Dissertations
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28.8.2026 MA Venla Rantanen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, applied language studies, CALS)

MA Venla Rantanen defends their doctoral dissertation in applied language studies (CALS) "Resistance as social transformation: Children's translingual practices in Finnish basic education".
Other events
Student events
Business cooperation
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Jyväskylä City library stage Lava

FORTHEM Startup Day - Arts & Creativity

FORTHEM Startup Day
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Nordic Speech Research Forum: Professor Alice Henderson, Grenoble University

Listener training on L2 accents for non-academic university staff
Congresses and conferences
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MUSICONNEX 2026

MUSICONNEX conference takes place in Jyväskylä, Finland, 22-24 September 2026
MUSICONNEX Logo
Congresses and conferences
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MUSICONNEX

Welcome to the MUSICONNEX Conference, in Jyväskylä, 22-24 September 2026!
CuttingGardens2026
Science events
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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EEG and MEG methods - multi-hub meeting