University of Jyväskylä

The University of Jyväskylä (Finnish: Jyväskylän yliopisto, JYU) is a public research university in Jyväskylä, Finland, whose origins lie in the first Finnish-speaking teacher training college, the Jyväskylä Teacher Seminary founded in 1863 by Uno Cygnaeus.于韦斯屈莱大学（University of Jyväskylä，芬兰语 Jyväskylän yliopisto，简称 JYU）是位于芬兰于韦斯屈莱的一所公立研究型大学，其渊源为 1863 年由乌诺·于格纽斯（Uno Cygnaeus）创办的芬兰第一所以芬兰语授课的师范学校——于韦斯屈莱师范学校。

It became the Jyväskylä College of Education in 1934 and the University of Jyväskylä in 1966, and in 2025 counted 15,200 students, 2,850 staff — 1,800 of them teaching and research staff — and funding of 255 million euros across six faculties, making it one of the largest and most multidisciplinary universities in Finland.该校 1934 年改为于韦斯屈莱教育学院，1966 年升格为于韦斯屈莱大学；2025 年其六个学院共有学生 15,200 人、教职员工 2,850 人（其中教学与研究人员 1,800 人），经费 2.55 亿欧元，是芬兰规模最大、学科最齐全的大学之一。

JYU is placed 521st in the QS World University Rankings 2027, in the 501-550 band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, 565th in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 and in the 601-700 band of the Shanghai ARWU 2026.该校在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 521 位，2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名处于 501-550 区间，《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名第 565 位，2026 年软科世界大学学术排名位列 601-700 区间。

History

• The Jyväskylä Teacher Seminary was established in 1863 by Uno Cygnaeus, often called the father of the Finnish primary school system, as the first Finnish-language teacher training college in Finland, opening with 16 staff and 49 students.于韦斯屈莱师范学校由被誉为芬兰小学教育之父的乌诺·于格纽斯（Uno Cygnaeus）于 1863 年创办，是芬兰第一所以芬兰语授课的师范教育机构，开办时有教职员 16 人、学生 49 人。
• The seminary began teaching in rented premises in the town centre, and it was the first institution in Finland to provide teacher education in Finnish for both men and women.该校最初在市中心租用场地授课，是芬兰首个以芬兰语为男女两性提供师范教育的机构。
• Because of Jyväskylä's central location, the first Finnish-medium secondary schools for boys and girls were also established in the town, and the foundations of the Finnish school system were laid alongside the seminary.由于于韦斯屈莱地处中部，芬兰最早以芬兰语授课的男子与女子中学也相继在此设立，芬兰学校体系的根基与师范学校一同奠定。
• The seminary's own buildings on Seminaarinmäki were completed between 1879 and 1883 as five red-brick buildings designed by the architect Constantin Kiseleff.师范学校在「师范山」（Seminaarinmäki）的校舍于 1879 至 1883 年间建成，由建筑师康斯坦丁·基塞莱夫（Constantin Kiseleff）设计，共五座红砖建筑。
• In 1934 the seminary became the Jyväskylä College of Education, with Kaarle Oksala serving as its first rector from 1934 to 1940 and academic degrees offered from the 1940s.1934 年，师范学校改为于韦斯屈莱教育学院，卡勒·奥克萨拉（Kaarle Oksala）于 1934 至 1940 年任首任校长，1940 年代起开始授予学位。
• In 1944 the College of Education was authorised to award master's degrees in education, and doctoral dissertations were also made possible.1944 年，该教育学院获批授予教育学硕士学位，并获准开展博士论文研究。
• In 1951 Alvar Aalto won the invitational competition to design the expansion of the Jyväskylä College of Education, his plan URBS providing not only new buildings but a comprehensive layout for the campus.1951 年，阿尔瓦尔·阿尔托（Alvar Aalto）赢得于韦斯屈莱教育学院扩建的设计竞赛，其名为「URBS」的方案不仅提出新建筑，还为校园提供了整体布局规划。
• Aalto's buildings followed through the 1950s: the Teachers Training School of 1951 to 1954, staff housing of 1951, the student hall of residence Philologica of 1952 to 1954, the refectories Lozzi and Lyhty, the Main Building of 1954 to 1956, the swimming pool of 1954 to 1958 and the library of 1957, now the Aalto Reading Room.阿尔托的建筑在 1950 年代陆续落成：1951 至 1954 年的师范实习学校、1951 年的教职工住宅、1952 至 1954 年的学生宿舍「语言学楼」、洛齐与吕赫蒂两座餐厅、1954 至 1956 年的主楼、1954 至 1958 年的游泳池，以及 1957 年的图书馆（今阿尔托阅览室）。
• The Physical Education Building, also designed by Aalto, was completed in 1971.同样由阿尔托设计的体育教学楼于 1971 年落成。
• In 1958 the Faculty of Philosophy was founded with the Department of Education and the Department of History and Linguistics, together with several new professorships in the humanities, pointing the way towards college development into a university.1958 年，哲学学院成立，下设教育学系与历史语言学系，并新设若干人文学科教授席位，为该学院向大学发展指明方向。
• In 1963 the subject of physical education was launched at the Faculty of Philosophy, and in 1965 the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science was founded.1963 年，体育学科在哲学学院开设；1965 年，数学与自然科学学院成立。
• In 1966 the College of Education became a university with four faculties, in education and social sciences, humanities, mathematics and science, and sport sciences.1966 年，教育学院升格为大学，设教育与社会科、人文、数学与自然科学、体育科学四个学院。
• An architectural competition held in 1969 and 1970 for new campus sites at Mattilanniemi and Ylistönrinne was won by Arto Sipinen, who had previously worked in Aalto's office.1969 至 1970 年为马蒂兰涅米（Mattilanniemi）与于利斯滕林内（Ylistönrinne）新校区举行的建筑设计竞赛由阿尔托事务所出身的阿尔托·西皮宁（Arto Sipinen）获胜。
• Sipinen also designed new buildings for the main campus, including the new main library of 1974.西皮宁还为师范山主校区设计新建筑，其中包括 1974 年的新主图书馆。
• In 1973 the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences was divided into two, the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Social Sciences.1973 年，教育与社会科被拆分为教育学院与社会科学学院。
• In 1998 the Faculty of Information Technology and the School of Business and Economics were founded.1998 年，信息技术学院与商学院相继成立。
• In 2003 the Ministry of Education designated the University of Jyväskylä a University of Excellence in Adult Education.2003 年，芬兰教育部将该校指定为「成人教育卓越大学」。
• The university marked its 70th anniversary in 2004, its 75th in 2009 and 150 years of Finnish teacher education in 2013.该校于 2004 年庆祝建校 70 周年、2009 年庆祝 75 周年，2013 年则纪念芬兰师范教育开办 150 周年。
• The Faculty of Education and Psychology moved into the Ruusupuisto building, designed by SARC Architects, in 2015.2015 年，教育与心理学院迁入由 SARC Architects 设计的「玫瑰园」（Ruusupuisto）大楼。
• In 2022 the Seminaarinmäki campus and equality in education received Finland's first European Heritage Label, and in 2026 the Aalto Campus was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of Aalto Works.2022 年，师范山校区与「教育平等」主题获得芬兰首个「欧洲遗产标志」；2026 年，阿尔托校园作为「阿尔托作品」的一部分被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录。
• The European Heritage Label awarded to the Seminaarinmäki campus in 2022 was the first of its kind in Finland, recognising the site as a foundation of equal and democratic education in Europe.2022 年授予师范山校区的「欧洲遗产标志」是芬兰首个此类标志，认可该地作为欧洲平等与民主教育基石的贡献。

Academics

• The university is divided into six faculties: Humanities and Social Sciences, Information Technology, Education and Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences, Mathematics and Science, and the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics.该校设六个学院：人文与社会科学学院、信息技术学院、教育与心理学院、体育与健康科学学院、数学与自然科学学院，以及于韦斯屈莱大学商学院。
• Five independent institutes complement the faculties: the Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication Movi, the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, the Open University and the Open Science Centre with its University Library and Museum.五个独立机构与各学院并列：多语学术交流中心 Movi、芬兰教育研究所、科科拉大学中心（Chydenius）、开放大学，以及含大学图书馆与博物馆的开放科学中心。
• As of 2025 the university had 15,200 students and 2,850 staff, of whom 1,800 were teaching and research staff, with funding of 255 million euros including 87 million euros of supplementary funding.按 2025 年数据，该校有学生 15,200 人、教职员工 2,850 人（其中教学与研究人员 1,800 人），经费 2.55 亿欧元，其中补充经费 8,700 万欧元。
• It awarded 3,497 degrees in 2025 and recorded 3,682 publications, of which 3,267 were open access, while more than 25,800 adult students took part in its programmes.2025 年该校授予学位 3,497 个，发表成果 3,682 项（其中开放获取 3,267 项），另有 25,800 余名成人学生参与其课程。
• The six faculties offer more than 100 subjects and over 120 subject-area disciplines spanning natural sciences, education, languages, social sciences, psychology and physical education.六个学院开设 100 多个学科与 120 多个学科领域，涵盖自然科学、教育、语言、社会科学、心理学与体育。
• The Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences is the only one of its kind in Finland, covering the biosciences of physical activity, health sciences and sport sciences.该校的体育与健康科学学院是芬兰唯一的同类学院，涵盖身体活动的生物科学、健康科学与体育科学。
• Each year about 2,800 new students are admitted and generally only about one seventh of applicants are accepted, making JYU one of Finland's most selective universities.该校每年录取约 2,800 名新生，通常仅有约七分之一的申请者获录取，是芬兰录取门槛最高的大学之一。
• The university is home to six Research Centres of Excellence designated by the Research Council of Finland, four of which it coordinates.该校拥有芬兰研究院评定的六个卓越研究中心，其中四个由本校协调。
• The Centres of Excellence include Quantum Materials and Neutron-Star Physics for 2026 to 2033 and, for 2022 to 2029, Quark Matter, Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research, Music Mind Body Brain, and Randomness and Structures.这些卓越研究中心包括 2026 至 2033 年的量子材料中心与中子星物理中心，以及 2022 至 2029 年的夸克物质中心、学习动力学与干预研究中心、音乐心智身体与大脑中心，以及随机性与结构中心。
• In 2026 the university had four Academy Professors and six Centres of Excellence, reflecting sustained success in competitive research funding including European Research Council grants.2026 年该校有 4 位科学院教授与 6 个卓越研究中心，体现出其在包括欧洲研究理事会资助在内的竞争性科研经费申请上的持续成功。
• The university holds special national responsibilities for the Accelerator Laboratory, teaching and research in sign language, the Centre for Applied Language Studies, the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius and the Teacher Training School.该校承担多项国家特殊职责，涉及加速器实验室、手语的教研、应用语言研究中心、芬兰教育研究所、科科拉大学中心以及师范实习学校。
• It is a leading Finnish expert in broad-based teacher education and adult education and in the management, assessment and funding of education.该校在广域师范教育、成人教育以及教育的管理、评估与经费问题上，是芬兰的领军者。
• The university is a member of the FORTHEM Alliance, a European University network supported by the European Commission that brings together nine European universities.该校是欧洲大学联盟 FORTHEM 的成员，该联盟由欧盟委员会支持，联合九所欧洲高校。
• It takes part in programmes such as the Lifelong Learning Programme, Nordplus, the north-south-South Higher Education Exchange, FIRST and ISEP, and has bilateral exchange agreements with 25 universities.该校参与终身学习计划、Nordplus、南北高等教育交流计划、FIRST 与 ISEP 等项目，并与 25 所大学签订双边交流协议。
• Altogether the university is involved in student exchanges with more than 360 universities worldwide.总体而言，该校与全球 360 多所大学开展学生交换。
• Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius is run jointly with Oulu University, Vaasa University and Tampere University, and the Nanoscience Centre is operated with Helsinki University and other Finnish partners.科科拉大学中心（Chydenius）与奥卢大学、瓦萨大学及坦佩雷大学合办，纳米科学中心则与赫尔辛基大学及其他芬兰伙伴共同运营。
• The university offers several research-based two-year master's degree programmes taught in English, which lead to officially recognised degrees and qualify graduates for doctoral studies.该校开设多个以英语授课、以研究为基础的两年制硕士项目，授予官方认可的学位，并为毕业生继续攻读博士提供资格。
• Its special national responsibilities make the university a national centre for sign-language teaching and research and for applied language studies through the Centre for Applied Language Studies.凭借所承担的国家特殊职责，该校依托应用语言研究中心，成为全国手语教研与应用语言研究的中心。

Campus

• The faculties are spread across three campus areas, the main campus on Seminaarinmäki in the city centre and the Mattilanniemi and Ylistönrinne campuses on opposite shores of Lake Jyväsjärvi, about ten minutes' walk apart and joined by a bridge, so that the three areas form a compact, park-like environment by the lakeside.各学院分布在三个校区：位于市中心师范山的主校区，以及于韦斯屈莱湖两岸的马蒂兰涅米与于利斯滕林内校区，两者相距约十分钟步行路程，由一座跨越湖面的桥相连，三个校区共同构成湖畔紧凑的园林式环境。
• Several buildings on the main campus were designed by Alvar Aalto, whose layout plays on Jyväskylä's image as the Athens of the North and reflects the principles of a Greek acropolis.主校区多座建筑由阿尔瓦尔·阿尔托设计，其布局呼应于韦斯屈莱「北方雅典」的形象，并体现希腊卫城的规划原则。
• The Seminaarinmäki area illustrates more than a hundred years of the institution's history, its three eras as seminary, college and university visible in buildings from different periods.师范山一带呈现了该校百余年的历史，其作为师范学校、教育学院与大学三个时期的建筑清晰可辨。
• The old teacher seminary complex comprised five red-brick buildings from 1879 to 1883 by Constantin Kiseleff, and both they and Aalto's college buildings are protected by law.旧师范学校建筑群为 1879 至 1883 年基塞莱夫设计的五座红砖建筑；它们与阿尔托设计的学院建筑均依法受保护。
• Ruusupuisto, the most recent addition to the campus, was designed by SARC Architects and completed in 2015, taking its name from the rosebushes of a former park.校园最新的建筑「玫瑰园」（Ruusupuisto）由 SARC Architects 设计、2015 年落成，其名称源自一座旧公园的玫瑰花丛。
• Adjoining the campus are the Museum of Central Finland and the Alvar Aalto Museum, both designed by Aalto.毗邻校园的中芬兰博物馆与阿尔托博物馆均由阿尔托设计。
• Kortepohja Student Village, owned by the Student Union and about 2.5 kilometres from the main campus, houses approximately 1,900 students.由学生会拥有、距主校区约 2.5 公里的科尔泰波赫亚学生村（Kortepohja）可容纳约 1,900 名学生。
• The Central Finland Student Housing Foundation, KOAS, offers about 3,900 apartments around the Jyväskylä town area, catering for students who prefer privately managed housing.中芬兰学生住房基金会（KOAS）在于韦斯屈莱市区一带提供约 3,900 套公寓，为偏好私人管理住房的学生提供选择。
• The campus is known for its parkland setting, its rich flora and the old family quarters from the beginning of the 1900s that stand beside the university grounds.该校区以园林式布局、丰富的植物以及始于 20 世纪初、毗邻校园的旧式住宅区而著称。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the University of Jyväskylä is placed 521st in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，于韦斯屈莱大学位列世界第 521 位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 places it in the 501-550 band.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将其列入 501-550 区间。
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 ranks it 565th in the world.《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名将其列为世界第 565 位。
• In the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 it is placed 617th, within the 601-700 band.在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中，该校位列第 617 名，处于 601-700 区间。
• The university states that among all universities in the world it belongs to the top two to three percent.校方表示，在全球所有大学中，该校位列前 2% 至 3%。
• In the 2008 Shanghai ranking it placed between 402nd and 503rd in the world, and in the 2008 THES-QS ranking it was 391st in the world with natural sciences 279th.在 2008 年上海交大排名中，该校位列世界第 402 至 503 位；在 2008 年 THES-QS 排名中位列世界第 391 位，其中自然科学领域列世界第 279 位。
• In the QS World University Rankings Europe 2026 it rose to 192nd from 205th, and in the QS Sustainability Ranking 2026 it placed 296th, improving from 310th.在 2026 年 QS 欧洲大学排名中，该校由第 205 位升至第 192 位；在 2026 年 QS 可持续发展排名中由第 310 位升至第 296 位。
• OpenAlex credits the University of Jyväskylä with 56,521 works and 3,296,359 citations, with its research concentrated in education, natural sciences, humanities, sport and health, and business.OpenAlex 收录于韦斯屈莱大学 56,521 篇成果与 3,296,359 次引用，其研究集中于教育、自然科学、人文、体育与健康及商科领域。
• It has performed well in acquiring competitive research funding, including European Research Council grants, and was named University of Excellence in Adult Education by the Ministry of Education in 2003.该校在争取竞争性科研经费（含欧洲研究理事会资助）方面表现优异，并于 2003 年被芬兰教育部评为「成人教育卓越大学」。
• Its research on learning, teaching and wellbeing, together with the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, is internationally recognised, and the university conducts multidisciplinary research on learning difficulties and future learning environments.该校在学习、教学与福祉方面的研究，连同体育与健康科学学院，在国际上享有声誉；学校还围绕学习障碍与未来学习环境开展跨学科研究。

Student life

• The university has no formal motto, but its Strategy 2030 vision is Wisdom and wellbeing for us all, and its values are openness, trust, quality and integrity.该校没有正式校训，但其《2030 战略》的愿景为「智慧与福祉惠及所有人」，价值观为开放、信任、质量与诚信。
• Its mission is described as being a university with social impact, and it aims to be a global leader in the study of learning, wellbeing and basic natural phenomena.其使命被表述为「一所具社会影响力的大学」，并致力于在学习、福祉与基础自然现象研究上成为全球领军者。
• The Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä, JYY, represents its members and protects their interests at the university and in society, and all degree and exchange students become members.于韦斯屈莱大学学生会（JYY）代表会员，并在校内外维护其权益；所有学位生与交换生均自动成为会员。
• JYY owns Kortepohja Student Village, which houses about 1,900 students some 2.5 kilometres from the main campus.JYY 拥有科尔泰波赫亚学生村，可容纳约 1,900 名学生，距主校区约 2.5 公里。
• The Student Life model, developed since 2009, brings all members of university staff into supporting student wellbeing both inside and outside the classroom.自 2009 年起发展的「学生生活」模式，让全体教职员工共同支持学生在课堂内外的身心福祉。
• Finnish student traditions such as the wearing of student caps and the academic dinner party known as sitsit remain part of Jyväskylä student culture.佩戴学生帽与名为「sitsit」的学术晚宴等芬兰学生传统，仍是于韦斯屈莱学生文化的一部分。
• The university runs an Open University that served more than 25,800 adult students in 2025, when 102,100 Open University credits were completed.该校设有开放大学，2025 年服务 25,800 余名成人学生，当年完成 102,100 个开放大学学分。
• The Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius extends university teaching to central Ostrobothnia, and the Teacher Training School provides the practical training of new teachers and research on teaching and learning.科科拉大学中心（Chydenius）将大学教学延伸至中博滕地区，师范实习学校则承担新教师的实践培训以及教学与学习研究。
• The university organises guided campus tours on the themes of architecture, history and nature, reflecting the campus's role as a cultural and natural environment.该校提供以建筑、历史与自然为主题的校园导览，体现校园兼具文化与自然环境的角色。
• Aalto's campus design included a Greek-style open-air theatre, executed in minimal form, as part of his vision of Jyväskylä as the Athens of the North.阿尔托的校园设计中包含一座古希腊式露天剧场，虽以极简形式实现，却是其「北方雅典」构想的一部分。

Notable people

• Uno Cygnaeus, called the father of Finland's public school system, established the Jyväskylä Teacher Seminary in 1863 and directed it until his death in 1888.被誉为芬兰公立学校体系之父的乌诺·于格纽斯（Uno Cygnaeus）于 1863 年创办于韦斯屈莱师范学校，并主持校务直至 1888 年去世。
• Kaarle Oksala was the first rector of the Jyväskylä College of Education, serving from 1934 to 1940.卡勒·奥克萨拉（Kaarle Oksala）是于韦斯屈莱教育学院首任校长，任期为 1934 至 1940 年。
• Alvar Aalto designed the main campus on Seminaarinmäki, and Aalto Works including the Aalto Campus were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2026.阿尔瓦尔·阿尔托设计了师范山主校区；2026 年，包括「阿尔托校园」在内的「阿尔托作品」被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录。
• Minna Canth, the Finnish writer and social campaigner, was among the first students of the teacher seminary in the 1860s.芬兰作家与社会活动家明娜·坎特（Minna Canth）是 1860 年代该师范学校最早的一批学生之一。
• The architect Arto Sipinen, who had worked in Aalto's office, designed the Mattilanniemi and Ylistönrinne campuses and the 1974 main library.曾在阿尔托事务所工作的建筑师阿尔托·西皮宁（Arto Sipinen）设计了马蒂兰涅米与于利斯滕林内校区以及 1974 年的主图书馆。
• Sofi Oksanen, the Finnish novelist, is an alumna who won the Finlandia Prize in 2003 for Stalin's Cows and the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2010 for Purge.芬兰小说家索菲·奥克萨宁（Sofi Oksanen）是该校校友，凭《斯大林奶牛》获 2003 年芬兰文学奖，凭《清洗》获 2010 年北欧理事会文学奖。
• Jutta Urpilainen, a graduate, served as Finland's Minister of Finance from 2011 to 2014 and as a European Commissioner from 2019 to 2024.校友尤塔·乌尔皮莱宁（Jutta Urpilainen）于 2011 至 2014 年任芬兰财政部长，2019 至 2024 年任欧盟委员。
• Henna Virkkunen, who graduated from the university, has served as a member of the European Parliament and as a European Commissioner from 2024.毕业于该校的亨娜·维尔库宁（Henna Virkkunen）曾任欧洲议会议员，自 2024 年起任欧盟委员。
• Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa, who studied at the university, has been Prime Minister of Tanzania since November 2015.曾在该校学习的马贾利瓦·卡西姆·马贾利瓦（Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa）自 2015 年 11 月起任坦桑尼亚总理。
• Jari Ojala, professor of comparative business history, has served as rector of the university since 14 August 2023.比较商业史教授亚里·奥亚拉（Jari Ojala）自 2023 年 8 月 14 日起任该校校长。