University of Jyvaskyla

The University of Jyväskylä JYU is an internationally renowned research university and an expert in education that focuses on human and natural sciences. The University is strongly linked to top national and international research, business and innovation communities. JYU has 15000 degree students. Including adult education, the total number is 40000 students. The number of personnel is 2500. JYU has received HR Excellence in Research award. The recognition signals that the HR policy at the JYU can guarantee that the status of researchers at the University meets the EU targets. In Finland JYU has been a forerunner in Open Access publishing and free access to scholarly information has been one of the university’s strategic goals ever since 2010. In Horizon 2020 JYU already has 52 projects including 12 ERC grants, 6 ITN projects, 5 MSCA IF projects and 3 FET Open projects. JYU is the coordinator of 5 consortium projects.

The Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) conducts internationally esteemed multidisciplinary research on education. The research ranges from primary education to university education as well as adult learning to the relationships between education and working life. The aim is to support teachers, educational establishments and decision-makers in the promotion of learning and development of education. The research and development activities open different views to educational phenomena and produce reliable information in order to support both national level and educational establishment policies.

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