University of Jyväskylä

• Established: 1934
• Location: Jyvaskyla, Finland
• Language of instruction: Finnish, English
• Number of students: 15,000
• Type: state.

The Jyväskylä University was founded in 1934 on the basis of the Teacher’s Gymnasium, the first Finnish-language teacher training institution. Today Jyväskylä University is the third largest university in Finland after the universities of Helsinki and Turku.

In 2013, it took 299 place in the ranking of the best universities in the world according to the British company QS Quacquarelli Symonds.

The number of students is 15,000, another 25,000 people study at preparatory, short educational and language courses, postgraduate programs and the retraining department. Most of the programs are taught in Finnish; some bachelor's and master's specialties can be mastered in English. Students whose language level is lower than required can improve it in Finnish and English courses at the university - by the way, the same teachers teach the courses as in the main training programs.

Students can get a place in a hostel or rent an apartment in the city, which is easy to find with the help of a university real estate agency. Each dormitory and academic building has modern cafeterias and dining rooms where you can get a full meal for a modest amount: for example, a 2-course lunch in the student cafeteria costs 2 €.

The windows of the hostels overlook the lake and the forest, which makes living like a vacation in a suburban complex. To support a multinational atmosphere, the management of hostels in one room lodges students of different nationalities.

• In addition to common specialties, the university offers a degree in a program rare for Finland - “physical education and sport”
• The teaching staff consists of about 3000 professors, doctors and candidates of sciences, associate professors, teachers of the highest category
• High quality teaching of disciplines
• Preferential price system in many institutions of the city upon presentation of a student card of the University of Jyväskylä
• Internship at leading Finnish companies
• Finland is the safest and happiest country in the world according to the UN
• Implementation of a dual degree program
• The possibility of receiving scholarships and grants, participating in international exchange programs
• The study week lasts from Monday to Thursday, Friday is a day for independent work.
• A large number of free language courses and sports sections for students
• Multinational setting
• 89% of current students recommend entering Jyväskylä University.

The campus consists of 16 buildings, including educational buildings, dormitories and sports complexes. The university was built on the idea of the world famous architect and designer Alvar Aalto.

The university management pays special attention to the students ’healthy lifestyle: sports stations work for this purpose, you can buy food and ready meals from the healthy diet line in the canteens.

The forces of students and teachers work:

• Center for Bioeconomics Research
• Institute for Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation
• Computer Laboratory for Applied Cybersecurity
• Center for Automation and Robotics
• Center for Expertise in Education and Business.

Training begins in the fall, documents can be submitted in April-March.

Additional costs include payment of room and board.

• Guardianship services

• Student's supervision