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University of Helsinki

University of Helsinki
Helsingin yliopisto
Helsingfors universitet
Latin: Universitas Helsingiensis[1]
Motto
Opiskelu ja opettaminen – yliopiston sydän[2]
Motto in English
Studying and teaching - The heart of a university
TypePublic
Established1640 (1640)
Endowment€ c. 2 billion
ChancellorKaarle Hämeri
RectorSari Lindblom[3]
Academic staff
4,717 (2020[4])
Total staff
8,120 (2020[4])
Students31,600 (total, 2020[4])
Undergraduates16,090 (2020[4])
Postgraduates10,673 (2020[4])
4,548 (2020[4])
Location
Helsinki
,
Finland

60°10′10″N 024°57′00″E / 60.16944°N 24.95000°E / 60.16944; 24.95000
CampusUrban
Colours    Black and white[5]
Affiliations
Websitewww.helsinki.fi/en

The University of Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin yliopisto, Swedish: Helsingfors universitet; UH) is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Royal Academy of Åbo under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Tsar Alexander I. The University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available. In 2022,[6] around 31,000 students were enrolled in the degree programs of the university spread across 11 faculties and 11 research institutes.[4]

As of 1 August 2005, the university complies with the harmonized structure of the Europe-wide Bologna Process and offers bachelor, master, licenciate, and doctoral degrees.[7] Admission to degree programmes is usually determined by entrance examinations, in the case of bachelor's degrees, and by prior degree results, in the case of master and postgraduate degrees.

The university is bilingual, with teaching by law provided both in Finnish and Swedish. Since Swedish, albeit an official language of Finland, is a minority language, Finnish is by far the dominating language at the university. Teaching in English is extensive throughout the university at master, licentiate, and doctoral levels, making it a de facto third language of instruction.

It is a member of various prominent international university networks, such as Europaeum, UNICA,[8] the Utrecht Network, and is a founding member of the League of European Research Universities. The university has also received international financial support for global welfare; for example, in September 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense provided the university with more than four million euros in funding for the treatment of MYC genes and breast cancer.[9]

  1. ^ "Search". Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Helsingin yliopiston opetuksen ja opintojen eettiset periaatteet" (PDF). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ "University Management, University of Helsinki". 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "The University of Helsinki in numbers". 22 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Styleguide". universityofhelsinki.github.io. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Yliopisto numeroina | Helsingin yliopisto". www.helsinki.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Bologna Process at the University of Helsinki" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ^ UNICA = "Institutional Network of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe".
  9. ^ Pentagonilta jättirahoitus Helsingin yliopiston johtamaan syöpätutkimushankkeeseen – Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish)

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