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Celebrations on Flora's Day mark the beginning of the festivities of the Conferment of Degrees

The ‘Sparks of Education’ research seminar, held on 21 April 2026 at Ruusupuisto, brought together researchers, teachers, students and educational developers to hear about and discuss current issues in teaching and learning research.

In her doctoral dissertation, MA, doctoral researcher Karoliina Inha explores children’s beliefs about English, learning English, and the meanings children ascribe to English in their everyday lives.

We asked Professor Mikko Mönkkönen and Associate Professor Marileena Mäkelä, why securing biodiversity is essential for the future of the forestry sector – and what measures can be taken to reconcile the goals of nature and the economy.

When Dan left Beijing for Jyväskylä, she expected to earn a degree—but instead found a completely new way of thinking. Finnish education reshaped her understanding of learning, independence, and capability.

According to publication statistics from the Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM), a staggering 94 percent of the JYU’s peer-reviewed publications are once again openly accessible.

The doctoral dissertation of Master of Health Sciences Suvi Lamberg demonstrates that interrupting prolonged sitting with dynamic muscle activity—whether performed while sitting or standing—reduces postprandial glucose and insulin responses by approximate

Doctoral dissertation examines how software container security is managed in practice.

Thesis weekends offer support to thesis writers also during the summer. Summer thesis weekends are held once a month in Kortepohja Student village.

Doctoral Researcher Mika Sipilä developed machine learning based methods in his statistics dissertation that searched for statistically independent latent variables underlying the data.

Education meets Business!

The Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) at the University of Jyväskylä has launched a study on the formation of the new Jyväskylä Higher Education Group.