Tampere University

Tampere University, shortened to TAU, is a multidisciplinary public foundation university in Tampere, Finland, established on 1 January 2019 through the merger of the University of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology.坦佩雷大学（Tampere University，简称 TAU）是一所位于芬兰坦佩雷的多学科公立基金会大学，2019 年 1 月 1 日由坦佩雷大学与坦佩雷理工大学合并而成。

It is the second largest university in Finland by student enrolment and, together with Tampere University of Applied Sciences, forms the Tampere Universities community of more than 35,000 students, of which Tampere University is the majority shareholder.按学生规模计，它是芬兰第二大大学；它与坦佩雷应用科学大学共同组成拥有 35,000 多名学生的坦佩雷大学共同体，而坦佩雷大学是该共同体的多数股东。

Tampere University has 23,200 students, 4,400 employees and awards about 5,100 degrees per year, and in the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed 436th.坦佩雷大学有 23,200 名学生与 4,400 名教职员工，每年授予约 5,100 个学位；在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 436。

History

• In 1925 the Civic College was established in Helsinki, and its first 72 students pursued degrees in journalism, public administration and co-operative business management.1925 年，公民学院在赫尔辛基成立，首批 72 名学生攻读新闻、公共行政与合作企业管理方向的学位。

• In 1930 the Civic College was renamed the School of Social Sciences and its range of degree programmes was expanded.1930 年，公民学院更名为社会科学学院，其学位项目范围随之扩大。

• In 1949 the Faculty of Social Sciences was established as the institution's first faculty.1949 年，社会科学学院作为该校首个学院成立。

• The School of Social Sciences conferred its first doctoral degree in 1955 and held its first conferment ceremony for master's graduates in 1956.社会科学学院于 1955 年授予首个博士学位，并于 1956 年举行首次硕士毕业授衔典礼。

• In 1960 the School of Social Sciences relocated to Tampere, where the Main Building designed by Toivo Korhonen was completed along Kalevantie street.1960 年，社会科学学院迁至坦佩雷，由托伊沃·科尔霍宁（Toivo Korhonen）设计的主楼在卡莱万街落成。

• In 1964 the Faculty of Humanities was established within the School of Social Sciences, and in 1965 the Faculty of Economics and Administration followed.1964 年，人文学院在社会科学学院内设立；1965 年又增设经济与管理学院。

• In 1966 the School of Social Sciences was renamed the University of Tampere.1966 年，社会科学学院更名为坦佩雷大学。

• In 1966 technology students celebrated May Day, known as Wappu, for the first time in Tampere, with first-year students being dipped in the Tammerkoski rapids to mark the occasion.1966 年，理工科学生在坦佩雷首次庆祝五月节（Wappu），新生被浸入塔梅尔科斯基急流以作纪念。

• In 1970 the University of Tampere established Finland's first continuing education centre to train people who were already working.1970 年，坦佩雷大学设立芬兰首个继续教育中心，面向在职人士提供培训。

• In 1972 the Faculty of Medicine was established within the University of Tampere.1972 年，医学院在坦佩雷大学内设立。

• In 1974, having previously operated as a private university, the University of Tampere became a public university.1974 年，此前作为私立大学运作的坦佩雷大学转为公立大学。

• By 1975 there were 62 professors working at the University of Tampere and total student enrolment exceeded the 10,000 mark.到 1975 年，坦佩雷大学有 62 名教授，学生总数突破 10,000 人。

• In 1965 Tampere University of Technology was established as a subsidiary of Helsinki University of Technology, and its first 132 students studied mechanical engineering, civil engineering or electrical engineering.1965 年，坦佩雷理工大学作为赫尔辛基理工大学的附属机构成立，首批 132 名学生攻读机械工程、土木工程或电气工程。

• In 1969 Tampere University of Technology introduced the first-ever degree programme in architecture in Tampere.1969 年，坦佩雷理工大学开设了坦佩雷历史上的首个建筑学学位项目。

• In 1972 Tampere University of Technology gained independence from Helsinki University of Technology.1972 年，坦佩雷理工大学从赫尔辛基理工大学独立出来。

• In 1973 the Konetalo building was completed as the first structure on the new Hervanta campus, and the first employees and students moved to Hervanta from the original facilities in Tampere city centre.1973 年，科内塔洛大楼作为新赫尔万塔校区的首座建筑落成，首批教职员工与学生从坦佩雷市中心的原校舍迁入赫尔万塔。

• Tampere University of Technology conferred its first doctoral degree in 1975 and held its first doctoral conferment ceremony on the Hervanta campus in 1982, where a celebratory text by the author Vaino Linna was read aloud.坦佩雷理工大学于 1975 年授予首个博士学位，并于 1982 年在赫尔万塔校区举行首次博士授衔典礼，现场朗读了作家韦伊诺·林纳（Vaino Linna）撰写的庆典文本。

• In 1981 the University of Tampere began providing continuing education and Open University teaching in Seinajoki, and in 1983 Tampere University of Technology started research and education activities in Pori.1981 年，坦佩雷大学开始在塞伊奈约基提供继续教育与开放大学教学；1983 年，坦佩雷理工大学在波里开展科研与教学活动。

• In 1994 the Tampere Peace Research Institute, which had operated for about 30 years, was integrated into the University of Tampere.1994 年，运作约 30 年的坦佩雷和平研究所并入坦佩雷大学。

• In 2003 the Finnish-language name of Tampere University of Technology changed from Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu to Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, and in 2010 it became a foundation-based university.2003 年，坦佩雷理工大学的芬兰语名称由（Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu）改为（Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto）；2010 年，它成为基金会制大学。

• The merger process that created Tampere University began in 2014, when the industrialist Stig Gustavson invited the higher education institutions in Tampere to discuss a reform, and it came into effect on 1 January 2019 after the Finnish Parliament approved it in December 2017.创建坦佩雷大学的合并进程始于 2014 年，实业家斯蒂格·古斯塔夫松（Stig Gustavson）邀请坦佩雷各高等教育机构商讨改革；在芬兰议会于 2017 年 12 月批准后，合并于 2019 年 1 月 1 日生效。

• In 2025 Tampere University celebrated the 100th anniversary of its predecessor and the 60-year history of technical research and education in Tampere.2025 年，坦佩雷大学庆祝其前身创立 100 周年，以及在坦佩雷开展理工科研与教育 60 周年。

Academics

• Tampere University comprises seven faculties, namely Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Management and Business, Education and Culture, Medicine and Health Technology, Built Environment, Engineering and Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences.坦佩雷大学设有 7 个学院，即信息技术与通信科学、管理与商业、教育与文化、医学与健康技术、建成环境、工程与自然科学，以及社会科学学院。

• The university offers education in almost all the fields governed by Finland's Ministry of Education and Culture, delivered through seven faculties and more than 100 degree programmes.该校几乎覆盖芬兰教育与文化部管辖的所有学科领域，通过 7 个学院与 100 多个学位项目开展教学。

• The university has 23,200 students and 4,400 employees, and it awards about 5,100 degrees each year.该校有 23,200 名学生与 4,400 名教职员工，每年授予约 5,100 个学位。

• In 2021 some 21,500 degree students studied at Tampere University, including 18,800 in bachelor's and master's programmes and 2,700 in doctoral programmes, with a further 1,600 completing medical specialty training.2021 年，坦佩雷大学约有 21,500 名学位学生，其中 18,800 人在本科与硕士项目、2,700 人在博士项目就读，另有 1,600 人接受医学专科培训。

• In 2019 the university received 28,265 applications, of whom 2,977 were admitted for an admission rate of about 11 per cent, making it the second most applied university in Finland.2019 年，该校收到 28,265 份申请，其中 2,977 人获录取，录取率约 11%，是芬兰申请人数第二多的大学。

• Tampere University is primarily a research university whose work concentrates on the priority areas of technology, health and society.坦佩雷大学主要是一所研究型大学，其工作集中于技术、健康与社会三大优先领域。

• The university hosts ten Finnish Centres of Excellence, including HEX for the history of experience, Gamecult for game culture studies, AgeCare for ageing and care research and Inverse Problems research.该校拥有 10 个芬兰卓越研究中心，包括研究经验史的 HEX、研究游戏文化的 Gamecult、研究老龄与照护的 AgeCare，以及反问题研究中心。

• Its Centres of Excellence also include the cancer research centre CoETG, FinMIT for mitochondria and metabolism research, CoEBoC for body-on-chip research, ProLipids for biomembrane research and COMP for computational nanoscience.其卓越研究中心还包括癌症研究中心 CoETG、研究线粒体与代谢的 FinMIT、研究器官芯片的 CoEBoC、研究生物膜的 ProLipids，以及计算纳米科学的 COMP。

• The university comprises a single Nordic Centre of Excellence, NordSTEVA, dedicated to security and safety research.该校拥有唯一的北欧卓越研究中心 NordSTEVA，专注于安全与安保研究。

• The university coordinates the Academy of Finland's flagship programme on Photonics Research and Innovation, known as PREIN.该校协调芬兰科学院的光子学研究与创新旗舰项目，即 PREIN。

• Tampere University carries out multidisciplinary research through BioMediTech in signal processing, biotechnology and medical technology, and it aims to become a globally recognised research community in technology, health and society research.坦佩雷大学通过 BioMediTech 在信号处理、生物技术与医疗技术领域开展多学科研究，并致力于成为技术、健康与社会研究领域具有全球知名度的研究共同体。

• The university operates a Language Centre, a library, a Teacher Training School and the Tampere University Hospital, the teaching hospital affiliated with the university.该校设有语言中心、图书馆、教师培训学校，以及与其附属的坦佩雷大学医院。

• Tampere University is an active member of the University of the Arctic, an international cooperative network of more than 200 universities and organisations promoting education and research in the Arctic region.坦佩雷大学是北极大学（University of the Arctic）的活跃成员，这是一个由 200 多所高校与机构组成、致力于推动北极地区教育与研究的国际合作网络。

• Tampere University holds the legal status of a foundation under Finnish law and is the majority shareholder of Tampere University of Applied Sciences, with which it shares cross-institutional studies.坦佩雷大学在芬兰法律下具有基金会法人地位，是坦佩雷应用科学大学的多数股东，双方共享跨校选课。

• Students can access courses in sustainable entrepreneurship offered by HUBS to the whole higher education community, as well as library services and SportUni sports centres across the campuses.学生可选修 HUBS 面向整个高等教育共同体开设的可持续创业课程，并使用各校区的图书馆服务与 SportUni 体育中心。

• The Faculty of Built Environment, one of the university's seven faculties, contributes to its focus on sustainable urban development and construction.建成环境学院是该校 7 个学院之一，为其在可持续城市发展与建筑方面的研究重心作出贡献。

• The university's research in health spans medicine, health technology and the biomedical sciences, supported by the Tampere University Hospital as its teaching hospital.该校的健康研究涵盖医学、健康技术与生物医学，并以坦佩雷大学医院作为其教学医院予以支撑。

Campus

• Tampere University is spread across three campuses in Tampere and also operates within the university consortia in Pori and Seinajoki.坦佩雷大学分布在坦佩雷的三个校区，并在波里与塞伊奈约基的大学联盟中运作。

• The city centre campus along Kalevantie, built around the Main Building designed by Toivo Korhonen and completed in 1960, hosts the faculties of social sciences, management and business, and education and culture.沿卡莱万街的城市中心校区以托伊沃·科尔霍宁设计、1960 年落成的主楼为核心，设有社会科学、管理与商业以及教育与文化等学院。

• The Hervanta campus in the south of Tampere hosts the faculties of engineering and natural sciences and of information technology and communication sciences, and its first building, Konetalo, was completed in 1973.位于坦佩雷南部的赫尔万塔校区设有工程与自然科学学院，以及信息技术与通信科学学院；其首座建筑科内塔洛于 1973 年落成。

• The Kauppi campus houses the faculty of medicine and health technology and is closely linked to the Tampere University Hospital.考皮校区设有医学与健康技术学院，与坦佩雷大学医院紧密相连。

• The university operates in the Pori and Seinajoki university consortia, extending its teaching and research beyond Tampere.该校在波里与塞伊奈约基的大学联盟中运作，把教学与科研延伸至坦佩雷以外。

• The university continuously develops its campus facilities to meet future needs, advance its sustainability and responsibility goals and support the vitality of its university community.该校持续改造校园设施，以满足未来需求、推进可持续发展与责任目标，并支持其大学共同体的活力。

• The Tampere University Hospital, as the university's teaching hospital, provides clinical training for medical and health technology students.作为该校附属教学医院，坦佩雷大学医院为医学与健康技术专业学生提供临床培训。

• The three campuses in Tampere are connected to each other and to the city by the local tram and bus network, with the Hervanta campus lying some seven kilometres from the city centre.坦佩雷的三个校区之间以及与城市之间通过本地有轨电车与公交网络相连，赫尔万塔校区距市中心约七公里。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings Tampere University is placed 436th, and in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it stands in the 326-350 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，坦佩雷大学位列第 436；在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 326 至 350 区间。

• It is placed 451st in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and falls in the 501-600 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 451，在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 501 至 600 区间。

• Tampere University is the second largest university in Finland by student numbers, and in 2019 it was the second most applied university in the country, behind only the University of Helsinki.坦佩雷大学按学生人数计是芬兰第二大大学；2019 年它的申请人数居全国第二，仅次于赫尔辛基大学。

• The university's research standing rests on ten Finnish Centres of Excellence and the Academy of Finland's PREIN photonics flagship, which it coordinates.该校的研究地位建立在 10 个芬兰卓越研究中心，以及由其协调的芬兰科学院 PREIN 光子学旗舰项目之上。

• Tampere University's strategic research concentrates on technology, health and society, areas in which it aims to produce scientific, commercial and societal breakthroughs.坦佩雷大学的战略研究集中于技术、健康与社会，力图在这些领域产生科学、商业与社会层面的突破。

• The merger of 2019 brought together social-science research dating back to 1925 and technical research dating back to 1965, creating one of Finland's most multidisciplinary universities.2019 年的合并把可追溯至 1925 年的社会科学研究与始于 1965 年的技术研究汇聚一堂，造就了芬兰学科门类最齐全的大学之一。

• In 2021 the university announced that it sought to reduce its premises by about 25 per cent by 2030, a plan that included closing the University Library and that drew protests from staff and students.2021 年，该校宣布力求到 2030 年将其场地缩减约 25%，该计划包括关闭大学图书馆，引发教职员工与学生的抗议。

• Tampere University has strengths in information technology, health technology, medicine, natural sciences and social sciences, reflecting its foundational disciplines of technology, health and society.坦佩雷大学在信息技术、健康技术、医学、自然科学与社会科学方面具有优势，体现其技术、健康与社会三大基础学科。

• In 2025 the university's centenary year, it emphasised its aim to be a distinguished, international and diverse scientific community attracting students and staff worldwide.在 2025 年百年校庆之年，该校强调其致力于成为吸引全球师生、卓越而多元的国际化科学共同体。

Student life

• Technology students celebrate May Day, known as Wappu, with first-year students being dipped in the Tammerkoski rapids, a tradition that began in Tampere in 1966.理工科学生庆祝五月节（Wappu），新生被浸入塔梅尔科斯基急流，这一传统于 1966 年在坦佩雷开始。

• The university offers a vibrant student community with associations, clubs and events to suit all interests, extending across both Tampere University and the applied sciences institution.该校提供充满活力的学生社群，设有面向各种兴趣的协会、社团与活动，覆盖坦佩雷大学与应用科学大学双方。

• Students have access to SportUni sports centres across all campuses, and library services are shared within the Tampere Universities community.学生可使用各校区的 SportUni 体育中心，图书馆服务则在坦佩雷大学共同体内共享。

• HUBS offers courses in sustainable entrepreneurship to all students in the higher education community, supporting innovation and start-up activity.HUBS 为高等教育共同体中的全体学生提供可持续创业课程，支持创新与创业活动。

• Students can undertake cross-institutional studies at both institutions, combining the strengths of Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences within a single degree.学生可在两所机构之间跨校选课，把坦佩雷大学与坦佩雷应用科学大学的优势结合于同一学位之内。

• The community's slogan is Human Potential Unlimited, reflecting a belief that the world needs both bold collaboration across disciplines and confidence in humanity's ability to create a better future.该共同体的口号是 Human Potential Unlimited，体现其信念：世界既需要跨越学科的果敢协作，也需要对人性缔造更美好未来之能力的信心。

• Student life is closely tied to the city of Tampere, with campuses integrated into the urban area and cultural events held for the community throughout the year.学生生活与坦佩雷市紧密相连，各校区融入城区，全年为社群举办文化活动。

• The University of Tampere's continuing education tradition, begun in 1970, continues today through lifelong learning offered to the wider community.坦佩雷大学始于 1970 年的继续教育传统，如今通过面向更广泛社群的终身学习延续。

Notable people

• Agathon Meurman, a member of the Finnish senate, had already expressed the need for a technical higher institution in Tampere in the mid-nineteenth century, sowing the idea that led eventually to the university.芬兰参议院成员阿加通·梅乌尔曼（Agathon Meurman）早在十九世纪中叶就提出坦佩雷需要一所高等技术学府，为后来该校的诞生埋下种子。

• Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland, signed the 1965 edict establishing a Tampere-based branch of Helsinki University of Technology, the forerunner of Tampere University of Technology.芬兰总统乌尔霍·凯科宁（Urho Kekkonen）于 1965 年签署法令，设立赫尔辛基理工大学的坦佩雷分校，即坦佩雷理工大学的前身。

• Sanna Marin, who studied at the University of Tampere, served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 and was the world's youngest serving head of government on taking office.曾就读于坦佩雷大学的桑娜·马林（Sanna Marin）于 2019 至 2023 年任芬兰总理，就任时是全球最年轻的在任政府首脑。

• Jyrki Katainen, a graduate of the University of Tampere, served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2011 to 2014 and later as a European Commissioner.坦佩雷大学毕业生于尔基·卡泰宁（Jyrki Katainen）于 2011 至 2014 年任芬兰总理，此后担任欧盟委员。

• Hailemariam Desalegn, who earned a master's degree in technology at the university, served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018.在该校取得技术学硕士学位的海尔马里亚姆·德萨莱尼（Hailemariam Desalegn）于 2012 至 2018 年任埃塞俄比亚总理。

• Kalevi Sorsa, a graduate in social sciences, was the longest-reigning Prime Minister of Finland, holding the office across four terms between 1972 and 1987.社会科学毕业生卡莱维·索尔萨（Kalevi Sorsa）是芬兰在任时间最长的总理，在 1972 至 1987 年间四度出任该职。

• Paula Risikko and Mika Lintila, both graduates of the university, served respectively as Minister of the Interior and Minister of Finance of Finland.同为该校毕业生的葆拉·里西科（Paula Risikko）与米卡·林蒂莱（Mika Lintila）分别担任过芬兰内政部长与财政部长。

• Hille Korhonen, who holds a master's degree in technology from the university, became the chief executive officer of the tyre manufacturer Nokian Tyres.在该校取得技术学硕士学位的希莱·科尔霍宁（Hille Korhonen）出任轮胎制造商诺记轮胎的首席执行官。

• Mariina Hallikainen, a graduate in technology, became the chief executive officer of the game studio Colossal Order, known for Cities Skylines.技术专业毕业生玛丽娜·哈利凯宁（Mariina Hallikainen）出任游戏工作室 Colossal Order 的首席执行官，该工作室以《城市：天际线》闻名。

• Rainer Mahlamaki, an architect who graduated from the university, designed the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, and Matti Kahkonen, also an alumnus, became president and chief executive of Metso.毕业于该校的建筑师赖纳·马赫拉迈基（Rainer Mahlamaki）设计了华沙的波兰犹太人历史博物馆 POLIN；同为校友的马蒂·凯赫凯宁（Matti Kahkonen）出任美卓公司的总裁兼首席执行官。