University of Jyväskylä Yearbook 2018 by University of Jyvaskyla

2018 ANNUAL REPORT

The University focuses on wisdom and wellbeing for people and society, an approach that is reflected in the name of our strategy. It is essential that each member of our community thrives and has opportunities to grow and develop. Our high-quality research and education promote the comprehensive wellbeing and competence of individuals in society. As a University, our values are openness, trust, quality and integrity.

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RECTOR’S OVERVIEW

A university of wisdom and wellbeing The new University Board of the University of Jyväskylä began its term at the beginning of 2018. In January, the Board started the University’s strategy work, and JYU’s strategy for 2019 to 2030 was approved in December. Our strategy focuses on creating wisdom and wellbeing for us all. It is essential that each member of our community thrives and has opportunities to grow and develop. Our high-quality research and education promote comprehensive wellbeing and competence for individuals in society. The University’s academic leadership was strengthened and we appointed full-time deans for all faculties for 2018 to 2021. At the same time, we clarified the roles of the Education Council and the Science Council. Service functions were developed and the service structure was focused to better support our core functions. In global rankings, research activity at the University of Jyväskylä is among the top two to three percent of all universities. The University has succeeded well in acquiring competitive research funding, and with the help of the Academy of Finland’s profiling projects the University is able to strengthen its chosen areas. The University again exceeded its targets for doctoral degrees, with 139 doctorates being awarded. We also clearly exceeded our targets for master’s degrees, as 1,513 degrees were handed out. The essential elements of education at JYU are smooth study paths and the high pedagogical quality of studies. The University has carried out a broad renewal of the curriculum, and this work will continue. The core of this work is our effort to ensure that all JYU students develop wide-ranging competence. This includes a solid knowledge base and understanding in their own field as well as the enthusiasm and ability to learn new things and further their skills in changing environments. Smooth transitions between different levels of education and ensuring the progress of studies play a key role for both the University and students. By developing the student ad-

mission process and strengthening domestic and international student recruitment, we ensure that we attract motivated students to the University. Closer cooperation between the University, the City of Jyväskylä and Central Finland aims to increase Jyväskylä’s attractiveness and promote its status as a city for students and sports. We are significant contributors to regional collaboration, with the EduFutura cooperation between JYU, JAMK University of Applied Sciences and the Jyväskylä Educational Consortium Gradia becoming closer during the year. In addition, the University actively participated in the development of the City of Jyväskylä’s Hippos2020 project and the strengthening of the Wellbeing Expertise Centre of Central Finland KeHO. In 2018 we have worked hard and produced good results. Our everyday work has been marked by enthusiasm and a positive attitude towards the future, joy and a sense of community, which is a special characteristic and strength of our University. This is an excellent foundation on which to build success with our new strategy. Yours sincerely, Keijo Hämäläinen RECTOR

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WILL YOU GET THE SERVICES YOU NEED WHEN YOU’RE OLDER?

RESEARCH-BASED SUPPORT FOR PARENTS

ANDREI COSTIN AIMS TO ALWAYS STAY ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE BAD GUYS

JSBE EARNS THE RENOWNED AACSB ACCREDITATION

Rector’s overview Futurisator helps JYU see the future Success in profiling and research funding JYU builds bridges to society

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 8 Will you get the services you need when youʼre older? 12 Gaming is more than entertainment 13 What makes a home? 13 Equality for all was the cause FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 14 Andrei Costin aims to always stay one step ahead of the bad guys 18 More wellbeing through science and technology 19 Learning analytics support the development of agency in university students 19 Finland’s largest provider of bachelor’s degrees in IT FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY 20 Research-based support for parents 24 KiMo studies are an investment to the future 24 LUKILOKI education programme offers knowledge and tools for teachers 25 Positive feedback has far-reaching effects in early childhood education 25 SANORD 2018 conference highlighted the importance of education JYVÄSKYLÄ UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 26 JSBE earns the renowned AACSB accreditation 30 Mari Suoranta earns Finnish Business School Graduates teaching award 31 Kasvu Open is recognised internationally 31 Acclaim for research on marketing 31 Economics researchers gather again for a summer seminar in sunny Päijänne FACULTY OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES 32 Promoting physical activity is a society-wide challenge 36 Computer games enhance rehabilitation 37 Only a third of Finnish children and youth get enough physical activity 37 Cooperation brings Chinese athletes to Vuokatti FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 38 The impact of science derives from the quality of research 42 Developing a faster way to monitor cancer treatment 43 Accelerator Laboratory at full capacity

PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS A SOCIETYWIDE CHALLENGE

THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE DERIVES FROM THE QUALITY OF RESEARCH

FINNISH INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 44 An international advocate of educational research knowledge 45 The backgrounds of the PISA survey face deeper scrutiny 46 Open Science Centre 47 University Language Centre 47 Open University KOKKOLA UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM CHYDENIUS 48 Brave steps as an adult 50 JYU News 2018 54 Statistics

Futurisator helps JYU see the future The attention-grabbing Futurisator tour kicked off the strategy work of the JYU community in early 2018. The idea accelerator toured the campus for two weeks, popping up in central locations. The unique and innovative form of crowdsourcing was a great start for the strategy work. The University wanted to create its strategy in a new way. The aim was to abandon traditional top-down strategy work and create an image of the future based on the views of the University community. When the Futurisator landed in a student cafeteria or the lobby of a building, it would generate interest and encourage people to participate.

by a touch screen and a “Big Brother” voice, answered questions on the University’s current state as well as its future. Users could also leave a video message. During the two-week tour, 730 members of the University community visited the Futurisator, leaving around 350 video messages. In addition, around 300 face-to-face interviews were conducted during the tour.

“It was like stepping into something out of Star Wars! It was an open-minded and innovative way to get the community to participate in developing the strategy,” says Director of Language Centre Peppi Taalas about her experience.

The JYUtalk mobile app and more traditional online surveys were also used to collect ideas and thoughts for the strategy work from students and staff. In addition, more than 80 regional influencers and partners close to the University participated in a strategy hackathon. The event highlighted important viewpoints that will become a reality in the coming years in programmes that develop research, education, digitalisation, the campus and the University community.

“The questions presented in the Futurisator were interesting and made you stop and think. The answers it gathered truly provided a good foundation for the strategy work.” Users stepped into the spaceship-like interior of the Futurisator and, guided

JYU STRATEGY:

Wisdom and wellbeing for us all The collaboration of the JYU community resulted in a new mission and vision, which will guide our work and its development in the coming years. The strategy focuses on creating wisdom and wellbeing for individuals as well as society. Our MISSION crystallises our guiding principle and the reason for our existence: “We are a university with societal impact”. Our VISION establishes our common goal for the future: “We are a global leader in the study of learning, wellbeing and basic natural phenomena, reshaping competence to build a sustainable society.” THE VALUES OF OUR UNIVERSITY are openness, trust, quality and integrity, which the JYU staff and students selected as the most important. The strategy work highlighted the following important development areas: • strengthening the University’s appeal • internationalisation • societal interaction and regional impact • strengthening multidisciplinary cooperation • continuous improvement of quality

Success in profiling and research funding The University of Jyväskylä received four million euros to strengthen its profile in three emerging research fields included in the University’s strategy. The fields receiving funding were learning and teaching (with a focus on process-oriented studying and digital learning environments), nanoscience (especially its biological dimensions) and health science. All three fields are characterised by a strong multidisciplinary approach. The overall earnings of the University totalled 204.3 million euros and expenses 208.6 million euros. The deficit was 4.3 million euros. Of donations from previous years, 0.3 million euros was used. The share of competitive research funding accounted for around 53% of the supplementary funding. The largest project financers were the Academy of Finland, Tekes, the Ministry of Education and Culture, and the European Commission. JYU researchers succeeded well in the application round of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 funding programme. A total of almost one million euros was granted to four projects in which JYU was a coordinator or a partner. Postdoctoral Researcher Kati Clements is examining learning technology, Professor Nathan Lillie is studying integration, Academy Research Fellow Tuuli Lähdesmäki is developing cultural literacy and Professor Terhi-Anna Wilska is following how the wellbeing of children and adolescents develops. The turnover of EduCluster Finland Ltd, a subsidiary of the University group, increased 7% to 10.7 million euros. Unifund is an investment company established by the University in 2015. It has invested in four companies.

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JYU builds bridges to society To intensify cooperation and our regional impact, the University has developed approaches for better visibility and communication with partners. These include the JYUnity online magazine for stakeholders, breakfast for researchers and companies, and the Children’s University. A focus on the development of online communication and international science communication has increased JYU’s international media visibility. New cooperation bodies also began their work in 2018: the Advisory Board for Societal Interaction and a negotiation board between the University and the City of Jyväskylä. The goal is to provide communication channels for our partners and strengthen Jyväskylä’s attractiveness and status as a city of students and sports through collaboration in influencing and common supervision of interests. The EduFutura Jyväskylä cooperation with JAMK University of Applied Sciences and the Jyväskylä Educational Consortium Gradia has become closer. In addition, JYU has also actively participated in the development of the City of Jyväskylä’s Hippos2020 project and the strengthening of the Wellbeing Expertise Centre of Central Finland KeHO.

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WILL YOU GET THE SERVICES YOU NEED WHEN YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE OLDER?

How should care for older people be organised and what resources does it require? What is the role of technology in older peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daily life and care practice? The Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care analyses the needs for care among the aging population as well as older peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agency and equity. In addition, the centre is mapping out the reasons as well as the solutions for the pitfalls of care work.

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“According to our study, 40% of the employees in this field are seriously considering quitting. At the same time there is an increasing need for workforce in the care service sector. The research team, led by Professor Teppo Kröger, is a pioneer on two fronts. It is the first centre of excellence in the social sciences as well as the first one to study aging. It seems that the matters of older people are often discussed by those other than the people themselves. As a response, the researchers of the centre of excellence make visits and conduct interviews, for example, at various housing units for older people, listening to what the residents themselves have to say. “We find it important to bring older people’s own perspective into the research,” Kröger says. Care services are struggling with numerous problems. Kröger sees the source of these as being insufficient resourcing. “In homecare people try to cope with demanding service needs with insufficient staff,” Kröger says. “Municipalities have sought cost-savings by outsourcing care services to private service providers in the hope that they could provide high-quality care at low costs. Unfortunately, lower costs do not always mean good quality.” The working conditions of care personnel have also clearly deteriorated. “According to our study, 40% of the employees in this field are seriously considering quitting. At the same time there is an increasing need for workforce in the care service sector. This equation is challenging and won’t get any easier in the future,” Kröger says. All this has led to the poverty of care in Finland, and means that older people are not receiving the services they need.

“The system is simply a mess and in such a crisis that it is unable to meet its responsibilities,” Kröger says. TECHNOLOGY CANNOT REPLACE A HUMAN Digitalisation is seen as a panacea for many issues. As part of the centre of excellence, Sakari Taipale and his team are investigating the impact technology and digitalisation are having on older people and care work. Kröger points out, however, that digitalisation will not solve the issues of basic care: “The basic work is physical and done by humans being present. It cannot be replaced in the near future by robots or other technologies. They can, however, serve as aids in the care work.” Kröger emphasizes that it is not the researcher’s task to redesign the care service system, but to study the issue from different perspectives and present their findings for public discussion: “It is policymakers that must draw the necessary conclusions and take concrete action. Of course, we hope that our work, besides pointing out the problems we observe, could provide knowledge for making the appropriate corrective actions.” How many of us will end up in a nursing home when we get old? How about our parents or other loved ones? None of us know what the future holds. “This is why care service issues concern all of us,” Kröger says. →

Teppo Kröger is leading the Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care.

Funding for the first five years: The centre’s TERM IS 8 YEARS.

THE ACADEMY OF FINLAND €4,8 M, OF WHICH JYU’S SHARE €2.4 M. The funding for the final three years is determined on the basis of an interim evaluation

INVOLVES MORE THAN 30 researchers of social policy, sociology and gerontology from the universities of Jyväskylä, Tampere and Helsinki.

“As JYU’s most multidisciplinary faculty we have extensive experience crossing the borders between disciplines. Along with the new research and education projects initiated in 2018, we are cooperating with all JYU faculties to bring a humanistic and social science perspective to the profiling areas of the University.” Minna-Riitta Luukka | DEAN

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↑ The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies is funded by the Academy of Finland

(2018–2025) and involves the universities of Jyväskylä, Tampere and Turku. Raine Koskimaa leads the research team in Jyväskylä.

Gaming is more than entertainment Games and gamification – you have likely come across these terms at some point. Their effects reach beyond leisure time, however, as they are also shaping our values and ways of thinking. The Jyväskylä-based team of the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies is addressing more philosophical issues, including research questions such as what games are and how they convey different meanings. Various aspects of game playing are utilised widely in society. Games are entering the fields of education, media and politics. “For example, voting advice applications have game-like features,” says Professor Raine Koskimaa. “Gamelike participation and influencing has generally increased, and so we want to find out how games, their production and player communities are functioning as part of society.” Games, according to Koskimaa, are also an appropriate tool for elucidating complex phenomena

and systems: “Games help people to safely test how much courage they have for creative action.” One new phenomenon addressed by Koskimaa’s team is competitive gaming. Another topical theme is transmedia: “Producers no longer make a movie only. Now they also release games, books and comics, for example. We want to find out what the role of games is in spreading fictional content into different media.” The research team is also investigating the sounds and music of games, aspects which remain understudied abroad. Here in Jyväskylä the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies provides exceptional possibilities for this line of study. The team also engages in a range of other collaborations within JYU.

What makes a home? Words are not always enough. The THEATRE project used theatrical means to investigate the thoughts that residents of housing services, including mental health rehabilitees and those with impaired memory, have about home. “In the performances and workshops the residents, workers and audience examined their own views of home as well as those of others,” says postdoctoral researcher Saara Jäntti. “This expanded understanding of the multiple meanings of home.” In addition to producing and sharing information, Jäntti explains, the theatre activities served as part of their rehabilitation: “The activities gave the group members a role. Everybody was needed. There were also participants hired for the project. They viewed the artistic and research work as important.”

Art can create spaces for social contacts and being together within housing services as well as bring about and strengthen the sense of home. During the project, a frequently emerging notion was that of home as a place to which you can invite friends and guests. The final event of the project was the international theatre and research festival MielenTilat (“States of mind”), which attracted nearly 400 participants. The festival also featured a documentary film that followed the preparation of the “Outlines for a Home” performance.

Equality for all was the cause The 1960s is known as an era of radicalism. Between 1965 and 1970, the organisation Yhdistys 9 was fighting for equality in Finland. The aim was to revise traditional gender roles and improve the position of women, men and children. “In my study I want to rectify the misconception that Yhdistys 9 only sought to achieve the same rights and roles for women and men,” says postdoctoral researcher Arja Turunen. “In fact, the association was the first one in Finland to bring up problems with the equal treatment of men as well.” According to Turunen, the persistent notion that equity advanced in Finland on its own and without a struggle is a myth. The initiatives of Yhdistys 9, such as for a comprehensive and inexpensive day

care system for children or for the introduction of parental leave for fathers, were fiercely opposed. Such initiatives were seen as attacks against traditional family values and morals. “Knowledge about the history of Finnish feminism and the fight for equality is lacking and often wrong,” Turunen says. “Yhdistys 9 was a significant actor even in an international comparison and it was a pioneer in many issues. It deserves and needs further research.”

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ANDREI COSTIN AIMS TO ALWAYS STAY ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE BAD GUYS

Cybersecurity is an interesting combination of data processing and information technology. It is also a continuous game of cat and mouse between evil black-hat hackers and defending white-hat hackers.

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“We always try to stay one step ahead of the bad guys,” says postdoctoral researcher Andrei Costin. “The operating system, be it Windows, Linux, or Android, makes no difference, because our focus is the programs. Our research concentrates on devices other than traditional computers. “Let’s say your grandmother has a smartphone but she doesn’t know how to update the firmware. We investigate how, for instance, a service provider could take care of the information security of a device and do the necessary updates remotely. We are looking for the best ways of doing things safely. It’s the same as if you go to a restaurant and you notice that the chef doesn’t their wash hands, you know there are problems.” In addition to his research work, Costin teaches master’s degree classes on operating system security and IoT/embedded system security alongside supervising master’s degree students and postgraduates. He has already taught more than 200 enthusiastic cybersecurity students in the Faculty of Information Technology. Of these, three talented and committed students have joined his research group. By 2020, there will be an estimated 50 billion devices or embedded systems in the world connected to the internet. These devices and machines, used both privately and by organisations, will have an effect on people’s private lives as well as on commerce. This means that both security and privacy aspects are critical. For example, in 2017 it was revealed that correcting one line in the critical embedded system of the Boeing 757 airplane can cost a million dollars and getting it approved may take as long as a year.

In his dissertation, Costin studied issues such as the cybersecurity of airplanes in Southern France. “In 2012, we tested whether aviation is safe from hacking,” he explains. “We were able to interfere with air traffic control by transmitting a false signal so that the air traffic control could not tell, for example, whether a real airplane was approaching the airport or not. The hacking cost €1,403, with the equipment costing €1,000, all of which was available to order online.” Soon after this, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) established its first cybersecurity principles. IN JYVÄSKYLÄ THE UNIVERSITY, RESEARCH AND YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EVERYWHERE The Romanian-Moldovan Costin first came to Jyväskylä for an interview in November 2016. He also interviewed in France, Great Britain and Sweden, but he became infatuated with Jyväskylä, the University and how well the faculty was run. He moved to Finland with his wife in March 2017. “I knew nothing about Jyväskylä but I had friends in Helsinki and Vantaa and they liked Finland a lot,” Costin says. “I also found out that Jyväskylä is a strategic place for the cybersecurity of the armed forces and has an extensive expert cluster. For me this was a strong signal that many interesting developments in

cybersecurity might happen here. Both of these things made me want to come here.” “Between interviews, I usually take a few days to get acquainted with the place and the people. Many places are industry or business oriented but here the main attraction was the University. Even in November, the University, research and the young people left a very strong, all-encompassing impression.” “I have lived here for almost two years now and have encountered only positive things,” says Costin. “These include the people, Jyväskylä, Finland and the University as a whole. I am happy about how much support I have had for my research, funding and projects.” At the moment, Costin’s most notable project, funded by Business Finland, is APPIOTS, and it is part of the New Business from Research Ideas (TUTLI) project. It focuses on the commercial potential of tools and the advanced and automatic ways of updating programs and devices. The Jyväskylä Startup Factory, for example, supported its presentation at Slush, in autumn 2018. The team will present the project for the second time in spring 2019 in Silicon Valley, USA. The APPIOTS project, which started in July 2018, was admitted to the highly respected and competitive (NIH) REACH programme, which is intended for startup and technology transfer projects.

“The Faculty of Information Technology’s strong results in 2018 are based on several years of effort. The numbers of degrees we awarded increased, we helped address the lack of experts in the field and, once again, we were the biggest IT university in Finland when measured in the number of bachelor’s degrees. The number of high-level publications increased and our position improved in international comparisons. The master’s and doctoral education in cybersecurity in the faculty is unique in Finland, which is reflected in the large number of applicants to our programmes.” Pasi Tyrväinen | DEAN

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↑ In her postgraduate studies, Eeva Kettunen combines sports and physical exercise psychology with information technology. Photographer: Petteri Kivimäki

More wellbeing through science and technology Eeva Kettunen’s dissertation examines digital training. It focuses on physical exercise technology that creates a personalised programme for the user based on the gathered data. A traditional physical exercise device tells you what you have done, including the calories burned, your speed and the number of steps. Based on the gathered data, the digital trainer creates a personalised plan for users, assessing one’s current condition and how to best could improve on it. It also adapts the report according to the user’s activity and over time. Kettunen is studying how the digital trainer affects different exercisers. “For example, we look at a digital trainer used with skiing techniques,” Kettunen states. “The advantage of a digital trainer is the range of

information it provides about both performance as well as the real-time instructions to improve technique. It also inspired more diverse training. The downsides were that the programme could not be modified by the user and that the feedback was, at times, one-sided and difficult to understand.” “We also studied postgraduates who, in their own view, are not physically active enough. The digital trainer polarised opinions. Regardless, many of those who did not like it learned something about themselves and changed something in their physical activity.”

Many physical exercise users feel that the information it provides should be more personalised and give more guidance, not just facts about physical exercise performance. According to Kettunen, the research also demonstrates that exercise technology helps young people become aware of their own physical activity. For example, teenagers may become more confident in their physical exercise after being positively surprised at their own skills. The next step, Kettunen explains, is to follow how 16- to 18-year-olds and older people use the digital trainer.

Learning analytics support the development of agency in university students Learning analytics is a multidisciplinary field of research that has garnered worldwide attention in recent years. It aims to promote learning by using computational methods. It also is one of the most active research fields in the Human and Machine based Intelligence in Learning (HuMbLe) research group, led by Professor Tommi Kärkkäinen. The group is the largest research cluster operating in the joint research area of educational technology and cognitive science within the Faculty of Information Technology. The group conducts research and development activities together with several profiling areas of the University of Jyväskylä, including learning and teaching, analytics of decision-making, multidisciplinary brain research and nanosciences. The research profile combines the development and application of the methods used in machine learning and learning analytics as well as those used in quantitative and qualitative research.

In working life, agency has been studied in the context of expert work, yet student agency in higher education remains understudied. In this project, university student agency is studied by defining student agency profiles using learning analytics. The research will make use of a validated questionnaire developed at the University of Jyväskylä, the Agency of University Students (AUS) Scale, which students answer on their university courses. The aim is to develop a tool students can use to reflect on their own learning process and for teachers to support their own pedagogical development and student counselling.

Finland’s largest provider of bachelor’s degrees in IT In 2018 the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Jyväskylä was the largest provider of bachelor’s degrees in Finland for the second year in a row. According to Education Statistics Finland, the University of Jyväskylä handed out the most bachelor’s degrees in the field of information and communication technologies, 164 in all. “We have responded to the shortage of experts in the field and invested strongly in educational resource allocation as well as continuous curriculum rearrangement,” says Dean Pasi Tyrväinen. “We have also made thesis supervision more effective for active students as well as those already in working life.”

↑ From top left: Päivi Häkkinen, professor of educational techno-

logy, Finnish Institute for Educational Research; Tommi Kärkkäinen, professor of educational technology and Mirka Saarela, researcher in learning analytics, Faculty of Information Technology. From bottom left: Päivikki Jääskelä, senior researcher in higher education pedagogy, Finnish Institute for Educational Research; Ville Heilala, doctoral student, Faculty of Information Technology.

Photographer: Petteri Kivimäki

The Faculty of Information Technology has increased the amount of bachelor’s and master’s degrees in recent years, becoming the largest in Finland in terms of bachelor’s degrees in 2017. In master’s degrees, the University of Jyväskylä is the second largest after Aalto University and the third largest in doctoral degrees. In all, eleven Finnish universities have information technology education in their curriculum. The Faculty of Information Technology has increased the amount of bachelor’s and master’s degrees it awards for the third straight year. The faculty is currently the third largest provider of bachelor’s degrees at the University of Jyväskylä.

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RESEARCHBASED SUPPORT FOR PARENTS

THE AVERAGE AGE OF WOMEN GIVING BIRTH IN FINLAND IS

30.9 YEARS

MORE THAN % OF PARENTS IN THE STUDY FELT THEY DID NOT GET ENOUGH SLEEP

The birth rate is declining in Western countries and the average age of becoming a parent is rising. According to studies, exhaustion affects parents’ desire to have more children. New research is now looking to provide help to parents as well as parties responsible for the wellbeing and benefits of families.

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â&#x2020;&#x2018; Matilda Sorkkila, photograph: Petteri KivimĂ¤ki

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The VoiKu study is part of the International Investigation of Parental Burnout, which involves 42 countries from around the world. In Finland, the leaders of the study are Professor Kaisa Aunola and Postdoctoral Researcher Matilda Sorkkila from the Department of Psychology. Research data collected in spring 2018 revealed harsh facts about the coping of Finnish parents, so the researchers decided to start developing concrete measures to support the coping and wellbeing of parents. A screening procedure for parental exhaustion was piloted in the autumn and has already been used in some child health clinics in western and central Finland. Because the threshold to talk about coping is high, nurses use a five-question indicator as a tool to identify parents’ exhaustion and related risk factors.

“The learning game highlights the pressures of families that are planning to, or already have, babies and provides information on how services and policies can support families,” says researcher Eija Sevón. The game has been developed in cooperation with the Lape projects of Central Finland and Lapland and the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare. The faculty actively conducts child and family research in multidisciplinary projects.

“The experiences of child health clinics help us gather information on how functional the screening is and at which phase it is most useful. After the pilot, the screening will be developed based on improvement suggestions so that it can be as helpful and user-friendly as possible,” Sorkkila says. BABYTRAIL GAMES FOR PARENTS AND DECISION-MAKERS The Department of Education aims to support new parents in a research-based way. The BabyTrail learning game was released in December to help new parents. “The game encourages parents to find their own way to be a parent and work as a team,” says the project leader, Professor Anna Rönkä from the Department of Education. In addition to the parent edition, the game also has a version directed at decision-makers. It is for authorities who make family-related decisions in parliament, ministries, municipal councils and trade unions. The game provides research-based knowledge on the transition to parenthood, the diversity of families and factors that affect the wellbeing of families with babies.

“Our faculty has received a nationally significant number of broad-based teacher education projects for teachers’ in-service training, which produce new kinds of expertise and involvement for education, working life and developer communities operating in the field. The faculty’s in-service training projects also aim at strong networking with other universities and relevant actors in the region.” Anna-Maija Poikkeus | DEAN

MORE THAN NATIONAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROJECTS IN 2018 NEARLY

€900,000

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KiMo studies are an investment in the future KiMo studies refer to pedagogy that is aware of languages and supports a multidisciplinary approach. The studies combine the benefits of languages and teaching while bringing together the strengths of students and subjects from various fields. Suitable applicants for the studies include language teacher students, students of early childhood education and classteacher students. The students are offered a multifaceted pedagogy package that supports awareness of languages. The studies are offered jointly by early childhood education, the Department of Teacher Education and the Department of Language and Communication Studies of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The new language study entity is the University’s response to the ongoing changes in schools and early childhood education. The education of future teachers aims to affect the language awareness of children and adolescents of all ages.

LUKILOKI education programme offers knowledge and tools for teachers There is genuine concern about the reading skills of children and young people. Good reading and writing skills are essential, but in the modern world they are not enough. What kind of skills do we need now and in the future? The LUKILOKI education programme offers teachers a wealth of current information based on the latest research as well as the means to support the reading and writing skills of children of various ages. The purpose of the programme is to train as many as 1,500 teachers from the fields of early childhood education, pre-primary education, basic education, upper secondary school and vocational teaching and special teaching. The Finnish National Agency for Education granted 2.5 million euros for the two-year programme in spring 2018. The programme started in autumn 2018 and is implemented as multifaceted cooperation between units and experts, coordinated by the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Jyväskylä.

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Positive feedback has far-reaching effects in early childhood education The ProVaka programme for early childhood education specialists aims to create a working culture that supports the development of children’s behaviour and social skills. The training programme started in 2018. The programme currently provides continuing education for employees from twenty day-care centres. The programme is research-based and partly based on the ProKoulu project, which ended in 2017 and demonstrated that it is possible to influence students’ problematic behaviour proactively. Research results suggest that positive

feedback to children and the ProKoulu operating model can prevent behavioural problems. The experiences and research results of the ProKoulu projects are also being utilised in teacher training. The ProVaka programme is funded by the Finnish National Agency for Education. The ProKoulu project was funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

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SANORD 2018 conference highlighted the importance of education The annual conference of SANORD, an organisation that supports higher education cooperation between southern Africa and the Nordic countries, was held for the first time in Finland at the University of Jyväskylä. The event had almost 200 participants from 16 countries and 40 universities, higher education institutions and institutes. → Associate Professor Masego Katisi (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences), Associate Professor Peter Sundin (Uppsala University) and the Namibian Ambassador to Finland H.E. Bonny Haufiku.

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JSBE EARNS THE RENOWNED AACSB ACCREDITATION

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) accreditation is the most significant international recognition for an educational institution of business and economics for high-quality teaching and research. Only about five percent of all institutions in the field have the accreditation.

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“JSBE is the fourth Finnish educational institution in economics to earn the AACSB accreditation. “The AACSB accreditation is granted to higher education institutions that are able to demonstrate the quality of their teaching, research, curriculum development and students’ learning results,” says Stephanie M. Bryant, Executive Vice President and Chief Accreditation Officer of AACSB International. ACCREDITATION RAISES THE INTERNATIONAL PROFILE OF JSBE As the special strengths of JSBE, AACSB mentioned strong and stable management and an encouraging culture among the staff and students. In addition, the auditors acknowledged JSBE’s diverse and well-defined core fields of research as well as the active student association. The AACSB accreditation raises the international profile of JSBE. It also offers better opportunities in the international education and research market. JSBE is the fourth Finnish educational institution in economics to earn the AACSB accreditation. JSBE IS HIGHLY COMMITTED TO QUALITY DEVELOPMENT AACSB considers the high student satisfaction, the high employment rate of graduates and increasing number of highquality peer-reviewed publications as demonstrating the quality of teaching and research. The strong commitment to quality work was also applauded. “We are very happy and proud – the accreditation is important for JSBE as well as for the whole University. This five-year accreditation process represents the active, systematic and persistent development of our operations. The process has involved a huge number of people and I want to thank all staff members, students and partners for their cooperation,” says Professor Hanna-Leena Pesonen.

The international peer review group of AACSB visited Jyväskylä in early October 2018 and reviewed, among other aspects, the qualifications of the teaching and research staff, the quality and impact of research results and the implementation of degree programmes. The AACSB accreditation requires continuous improvement of quality and development of operations. The renewal of the accreditation is assessed every five years.

High student satisfaction, the high employment rate of graduates and increasing number of high-quality peerreviewed publications demonstrate the quality of teaching and research.

JSBE IS THE TH FINNISH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO EARN THE AACSB ACCREDITATION

ONLY ABOUT % OF ALL INSTITUTIONS IN THE FIELD HAVE THE ACCREDITATION THE RENEWAL OF THE ACCREDITATION IS ASSESSED EVERY

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Mari Suoranta earns Finnish Business School Graduates teaching award Postdoctoral Researcher Mari Suoranta from the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics won the jubilee year teaching award of 10,000 euros from the Finnish Business School Graduates. The award was handed out on 18 September 2018 as part of the Dare to Learn event in Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki. Suoranta was especially recognised for her pioneering work to promote growth entrepreneurship: she teaches the Venture Lab course that brings the business world, students and researchers closer to each other through the businesses established as part of the course. Suoranta has put exceptional effort into the entrepreneurship education of business and economics students as well as the promotion of sales competence. Suoranta also works as an advocate for entrepreneurship in cooperation with the professors of the University of California Berkeley by applying the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship for teaching and other operations. She also participates in the development of the method. “The award jury justified the selection of the winner especially for her versatile and impressive work to improve students’ entrepreneurship skills and to promote growth entrepreneurship and strong selling competence,” said Eero Kiiski, the chair of the teaching award jury.

Acclaim for research on marketing Kasvu Open is recognised internationally The Kasvu Open sparring concept developed by JSBE and the Central Finland Chamber of Commerce was a success. It was given the internationalisation award of the President of Finland. The award is an annual recognition of internationally successful Finnish companies and the communities behind them. In addition, Kasvu Open was recognised in a European competition for promoting the internationalisation of companies. The European Enterprise Promotion Award is given to the most successful promoters of business activities and entrepreneurship.

In April 2018, Industrial Marketing Management, the leading marketing journal of industrial marketing, awarded the study “The Use of Web Analytics for Digital Marketing Performance Measurement” (2015) by Joel Mero, PhD, and Professor Heikki Karjaluoto from JSBE as the best research paper of 2017. The selection criteria highlighted the impact of the research: the study was the most downloaded article in 2017. “This is a significant tribute to our research team. The award strengthens our awareness that we are among the world’s best in the research of digital marketing. We have succeeded in creating a digital marketing researcher community that is significant on a global scale,” says Karjaluoto. JSBE’s research on marketing was further recognised in July as an article by Karjaluoto, Janne Hepola and Anni Hintikka was honoured by the Journal of Product & Brand Management. The article “The effect of sensory brand experience and involvement on brand equity directly and indirectly through consumer brand engagement” received honourable mention in the Emerald Literati Awards. The award criteria underlined the quality, thoroughness and impact of the research.

Economics researchers gather again for a summer seminar in sunny Päijänne

“Research related to consumer commitment has increased exponentially in recent years. Our study helps us understand what factors impact consumer commitment and how the commitment affects brand capital,” Hepola says.

The keynote speakers of the 2018 seminar were Professor Seppo Honkapohja (Aalto University) and Professor Deirdre McCloskey (University of Illinois at Chicago). The award for best forecasting of economic development was also handed out for the 21st time. The award for the most accurate forecast in 2017 was given to OP Group. OP Group previously won the forecast competition in 2000.

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PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS A SOCIETY-WIDE CHALLENGE

Plenty of evidence currently exists about the effects of physical activity on human wellbeing. Increased physical activity would benefit individuals as well as society at large. According to the first physical activity policy report, Finland needs more physical activity and investments on behalf of it in all age groups, ranging from early childhood to services for older people.

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“Physical activity has decreased, so the key question is how can we add movement to daily activities? The government’s policy report on physical activity, as issued to parliament in 2018, was the first of its kind in the history of Finland. It outlines the policy objectives and measures for physical activity in the 2020s. The report identifies the most important goal as increasing physical activity in all age groups. It was also significant that the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences produced a research review to be used as background material for the report. The review gives an overview of research findings in this field related to the government’s report. “Policymaking is aiming at a culture of management by information,” says Hannu Itkonen, the report’s chief editor. “This review seeks to promote the same approach.” The research review is also, according to Itkonen, an exceptionally large background work for policymaking: “It’s highly significant that such an extensive review was made to back up the report. However, its function goes beyond the policy report, because it provides a thorough account of the state of the art in the 2010s in Finland. It is satisfying that political decision-makers find the research review useful.” In addition to Itkonen, the review was edited by Dr. Kati Lehtonen (LIKES Research Centre) and Dr. Outi Aarresola (KIHU – Research Institute for Olympic Sports), while Maarit Nieminen (KIHU) was involved in gathering the material. The data for the review were collected by Webropol and email surveys, which yielded 173 responses from 99 researchers in Finland. According to the authors, the sample is highly representative. In the conclusions of the review, the researchers point out 14 significant issues to be addressed by political decision-makers as well as researchers. “The research has helped us show, for example, that physical activity is polarised,”

says Itkonen. “It would now be important to consider how we could get everybody participating. Physical activity has decreased, so the key question is how can we add movement to daily activities? These are not policy decisions merely on the issues of physical activity but areas such as community planning should take into account safe transitions.” The conclusions also highlight the significance of assessing the effects of physical activity. According to several researchers, the impacts of policy decisions concerning physical activity are not yet well-enough known. “It would be useful to include a review of the effects of physical activity into all planning and policymaking,” Itkonen says. “This way, the impacts that the solutions have on citizens’ physical activity would be taken into consideration.”

”Compiling the research review was an excellent joint effort, in which its leaders, Hannu Itkonen, Kati Lehtonen and Outi Aarresola, played a big role. The review provides a significant knowledge base and overall view on the research of physical activity in Finland so as to serve as background material for the policy report on physical activity. The compilation of the review exemplifies how we can produce high-quality material – even within a tight schedule – for the needs of policymaking." Ari Heinonen | DEAN

â&#x20AC;?It would be beneficial to view sport and physical activity more broadly than just as a policy and administrative issue of a particular field. Increasing physical activity should be seen as part of overall welfare policy. It would be important for other administrative fields to participate in outlining welfare policy for physical activity as well.â&#x20AC;? Hannu Itkonen | PROFESSOR

JYU RESEARCH REVIEW:

Five recommendations 1. A review of physical activity effects should be included in all planning and decision-making. 2. Community planning should provide possibilities for independent physical activity. 3.

Civic activities as a resource for our national culture of physical activity should be supported in every way.

Equality, parity, integrity and sustainable development should be included in all decision-making on sport and physical activity.

5. Making society more physically active is a challenge shared by all administrative domains and actors.

THE REVIEW YIELDED

173 RESPONSES FROM 99 RESEARCHERS

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Computer games enhance rehabilitation A current research project in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences is looking at the effectiveness of games in rehabilitative care after knee joint replacement surgery. This study compares traditional physical exercise at home to computer-game-aided home exercise. As they play the games, the participants control the events on a TV screen with their own movements mediated by a Kinect camera.

“The idea is familiar to many people from Wii games,” says postdoctoral researcher Eeva Aartolahti, the leader of the project. “In the rehabilitation games the players strike a ball, row a boat, shoot zombies or pick root vegetables by their own movements.”

in the next phase there can be an intervention study on the effectiveness of game-assisted exercising. In 2019 the aim is to recruit 100 people between the ages of 60 and 75 years from Jyväskylä and Turku who will be undergoing joint replacement surgery.

In 2018 the study investigated the load effects of the games among people recovering from knee joint replacement surgery. The preliminary results suggest that the movements made in game playing are similar enough to traditional exercises that

“The goal is that the use of games would increase motivation and thereby the amount of home exercising,” Aartolahti says. “We want to make exercising fun. People who have just undergone surgery may have intense pain. Our hope is that the games will

encourage people to exercise even at the risk of some pain.” The Business Ecosystems in Effective Exergaming (BEE) project is funded by Business Finland, and it involves several cooperation partners. The games have been developed in the Game Lab of Turku University of Applied Sciences, from where the project idea originated. The role of the University of Jyväskylä is primarily to investigate the effectiveness of game-assisted exercising in rehabilitation.

Only a third of Finnish children and youth get enough physical activity According to survey data, the percentage of children and adolescents who get the required amount of physical activity has increased slightly over the last four years. Nonetheless, only a third moves as recommended, getting at least one hour of brisk or straining physical activity a day. The trend is clear: as children grow older their physical activity decreases and their immobility increases. Children and adolescents found fewer significant things from physical activity than before. Children and adolescents with greater amounts of physical activity experienced less loneliness and were better in health literacy than their less active peers. These findings, among others, were made based on the survey of children’s and adolescents’ physical activity in Finland (LIITU) conducted in 2018. The LIITU report presents a broad range of research findings concerning the physical activity and immobility of 7-, 9-, 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds as well as on various underlying factors. More than 7,000 children and adolescents answered the survey, and nearly 3,000 pupils participated in the motion monitoring measurements. The survey is conducted at two-year intervals. “Based on the LIITU survey, we now know the overall situation of young Finns’ physical activity better,” says Associate Professor Sami Kokko, is in charge of the survey. “They are clearly divided into those who move a lot and those who move little. This means we need more specifically targeted measures to promote physical activity.”

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Cooperation brings Chinese athletes to Vuokatti The Vuokatti-based unit of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences is playing an important role for the Chinese athletes training at the Vuokatti Sport Academy for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Sport Academy, located in Sotkamo, will have hundreds of Chinese athletes living and training there during the coming years. The academy has already hosted skiers, snowboarders and ice hockey players, among others. Some of the Chinese athletes are gifted competitive rowers and canoeists who are here to learn crosscountry skiing. The Sotkamo-based unit of the University of Jyväskylä has played an important role in getting the Chinese athletes to Vuokatti. Professor Vesa Linnamo says that the first contacts were established a few years ago during a visit to China. Since Beijing was selected to host the Winter Olympics in 2020, Chinese sports organisations have received calls from many countries about various training schemes. The training conditions and coaching available at the Sport Academy plus the research and testing expertise of the Vuokatti-based unit were an excellent asset in the international competition. “Finland’s success in skiing has also helped to generate interest in us,” says Linnamo. “An internationally big name in these spheres is, for example, Olli Ohtonen, the coach of the Olympic champion Iivo Niskanen. Ohtonen is currently finishing his doctoral dissertation in Vuokatti.”

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THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE DERIVES FROM THE QUALITY OF RESEARCH

Research in the Faculty of Mathematics and Science is influential and often cross-disciplinary. One part of the faculty is the Nanoscience Center, Finlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only multidisciplinary research unit focusing on nanoscience. Collaboration in this unit involves physicists, chemists and biologists.

â&#x2020;? The Nanoscience Center began collaborating with Millog Oy on graduate theses. In his masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thesis, Kasper Honkanen made and studied thin-film surfacing materials, which can be used in optical devices. Kasper Honkanen, expert Olli Herranen from Millog Oy, and Associate Professor Jussi Toppari from JYU.

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Natural sciences at JYU are among the top third in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018. The Faculty of Mathematics and Science produced numerous significant research findings in 2018. Here’s a sample: In collaborative studies in physics, chemistry and nanosciences between universities, researchers succeeded in verifying quantum entanglement in macroscopic objects (Francesco Massel); researchers used DNA to construct extremely precise metallic optical nanostructures (Jussi Toppari); and using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), the surface structures of silver nanoparticles were depicted more accurately than previously (Hannu Häkkinen). JYU also contributed to the production of the first single-molecule magnet for high temperatures (Akseli Mansikkamäki), and collaborative studies discovered a totally new type of reactivity in aluminium compounds (Petra Vasko). At the Konnevesi Research Station, biologists managed to restore the fertility of endangered freshwater pearl mussels (Jouni Taskinen). In mathematics, progress was made in the inversion problems of seismic imaging in terms of geometric analysis of radial transformations (Mikko Salo) and using the natural vibrations of the earth (Joonas Ilmavirta). Other accomplishments included the nearly three million euros of funding from FET Open obtained by a research consortium coordinated by JYU. The aim is to build an electromagnetic radiation detector that is a million times more precise than current semiconductor-based detectors. NEW COOPERATION IN RESEARCH The effectiveness of research is further promoted by the new research cooperation launched by the faculty in 2018. A partnership agreement was signed with DINEX Finland to make nanoparticle surfaces for catalytic products. The Nanoscience Center and the Accelerator Laboratory began collaborating with JAMK

University of Applied Sciences on the research of thin-film surfacing of materials. Research and graduate work cooperation started with Millog, which manufactures optical devices and maintains devices for the Finnish Defence Forces. The Department of Chemistry together with Jyväskylän Energia Oy is establishing a WEEE demo plant in Jyväskylä. The plant collects valuable metals from electronic waste. “Research conducted at the Nanoscience Center aims at well-rounded and in-depth understanding of the functioning of nanostructures. Cooperation provides a good basis for enhancing the effectiveness of our research: It is our researchers’ duty to obtain a deep understanding of the research target, and our partners ensure that it is transferred to benefit our society,” says Tero Heikkilä, who started as the director of the Nanoscience Center in 2018.

“The impact of science derives from the quality of research. That means there is no place for lower standards. When a phenomenon is well understood due to high-quality research, this understanding can be passed on to society by the researchers themselves or through the researcher community or education system. Such transference calls for communication and dialogue between researchers and society at large. However, measuring impact poses a challenge of its own. The currently used indicators often only narrowly depict the real scope of impact.” Mikko Mönkkönen | DEAN

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ACADEMY PROFESSOR JOHANNA MAPPES STUDIES ANIMAL COMMUNICATION The Academy of Finland named Johanna Mappes, professor of evolutionary ecology, as Academy Professor. Mappes studies the signalling and communication of animals, skills needed for finding a mate, locating prey and avoiding predators. The study provides information on how the changing environment affects the sensitive communication methods of animals. Do organisms have time to adapt to the change? How does the extinction of predators affect prey populations and the ecosystem as a whole?

Developing a faster way to monitor cancer treatment Professor Marja Tiirola from the Department of Biological and Environmental Science is working to speed up the medical treatment of cancer patients. Tiirola’s group develops analysis equipment for the use of hospitals. The equipment enables monitoring the impact of medical treatment from a blood sample in a hospital or health centre.

Last year the European Research Council and the Cancer Foundation Finland awarded significant grants to Tiirola’s group for the development of the new method. Tiirola is conducting the research in cooperation with the Central Finland Health Care District. The study’s samples come from the Central Finland Central Hospital. The collectors of patients’ samples include several oncologists and Teijo Kuopio, the scientist-in-charge at JYU and a pathologist at the Central Hospital.

are mutations of DNA. By monitoring changes in the amount of biomarkers, a physician can quickly determine from the patient’s blood sample the effect of the selected medicine.

The molecule pathology laboratory isolates cell-free DNA from the blood sample of a cancer patient, after which Tiirola’s group analyses biomarkers that indicate cancer with a mass spectrometer in the laboratory of the Department of Biological and Environmental Science. The studied biomarkers

Marja Tiirola was appointed a professor of microbiology at the University of Jyväskylä from the beginning of 2015. Before that, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher and Academy Research Fellow in the Department of Biological and Environmental Science.

“The goal is to create tools that are available for doctors at a relatively cheap price and that decrease the human suffering of patients. Accurately directed medical treatment also decreases the costs of new biological drugs,” Tiirola says.

INVERSE-PROBLEM MATHEMATICS NEEDED IN MARS RESEARCH The methods of inverse problems are needed in seismic imaging when investigating the structure of the earth or when searching for minerals by means of sound waves and tectonic vibrations. The planet Mars now features its own seismic measuring station. The Centre of Excellence of Inverse Modelling and Imaging began operation at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in 2018. It is a leading multidisciplinary research consortium for the theory and application of imaging methods in this field. Last year, Professor Mikko Salo received, for the second time already, funding from the European Research Council for investigating the possibility of a unified theory for inverse problems and related imaging methods.

↑ Senior Researcher Janne Pakarinen presents the gamma sensor system of the nuclear spectroscopy group to EU’s research programme officer Alexandra Pedersen in the Researchers’ Night.

Accelerator Laboratory at full capacity The Accelerator Laboratory (JYFL-ACCLAB) of the JYU Department of Physics is the largest Finnish research centre for nuclear and accelerator-based physics. The lab is an internationally recognised cooperation partner and collaborates with the European Space Agency (ESA), among others. The lab belongs to the research infrastructure funded by the Academy of Finland. In January 2018, Professor Paul Greenlees was appointed as the lab’s new director. The lab’s K130 cyclotron and radiation testing station (RADEF) were at full capacity in 2018. The RADEF customers consist mainly of international corporations, and testing is focused particularly on the durability of space electronics exposed to radiation. Remarkable milestones were reached in the development of new devices.

The Hiisi apparatus, the most powerful ion source operating at room temperature, was completed. The JUROGAM3 gamma radiation detector set was finished to be attached to the MARA separator. Last year, the Accelerator Laboratory received two major research grants from the Academy of Finland. Professor Iain Moore received funding for the development of research in the low-energy field with the MARA separator. The research project led by Senior Lecturer Hannu Koivisto received funding for the study of ion source plasm. In addition, Academy Researcher Anu Kankainen received

European Research Council funding for her research into the properties of the nuclei of elements heavier than iron. The Accelerator Laboratory became a partner to the RADIATE project, which has EU H2020 funding. This will bring a significant number of new European users to the Pelletron accelerator used in the research of material physics. The Accelerator Laboratory launched a collaborative research programme related to radiation safety (RADICAL) with STUK, the radiation and nuclear safety authority in Finland.

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An international advocate of educational research knowledge An illustrated history of the Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) was published online on 8 March 2018, 50 years to the day in 1968 when the institute first opened its doors. The history describes the institute’s significant role as a developer of international surveys for educational assessment, an investigator of school reforms, and a builder of cooperation networks. In its 50th anniversary seminars, the research activities of FIER were presented to the university community and a wider audience. The multidisciplinary research of FIER covers basic education as well as higher education, adult learning, and the relationships between education and the world of work. Learning is also studied outside the education system, such as at the workplace and in online environments. FIER has also been a pioneer in research on vocational education and training. Peda.net, operated by the institute, has developed in the past two decades into a school network covering more than 200 municipalities, and its development work continues intensely. The European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN), coordinated by FIER, developed national information, advisory and guidance services in a collaboration with some 30 countries between 2007 and 2015. Together with the academic community, educational actors and the surrounding society, FIER is mapping out the future of education with a long-term approach. The institute brings the voice of school and educational research to the discussions and debates among the public as well as those among policymakers. Scientific research yields reliable information about what is actually happening in educational institutes, teaching and learning. As a highlight of the year, Kasvatus – the Finnish Journal of Education, published a special theme issue on educational research. The journal has been edited at the institute since 1970 in collaboration with the Finnish Educational Research Association (FERA).

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Professor Jussi Välimaa, the director of the institute, presents the illustrated history of FIER on its 50th anniversary, 8 March 2018. See the timeline: https://peda.net/jyu/ktl/50 Photo: Martti Minkkinen

← Rector Keijo Hämäläinen opened the FIER’s anniversary seminar on 7 June 2018. Photo: Petteri Kivimäki

The backgrounds of the PISA survey face deeper scrutiny The published PISA results tend to arouse a lively discussion about learning outcomes, education policy and other issues. But what is PISA actually measuring? Should we be concerned about the declining PISA results in Finland? The OECD/ PISA programme assesses the performance of 15-yearolds in reading literacy, mathematics and science at three-year intervals. PISA does not, it should be said, measure the fulfilment of curricula but instead how well these teenagers master the skills that are supposed to help them in the future. The representative and reliably collected PISA data and tested indicators provide information for the needs of pedagogical research as well as the development and assessment of education policy. The report PISA pintaa syvemmältä (A deeper look at PISA), published in 2018, is the first scientifically

peer-reviewed PISA report in Finnish. It describes the implementation of the survey from data collection to the methods of analysis. The methodological article explains the simplifications often presented to the public about the possibilities and limitations of PISA surveys. The Ministry of Education and Culture has sponsored the publication of the report, and an online copy is freely available for reading. Rautopuro, J. & Juuti, K. (eds.) (2018). PISA pintaa syvemmältä. PISA 2015 Suomen pääraportti. [A deeper look at PISA: Main report of PISA 2015 in Finland.] Kasvatusalan tutkimuksia 77. Finnish Educational Research Association. Available online: http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-9525401-82-0

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON ICT IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING, 13–17 AUGUST 2018 What kind of new competences and understanding do instructors and supervisors need in order to fulfil their professional roles in new technological environments? This question was examined at the international summer school organised by FIER and the Open University. The event had 27 participants from nine countries.

THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON HIGHER EDUCATION, 13–14 AUGUST 2018 “Theories and theoretical concepts in the higher education research process” Doctoral students presented their research and received feedback, attended the keynote lecture and the evening workshop, and met other postgraduates as well as more experienced researchers. The summer school gathered 14 doctoral students from 13 universities. FIER organised the event together with the Consortium of Higher Education Research in Finland (CHERIF).

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The Jyväskylä University Library has operated in the building since 1974. Queen Elizabeth II visited the library in 1976. The visit was hosted by Chief Librarian Eeva-Maija Tammekann.

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Gateway to the University

Yellow is one of the defining colours of the Jyväskylä University Library. It will remain a distinctive element in the future as well.

The services of the Open Science Centre to be made more visible in the renovation of the library building The University of Jyväskylä is preparing for the largest move in its history as the renovation of the library building is set to commence in spring 2019. The library will continue to serve the university community in temporary facilities in the Mattilanniemi and Ylistönrinne campus libraries and in the Aalto Library of the Main Building until the renovated library opens in 2021. The University Library is the gateway to the University, something even its location suggests, and this has been the guiding principle in the planning of the renovation. The building will include a versatile science and learning centre, and the unique architectural environment will host modern science library and museum services in combination with expertise in open science. These functions will be at the heart of the Open Science Centre, the product of the merger between the University Library and University Museum established in 2017. The renovated library building will be part of an attractive cluster formed from the developing uptown area of Jyväskylä, the wellbeing and sports centre in Hippos and the Seminaarinmäki and Ruusupuisto campus area.

One important change will be space for scientific and public events and exhibitions in the central hall. In the café, users will be able to follow the public defence of a dissertation or researchers at work from a large screen. The centre will help make science genuinely open, bringing science and researchers close to citizens of all ages. The new facilities will also increase the visibility of the diverse science education and exhibition activity of the University Museum’s cultural history and natural science sections. In the design of the building’s interior, the goals defined in cooperation with users include sustainability, flexibility, bringing nature indoors and the zoning of spaces. The building offers versatile facilities for study and work for the University’s staff, students and visitors. There will be more

modern teaching and teamwork spaces than before and their flexibility will better meet the changing needs of university teaching and studying. Upon its opening, the library, designed by the Pro Finlandia-winning architect Arto Sipinen (1936–2017), was the largest scientific library in the Nordic countries when measured by the number of reading room seats. Even though the surface structures and technology will be renewed, the renovation will pay homage to the constructivist architecture of Sipinen. Openings for light and an open staircase will be added to the central hall so users can access and use the bottom floors as well. The head designer of the renovation is architect Ari Sipinen.

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JYU pioneers integration education that preps for university studies

Online pedagogy enhances opportunities for continuous learning

The Language Centre, Open University and Student and Academic Services have developed an education model to integrate language and content studies for immigrants with higher education and eligibility for higher education studies.

The Open University helps meet the demand for continuous learning. Its studies are designed to be flexible and largely accessible online to serve, for example, students in the world of work. The Open University specialises in online pedagogy developed for the needs of adults.

The two-year project, funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, aims to create a model that can be established in other higher education institutions as well. The project has developed, for the first time in Finland, a model in which language studies and academic content studies form a single entity. The one-year education has had a strong element of guidance so that students would have a clear goal of what they want to apply for after the programme. The model developed in the project offers immigrants a route to participate in the academic community and supports their integration with society. The development of the programme also supports the development of teaching at JYU more broadly, especially in the areas of university pedagogy and multilingual competence. The model emphasises the recognition and utilisation of prior learning in both the programme and at university. The programme pays special attention to ensuring that studies are meaningful for participants and fit their lifelong learning paths. The INTEGRA programme had 21 students, for whom the education ended in December 2018. Their study paths and integration with society will be followed through further studies. INTEGRA DEVELOPS PATHS FOR IMMIGRANTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE WORLD OF WORK The national vision of higher education encourages the removal of obstacles from higher education paths and the development of continuous learning opportunities, which is also promoted by our renewed legislation. Education innovations such as INTEGRA can accelerate the integration and employment of immigrants with higher education.

More than 13,000 students of different ages pursue studies at the Open University in compliance with the curricula of faculties. Studying is flexible and can be adapted to various life situations. The Open University promotes continuous learning, the importance of which is continuously growing in the business world and society. In addition to online compatible study materials and pedagogical methods, online studying requires professional support and guidance for students. The remote study opportunities and specialised guidance of the Open University have received high marks in student feedback. TOOLS FOR ONLINE EDUCATION The Open University promotes online pedagogy with a researchbased pedagogical programme in which online education for adults is researched and developed by the Open University staff. Research themes include learning analytics and robotics, interaction in online teaching, and assessment and feedback practices. A further aim is to enhance the connection between studies and the world of work. The results of the development programme include tools for assessing online teaching. In the eEducation project, the Open University’s research group created a definition and concrete quality recommendations for online courses from the viewpoint of students.

13,000 STUDENTS

AROUND DIFFERENT SUBJECTS

“The INTEGRA pilot project is the first of its kind in Finland and the first time a Finnish university has offered integration education. Also universities must think about how to promote immigrants’ integration in the best possible way – from the perspective of both individuals and society.” Tuija Lehtonen UNIVERSITY TEACHER, PROJECT COORDINATOR

25% SHARE OF

FINNISH OPEN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

93,000 ECTS CREDITS

“The Open University of the University of Jyväskylä is coordinating the Alternative Path to University (TRY) project with the aim to develop, pilot and establish different paths to higher education studies. The TRY project provides opportunities so that open university studies can offer a more flexible path to degree studies than they currently do.“ Anna Kaikkonen PEDAGOGICAL HEAD, OPEN UNIVERSITY

JYU KOKKOLA UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM CHYDENIUS

Brave steps as an adult At the University Consortium Chydenius, you can study in five different master’s degree programmes. Our students are adults and most of them study alongside their work. Studying as an adult is often a second chance to realise dreams that for some reason went unfulfilled at a younger age.

Social worker Anne Tuikka, a master of social sciences, talks about her studies: “I was working in a social welfare office as a secretary when I heard that the basic studies in social work were about to start in Kokkola,” Tuikka says. “My former education was as a health care assistant and a bachelor of business administration. Through my work I had some contact with social work and I had already contemplated studying it earlier. I had a zeal for social work, working with the community being especially close to my heart.” “At that point, there was room in my life to start studies, but I was a bit nervous if I would be able to cope with university studies while going to work full time. I discussed the studies with my family and a friend who works as a social worker. Their encouragement was crucial in my decision to apply for the studies.”

a three-month study leave and the strong support of my family carried me forward in my studies.” “Five years after starting my studies, I graduated as a master of social sciences. As of February 2018, I got a permanent position providing adult social work in Sotkamo as part of the social and health services of Kainuu. I’m currently on a leave of absence and working as a developer social worker in the ISO SOS project. This journey since the autumn of 2013 has been a challenging one but it has reinforced my expertise. I hope that my story encourages people to start social work studies. It shows that, if you are motivated, age is no obstacle to completing challenging studies.”

“The key to the progress of my studies was staying organized. Yet I tried to stay relaxed and joyful in my life even though progressing in my studies required discipline and a narrower social life. A course in academic study skills helped me identify the best study methods for me and gave me the means to deal with stress, manage my time and enhance my study skills.” “I felt privileged when I received a study place in the master’s degree programme. The guidance and counselling of the University Consortium and their attitude towards us students was straightforward and encouraging. The team spirit of the student group increased my enthusiasm to learn, and going easy on myself,

“Continuous learning is our second nature. The skills, enthusiasm, critical approach and creativity of adult learners also encourage our staff to develop.” Tanja Risikko | DIRECTOR OF KOKKOLA UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM CHYDENIUS

Five masterʼs degree programmes in Kokkola BACHELOR’S AND MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME FOR CLASS TEACHERS (ADULT EDUCATION) Degree: Bachelor and Master of Arts (Education) (University of Jyväskylä) Study method: Full-time studying in Kokkola MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN SOCIAL WORK Degree: Master of Social Sciences (University of Jyväskylä) Study method: Multimodal studying alongside work MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN MATHEMATICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Degree: Master of Science (University of Jyväskylä) Study method: Remote studying alongside work MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN BUSINESS STUDIES Degree: Master of Economic Sciences (University of Vaasa) Study method: Multimodal studying alongside work MASTER’S DEGREE STUDIES IN CHEMISTRY Degree: Master of Science (University of Oulu) Study method: Multimodal studying alongside work In addition, at the Open University of the Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius you can take bachelor’s studies in the following study programmes and then apply for degree studies at the University of Jyväskylä. • SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER • MASTER OF ARTS (EDUCATION) • KINDERGARTEN TEACHER • TEACHER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION • PSYCHOLOGIST

Universities of Jyväskylä, Oulu and Vaasa in Kokkola EXPERTS

108

MASTER’S DEGREES

DOCTORATES

80 /YEAR

4 /YEAR

ECTS CREDITS FROM THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

12,600 /YEAR

7.9 M 4.9 M

TOTAL FUNDING €

EXTERNAL FUNDING €

JYU NEWS 2018 11 JAN 2018 The number of MDP applicants increases JYU’s international master’s degree programmes attracted a significant number of international and domestic applicants. There were 862 applicants for 252 study places in 14 programmes. This was a significant increase in comparison to 562 applicants for 17 programmes in 2017.

26 MAR 2018

FINNISH DRIVERS USE WHATSAPP, ONLINE BANKS AND EVEN TINDER WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL An internationally unique study in cognitive science revealed that drivers use smartphones while driving without any concern for traffic conditions. Smartphone apps are used mostly in urban areas where driving would require the most attention because of pedestrians and intersections. Drivers touched their smartphone screen on average 41 times an hour.

IN 2018 THE PROGRAMMES HAD

300

APPLICANTS MORE THAN IN 2017

19 JAN 2018

BRAIN RESPONSES TO MUSIC REVEAL MUSICIANS By combining computational music analysis and machine learning with brain imaging data collected while subjects listened to music, researchers were able to determine if the listener was a musician. The results show that musical training has an effect on brain responses to music. The study also revealed that the best areas to reveal musicianship are the frontal and temporal lobes on the right side of the brain.

22 JAN 2018 Krista Varantola elected Chair of the University Board The University Board appointed Professor Emerita Krista Varantola as Chair of the Board. She has previously worked as chancellor and rector for the University of Tampere and as a member of the University Board for the University of Jyväskylä since August 2014. Kaisa Oksanen was appointed vice chair. She is a senior specialist in the Prime Minister’s Office.

5 FEB 2018

MOST MIDDLE-AGED PEOPLE FEEL WELL MENTALLY Mental wellbeing is stable in mid-adulthood and most middle-aged people feel well. This was revealed in a study in which 29% of study subjects were satisfied with their life and had a high level of psychological and social wellbeing. Wellbeing was at a relatively high level for 47% and at a medium level for 22%. Only 3% of subjects had a relatively low level of wellbeing through middle age.

12–23 FEB 2018 Nature expedition at the International Jyväskylä Winter School of Ecology The participants of the eleventh Winter School at the Konnevesi Research Station got familiar with the special characteristics of nature in winter. The school focused on the effects of global warming on nature because climate change poses a threat to Nordic regions as well.

28 MAY 2018

THE JYU.WISDOM COMMUNITY GUARANTEES NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

12–15 JUNE 2018 The ECCB2018 conference aims for a fairer world The international conference gathered over 800 experts in conservation biology. The event focused on raising the awareness of citizens and decisionmakers on how our lives are completely dependent on ecosystem services produced by other species. The participants were offered an opportunity to compensate for their travel emissions by contributing a sum of their choosing to be used in the restoration of a wetlands area in central Finland.

The resource wisdom community established in May is a multidisciplinary network for research and societal influencing. The community brings together the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences and economics. The community aims to strengthen knowledge on sustainability and produces data to guide the use of natural resources towards true sustainability across generations.

15 MAY 2018

DOGS COME TO THE CAMPUS In May, the Language Centre brought care and reading dogs to the campus. During the year, the dogs met over 600 students. The experiences were positive: dogs help to manage stress, provide calm during a busy studying day and lower the threshold to meet other people. The dogs participated in Language Centre courses, helping students in situations related to presentations and learning new languages.

5 JUNE 2018 Music as means of development for young people Music is a tool for self-expression and exploring identity. It helps to process feelings and connects you to peer groups. Music is a world in which adolescents can express their agency and practice becoming independent. The international music therapy symposium gathered therapists, educators and researchers working with young people. They want to understand the resources that are essential for development in adolescence and how to help young people find these resources through music. 20 JUNE 2018 5 JUNE 2018 Childhood learning difficulties reflect problems in adulthood A follow-up study monitored the mental health, education and unemployment of adults who were diagnosed as having a learning difficulty in childhood. The group with learning difficulties had more people who had received a sickness allowance, disability benefit or drug reimbursement than the comparison group did. This group also had more people without upper secondary education and more recipients of basic unemployment allowance.

LANGUAGE SKILLS AT THE AGE OF TWO PREDICT READING SKILLS IN TEENAGE YEARS The reading skills of a 15-year-old can be predicted before school age. Small children’s vocabulary and ability to understand speech gives an idea of what their later text comprehension skills may be. Reading together is a good way for parents to promote the growth of the child’s vocabulary and readiness to learn to read.

JYU NEWS 2018 18 JUNE 2018 IOHA 2018 Memory & Narration conference addresses wars and conflicts The past of forgotten groups of people was highlighted when the University hosted the main conference of the International Oral History Association (IOHA), which attracted 338 researchers of history based on memory and narration. The theme of the conference was the remembering of wars and conflicts.

28 JUNE 2018

FOOTBALL TALENT CAN BE RECOGNISED AT A YOUNG AGE Researchers from the Faculty of Information Technology developed a method to recognise football talent. The accuracy of finding talent among young players was 80%. Using tests that measured the physical, sport-specific skills and mental characteristics of 14-year-old players, it was possible to recognise talented youngsters who would go on to play abroad. The application used artificial intelligence to recognise deviations. 2 JULY 2018 PISA to remain in Jyväskylä

15 AUG 2018

JYU FINISHES 601–700 IN THE SHANGHAI RANKING The University of Jyväskylä was again included in the Shanghai Ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities, ARWU) among the 601–700 group. In addition to the list of top 500 universities in the world, the ranking also names universities from 501 to 1000. JYU performed especially well in subject ranking: the best fields, education and mathematics, were ranked between 101 and 150.

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS (THE), POSITION

401–500

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS, POSITION

336

26 SEP 2018

PEARL MUSSELS REHABILITATED SUCCESSFULLY AT THE KONNEVESI RESEARCH STATION After two years of research and experiments, a research project succeeded in rehabilitating endangered freshwater pearl mussels so that their lost ability to produce larvae in nature was recovered. Pool conditioning makes it possible to save populations already considered lost.

In accordance with the decision of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the PISA 2021 research project will be conducted in the future by the consortium of the Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) at the University of Jyväskylä and the Centre for Educational Assessment at the University of Helsinki. FIER is responsible for the assessment of mathematics, literacy and natural sciences. The consortium is carrying out the current PISA 2018 research as well.

2 JULY 2018 New measurement data on the birth of heavy elements The binding energies of several rare earth metal isotopes were defined for the first time in the world. The measured binding energies enable more accurate calculations when making heavy elements in different environments. The new data, measured experimentally in the Accelerator Laboratory of the Department of Physics, help researchers understand the emergence of heavy elements in the universe.

1 AUG 2018 Pine sawflies do damage but help researchers understand the evolution of cooperation The European pine sawfly larvae live in groups and defend against enemies together. When threatened, the larvae arch their bodies and squeeze a gummy defence fluid from their mouths to drive predators away. The study revealed that different environmental conditions affect the extent of cooperation between pine sawflies.

8 NOV 2018

CHANGES IN COUPLE RELATIONSHIP AFFECT STEP COUNTS A four-year follow-up study observed that divorced men as well as women in a new relationship show a decline in activity. A positive result was that the subjects’ total number of steps increased slightly during the monitoring period.

28 SEP 2018

RECORD CROWD: 13,500 VISITORS AT THE EUROPEAN RESEARCHERS’ NIGHT 15 OCT 2018 Endurance training favourably affects the composition of intestinal microbes According to research conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, endurance training has a favourable effect on the composition of intestinal microbes. After six weeks of training, microbes likely to cause infections decreased and microbes connected to effective metabolism increased in the intestines of subjects.

21 NOV 2018 Frightened neighbours make bank voles reproduce Female bank voles made fifty percent larger broods when the smell of a male bank vole who had seen a weasel was spread in the territory. The research increased knowledge on the use of warning pheromones in mammals. The subject has been studied very little so far.

The theme of the science and research festival was ‘traces’, which was explored through workshops, science lectures and laboratory visits. More than 13,500 visitors came to see exhibits such as the virtual worlds of Ruusupuisto, the Rihlaperä observatory and the accelerator laboratory of the Department of Physics.

28 NOV 2018

GOLD MELTS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE The melting point of gold is 1064 °C. However, it was shown to be possible to melt gold at room temperature by putting a piece of gold in an electron microscope and gradually increasing the electric field to a very high level. Melting the surface layers of gold creates research possibilities in materials science.

JYU STATISTICS 2018

ation y 4,993 559

16%

Applicants Study places

OF APPLICANTS WERE ADMITTED TO JYU Admission by faculty Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences ............... 16% Faculty of Information Technology.......................... 22% Jyväskylä University Schoolof Business and Economics ...................................................................... 8% Faculty of Education and Psychology ......................... 11% Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences.......................... 10% Faculty of Mathematics and Science ...................... 28% Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius ........... 23%

45 4

Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius (JYU)

Faculty of Information Technology

Applicants Study places

1,840 400

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Faculty of Mathematics and Science Applicants Study places

Applicants Faculty of Information Technology4,993

1,520 432

Study places

Applicants Study places

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences 2,770 285

and Social Sciences

3,530 295

Master’s degree and Health Doctoral students Sciences

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

1,978

1,591 121

Faculty of Information Technology

1,388

1,057

658

599

14%

141

18%

1,318

1,046

253

17%

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

514

673

110

16%

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

1,086

440

200

27%

Faculty of Education and Psychology

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Source: Vipunen

17,223

2,678

STUDY PLACES IN 2018

APPLICANTS IN 2018

STUDENTS BY FACULTY 2O18

4,125

556 86 15% Applicants 2,770 Study162 places48 285 30%

Number of international students*

13,778

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

DEGREE STUDENTS IN 2018

tutkinnot

2,607

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

3,845 604

Faculty of Sport

Bachelor’s degree

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

1,398

2,617 3000

Faculty of Information Jyväskylä University School of Faculty of Education Technology Business and Economics and Psychology

TOHTORI

LISENSIAATTI MAISTERI 54

1,520 Faculty of Humanities 432

Applicants Jyväskylä University School of Business and EconomicsStudy places

Applicants Study places

STUDENTS BY FACULTY 2018

KANDIDAATTI

559

1,840 400

Kokk Cons

Ap St

APPLICANTS 2018 Faculty of Mathematics and Science

3,530 295

Applicants Study places

17,223

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics Applicants Study places

452 103

2500

1,297

1,726

Faculty of Sport and Faculty of Mathematics Health Sciences and Science

2000 1500 1000

tutkinnot

17,223

APPLICANTS 20

JYU STATISTICS 2018

136 136

DEGREE PROGRAMMES DEGREE IN TOTAL PROGRAMMES 2018 IN TOTAL 2018

2,882 2,882

Doctoral 17 Doctoral 17 Master's 80 Master's 80 Bachelor's 39 Bachelor's 39

Doctoral 139 Doctoral 139 Licentiate 10 Licentiate 10 Master's 1,513 Master's 1,513 Bachelor's 1,220 Bachelor's 1,220

DEGREES DEGREES COMPLETED 2018 COMPLETED 2018

NUMBER OF DEGREE PROGRAMMES BY FACULTY NUMBER OF DEGREE PROGRAMMES BY FACULTY NUMBER OF DEGREE PROGRAMMES BY FACULTY Doctoral 5 Doctoral 5

Bachelor's 17 Bachelor's 17

Doctoral 1 Doctoral 1

Bachelor's 3 Bachelor's 3

10 10

4747

Master's 25 Master's 25

TOTAL TOTAL

Master's 6 Master's 6

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES OF HUMANITIES ANDFACULTY SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Master's 6 Master's 6

FACULTY OF INFORMATION FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY

Bachelor's 7 Bachelor's 7

Doctoral 3 Doctoral 3

21 21

Bachelor's 4 Bachelor's 4

FACULTY OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY

27 27

Master's 17 Master's 17

FACULTY OF SPORT FACULTY OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES AND HEALTH SCIENCES

DEGREES

DEGREE STUDENTS IN 2018 14 000 Source: Vipunen 14 000

13,057

13,427

IN 2014

IN 2015

13,760

13,452

IN 2016

IN 2017

13 500 13 500

FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE AND SCIENCE

Bachelor's

Master's

Licentiate

Doctoral

2013

1,187

1,487

160

2014

1,213

1,452

158

2015

1,261

1,486

160

2016

1,211

1,516

158

2017

1,344

1,476

148

2018

1,220

1,513

139

Source: JY data storage (8 Mar 2019)

13 000 13 000 12 500 12 5002013

Bachelor's 6 Bachelor's 6

TOTAL TOTAL

Master's 14 Master's 14

13,778

Doctoral 4 Doctoral 4

TOTAL TOTAL

Master's 12 Master's 12

Tutkinto-opiskelijoiden määrä Tutkinto-opiskelijoiden määrä

JYVÄSKYLÄ UNIVERSITY SCHOOL JYVÄSKYLÄ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ANDUNIVERSITY ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

21 21

TOTAL TOTAL

Bachelor's 2 Bachelor's 2

10 10

TOTAL TOTAL

Doctoral 2 Doctoral 2

55 2014

2015

2016

2017

13,301 2013 13,057 2014 13,427 2015 13,760 2016 13,418 2017

JYU STATISTICS 2018

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Faculty of and Socia

TUTKINNOT DEGREES Faculty of Sport TIEDEKUNNITTAIN BY FACULTY and Health Sciences 2018 2017 Faculty of Information Technology TUTKINNOT DEGREES

Faculty of Education and Psychology

TIEDEKUNNITTAIN BY FACULTY 2018 2017

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

Faculty Technol

Faculty of Education and Psychology

773

331

284

793

358

343

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty of Information Technology

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

DEGREES BY FACULTY 2018

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Licentiate

Doctoral students

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

331

407

Faculty of Information Technology

164

154

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

106

167

Faculty of Education and Psychology

355

403

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

109

232

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

155

150

1,220

1,513

Total

3,500 3,000

3,024

3,140

3,310

3,151

3,094

3,310

3,110

3,500 Open 1,894 Publications1,931 access 1,790 3,000

Faculty of Humanities 1,500 and Social Sciences

957

562

Faculty of Information 1,000 Technology

322

207

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

195

127

Faculty of Education and Psychology

426

254

0 Sciences Faculty of Sport and Health

389

210

500

2013 2014 2015

2016

748

Open access*

2017

Source: 2013-2015 Vipunen, 2016-2018 Tutka (5 Feb 2019)

3,024

3,140

139

PUBLICATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ 2018

AVOIN SAATAVUUS 2017

Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta 3,310

3,151

3,094

3,110

Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta

2,500

Jyväskylän yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu

2,000

1,931

1,894

1,790 Informaatioteknologian tiedekunta

1,500

Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta

2018 1,000 517

The sum is not the same as the total number of publications at JYU. One publication may be counted for several faculties, and the publications of independent institutes are not included.

3,110

YHTEENSÄ

JULKAISUT 2017

PUBLICATIONS BY FACULTY* 2018 2,000

Publications

1,931

Source: JY data storage (8 Mar 2019)

2,500

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

YHTEENSÄ

Jyväskylä of Busine

500 0

2013 2014 2015 Publications

2016

2017

2018

Open access*

** the article is published in an open publication channel, paid open or self-archived Source: 2013-2015 Vipunen, 2016-2018 Tutka (5 Feb 2019)

JYU STATISTICS 2018

Teaching 27% Research 33% Other 36% STAFF (PERSON YEARS) 2018 Teacher training schools 4% Teaching Teaching staﬀ 701.2 staﬀ (6%) 701.2 (6%)

2,567

STAFF STAFF (PERSON-YEARS) (PERSON-YEARS) STAFF 2018 2018 (PERSON-YEARS) 2018

1.2 (6%)

7 (2%)

INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEESEMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES

Staﬀ of teacher training schools 107.1 (0%)

10%

40.8 (24%)

10%10% 10%

Research staff 840.8 (24%) Research staff 840.8 (24%) Teaching staff 701.2 (6%) staff 917.7 (2%) Other staff Other 917.7 (2%) Research staff 840.8 (24%) Stafftraining of teacher training Staff of teacher Other staff 917.7107.1 (2%) (0%) schools schools 107.1 (0%)

INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES

raining %)

STAFF (PERSON-YEARS)

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Teaching staff

624 (7%)

634 (6%)

652 (7%)

680 (6%)

701 (6%)

Research staff

845 (21%)

799(21%)

811 (23%)

820 (25%)

841 (24%)

Other staff

917 (2%)

886 (2%)

855 (2%)

839 (2%)

918 (2%)

Staff of teacher training schools

103 (0%)

102 (0%)

107 (0%)

2,489 (10%)

2,423 (9%)

2,421 (10%)

2,445 (11%)

2,567 (10%)

Total

International employees (%) Source: HR system

STAFF BY STAFF BY FACULTY 2018 FACULTY 2018 (PERSON-YEARS) (PERSON-YEARS) STAFF BY STAFF BY FACULTY 2017 (PERSON-YEARS) FACULTY 2018 (PERSON-YEARS) Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences STAFF BY FACULTY 2018 (PERSON-YEARS)

STAFF BY STAFF BY FACULTY 2018 FACULTY 2018 (PERSON-YEARS) (PERSON-YEARS) STAFF BY Research staff Teaching staff FACULTY 2018 (PERSON-YEARS) 157 (11%) 198 (19%)

Other staff

43 (9%)

Faculty of Information Technology

65 (2%)

90 (30%)

45 (2%)

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

47 (7%)

36 (0%)

14 (4%)

Faculty of Education and Psychology

127 (2%)

101 (18%)

33 (4%)

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

57 (4%)

86 (12%)

42 (3%)

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

115 (7%)

275 (37%)

International employees (%)

98 (2%) Source: HR system

Academy ofAcademy Finland of Finland

FIXED-TERM AND PERMANENT POSTS (PERSON-YEARS)

2016

2017

2018

52%

1,090 (46%) 1,099 (47%) 1,110 (47%) 1,211 (48%) Tekes Ministry of Education and Culture Ministry of Education and Culture Permanent 1,277 (53%) 1,271 (54%) 1,263 (53%) 1,274 (53%) 1,298 (52%) TUOTTOJEN TUOTTOJEN PERMANENT JAKAUTUMINEN JAKAUTUMINEN Part-time teachers * 59 63 of Education59 62 58 FUNDINGFUNDING Ministry and Culture EMPLOYEES TUOTTOJEN Muu julkinen rahoitus Muu julkinen rahoitus RAHOITUSLÄHTEITTÄIN RAHOITUSLÄHTEITTÄIN BY FACULTY BY FACULTY *Part-time teachers not included in the percentage of permanent employees JAKAUTUMINEN FUNDING (JAKSOTTAMATON) (JAKSOTTAMATON) Kotimaiset yritykset 2018 Kotimaiset yritykset 2018 Muu julkinen rahoitus RAHOITUSLÄHTEITTÄIN BY FACULTY 2017 2017 Kotimaiset rahastot ja säätiöt Kotimaiset rahastot ja säätiöt (JAKSOTTAMATON) Kotimaiset yritykset 2018 ucation and Culture EU-rahoitusEU-rahoitus 2017 Kotimaiset rahastot ja säätiöt (ei EU) UlkomainenUlkomainen rahoitus (ei rahoitus EU) FUNDING EU-rahoitus rahoitus Muut Muut BY FACULTY Ulkomainen rahoitus (ei EU) itykset 2018

hastot ja säätiöt

ahoitus (ei EU)

Fixed-term

Academy of Finland Tekes Tekes 2015 2014

1,152 (47%)

Muut

JYU STATISTICS 2018

emy of Finland

Other funding

Tekes Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Ministry of Education and Culture

Faculty of Information Technology

FUNDING BY FACULTY 2018

Muu julkinen rahoitus Kotimaiset yritykset

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics Faculty of Education and Psychology

by Faculties Kotimaiset rahastotFunding ja säätiöt

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

EU-rahoitus

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Ulkomainen rahoitus (ei EU) Muut

€204.3 M TURNOVER 2018

LARGEST EXPENSES 2018

TURNOVER

(Funding of operations)

€72.1 M

SUPPLEMENTARY FUNDING 2018

€-9.3 M RESULT 2018

€139 M

€25.3 M

€13.5 M

€10 M

Personnel expenses

Rents

Purchased services

Materials and goods

Income 2018 Government funding

Expenses 2018 €132.2 M

Personnel expenses

€139 M

2013

€210.9 M

2014

€207.6 M

2015

€210.3 M

2016

€203.6 M

2017

€204 M

Other public funding

€13.6 M

€204.3 M

Domestic companies

€2.9 M

Travel costs

€7.2 M

€2.7 M

Other expenses

€8.3 M

2018

Supplementary funding

€72.1 M

Depreciations

€2.5 M

Academy of Finland

€26.4 M

Grants

€2.7 M

Source: JYU’s annual report

Tekes Ministry of Education and Culture

Domestic funds and foundations EU funding International funding (outside EU) Other

€3.5 M

Materials and goods

€6.5 M

Purchased services

€13.5 M

Rents

€25.3 M

€10.4 M €2.2 M €4 M

€10 M

Costs in total

€208.6 M

Investment and financing activities*

€-5.3 M

RESULT

€-9.3 M

* Comparability to previous years is significantly diminished by changed instructions in the accounting of investment assets (Korkeakoulujen taloushallinnon koodisto OKM/2/500/2018), according to which unrealised value change of investment assets is treated in the balance sheet as an item that affects the result. At the end of the 2017 financial year, the market value of investment assets was relatively high after a good investment year. Therefore, as the market values of investments dropped or returned to their previous level in the 2018 financial year, this resulted in a significant negative entry in the balance sheet.

FUNDING BY FACULTY 2018 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Supplementary funding

Basic funding

€11.5 M (33%)

€23.4 M (67%)

Faculty of Information Technology

€7 M (45%)

€8.5 M (55%)

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

€3 M (30%)

€6.9 M (70%)

Faculty of Education and Psychology

€7.5 M (31%)

€16.4 M (69%)

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

€5.9 M (36%)

€10.3 M (64%)

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

€18.7 M (41%)

€27.1 M (59%)

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