Central Finland - a top region for education

Central Finland is truly a region of education. Thousands of students head to this lively, young region every year to study in various fields at a wide range of institutions. Those over 30 years old in Jyväskylä are the most educated in the country, and almost every third passer-by is a student.

Topics for study range from sports and health to natural sciences, from contemporary media studies to entrepreneurship training and hotel and catering studies, or from international business and tourism to IT and wellness technology. The City of Jyväskylä has become one of the national centers for university education and innovation activities.

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University of Jyväskylä
JAMK University of Applied Sciences
Jyväskylä Educational Consortium
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The City of Jyväskylä boasts a top quality University, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, and an Educational Consortium (for vocational and adult education), all providing first-rate education and training in their respective fields. The University of Jyväskylä, for instance, has several Centres of Excellence in Research. It also has the only Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences in the country, as well as institutes and departments conducting world-class research and training in fields such as Wellness, Human Technology, and Teacher Education.

The region's numerous educational institutions provide internationally-recognized, high-quality education in support of business activities in the region. Education in Central Finland is rapidly evolving into a cluster that serves the business community and produces new innovations.

Read about the experiences of exchange students in Jyväskylä - Why Jyväskylä

See also: international students share their experiences on video.