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The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is an official Japanese language proficiency test developed and administered by the Japan Foundation. The test is held simultaneously worldwide.

The new Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Early Childhood Education addresses the growing need for highly educated early childhood education teachers and experts both in Finland and internationally.

The University of Jyväskylä was ranked 657 in the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), which compares nearly 21,300 degree-awarding universities. This means that JYU is among the best 3 per cent.

Taija Nöjd’s doctoral dissertation in social work discusses the significance of the environment, environmental issues and the ecosocial approach in social work.

Senior Lecturer Siiri Perämäki’s research is focused on the recovery of critical raw materials, particularly rare earth elements. Her work aims to recycle metals, which promotes both environmental protection and the green transition.

Doctoral Researcher Yizhe Zhu studied mappings of finite distortion, a class of functions that plays an important role in geometric function theory and nonlinear elasticity.

The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland and the Finnish Concordia Fund have awarded research grants to Helena Levonmaa and Filip Kronqvist, doctoral researchers at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä.