University of Jyväskylä Annual Report 2017 by University of Jyvaskyla

2017 ANNUAL REPORT

JYU’S DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE WORLD. WE ARE FINLAND’S LEADING UNIVERSITY IN OPEN SCIENCE. THE UNIVERSITY HAS STRONG DOCTORAL EDUCATION IN ITS CORE FIELDS AND OUR EDUCATION EXPORT IS GROWING RAPIDLY. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THEIR LEARNING, TEACHING AND LIFE IN JYVÄSKYLÄ. WE ARE AN OPEN AND DYNAMIC COMMUNITY.

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RECTOR’S OVERVIEW

NEW WINDS ARE BLOWING IN JYVÄSKYLÄ JYU started 2017 with a new organisation. The structure of faculties and independent institutes was reorganised and service func tions were centralised to University Services. During the year, we worked to establish the new structure and to strengthen the multidisciplinary approach in our organisational culture. In August 2017, I started as the new rector of the University and in November Marja-Leena Laakso and Henrik Kunttu took over full-time posts as vice rectors responsible for education and research. JYU has solidified its position in international comparisons of education results. We currently have about 12,000 bachelor’s and master’s students. In our core fields of research, we have constantly strengthened our profile as a provider of doctoral education. JYU is Finland’s leading university in open science and research: the share of self-archived publications among peer-reviewed publications reached 65%.

We have a great spirit of working together at JYU. The University increasingly wants to attract talented international students and staff. The number of international degree students and exchange students is growing in compliance with our internationalisation targets, and the number of international publications has increased as desired. According to the International Student Barometer (ISB) survey, the international students of the University of Jyväskylä are very happy with their studies at JYU and life in Jyväskylä. In total 90% of JYU’s international students who responded to the survey were happy with their

study experience, and as many as 95% would recommend the University to new applicants and future students. In the categories of “learning and teaching” and “accommodation and living”, JYU students rated their experience the best in Finland. Moreover, in the category of accommodation and living, JYU got the best overall grade in international comparison. The University’s societal interaction emphasises openness and interaction with stakeholders. We are an important contributor to regional collaboration: the EduFutura cooperation with JAMK University of Applied Sciences and the Jyväskylä Educational Consortium Gradia became even closer during the year. In addition, JYU 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. Jyväskylä is an active student city, a place I was happy to move to. We have a great spirit of working together at JYU and we are enthusiastic to begin creating a new strategy and vision for 2030. Yours sincerely, Keijo Hämäläinen RECTOR

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CRISIS IS THE NEW NORMAL

STUDENT WELLBEING CONCERNS THE WHOLE UNIVERSITY

THREE HOURS OF EXERCISE IS CHILD’S PLAY

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PUTS FINLAND ON HEALTH CARE’S LEADING EDGE

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS (JSBE) TURNS 50

Rector’s overview Campus at the heart of the region JYU strengthens its profile Noteworthy European funding for pioneering projects

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 8 Crisis is the new normal 12 Academy-funded professorship in philosophy 12 YKI tests taken by over 100,000 participants 13 Cooperation means power FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 14 Artificial intelligence puts Finland on health care’s leading edge 18 An energetic and influential faculty stays up to date 19 Start-up research creates new opportunities 19 Electronic entrance examination in Mathematical Information Technology FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY 20 Student wellbeing concerns the whole University 24 Strong and influential research on childhood and family issues 25 Cooperation with Eritrea 25 Brain research helps develop learning applications SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 26 School of Business and Economics (JSBE) turns 50 30 JSBE is a forerunner in digitalisation 31 JSBE, JAMK University of Applied Sciences and Air Force Academy collaborate on change management course 31 Student team success in New York FACULTY OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES 32 Three hours of exercise is child’s play 36 Exercise is beneficial in menopause 36 Sitting just 20 minutes less a day maintains health and muscle mass 37 Winter sports expertise to Beijing FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 38 Going soft in the hard sciences 42 Freshwater pearl mussels rehabilitated in the Konnevesi Research Station 43 Precious metals without quarrying 43 An enthusiastic and open science community FINNISH INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 44 School-aged Finns perform well and are happy with their life 45 Education system develops through societal interaction 45 CHER’s 30th anniversary conference draws over 200 participants to Ruusupuisto

GOING SOFT IN THE HARD SCIENCES

46 Open University 47 Open Science Centre 47 University Language Centre KOKKOLA UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM CHYDENIUS 48 The University Consortium has a Chydenian heart 49 Biovalley: new initiatives for cooperation and innovations 50 JYU News 2017 54 Statistics

CAMPUS AT THE HEART OF THE REGION The University of Jyväskylä seeks active societal interaction with its stakeholders. The EduFutura Jyväskylä coope ration with JAMK University of Applied Sciences and the Jyväskylä Educational Consortium Gradia intensified in 2017. A joint profes sorship was established for EduFutura in order to develop studying, streamline transfers between different levels of educa tion and promote pedagogical competence in the region. Interna tionally recognised Professor Jouni Välijärvi was hired for the professor ship. The international visibility of EduFutura was strengthened with, for example, a summer tour. The EduFutura institutions and the City of Jyväskylä established a joint company to promote entre preneurship. Jyväskylä Business and Innovation Factory provides guidance on estab lishing a new business and helps companies in the Jyväskylä region to grow from an idea into a viable busi ness. The company helps, activates

and coaches students, staff and researchers for entrepreneurship. In addition, JYU actively contributed to the development of the City of Jyväskylä’s Hippos2020 project and the strengthening of the Wellbeing Expertise Centre of Central Finland KeHO. Hippos is one of the four urban development areas in Jyväskylä and is planned to be the largest cluster of exercise, sports and professional sports in Finland. The area will also feature the most versatile centre for indoor sports in the Nordic coun tries. The number of annual service users in the Hippos area is expected to grow from 1.6 million to between 3 and 5 million. The Wellbeing Expertise Centre of Central Finland KeHO is a multidisciplinary network that unites operators and experts in the social and health sector, exercise, sports and wellbeing in Central Finland. It develops expertise for the promo

tion of citizens’ health and well being. KeHO utilises the strengths of Central Finland, including JYU’s research, education and strong competence in sports and health as well as other fields closely related to wellbeing alongside the diverse activities of associations and busi nesses. The aim is to create an interna tionally competitive cluster of competences and companies that promotes health and wellbeing, social welfare, exercise, sports and rehabilitation. The City of Jyväskylä and the University of Jyväskylä established an advisory board to promote the vitality of the Jyväskylä region and to strengthen domestic and interna tional competitiveness. The advisory board acts as a forum between the managements of organisations. The University’s fundraising cam paign in 2015 to 2017 produced around €2.9 million. The campaign had 233 donors, including foun dations, companies and private individuals.

JYU STRENGTHENS ITS PROFILE The University of Jyväskylä has been successful in acquiring competitive research funding, and through the profiling projects funded by the Academy of Finland the University can strengthen the areas it has chosen. The University received €4.6 million from the Academy of Finland to strengthen its profile. The research area “Brain changes across the life-span” combines the University’s expertise in the fields of psychology, education, biology of physical activity, and gerontology, for example. Research in the area of “Decision analytics utilizing causal models and multiobjective optimization” draws on computational thinking and data analytics. The research area “Crises redefined: historical continuity and societal change” is also characterised by multidiscip linary approaches. The University’s total revenues were €204 million and total costs €207.9 million. For the actual operation of the University, the bottom line showed a loss (-3%), but due to the profits from investments the overall result showed a surplus of €3.2 million. Complementary funding increased by more than €6 million from the previous year and was allocated almost entirely to research. Competitive research funding grew by €3.7 million. Like before, the biggest project financers were the Academy of Finland (€27 million), Tekes (€6.2 million) and the European Commission (€4.8 million).

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€71.8 M €3.2 M RESULT

LARGEST PROJECT FINANCERS

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The European Research Council (ERC) awarded a highly competitive Consolidator Grant to four researchers at work on pioneering pro jects. The recipients were Academy researchers Anu Kankainen and Anna Kuparinen as well as professors Heikki Tuononen and Mikko Salo. The projects to be funded by this grant are selected on the basis of scientific quality as well as the novelty and boldness of the research idea. These grants were worth €6.3 million in total.

Anu Kankainen’s project deals with nuclear physics and investigates the qualities of short-lived nuclei, such as their mass, in order to find out how elements heavier than iron are produced in stars.

Anna Kuparinen studies the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, focusing on the dynamics of fish populations and changes in fish due to fishing, the environment and human activity.

Heikki Tuononen’s project investigates the use of chemical compounds of main-group elements in activating small molecules.

Mikko Salo’s project explores the possibility of a unified theory of inverted boundary value problems and its potential consequences.

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SUPPLEMENTARY FUNDING

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NOTEWORTHY EUROPEAN FUNDING FOR PIONEERING PROJECTS

€6.2 M Tekes

In addition, mathematician Enrico Le Donne was granted a highly coveted ERC Starting grant worth €1.25 million. His project deals with new structures generated by the interaction of algebraic operations and non-Euclidean geometry.

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CRISIS IS THE NEW NORMAL

A crisis is an unforeseen event that creates uncertainty. JYU’s multidisciplinary research on crises and changes in society increases our understanding of the reasons, manifestations and effects of crises as well as the discursive and power struggles related to them.

» ← The multidisciplinary profiling area Crises Redefined: Historical Continuity and Societal Change, led by Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Mika Ojakangas and Jari Ojala, studies how crises are created, how we can predict, manage and solve them, and how communities and individuals function in crises.

CRISES SELDOM STEM FROM A SINGLE CAUSE BUT ARE THE SUM OF MULTIPLE FACTORS European democracies are currently faced with a range of challenges, including the heightened tension in global politics, stricter economic policy measures, increasing inequa lity, environmental problems, growing natio nalism, refugee issues and related populist reactions.

constructed rhetorically, and sometimes they can be created and maintained on purpose. Thus, a special characteristic of crisis research at JYU is its focus on the struggle for meanings and the attempt to legitimate power: when, why and by whom is a particular course of events defined as a crisis?

These issues are investigated in the multidisciplinary profiling area Crises Redefined: Historical Continuity and Societal Change, which is led by Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Mika Ojakangas and Jari Ojala and funded by the Academy of Finland for 2017 to 2021.

“Overall, it is clear that ‘crisis’ is not a politi cally neutral term. The incitement of fear has always been a means by which those in power or striving for it have sought to justify harsh and exceptional measures,” Ojala and Ojakangas emphasise.

Crises seldom stem from a single cause but are instead the sum of multiple factors. Through the use of critical and multidisci plinary research, we seek to understand and illuminate the backgrounds of crises. The research sheds light on how crises get started, how people seek to predict, manage and resolve them, and how communities and individuals behave in crises.

“Crises are also cultural in many ways,” Lähdesmäki adds. “Culture serves as a space for handling various meanings and experi ences related to crises.”

“Crises”, explains Ojala, “are often understood as caused by people, although the reason may be a natural catastrophe, for instance. Though even in such a case the ultimate problem may derive from the vulnerability and incapability of society to cope with unforeseen shocks.”

Although crises are typically defined as excep tional states of affairs, they have nevertheless become a normal part of life. Indeed, it seems that the continuing presence of crises is typical of today’s world. It is most often their consequences that appear unpredictable. The contrastive and cross-disciplinary approach of crisis research may provide a key to overcoming this unpredictability: when relating the present to historical trends, it also allows anticipation for the future.

CRISES ARE ALSO RHETORICAL CONSTRUCTS Crises are real, concrete states of affairs. However, they are also experienced as well as

Why, when and by whom is A SERIES OF EVENTS DEFINED AS A CRISIS?

→ Mika Ojakangas and Jari Ojala identify research on discursive struggles and on attempts to legitimate power as special characteristics of the crisis research at JYU.

ACADEMY-FUNDED PROFESSORSHIP IN PHILOSOPHY Professor Sara Heinämaa was appointed as Academy Professor of Philosophy, starting from 1 January 2017. Heinämaa’s five-year research project Marginalization and Experience (MEPA) develops phenomenological theory on the normality and abnormality of experience so as to illuminate the mechanisms of social margina lization. The research indicates that pre-lingual bodily emo tional experiences are crucial in all social processes where interpersonal cultural differences are trans formed into violent confrontations and where the differences are controlled by excluding individuals and groups of people from communities. Among other things, Heinämaa studies xenophobia and hate speech in the light of Jean-Paul Sartre’s essay Anti-Semite and Jew. A racist actor imitates unrestrained hate and scorn in order to arouse fear, but is by no means acting under these emotions. The incitement of fear is aimed to obstruct rational discus sion and decision-making and thereby to undermine democracy. Besides hate and fear, Heinämaa has investigated the experiences of disgust and aversion. She has, how ever, also outlined the positive emotions needed in dismantling these – above all, love and respect.

YKI TESTS TAKEN BY OVER 100,000 PARTICIPANTS The National Certificate of Language Proficiency (YKI) is a Finnish language test system administered by the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä in collaboration with the Finnish National Agency for Education. YKI is a prominent part of the faculty’s societal impact. Between 1994 and 2017, YKI language tests have been taken by 112,000 participants. The tests measure adults’ functional language proficiency from an ele mentary level up to nearly perfect mastery of a language. At present, the certificate can be acquired for nine languages. The most popular test so far is the intermediate-level Finnish language test. Contrary to a general belief, YKI does not test the language proficiency required for citizenship only: the tests are available for all.

“These certificates could be utilised to a larger extent in all kinds of language studies. When people receive feedback on their profi ciency and realise that they master a certain level of skills, their motiva tion improves as well,” says Research Coordinator Sari Ahola. The latest major development project deals with the certificate for Finnish Sign Language. It will poten tially become available in 2019.

COOPERATION MEANS POWER In 2017 our faculty experienced substantial changes. Humanists, social scientists and philosophers joined forces and created the strong and multidisciplinary Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The faculty’s personnel is the second largest at the University and the number of students is the largest. We also have new departments: the Department of Language and Communication Studies as well as the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies. In the new faculty, the merger of humanists and social scientists has proceeded smoothly. Within a year, they have established a joint profiling area focusing on crises, a multidisciplinary gender studies network as well as a research network on wellbeing and health. In education, a new degree programme – languages, culture and communities in global change processes – was created to unite the expertise of both areas. Perhaps the most significant change was the nationally unique profiling: the language degree studies of the Univer sity of Vaasa were transferred to the University of Jyväskylä on 1 August 2017. This brought some 30 teachers and researchers from the University of Vaasa to JYU along with 130 basic degree and doctoral students. We are expecting more in the coming transfer applications by the end of 2020.

“The transfer has been quite an effort at both universities. These kind of changes are never completely painless, but the teachers, researchers and students have, however, settled in very well in their new community. This was certainly made easier by our University’s commitment to the development of language research and teaching as well as the positive attitude of those transferred from Vaasa towards our dynamic and diverse working environment." Minna-Riitta Luukka | DEAN

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PUTS FINLAND ON HEALTH CAREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LEADING EDGE

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The University of Jyväskylä was the first university in Finland to join the IBM Watson University Program in 2015. During 2017, the cooperation between the Faculty of Information Technology and IBM became significantly closer.

THE FINNISH SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICE REFORM COULD ACHIEVE ITS SERVICE AND COST TARGETS BY UTILISING DIGITALISATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO THE FULL. The cooperation between the University of Jyväskylä, IBM, the Central Finland Health Care District, Sitra, the Regional Council of Central Finland and the City of Jyväskylä was announced at the beginning of 2017. Its purpose is to enhance the operation of the social and health service system, improve the services and enable overall savings through the cognitive data processing technology of IBM Watson. “In addition to the faculty and the Univer sity, the project has been important for all of society. We have conducted research related to the Finnish social and health service reform in order to clarify how artificial intelligence changes Finnish health care,” says Professor Pekka Neittaanmäki. A closer partnership with IBM has been natural because of common strategic focus areas. One shared goal has been to elevate Finland to a leading position in the development of digital and cognitive health care. The faculty’s pio neering attitude is represented in case studies on the suitability of cognitive data processing for streamlining the operations of Finland’s first digital hospital in the Central Finland Health Care District. The studies have shown that the Finnish social and health service reform could achieve its ser vice and cost targets by utilising digitalisation and artificial intelligence to the full. The proj ect significantly helps to form an ecosystem of social and health service in Central Finland and has activated companies from many sectors. “Discovering the possibilities of the new AI technology is among the most significant mile

stones of the anniversary year of the faculty and IT education,” says Neittaanmäki. 2017 CLIMAXES WITH NEW INNOVATION UNIT FOR BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES At the end of 2017, an innovation unit based on IBM’s new breakthrough technologies was established at the faculty. The purpose is to strengthen cooperation between the academic world and the ecosystems of industries and research. “More than 300 students have already been introduced to the IBM Watson artificial intel ligence technology. The faculty’s next goal is to educate 1,000 students in the field of IBM artificial intelligence and conduct societally significant research in the fields of various breakthrough technologies, such as AI, robo tics and virtual reality,” Neittaanmäki explains. Cooperation intensified in December and cul minated in the establishment of the University of Jyväskylä and IBM Disruptive Technologies Innovation Hub. The hub is an innovation incubator for students, researchers and local companies. The unit develops data-informed cognitive solutions that utilise artificial intelligence for the needs of health care. It joins both public and private organisations, growth companies, pharmaceutical companies, small and mediumsized enterprises and large companies as well as universities and researchers. Professionals from all over Finland, alongside IBM’s repre sentatives, arrived in Jyväskylä to celebrate the opening. → Henrik Korhonen gets familiar with the IBM Watson artificial intelligence technology.

"As the largest multidisciplinary faculty of information technology in Finland and as the leading research and education unit in the field of ICT, we find it very important to develop cooperation with a global IT corporation." Pekka NeittaanmĂ¤ki PROFESSOR

DEVELOPING THE DIGITAL SOCIETY Education in information techno logy started in 1967. The educa tion provided in the faculties of Social Sciences and Mathematics and Science was centralised to the Faculty of Information Technology in 1998. In those 50 years, JYU has provided about 2,600 master’s and 300 doctoral graduates for the IT sector. A significant share of these graduates work in local companies or have established a business themselves.

THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF IT EDUCATION IN FINLAND Just before Christmas in Finland’s centennial celebration year, Infor mation Systems Science at JYU awarded its 100th bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration.

AN ENERGETIC AND INFLUENTIAL FACULTY STAYS UP TO DATE

In the number of bachelor’s degrees, the faculty was the lar gest in Finland with 154 degrees. The number of bachelors in infor mation systems science was 110, which was the best result in the history of the faculty.

The Faculty of Information Technology celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017. Throughout its history the faculty has systematically developed its operations. The field of information technology changes rapidly. Therefore, changes in education and research must be met faster than before. In 2017 the faculty developed its operations especially to meet the challenges of digitalisation and to better serve the needs of businesses. The curriculum was renewed and future trends and challenges were thoroughly surveyed. In addition to basics, the stu dents learn about current topics such as data security, 3D printing, robotics, IoT (Internet of Things), the blockchain, programming of quantum computers and artificial intelligence.

“The IT field is going through a massive transformation, which offers fantastic opportunities if we just are able to grab them,” says Professor Pekka Neittaanmäki. The faculty continues to develop, and in the next few years special focus will be put on the learners of the future, that is, on schools, the development of the student environment and student entrepreneurship. In its anniversary year, the faculty donated €30,000 to Central Finland’s schoolchildren, IT subject associations, gaming industry operators and the communities of young entrepreneurs that promote entrepreneurship.

PEKKA NEITTAANMÄKI CLIMBS TO TOP 3 DISSER TATION SUPERVISORS IN THE WORLD The public examination of Kashif Naveed’s dissertation “Transfor mative Direction of Innovation and Measurement of Uncaptured GDP in the Digital Economy”, su pervised by Professor Pekka Neit taanmäki, was held on 20 Decem ber 2017. This brings the number of dissertations supervised by Neittaanmäki to 105, which is the third highest total in the world. The American Mathematical Society (AMS) has listed more than 200,000 supervised disserta tions in the field of mathematical sciences since the 14th century. The list of the international top 250 includes no other Finns.

STARTUP RESEARCH CREATES NEW OPPORTUNITIES The spearheads of digitalisation include technologies and startup enterprises, which create new economic activity and jobs for society. The Faculty of Information Technology has established a Software Startup laboratory, led by Professor Pekka Abrahamsson, which studies and de velops prerequisites for the success of startup activity. The laboratory creates new, agile means to produce product innovations in cooperation with busi nesses. Abrahamsson is the chair of the international Software Startup Research Network.

ELECTRONIC ENTRANCE EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The autumn’s entrance examination in Mathematical Information Technology was held electronically for the second time. The examination had three parts: a programming assignment, an open book assignment and a logical reasoning assignment. The applicants completed the assignments in the TIM system, which evaluated the answers according to specified criteria. The respondents also saw their scores immediately after submitting their answers. The test had 106 applicants. Both the applicants and the staff gave positive feedback on the examination.

STUDENT WELLBEING CONCERNS THE WHOLE UNIVERSITY

Taking care of student wellbeing is a concern of the whole University. Various actions to improve wellbeing have been collected into a comprehensive concept, Student Life, which supports students in questions related to studies and student life.

» ← Goodies Jaana Toomar and Tommi Mäkinen help with problems related to studying and wellbeing.

GOODIES ADDRESS PROBLEMS QUICKLY AND PROACTIVELY Student Life also involves research-based development, in which students and staff collaborate to update and create new forms of support. Goodies are an integral part of the Student Life concept. They are people students can contact with questions related to studying and wellbeing. Goodies take care of Stu dent Life activities alongside their jobs at departments. Their training and the develop ment of the whole wellbeing concept is the responsibility of the Faculty of Education and Psychology. According to the statistics from 2017, more than one hundred people had participated in the Goodie training.

graduate and are trained as support persons for students. When necessary, Goodies can direct students to the Student Compass, an online wellbeing programme that can be used independently or with guidance by a support person. It also includes a tool for the self-assessment of study skills. Alongside the tool, models for the guidance and support of academic study skills have been developed. The University of Jyväskylä offers a wellbe ing course for all new students. About 600 students complete the course every year. It deals with issues related to study skills, stress management and general wellbeing.

“This is a low-threshold system, where prob lems are addressed quickly and proactively. Typical problems can include experiences of stress or anxiety that hinder the progress of one’s studies,” says Raimo Lappalainen, Professor of Psychology. There is also a clear division of responsibility between Goodies and the Finnish Student Health Service. “The University does not offer any treatment,” says Professor Lappalainen. He finds the Student Life concept significantly broader than, for example, the operating field of study psychologists. Goodies are supported by an extensive network that includes students from psychol ogy and special education who are about to

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"On a global scale, Student Life is a unique con cept and an important competitive edge for the University of Jyväskylä. Some principles of the Student Compass have also been successfully adapted in lower secondary schools." Raimo Lappalainen | PROFESSOR

GOODIES HELP STUDENTS WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO STUDYING AND WELLBEING

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STRONG AND INFLUENTIAL RESEARCH ON CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY ISSUES In 2017 the CHILDCARE research consortium led by Professor Maarit Alasuutari received further funding of nearly €2 million from the Strategic Research Council. This funding period lasts until 2021. The project is focused on equity issues concerning support systems for early childhood education, preschool and childcare. The study is the first one in Finland to produce longitudinal and follow-up data to be used as a basis for decision-making and research related to the systems of early childhood education. The researchers involved in the project participate actively in public debate and societal influencing. In the field of family research, there is also an inter national academic workshop (TRIAD) that deals with the challenges of starting a family. The workshop has developed international research collaboration and shared good practices for family policy and support directed at families.

COOPERATION WITH ERITREA The Eritrea Learning for All (ELFA) project is funded by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Finnish National Agency for Education. It focuses on the development of teacher education and master’s level degree programmes. In the finished ELFA 1 phase, 80 Eritrean teacher educators and represen tatives from education administration com pleted a range of learning modules. The project also yielded the open-access collection Educational Reflections from Eritrea Learning for All. ELFA 2 will continue the co operation with Eritrea in 2018 to 2020. In addition, the faculty is working actively in the field of global responsibility by organi sing, for example, the joint multidisciplinary conference SANORD 2018 for universities in southern Africa and Nordic institutions of higher education (www.jyu.fi/sanord2018).

BRAIN RESEARCH

The Creative Expertise project is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture and coordinated by the Department of Teacher Education. It utilises peer learning and builds connections between teachers’ basic education and continuing education.

BRAIN RESEARCH HELPS DEVELOP LEARNING APPLICATIONS When developing learning materials and methods for different purposes, such as simulation learning, it is important to understand individual learning experiences. Education neuroscience focuses on learning processes and new forms of learning in, for example, virtual envi ronments. Research cooperation involves the Jyväskylä Centre for Interdisciplinary Brain Research (CIBR), the Department of Teacher Education and the Finnish Institute for Educational Research. The researchers monitor electrical activity in the brain during a learning situation, together with reactions in the autonomic nervous system as well as eye movements and interaction. Test situations are also transferred to natural settings outside traditional laboratories. This provides better opportunities to target learners’ emotional experiences as well. ← The studies monitor the electric functioning of the brain in learning situations, the reactions of the body’s autonomic nervous system, eye movements and interaction. Viki-Veikko Elomaa prepares Johanna Kainulainen for a test.

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS TURNS 50

€50,000

To celebrate the school’s birthday, the Finnish Association of Business School Graduates (SEFE) granted €50,000 to the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics (JSBE).

JSBE hosted the jubilee year University Days in October. The event was open for all and brought together University students, alumni, researchers as well as entrepreneurs and residents from across Central Finland.

JSBE CONTINUES WORK TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION The theme of the University Days, held in Hotel Verso, was “growth with cooperation”. Panel discussions and speeches dealt with entrepreneurship, digitalisation, marketing and responsible leadership. JSBE’s Virpi Malin was one of those awarded the University’s pedagogical development prize in 2017. In honour of the jubilee, SEFE granted JSBE €50,000 to promote high-quality education and research in economic sciences. The festivities also included the inauguration of the lecture hall named after the University’s first professor of accounting, Pertti Kettunen. After the University Days, the festivities continued with an invitation-only event and a graduation ceremony. Students from each field were recognised. On 28 October, the tra ditional alumni gathering of the Pörssi student organisation was held in the Agora building in Mattilanniemi. “A diverse audience celebrated our 50th birth day in line with the theme of the University Days. This significant year was a success,” says Pesonen. “It’s a good starting point for the future.”

SUCCESS IN INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS The Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics did well in international ran kings. In Shanghai’s 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities list, the University was among the 400 best in the field of manage ment and leadership. Apart from Aalto Univer sity, the University of Jyväskylä was the only Finnish university included in the list. JSBE also has a quality certificate awarded by the Association of MBAs, which ensures better prospects in the international labour market for those with completed degrees. In 2017 the faculty continued its goal-oriented work towards accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB is the world’s leading organisation for the assessment of business education. Its accreditation process considers how chal lenging a school’s mission is, the implementa tion of programmes, the qualifications of the teaching staff as well as the achievement of the goals of the various degrees and pro grammes. The AACSB accreditation process usually takes three to seven years for a busi ness school that fulfils the application criteria. JSBE was accepted to the process in June 2014 and the anniversary year climaxed with the approval of the JSBE application for the final stage of accreditation. The peer review team will visit Jyväskylä in October 2018.

"The active development of education is very important for us. Our aim is to stay on the cutting edge, especially in our strongest focus areas: responsible business, digital business and economy as well as policy-relevant economics that support and assess decision-making." Hanna-Leena Pesonen | DEAN

JSBE IS A FORERUNNER IN DIGITALISATION Digital business and economy are strategic focus areas of JSBE. The school’s new international Digital Marketing and Corporate Communication (DMCC) master’s degree programme is the first of its kind in Finland. Started in 2017, DMCC is one of the most popular master’s degree programmes at the University of Jyväskylä. The number of appli cants increased by more than 50% from the previous year. DMCC is also one of JYU’s few cross-disciplinary master’s degree programmes, combining Marketing and Corporate Communi cation, both of which are known for their active cooperation with working life. The courses discuss the challenges faced by different organisations in an ever-digitising world.

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION Corporate Communication, which used to be called Organizational Communication & PR, moved from the Faculty of Humanities to the School of Business and Economics at the beginning of 2017. Those who began with Organizational Communication & PR have been able to choose whether they graduate as Masters of Arts or as Masters of Science (Economics and Business Administration).

ECONOMICS

JSBE, JAMK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLLABORATE ON CHANGE MANAGEMENT COURSE The University of Jyväskylä, JAMK University of Applied Sciences and the Air Force Academy held their second joint course on change management. The two-day seminar was held on the Air Force Academy premises in Tikkakoski, with over 100 students participating. The course brought together the students of JSBE, JAMK and Air Force Academy. This time the focus was on the Air Force. Their representatives described how the Air Force had carried out an organisational change. Lecturers from all three schools were present.

PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS JAAKKO PEHKONEN was awarded the highest distinction of the OP Financial Group, the Gebhard Medal. The medal has been awarded since 1928.

STUDENT TEAM SUCCEEDS IN NEW YORK JSBE students participated for the eighth time in the esteemed international MBA event competi tion. After a 72-hour challenge, the Jyväskylä team met the jury’s criteria and qualified for the finals held in New York on 27 April. The team eventually succeeded by coming in fourth.

In the future, the course will alternate themes from year to year, covering change management one year and a topical management and strategy theme the next. In spring 2018, the theme is management and organisation in the digital domain.

More than 1,000 students from 25 universities around the world had 72 hours to work out how a wellmanaged business can have a posi tive impact on society. The events of this year’s MBA contest were planned by the Yale School of Economics and were part of the case study conducted by IBM. The solution developed by Cornelia Smallegange, Hilla Hoskonen, Nina Tuovinen and Otso Tolonen included more centralised locations of IBM’s pro-bono programme and cooperation with local universities.

THREE HOURS OF EXERCISE IS CHILDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PLAY

Recently published recommendations for the amount of physical activity in childhood say that children under eight should move at least three hours a day in various ways. However, studies reveal that children in day care are physically inactive for the most of the day.

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A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MODERN CHILDREN ARE MOTORICALLY WEAK. “About 10% of children are not allowed to go out to play after day care,” says Arja Sääks lahti, summing up the current challenges, “and more than half of the time in day care is spent in very calm and sedentary activities. In addition, a significant amount of today’s children are motorically weak.” Sääsklahti led the working group which created the physical activity recommendations for children.

It is known that physical activity has a bene ficial effect on children’s body composition, the risk factors for heart diseases, the health of the skeletal system, physical condition and motor skills. In addition, physical activity may improve children’s cognitive functions. Decreasing passiveness, especially screen time, seems to improve body composition, physical condition and learning.

According to Sääkslahti, the reception of the recommendations was positive.

The recommendations affected, for example, the early childhood education and care cur riculum and the content of the Joy in Motion programme. Children’s right to move became acknowledged.

“Generally, it is considered important that attention is paid to issues related to under school-age children. In social media, ordinary mothers and fathers started to discuss the amount of their children’s physical activity.” However, the role of the recommendations seemed to be confusing. ”Surprisingly many seem to have difficulties seeing the difference between laws, regula tions and recommendations. Recommenda tions are not orders but a conception, based on current research data, of what is good for the issue in question,” Sääkslahti explains.

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“Children’s exercise consists of physically active play,” says Sääsklahti. “When playing, children must be able to use their whole body and get familiar with their skills and strengths. They must also be able to challenge themselves, to try and to make mistakes. The reward of persistence will be exceeding one self, discovering new things and new skills.”

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WORK TO GET CHILDREN MOVING CONTINUES "We currently have, for example, the Skilled Kids research project, which is examining the motor skills and related factors of day care children across Finland. We have research-based evi dence of how changes in the living environment are reflected not only in the extent of chil dren’s activity but also in their motor skills. We are trying to understand the interplay among individuality, growth environ ment and support." Arja Sääkslahti SENIOR RESEARCHER

SITTING JUST 20 MINUTES LESS A DAY MAINTAINS HEALTH AND MUSCLE MASS

EXERCISE IS BENEFICIAL IN MENOPAUSE

What kind of health benefits can be achieved by sitting less? This was examined in a study that included 133 office workers with small children. They were divided randomly into two groups, one of which was advised to reduce sitting and take breaks from sitting at work and during their free time. As part of the study, the parents set themselves and their families small targets appro priate for everyday life.

The Gerontology Research Center of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences is part of a multidisciplinary doctoral education network of eight European universities training eleven doctoral students to become experts in physical exercise, nutrition and aging. The doctoral student selected for the Gerontology Research Center is Dmitriy Bondarev. In his dissertation research, he is examining the connection of physical activity and psychological factors to the functionality of the nervemuscle system of healthy middle-aged women. The study is related to a broader research project extensively investigating the connection between hormonal changes and women’s health as well as their functional ability.

At the beginning of the year, the partici pants sat 5.6 hours at work and 3.8 hours during free time per day. After counsel ling, sitting during free time decreased 21 minutes a day and light activity and breaks in sitting increased. ↑ Dmitriy Bondarev

“The first research observations prove that hormonal changes related to menopause are connected to the muscle strength and force production efficiency of women between the ages of 47 to 55,” says Professor Sarianna Sipilä. “Regardless of the stage of menopause, women with higher physical activity had better muscle strength, force production efficiency and ability to move than women with a lower level of physical activity.” The project combines the expertise and methods of gerontology, sport sciences, psychology and cell and molecular biology to promote the health and functional ability of the aging population. JYU’s participants in the project are professors Sarianna Sipilä and Taija Juutinen and Research Director Katja Kokko. The network is funded by EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network with €2.9 million.

↑ Sarianna Sipilä

”At the end of the year, the sedentary time of the counselled group was still eight minutes shorter, whereas it increased slightly in the control group. Women succeeded in increasing light activity and breaks in sitting at work,” says researcher Arto Pesola. The health of the participants was monitored with various indicators during the year. After the counselling, the fasting blood glucose decreased slightly in the group that reduced sitting. The apoB/apoA-1 ratio, related to the risk of arteriosclerosis, improved and the leg muscle mass remained unchanged in the group that received counselling, while the leg muscle mass of the control group decreased about half a per cent. The study was part of the InPACT project led by Professor Taija Juutinen.

WINTER SPORTS EXPERTISE TO BEIJING Beijing Sport University and the University of Jyväskylä agreed on collaboration in June 2017. The agreement strengthens the winter sports expertise of Beijing Sport University (BSU) with the help of experts from the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences and others from the field of physical activity and top-level sports. At the end of 2017, eight representatives from Beijing Sport University visited the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences to strengthen their expertise in winter sports. The group got familiar with, for example, the training and coaching of ice-hockey players in Jyväskylä and cross-country skiing in Vuokatti. The need for winter sports expertise is especially relevant in China because Beijing is preparing for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Lasse Kannas, Dean of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences and Cao Weidong, Chairman of the BSU Council, signed the letter of intent in connection with Prime Minister Juha Sipilä’s visit to China. China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Sipilä were present when the letter of intent was signed. ↑ Lasse Kannas and Cao Weidung signing the letter of intent.

GOING SOFT IN THE HARD SCIENCES

Our cross-disciplinary approach enables groups and networks to be formed both during and after studies. Thanks to interaction, the particiÂ pation and community spirit of our students and researchers improve. We nurture experts in the fields of natural sciences and mathematics as part of the community, which also improves the communication and social skills required in their future jobs.

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NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS ARE DONE TOGETHER Cooperative learning brings out the personalities of our students, and through real encounters our teachers are also able to observe the wellbeing of our students. The community spirit starts to develop from the first day of studies. A short intensive course familiarises new students with the research fields and working methods of the department as well as the staff and other students. Right from the begin ning, the students get a grip of interesting and challenging problems of natural sciences. We do not offer ready solutions. Instead, we sow the seeds of enthusiasm for natural sciences and help students find a way to become experts. Even studying mathematics means more than just plugging away alone. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers its students Rat komo, a place where students have an opportunity to do course exercises alone or in a group so that the teacher is available to help whenever needed. Instead of providing information, teachers share the joy of discovery. At the same time, students get familiar with each other and learn to work together, and the staff also becomes easier to approach.

"Learning new things is a part of being a human, but it is not an exact science. According to studies, functional pedagogy is based on soft values in the hard sciences as well. The question is not about taking it easy or pampering. Teaching based on soft values can also be assertive and mathematically precise." Pekka Koskinen | SENIOR LECTURER

COLLABORATIVE APPROACH CONTINUES IN RESEARCH. "Research is conducted in coope ration with other researchers and research groups as well as with companies, the world of work and the public sector. The multidisci plinary approach is especially visible at the cross-disciplinary Nanoscience Center where bio logists, chemists and physicists collaboratively study nature in nanoscale. Research collaboration has created strong research areas, such as in the use of gold nano particles to mark viruses or in the study of the structure of graphene using spectroscopy." Mikko Mönkkönen DEAN 1 JANUARY 2018–

ORIGINS INVESTIGATED WITH ACCELERATORS The Accelerator Laboratory of the Department of Physics studies the authenticity of artwork and old porcelain – and chunks of metal found in backyards. The elements of the objects are examined with accelerator methods, revealing the origin of the object, be it from the ground or outer space. The broad range of samples, from semiconducting crystals and environmental samples to the coating of hip implants, is rewarding for researchers.

FRESHWATER PEARL MUSSELS REHABILITATED AT THE KONNEVESI RESEARCH STATION At the Konnevesi Research Station, freshwater pearl mussels are nursed with a daily plant plankton buffet, 12-degree flowing water and lighting that changes according to the season. The purpose of the spa-like conditions is to rehab the individuals of the endangered species, some as old as one hundred years, to a condition in which they could reproduce. The first customers have enjoyed the spa treatments for a couple of years already. Phlegmatic and thin mussels have perked up during the rehabilitation and are now filtering water ener getically. The purpose is to return their reproductive ability so that they could start producing larvae. The larvae live under the gill cover of trout, enjoying water that is rich in oxygen and growing into small mussels. After six months they move to bottom sediment to grow. When the juvenile mussels are about 7 to 20 millimetres, they are moved back to their own water systems. Successful growing and transplantation are prob

ably the only way to save freshwater pearl mussels from extinction. The rehabilitation research has created opportunities for cross-disciplinary research. The acquired research data, for example, on if the mussel’s parasit ism improves the trout’s tolerance to illnesses, has also been utilised in the bachelor’s seminar in Statistics. The seminar is based on real research prob lems and cooperation with researchers from various fields. The classic research settings of mussel research, with their own nuances, are very suitable for this purpose.

MACHINE LEARNING AND WATERWAY MONITORING The zoobenthos of waterways play an important role in biological monitoring. Changes in zoobenthos communities reflect changes in the ecological state of the waterway, but it is expensive and time-consuming to identify changes from samples. Johanna Ärje, a post doctoral researcher and statistician from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, studies the automated recognition of zoobenthos species from images. The Academy of Finland project is being conducted in cooperation with the Finnish Environment Institute and the Department of Signal Processing at Tampere University of Technology.

PRECIOUS METALS WITHOUT QUARRYING The research challenges related to the circular economy are not new to the research group of Docent Ari Väisänen from the Department of Chemistry. The group has developed methods to collect valuable elements from power plant ash, wastewater sludge and electronic waste. A recycling plant for recovering precious metals to be built in Jyväskylä may enable self-sufficiency in metals in the future.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC AND OPEN SCIENCE COMMUNITY "I have been privileged to parti cipate in the development of operations at the Faculty of Mathematics and Science in a unique atmosphere. The faculty has grown into a significant international player whose most valuable resource remains its excellent community spirit. People are passionate about science and teaching and can genuinely be happy about their own success as well as that of others." Henrik Kunttu VICE RECTOR 1 NOVEMBER 2017–

JYU FINNISH INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

SCHOOL-AGED FINNS PERFORM WELL AND ARE HAPPY WITH THEIR LIFE In the light of the international assessment results published by the Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) at the end of 2017, the performance level of Finnish school children has remained high. The ICCS study showed that Finnish students in year eight have excellent knowledge of societal issues and the competence to participate in society. The international reading literacy survey (PIRLS) indicated that Finnish pupils in year four were among the top five groups in this survey of 50 countries. According to a welfare report based on PISA assessments, 15-year-old students were, surprisingly, much happier with their life than the previous assessments would suggest. Boys’ increased happiness is particularly positive, despite the fact that they were clearly out performed by girls in academic skills. FIER is responsible for conducting these inter national educational assessments in Finland in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Culture. Another partner in PISA studies is the Centre for Educational Assessment, University of Helsinki. Each assessment programme ranges over several years and involves thousands of students from hundreds of schools in Finland.

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THE LITERACY SKILLS OF FINNISH STUDENTS IN YEAR FOUR WERE AMONG THE TOP FIVE IN A COMPARISON ACROSS 50 COUNTRIES.

Programme for International Reading Literacy Survey (PIRLS)

EDUCATION DEVELOPS THROUGH SOCIETAL INTERACTION The Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) is responsible for spreading and publishing information related to education in Finland. In cooperation with its partners, FIER publishes journals on educa tion and university pedagogy (The Finnish Journal of Education and Journal of University Pedagogy) and a publication series on research in education (Research in Educational Sciences), which offer new research data and means to develop educa tion. FIER’s mission is to develop the national education system in interaction with decision-makers, educational administration, educa tional institutes, the business world and the media. Researchers at the institute further contribute to edu cation through expert groups and by presenting at various development events. The researchers cooperate

closely with the Ministry of Educa tion and Culture in, for example, international assessment studies and spearhead projects funded by the government. The Verme project that develops teachers’ peer mentoring and the Peda.net school network, both coordinated by FIER, represent concrete cooperation with teachers and schools at its best. FIER supports practical schoolwork with bulletins and newsletters for schools and educational administra tions. It also organises events for teachers and other developers of education, such as an event series for discussing research and education in Ruusupuisto.

CHER’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE DRAWS OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS IN RUUSUPUISTO The Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) organised the annual conference of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER) network in the Ruusupuisto building of the University of Jyväskylä from 28 to 30 August 2017. The 30th anniversary conference had over 200 participants, mostly researchers from higher educa tion institutions from around the world. The conference was opened by Direc tor Jussi Välimaa (FIER) and Vice Rector Helena Rasku-Puttonen. On the first day, professors Brian Pusser (USA) and Imanol Ordorika (Mexico) debated global higher education policies, and on the second day Professor Susan Robertson (UK) discussed European higher education and its changes.

JYU OPEN UNIVERSITY

EXPLORERS, ACHIEVERS, THE EASILY INSPIRED, AND DETERMINED LEARNERS MEET AT THE OPEN UNIVERSITY The 13,000 students of Finland’s biggest Open University make up a diverse group. Nowadays most of them are of working age and their motivation to learn comes from a desire for competence development. The range of aims remains wide, however, and therefore in our development efforts it is important to identify current student needs.

Four student profiles were identified: explorers, achievers, easily inspired, and determined learners. These profiles reflect students’ ambitions, challenges and needs for support. The profiles are now used actively in daily work.

“What our students have in common is that they are looking for flexible options that suit their life situation,” says Jukka Lerkkanen, Director of the Open University. “To be able to develop our studies further, we need tools for investigating our students’ aims, needs and ways of learning.”

An example of how the project results are utilised is the upcoming Open University study module called “Want to become a business student?” The development work for this module drew especially on the easily inspired profile. Students with this profile typically get inspired about something unfamiliar and then feed their inquisitive minds by pursuing studies. People of this type may change subjects and shift focus quite

Lerkkanen explains that the work progressed in an atmosphere of mutual enthusiasm and interaction. Hellon conducted student interviews and the project activities involved the whole staff of the Open University.

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“It will be interesting to see when we will actually have a study module with two profile-specific versions.”

“It’s great to see that our staff members are often looking at the student profile posters on the wall. I myself return to the findings in my own work on a weekly basis,” Lerkkanen says.

A service design project in 2017 sought new tools. The project concentrated on students who pursued their studies to acquire competences for their work. The project partner was Hellon, a service design agency, and the collaboration focused on the analysis of student profiles.

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"Electronic learning environme nts provide information about student learning. In the future we want to link pedagogical analytics to the student profiles. This would yield information for the planning of educational services, the deve lopment of learning processes as well as marketing." Jukka Lerkkanen | DIRECTOR OF THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

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JYU OPEN SCIENCE CENTRE

JYU LANGUAGE CENTRE

A EUROPEAN LEADER IN OPEN PUBLISHING Science is open when research publications, research data and methodologies are available to all for consideration and use. Major financers of research require that the schemes they finance comply with the principles of open science. Openness should be taken into account when planning and conducting a study. One task of the Open Science Centre, launched at the beginning of 2017 and combining the services of the University Library and the University Museum, is to promote the establishment of open science practices and make them an integral part of daily learning and research alike. Significant practices of open science include publishing in open-access journals and self-archiving of publications. Self-archiving means that articles published in editions or journals often in use within the academic commu nity only are now stored and made freely available online for everybody to read. At the University of Jyväs kylä, research publications are archived accordingly in the open-access JYX publication archive. The openness and selfarchiving of our University’s research publications con tinued to increase in 2017, so that of the peer-reviewed publications produced at JYU already 63% have been

archived for open access. Open access articles were downloaded from the JYX archives more than 680,000 times in 2017, a number that has more than tripled since 2016. From the JYX archives, doctoral dissertations were downloaded more than 500,000 times and master’s theses more than 2.1 million times. Overall, the rate of open access for peer-reviewed scientific publications reached the 65% objective set by the European Com mission. It puts JYU among the top universities in Europe in the openness of peerreviewed publications.

63% OF PUBLICATIONS ARCHIVED FOR OPEN ACCESS

680,000 ARTICLE DOWNLOADS IN 2017

2.1 MILLION DOWNLOADS OF MASTER’S THESES

“Open access to research findings and research data is a basic prerequisite for modern science and also a significant way to enhance the effectiveness of science in society.” Ari Muhonen | DIRECTOR OF THE OPEN SCIENCE CENTRE

LANGUAGES PLAY A UNIQUE ROLE IN DAILY STUDIES AT JYU Communication and language studies have tradi tionally been separate six-week courses that students could quite freely place in their study schedule. Now they are scheduled as part of the degree so that they support the other studies. At present, the new, integrated structures for commu nication and language courses (known by the Finnish abbreviation UVK) have been launched in the depart ments of Physics, Chemistry, History and Ethnology, and Social Sciences and Philosophy, as well as in the School of Business and Economics. Each year, more departments and faculties join in. The study modules are multilingual and phenomenon based. For example, academic literacy is approached from the perspectives of different languages by comparing their differences and similarities. “Languages are not studied or used separately from each other,” says University Lecturer Juha Jalkanen. “Instead, their use is determined by the task at hand. Several languages may be used while working on the same task.” The new courses are no longer named after the languages used in them. Now the names indicate content: academic literacy, collaboration skills, multilingual interaction and research communication. “In physics studies, for example,” Jalkanen explains, “the module on multilingual interaction is built around conference simulation. The conference themes arise from the major subject studies, and the department staff participates in commenting on the posters and presentations using various languages. In history studies, the students construct time capsules for each other, and when working on these they draw on multilingual sources.”

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“At the University of Jyväskylä, the communication and lan guage studies for bachelor’s degrees have been integrated into the major subject studies. This is currently not the case anywhere else.” Peppi Taalas DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE CENTRE

JYU KOKKOLA UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM CHYDENIUS

THE UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM HAS A CHYDENIAN HEART Anders Chydenius, a parliamentarian from Kokkola in the 18th century, was an enlightened advocate of the freedom of trade and individuals in the Swedish Diet. Owing to his efforts, the freedom of seafaring gave the Ostrobothnian people open seaways to the world market, which had great significance for the future development of the whole area. Chydenius was skilled in networking, and he applied locally the expertise of the leading scholars of that time for the benefit of his community. Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius fosters and cultivates this legacy. We are a multidisciplinary scientific and educational community, and we offer our students and client organisations in the region the academic services of the universities of Jyväskylä, Oulu, and Vaasa. We have three focus areas for our activities: learning and education, co-partnership and welfare services as well as new solutions for trade and industry. The fields for research and education were so well selected initially that they now have excellent support in the expertise of the universities in our consor tium. Our expertise is also a major resource in the strategic development of the region. Flexible study paths for adult students toward academic degrees have been developed in collaboration with our partner universities. Annually, Kokkola produces 85 to 90 class teachers, social workers, and graduates with master’s degrees in information technology and in chemistry. In a few years, this number will grow due to the addition of a master’s degree programme in economics. Our study programmes are popular with applicants, with some having rates that are among the highest in the country. All of our studies are closely connected to the world of work. In 2017 we had over 4,000 adult students enrolled in degree programmes under the universities of Jyväskylä, Oulu, and Vaasa, pursuing Open University studies or attending in-service training. Our joint teams include 116 experts, and the research activities are closely associated with the surrounding

society and economic life. Of the overall funding of €8.3 million for the University Consortium, more than 60% consisted of external funding. The Kokkola campus also hosts the Natural Resources Institute Finland, GTK (Geological Research Centre), Centria University of Applied Sciences as well as the Federation of Education in Central Ostrobothnia (KPEDU).

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“The consortium is a joint operational platform for the partner universities. Societal interaction is a cornerstone for all our activities.” Tanja Risikko DIRECTOR OF KOKKOLA UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM CHYDENIUS

BIOVALLEY: NEW INITIATIVES FOR COOPERATION AND INNOVATIONS Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius coordinates a major concentration of expertise in chemistry, the bioeconomy and the mineral economy under the Biovalley concept. Biovalleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique profile consists of the interfaces of the chemical industry, primary production and the mineral economy. Central Ostrobothnia has the most significant chemical industry cluster in northern Europe, the largest lithium reserves in Europe and also robust primary production and biomass supplies. The framework agreement on Biovalley cooperation involves 23 partners from industry, research, education, interest groups, and the public sector. Alongside this cooperation, the Natural Resources Institute Finland as well as the Geological Research Centre have been located on the University Consortium campus. This enhances the research areas, enables joint research teams, and brings synergy benefits for the use of infrastructure.

JYU NEWS 2017

6 FEB 2017 Decision-making in faculties to benefit from external perspectives 26–28 JAN 2017

CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT CONFERENCE: DO KIDS GET TO PLAY ENOUGH? The conference gathered researchers, experts and teachers from different parts of the world to discuss children’s physical activity and development, sports, wellbeing and health. One of the keynote speakers, Professor Emeritus Anthony Pellegrini emphasised how children’s physical play such as playful fighting and wrestling are important for children’s development.

In the future, the faculties will benefit from external perspectives in their decision-making. In accordance with the renewed University of Jyväskylä Regula tions, each faculty council must invite two external members. One of the two external members can be from another JYU faculty or independent institute.

21 MAR 2017 Breakthrough in gold nanocluster research 8 MAR 2017

QS RANKING: SIX DISCIPLINES RANKED AMONG THE WORLD’S BEST Research in education at JYU performed well in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, ranking in the 101–150 range, while physics ranked 301–350 and mathe matics 351–400. Psychology finished in the 251–300 range and sociology was new on the list at 251–300. Sports sciences were evaluated for the first time, and JYU’s com petence was placed in the 51–100 range.

The research groups of Professor Flavio Marani from Italy and Acad emy Professor Kari Rissanen from the Department of Chemistry used a new electrochemical crystallisation method to make a breakthrough in the manu facture of nanometre-size molecule layer-protected single crystals of gold nanoclusters. Single crystals are needed in single-crystal X-ray crystallography, which produces the most accurate data available on the molecular and crystal structures of gold nanoclusters.

23 FEB 2017

PHYSICAL EXERCISE IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF TRAINING IN TOP E-SPORTS

Tuomas Kari and Veli-Matti Karhulahti were the first researchers to examine the training of top e-sports athletes from a physical perspective. According to the results, top-level e-sports athletes train about 5.5 hours a day on average, of which about an hour is physical exercise such as jogging or weight training. Most of the respondents found that physical training had a positive effect on the competition performance.

15 MAY 2017 Parasites call the shots Researchers from JYU and the Rus sian Academy of Sciences showed that parasites not only use the host organism as a source of nutrition but determine the behaviour of the host. Young, undeveloped Diplostomum parasites help their fish hosts to keep safe from preying seagulls. But as soon as the parasite has developed enough to move to a seagull, it does all it can to get the fish host caught by one of the birds.

JYU HAD

14,556 APPLICANTS IN THE JOINT APPLICATION

5 JUNE 2017 Academy of Finland selects 12 CoEs – Jyväskylä hosts one and participates in two The Academy of Finland selected new Centres of Excellence for 2018 to 2025. JYU coordinates the Centre of Excel lence in Research on Ageing and Care (CoE AgeCare). The Centre of Excellence in Inverse Modelling and Imaging, coor dinated by the University of Helsinki, and the Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies, coordinated by the University of Tampere, include research groups from JYU.

8–9 JUNE 2017 The 34th Summer Seminar of Finnish Economists

2,000

STUDY PLACES FOR STUDIES STARTING IN AUTUMN 2018

4TH MOST POPULAR IN FINLAND IN THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY APPLICANTS

6 APR 2017

JYU IS THE FOURTH MOST POPULAR IN FINLAND The University had 14,556 applicants in the joint application process for higher education institutions. JYU had about 2,000 study places for studies starting in the autumn. Measured by the number of primary applicants, JYU is the fourth most popular university after the uni versities of Helsinki, Turku and Tampere. The number of students who selected the university as their top preference was 6,715.

11 APR 2017

8 JUNE 2017

EVERYMAN’S GUIDE TO THE CYBERWORLD

JYU AGAIN AMONG THE WORLD’S BEST UNIVERSITIES

The National Defence Training Associa tion of Finland (MPK) and the University of Jyväskylä published a cyber handbook covering themes such as the cyberworld and its meaning in our everyday life, infor mation campaigns and being prepared for cyberworld malfunctions. The guide includes a small glossary of cyber-related terms and gives instructions on how to make a good password.

The University of Jyväskylä’s position in the list of world’s best universities dropped slightly. In the QS World University Rankings, JYU placed 357, while the position in 2016 was 338. The list comprises only 980 top universities in the world, so just being included on the list is an achievement. Among Finnish universities, JYU was fourth.

JSBE arranged the traditional summer seminar of economists for the thirty-fourth time. The seminar’s participants were from the fields of economics, business studies and public administration as well as from the business world. In the seminar, the prize for the best financial forecast was awarded to the Ministry of Finance. 4 APR 2017

KEIJO HÄMÄLÄINEN NAMED RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY

14–16 JUNE 2017 The European Business Ethics Network’s annual conference in Jyväskylä The EBEN conference, held at JSBE, focused on forms of sustainability, especially on social sustainability and on responsibility in business organisations and their management. The conference had more than 140 participants from 25 countries.

The University Board appointed Professor Keijo Hämäläinen as Rector for a five-year term from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2022. Professor Hämäläinen previously worked for the University of Helsinki as a full-time vice rector. He has also worked as the dean of the Faculty of Science and a professor of physics at the University of Helsinki.

JYU NEWS 2017

14–16 JUNE 2017 Violence researchers meet at IPVI The international IPVI conference addressed the definition and mani festation of violence as well as means to prevent it and solve the problems it creates. The event had almost 300 participants from around the world. JYU has a strong multidisciplinary consor tium of violence research.

7–18 AUG 2017

JYVÄSKYLÄ SUMMER SCHOOL: A GATEWAY TO INTERNATIONALISATION The international summer school is an annual intensive period which gathers hundreds of students from all over the world to Jyväskylä. This summer school was the twentyseventh. This year, the school offered 20 courses in biology, environmental science, chemistry, physics, nanoscience, mathematics, statistics, information technology and mathematical information technology.

Vendace spawns in the dark autumn Vendace spawns in the dark of late autumn. In test conditions at the Konnevesi Research Station, Professor Juha Karjalainen and Lecturer Timo Marjomäki succeeded in capturing the spawning rituals of vendace in detail for the first time. It was surprising that the female releases only a couple of dozen eggs at one run, and one vendace may copulate as many as one hundred times during the spawning period of one to two weeks.

28 SEP 2017

MARJA-LEENA LAAKSO AND HENRIK KUNTTU NAMED VICE RECTORS Rector Keijo Hämäläinen appointed Dean Marja-Leena Laakso and Dean Henrik Kunttu as the new vice rectors of the University. Laakso is a professor of early childhood education and serves as the vice rector responsible for education and as the deputy to the Rector. Kunttu, a professor of physical chemistry, serves as the vice rector responsible for research and innovation.

24 JULY 2017

↑ Marja-Leena Laakso

↑ Henrik Kunttu

29 SEP 2017

RECORD CROWD: 12,000 VISITORS AT THE EUROPEAN RESEARCHERS’ NIGHT IN JYVÄSKYLÄ The Researchers’ Night was arranged in 14 locations. The event again featured hundreds of researchers all over Finland. The event at JYU had the most visitors in Finland, with more than 12,000. The crowd was interested in, for example, the open house day of the accelerator laboratory, virtual reality, brain research and Pokémon evolution.

4 AUG 2017 Renovation of the Main Building completed The indoor air renovation of the University’s main building was completed in August. Damaged struc tures and those structures vulnerable to water damage and which may cause indoor air problems were removed in the renovation. The building, designed by Alvar Aalto and opened in 1959, is described as manifesting the modern architecture of its time.

29 SEP 2017 Middle age makes you fatter if you do not increase exercise

25–27 OCT 2017

FUTURE 3D TECHNOLOGIES IN AGORA: SPECTRAL IMAGING PROFESSIONALS MEET IN JYVÄSKYLÄ

Researchers of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences examined how changes in the number of steps affect body mass index. In the four-year monitoring period, especially women increased their step count significantly. Approxi mately 25% of test subjects, aged between 34 and 49, increased their step count by more than 2,000 steps while 19% decreased their steps. The test subjects who increased their step count by more than 2,000 steps kept their body mass index at the same level. The index clearly increased for those whose step count remained at or below their previous level. THE TEST SUBJECTS WHO INCREASED THEIR STEP COUNT

more than 2,000 steps KEPT THEIR BODY MASS INDEX AT THE SAME LEVEL

Spectral imaging and 3D modelling can be utilised in, for example, agriculture and forestry, where drone applications help to inspect the amount of cyanobacteria in waterways or damages caused by pests in forests. The conference, organised in Agora, gathered researchers from four continents along with domestic technology developers.

11 DEC 2017

BABIES’ BRAIN RESPONSES PREDICT READING SPEED IN LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL The evoked responses in the brains of babies with a hereditary risk of dyslexia forecast their reading speed at the age of 13 to 15. This was revealed in a research by the Department of Psychology and the Jyväskylä Centre for Interdisciplinary Brain Research. The evoked responses of babies with a risk of dyslexia were different from the ones of control babies. Hereditary dys lexia is the most common learning difficulty.

2 OCT 2017 Graphene is forged three-dimensionally Led by Professor Mika Pettersson, JYU researchers participated in the development of a new method to shape graphene, a single layer film of carbon atoms, into a three-dimensional shape with the help of laser radiation. The new method enables graphene to be used in more products.

3–4 OCT 2017 Nanoscience experts network in Jyväskylä The ability to see and control individual atoms and molecules is an integral part of nanoscience and technology. The inter national Nanoscience Days conference, organised by the Nanoscience Center, gathered about 200 experts in physics, chemistry and biology.

20 DEC 2017

BIRDS LEARN WHAT NOT TO EAT BY WATCHING VIDEOS Researchers from Biological and Environmental Science participated in a study that demonstrated that birds learn what food should be avoided by just looking at the behaviour of birds of their own kind on video. Great tits saw a video only once and could immediately avoid bad-tasting prey significantly better than the birds of the control group, even though bad-tasting prey was easier to find than the good-tasting kind.

JYU STATISTICS 2017

Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius (JYU)

Faculty of Information Technology

ion

5,817 447

11%

Applicants Study places

OF APPLICANTS WERE ADMITTED TO JYU

Applicants Study places

Faculty of Education and Psychology

1,538 354

Faculty of Information Technology Applicants Applicants Study places

Applicants Study places

Study places

3,338 184

Applicants Study places

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Study places

Faculty of Sport

Master’s degreeand HealthDoctoral students Sciences

1,978 (21)

Faculty of Information Technology

1,286

(3)

945 (55)

572 (92) 16% Applicants 3,599 242 31% 6% Study places 141 (44)

622

(1)

580 (73)

13%

141 (24)

17%

1,321

(5)

975 (90)

271 (35)

13%

496

(0)

705 (50)

110 (20)

18%

1,072 (10)

426 (37)

200 (49)

25%

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

1,581 (131) 8%

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

19,809

2,116

APPLICANTS IN 2017

Study places 2017

STUDENTS BY FACULTY 2017

Number of international students*

13,418

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

DEGREE STUDENTS IN 2017

tutkinnot

4,131

2,369

1,343

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty of Information Technology

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

TOHTORI

LISENSIAATTI MAISTERI KANDIDAATTI

A St

2,567 3000

Faculty of Education and Psychology

2500

1,311

1,698

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

2000 1500 1000

tutkinnot

19,809

3,648 528

3,338 184

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Kok Con

1,538 354

Jyväskylä University School Applicants of Business and Economics

3,599 242

Bachelor’s degree

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

5,817 447

Faculty APPLICANTS 2017of Mathematics and Science

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

STUDENTS BY FACULTY 2017

1,616 320

19,809

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

Applicants Study places

476 84

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Admission by faculty Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences ............... 14% Faculty of Information Technology.......................... 20% Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics ................................................... 6% Faculty of Education and Psychology ......................... 8% Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences.......................... 7% Faculty of Mathematics and Science ...................... 23% Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius ........... 16%

1,616 320

APPLICANTS 20

JYU STATISTICS 2017

109 109

2,977 2,977

Doctoral 17 Doctoral 17 Master's 54 Master's 54 Bachelor's 38 Bachelor's 38

DEGREE PROGRAMMES DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN TOTAL 2017 IN TOTAL 2017

Doctoral 148 Doctoral 148 Licentiate 9 Licentiate 9 Master’s 1,476 Master’s 1,476 Bachelor's 1,344 Bachelor's 1,344

DEGREES DEGREES COMPLETED 2017 COMPLETED 2017

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 Doctoral 1 Bachelor’s 17 Doctoral 1

41 41

Bachelor’s 3 Bachelor’s 3

9 9

TOTAL TOTAL

Master’s 5 Master’s 5

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 6 Bachelor’s 6

Doctoral 3 Doctoral 3

15 15

Bachelor’s 4 Bachelor’s 4

FACULTY OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY

16 16

Master’s 6 Master’s 6

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

DEGREES

DEGREE STUDENTS IN 2017 14 000 Source: Vipunen 14 000

13,301

13,057

IN 2013

IN 2014

13,427

13,760

IN 2015

Bachelor’s 6 Bachelor’s 6

TOTAL TOTAL

Master’s 11 Master’s 11

13,418

Doctoral 4 Doctoral 4

TOTAL TOTAL

Master’s 7 Master’s 7

Tutkinto-opiskelijoiden määrä Tutkinto-opiskelijoiden määrä

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

18 18

TOTAL TOTAL

Bachelor’s 2 Bachelor’s 2

10 10

TOTAL TOTAL

Master’s 19 Master’s 19

Doctoral 2 Doctoral 2

IN 2016

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

Source: JY data storage (22 Mar 2018)

13 500 13 500 13 000 13 000 12 500 12 5002013

55 2014

2015

2016

2017

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

JYU STATISTICS 2017

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Faculty of

DEGREES BY FACULTY 2017 Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Faculty of Information Technology DEGREES

BY FACULTY 2017

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

Faculty Faculty of Education and Psychology

846

307

335

782

358

348

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 2017

Bachelor's

Master's

Licentiate

Doctoral

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

361

438

Faculty of Information Technology

154

134

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

152

174

Faculty of Education and Psychology

397

357

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

117

227

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

163

145

1,344

1,475

Total

3500 3000

3,024

3,140

3,094

3,151

3,310

1,931

TOTAL

40 148

JULKAISUT 2017 Open 1,9313500 Publications access 1,790 3000

PUBLICATIONS BY FACULTY* 2000 2017 1500Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities and

1,007

589

Faculty of Information Technology 1000

273

180

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

196

116

Faculty of Education and Psychology

493

251

0 Sciences Faculty of Sport and Health

437

191

821

561

500

2013

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

2014

Publications

2015

2016

Open access*

2017

* 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. Source: 2013–2016 Vipunen, 2017 Tutka (18 Feb 2018)

TOTAL

Source: JY data storage (22 Mar 2018)

2500

3,310

Jyväskylä of Busine

PUBLICATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ 2017

3,024

3,140

AVOIN SAATAVUUS 2017

Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta 3,310 3,094

3,151

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Faculty of Education and Psychology

2500

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Econo

2000

1,931

Faculty of1,790 Information Technology

1500

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

1000 500 0

2013

2014

Publications

2015

2016

2017

Open access*

* the article is published in an open publication channel, paid open or self-archived Source: 2013–2016 Vipunen, 2017 Tutka (18 Feb 2018)

JYU STATISTICS 2017

Teaching 28% Research 34% Other 34% STAFF (PERSON-YEARS) 2017 Teacher training staﬀ(6%) 679.9 schools (6%) 4% TeachingTeaching staﬀ 679.9

2,445.3

STAFF STAFF (PERSON-YEARS) (PERSON-YEARS) 2017 STAFF2017 (PERSON-YEARS) 2017

79.9 (6%)

1 (2%)

INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES

Staﬀ of teacher training schools 106.5 (0%)

11%

19.8 (25%)

11% 11% 11%

staff 819.8 (25%) ResearchResearch staff 819.8 (25%) Teaching staff 679.9 (6%) Other staff 839.1 (2%) Other staff 839.1 (2%) Research staff 819.8 (25%) Staff of training teacher training Staff of teacher schools 106.5 (0%) Other106.5 staff 839.1 (2%) schools (0%)

INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES

raining %)

STAFF (PERSON-YEARS)

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Teaching staff

638.5 (7%)

624.0 (7%)

634.0 (6%)

652.2 (7%)

679.9 (6%)

Research staff

873.3 (20%)

845.4 (21%)

799.2 (21%)

811.3 (23%)

819.8 (25%)

Other staff

945.2 (2%)

916.7 (2%)

886.2 (2%)

855.2 (2%)

839.1 (2%)

Staff of teacher training schools

102.6 (0%)

102.9 (0%)

103.4 (0%)

102.4 (0%)

106.5 (0%)

2,559.5 (9%)

2,489.0 (10%)

2,422.8 (9%)

2,421.1 (10%)

2,445.3 (11%)

Total

International employees (%) Source: HR system

HENKILÖSTÖ HENKILÖSTÖ TIEDEKUNNITTAIN TIEDEKUNNITTAIN 2017 (HTV) 2017 (HTV) STAFF BY FACULTY 2017 (PERSON-YEARS) HENKILÖSTÖ TIEDEKUNNITTAIN 2017 (HTV) Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences STAFF BY FACULTY 2017 (PERSON-YEARS)

STAFF BY STAFF BY FACULTYFACULTY 2017 2017 (PERSON-YEARS) (PERSON-YEARS) Teaching staff STAFF BY Research staff FACULTY 2017 146.6 (11%) 190.0 (18%) (PERSON-YEARS)

Other staff

31.5 (8.5%)

Faculty of Information Technology

58.2 (2%)

84.4 (36%)

32.3 (7.3%)

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

46.3 (2%)

32.7 (18%)

13.0 (1.7%)

Faculty of Education and Psychology

122.3 (6%)

106.2 (18%)

15.8 (0%)

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

57.8 (3%)

72.0 (16%)

26.8 (0%)

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

113.2 (6%)

282.9 (37%)

International employees (%)

94.5 (2%) Source: HR system

Akatemia Suomen Suomen Akatemia

FIXED-TERM AND PERMANENT POSTS (PERSON-YEARS)

Akatemia Tekes Tekes 2013 Suomen 2014

2015

Fixed-term

2016

2017

1,212.19 (49%) 1,152.20 (47%) 1,089.47 (46%) 1,099.16 (47%) 1,110.27 (47%) Tekes OKM OKM (53%) Permanent 1,284.38 (51%) 1,277.41 1,270.84 (54%) 1,263.25 (53%) 1,273.48 (53%) TUOTTOJEN TUOTTOJEN JAKAUTUMINEN JAKAUTUMINEN Part-time teachers * 62.95 59.35 62.47 58.66 61.57 OKM Muu julkinen Muu julkinen rahoitusrahoitus RAHOITUSLÄHTEITTÄIN RAHOITUSLÄHTEITTÄIN TUOTTOJEN *Part-time teachers not included in the percentage of permanent employees (JAKSOTTAMATON) (JAKSOTTAMATON) Kotimaiset Kotimaiset yrityksetyritykset JAKAUTUMINEN 2017 2017 Muu julkinen rahoitus RAHOITUSLÄHTEITTÄIN Kotimaiset rahastot Kotimaiset rahastot ja säätiötja säätiöt (JAKSOTTAMATON) 2017

rahoitus

ritykset

ahastot ja säätiöt

rahoitus (ei EU)

53% PERMANENT EMPLOYEES

Kotimaiset yritykset EU-rahoitus EU-rahoitus Kotimaiset rahastotrahoitus ja EU) säätiöt Ulkomainen (ei EU) Ulkomainen rahoitus (ei EU-rahoitus Muut Muut Ulkomainen rahoitus (ei EU) Muut

2015

2016

JYU STATISTICS 2017

€71.8 M

2017

€65.1 M

€65.6 M 2017

2016

€132.3 M

2015

€138 M

Supplementary funding

Government funding (Universities Act)

€204 M TURNOVER 2017

LARGEST EXPENSES 2017

€71.8 M

(FUNDING OF OPERATIONS)

2013

€210.9 M

2014

€207.6 M

2015

€210.3 M

2016

€203.6 M

2017

€204 M

RESULT 2017

€136.2 M

€26.2 M

€14 M

€10.5 M

Personnel expenses

Rents

Purchased services

Materials and goods

Expenses 2017

Government funding

Personnel expenses

€132.2 M

Supplementary funding

Source: JYU’s annual report

Academy of Finland

€27 M

Grants

Tekes

€6.2 M

Materials and goods

Ministry of Education and Culture

€4.7 M

Purchased services

Other public funding

€11.9 M

Domestic companies

€3.7 M

€136.2 M

Depreciations

€71.8 M

Domestic funds and foundations

€3.2 M €10.5 M €14 M

Rents

€26.2 M

Travel costs

€6.9 M

Other expenses

€3 M

€8.4 M

EU funding

€5.9 M

Costs in total

International funding (outside EU)

€2.2 M

Investment and financing activities

Other

€7,3 M

RESULT

FUNDING BY FACULTY 2017 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Supplementary funding

€207.9 M

Basic funding

€23.3 M (68%)

Faculty of Information Technology

€8.4 M (49%)

€8.9 M (51%)

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

€3.3 M (32%)

€7.1 M (68%)

Faculty of Education and Psychology

€7.2 M (30%)

€16.7 M (70%)

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

€4.8 M (32%)

€10.3 M (68%)

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

€18.5 M (40%)

€28.1 M (60%)

Faculty of Information Jyväskylä University School Technology of Business and Economics

Faculty of Education and Psychology

€7 M €3.2 M

€10.9 M (32%)

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

€3.2 M

SUPPLEMENTARY FUNDING 2017

Income 2017

TURNOVER

€145.2 M

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Perusrahoitus Täydentävä rahoitus

10TH CONFERMENT OF DEGREES CEREMONY The tenth Conferment of Degrees Ceremony for all faculties will be held from 24 to 26 May 2019. The ceremony is the University community’s largest celebration. Master’s and doctoral students who have completed their studies receive the degree and its symbols: the master’s laurel and ring or the doctoral hat and sword. The doctoral hat symbolises freedom. The sword is the weapon of the spirit, which doctors use to defend truth, justice and goodness. In ancient Greece, the laurel garland was the symbol of victory, knowledge and poetry. The master’s ring has symbolised the degree since the 19th century. The conferment of degree ceremony occurs over three days and includes various traditional events. MORE INFORMATION: → jyu.fi/promootio

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