Keski-Suomen hyvinvointialueen johtaja Juha Paloneva, dosentti Sami Äyrämö ja tutkija Anri Patron Keski-Suomen Keskussairaalan Novassa.

Cooperation with the Faculty of Information Technology

Information technology is everywhere. We are a multidisciplinary information technology specialist and one of the two largest university-level providers of IT education in Finland. The IT Faculty is engaged in active international cooperation both in the field of research and in teaching.

Continuous learning

The Faculty of Information Technology is part of the FiTech Network University, which offers university courses free of charge. Course topics include AI and machine learning, 5G technology, cyber security, engineering and many other fields of technology.

JYU Open University also offers studies that are open to everyone and have no entrance requirements.

Visit the FiTech Network University

Get to know JYU Open Uniersity

Did you not finish your degree in the IT Faculty?

Degree Shepherd activity tries to reach and support the students of the Faculty of Information Technology whose studies have slowed down or halted, for example due to being busy with work. We can organise different kinds of targeted events and other support measures based on the students’ hopes.

Examples of possible support measures:

Aiding with a personal study plan technically or in terms of content
Supporting the planning and scheduling of studies
Organising events that support the writing process of thesis
Other peer support

If you need help or are otherwise interested in our activities, please contact us at yhteistyo-it@jyu.fi

Recruit students from the IT faculty

We have about 2,800 degree students in the Faculty of Information Technology. Our students have wide-ranging and international expertise, and their education comprehensively combines the perspectives of technology, information, organisations, business, and people.

You can recruit our students to work as interns or on different projects and theses.

You can offer our students internships and jobs all year round. We will forward the internship advertisement to the faculty students on your behalf.

The aim of an internship is to give students the opportunity to learn more in practical situations, get to know working life and make contacts with companies and public organisations.

Internships are usually three months long. The employer decides on the salary. The salary recommendation of the University is €1,154–€1,436/month (gross).

Before the internship starts, the student, the internship provider and the IT faculty can sign an internship agreement if necessary. The agreement defines, for example, the duration of the internship, the person in charge of the student and the tasks during the internship. The company signs an employment contract with the student and hires the student as its own staff.

Further information from Programme Manager Annemari Auvinen (harjoittelu-it@jyu.fi, p. 0400 248 115).

Offer an internship position or a job vacancy with online form

Does your company have a study or practical topic that could be the subject of a master's thesis from information technology or engineering? We welcome proposals for thesis topics that involve collaboration with business and industry. Master’s theses are 30 credits, which corresponds to about six months of work (including writing).

It should be noted that the thesis itself is public, and therefore the work should not contain any non-public information.

To propose a thesis topic, contact us at yhteistyo-it@jyu.fi.

More information about ordering a thesis

Many of our degree programmes include project-based courses, which can be based on real business problems or RDI issues.

In a bachelor's degree programme, projects are usually around 5 credits (140 h) in scope.
In master's and engineering degree programmes, projects are at least 10 credits (280 h) in scope

The engineering studies also include multidisciplinary projects involving students from information and software engineering and other disciplines. If your company has a research or product development problem that requires a multidisciplinary approach, you can submit it for a multidisciplinary project.

To propose a project topic, contact us at yhteistyo-it@jyu.fi.

Kuusi opiskelijaa pitää hauskaa Agoran jäällä. — Students from our different degree programmes know how the digitalised world works and can provide answers to the research topics, practical problems or RDI questions of your company or organisation.

Student cooperation and school visits

IT Crew – Our student ambassador team

IT Crew is a student ambassador team that promotes information technology's exciting aspects in schools, at events and on social media. The team is formed by students from different degree programmes in the Faculty of IT. Among other things, IT Crew visits educational institutions to present the studies of our faculty, participates in various events, maintains the Faculty of IT's Instagram @jyu.it and produces the AamukahvIT podcast.

IT Crew can be reached by email at itcrew@jyu.fi.

IT Crew opiskelijalähettiläät kävelevät portaita ylöspäin. — IT Crew student ambassador team (from left): Susanna, Essi, Venla and Konsta.

AamukahvIT podcast

Instagram @jyu.it

Events and visits

IT subject associations

The IT Faculty has four student associations whose mission it is to help promote the shared interests of students and organise various events for their members. Companies and organisations can collaborate with student associations through, for example, company visits or by increasing visibility in the form of student overalls, association websites or events.

Get to know IT student associations

Dumppi ry – Information Systems, Cyber Security, Cognitive Science, Security and Strategic Analysis

Algo ry – Engineering programmes

Linkki Jyväskylä ry – Computer Science, Education Techology

Cogito ry – Cognitive Science

Research collaboration and RDI activity

We aim to conduct more research collaboration and RDI activities with companies. In research collaboration, we want to utilise the know-how of our degree programme and doctoral students to solve companies' real problems. We develop RDI activities through theses and our faculty's infrastructure, among other ways.

IT Faculty's educational working-life cooperation

Collaboration network

We gather together companies especially operating in Central Finland in our collaboration network. The IT Collaboration Network is a tool for improving competitiveness and enhancing operations.

Introduction of the collaboration network

IT Alumni

Alumni are an important link between the world of work and the faculty.

All graduates of the University of Jyväskylä are its alumni. International exchange students, graduates, and international staff members of JYU are welcome to join the alumni community! With the help of the university, you can continue educating yourself, influence the development of the university and stay in contact with your friends.

By joining the alumni portal, you can hear about the latest university news, act as a mentor or a guest lecturer, and receive invitations to events.

Read more about the JYU alumni community