Rector Keijo Hämäläinen:   JYU has readiness to establish a national centre for research and development in teacher training

In his opening speech of the new academic year, Rector Keijo Hämäläinen states that Finland needs additional investments in the research and training of teaching. To support this, the University of Jyväskylä is ready to establish a national research and development centre for teacher training in Jyväskylä.
Published
4.9.2019

- We are a multidisciplinary research university that is among the world’s best, for example, in Education our position in the Shanghai Ranking is 39 among 20,000 universities, which is the fourth best in Europe. This is a result of visionary, ambitious and long-term development.The University of Jyväskylä wants to continue its role in the national development of teacher training. Our aim is to establish a national research and development centre for teacher training in Jyväskylä. That would help Finnish teacher training to become an even stronger trailblazer of the country brand.

The University of Jyväskylä has over 150-year history in teacher training and reforming of teaching. This work still continues.Currently JYU is coordinating significant national research and development projects in educationand is a major exporter of education. JYU’s subsidiary EduCluster Finland is running more than 200 projects in 50 countries.

Rector Hämäläinen finds it laudable that the new Government programme highlights the importance of competence, research and education but he also wishes concrete investments.

He also describes how the JYU, in compliance with its values, emphasises equality, research in sustainability and actions to promote planetary wellbeing.

The full speech is available here: 

More information:

Rector Keijo Hämäläinen, tel. +358 40 6800 215, keijo.hamalainen@jyu.fi