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.

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

Student events
Science events
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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JYU.Wisdom Coffee Conversations: Learning to live with fire

The JYU.Wisdom Coffee Conversations are open events where you can learn and discuss about different topics related to planetary well-being. In April, the presenter is Visiting Fellow, Professor Mark Hudson from the University of Manitoba.
Student events
Science events
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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JYU.Wisdom Coffee Conversations: Toward a Nature Positive University

The JYU.Wisdom Coffee Conversations are open events where you can learn and discuss about different topics related to planetary well-being, sustainability and responsibility. In March, the presenter is JYU Sustainability Specialist Ulla Helimo.
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Lunch discussion: Finnish food culture in transition

What does good Finnish food and eating mean? What will Finnish food culture look like in the future? Come and taste Semma's new dishes and discuss these topics!
Science events
Workshops, courses and camps
Student events
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The 19th Jyväskylä Winter School of Ecology - Study the dark and frozen season!

Jyväskylä Winter School of Ecology comprises of a set of courses focused on Winter Ecology, Winter Limnology and related fields. The 19th Jyväskylä Winter School of Ecology will be organized 12 - 20 February 2026 at Konnevesi Research Station.
Arts and culture
Student events
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JYU.Wisdom movie screening: A Better Place

A Better Place is a documentary shot in Trinidad and Tobago, taking us to five different communities where the people are working to solve sustainability problems. It offers an opportunity to engage with sustainability challenges through a fresh lens.
Workshops, courses and camps
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SusTra x JYU.Wisdom PhD retreat 2026

A writing retreat for PhD researchers working on sustainability, offering a calm yet structured environment to focus, connect and explore creative approaches to research.
Citizen science
Alumni events
Arts and culture
Student events
Science events
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Seminaarinmäki Campus Heritage Evening #4: Seminaarinmäki as a space for equality, sustainability, and encounters

Seminaarinmäki Campus Heritage Evenings in November 2025 welcome you to enjoy presentations about the Seminaarinmäki Campus history and heritage. Each event includes also a workshop where participants can share their own memories and experiences.
Arts and culture
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University of Jyväskylä at the Jyväskylä Book Fair 22-23 November

Jyväskylä Book Fair brings together literature enthusiasts at the Paviljonki Event Center on November 22–23, 2025. University's Science for All activities will be at the event – check out our stage program and come and visit our stand!
Student events
Science events
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Wisdom Coffee Conversations: The biodiversity impacts of a chocolate cake

The Home of Wisdom Coffee Conversations are open events where you can learn and discuss about different topics related to planetary well-being. In November, the presenter is Visiting Fellow Thomas White from the University of Oxford.