JYU.Wisdom events

Upcoming and past events organized by JYU.Wisdom and members of the community across JYU.

Upcoming events

Note that some of the JYU.Wisdom events are only in Finnish. To see them, switch the site language via the menu.

Congresses and conferences
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Paediatric Work Physiology

The 2025 Paediatric Work Physiology Conference
Student events
Science events
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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C261 (Home of Wisdom)

Wisdom Coffee Conversations: Action Competence for Planetary Well-being in the era of GenAI

The Home of Wisdom Coffee Conversations are open events where you can learn and discuss about different topics related to planetary well-being. In September, the presenter is doctoral researcher Orsolya Tuba.
Tutkijoiden yo
Science events
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Researchers’ Night 2025

A European science event, Researchers' Night, will take over the University of Jyväskylä's campuses on Friday 26 September 2025 as part of the City of Light event. During the day and evening, there will be a varied programme for knowledge seekers of all a
Dissertations
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Ag Auditorio 2, Agora

4.10.2025 YTM Ossi Laaksamo (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Social Work)

YTM Ossi Laaksamo defends their doctoral dissertation in Social Work "Jätteen ja aktivoinnin jäljillä. Etnografinen tutkimus kuntouttavan työtoiminnan paikantumisesta osana ekososiaalista siirtymää".
Main Building
Congresses and conferences
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Wisdom Days: Science for Sustainability Transformations | 6-8 May, 2026

The Wisdom Days conference invites together multi-, trans-, and interdisciplinary scholarship that seeks to create knowledge, understanding, or solutions related to sustainability transformations.

Past events

Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Wisdom Café: What is wisdom and can it be taught?

The recent book "What is wisdom and can it be taught?" suggests ways to teach wisdom in higher education. But can wisdom really be taught? Professor emeritus Stephen Kemmis and Associate professor Antti Saari offer their views.
Academic celebrations
Student events
Science events
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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JYU.Wisdom Forum

The Forum is an open event inviting everyone at JYU and beyond to discuss the university’s goal of planetary well-being. You will learn more about and be able to influence the JYU.Wisdom community and its activities.
Science events
Workshops, courses and camps
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Sustainability Transformations Doctoral Seminar

We warmly welcome all doctoral researchers working on sustainability-related topics—across all disciplines—to join this planning session for our upcoming doctoral seminar course! You'll also hear about well-being services for doctoral researchers.