Current news at the faculty of Information technology

The University of Jyväskylä and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) have signed a contract on a cooperation project that focuses on the utilisation of digital platforms as a force to change society.

Academics experience that by using the Recorded Audio Feedback (RAF) in higher education they can give more relaxed and dialogic feedback for their learners and reduce their own workload both mentally and physically.

The University of Jyväskylä was ranked 401–500 among the world’s best universities in Computer Science in the Times Higher Education – World University Rankings. This is the first time JYU gets on the list.

Pioneering miniaturized hyperspectral technology piloted in a CBRNE hot zone

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Professor Mikko Siponen was awarded with a prize from China and Jiangxi Province, which is given for highly distinguished scholars or professors. The prize is rarely awarded for non-Chinese persons - typically for Nobel laureates.

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A team of researchers and students at the University of Jyväskylä have developed a memory-testing app that helps detect the need for a mental state assessment at the early stage of a memory disorder.

The University of Jyväskylä is again included in the Shanghai ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Overall, JYU is placed among the top 500 universities in 11 academic subjects.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä trained an artificial intelligence computer to count cells from histopathological cancer tumour images.

Researchers at the Faculty of Information Technology at University of Jyväskylä have developed a method for identifying talented soccer players. Talents were recognized among young players with 80 percent accuracy.

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