Introduction to the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics

We educate experts and future professionals, leaders and entrepreneurs. Our research is high quality, impactful and well-known. Business and economics have been taught in Jyväskylä since 1967.

Competence and wellbeing for the future: Supporting competitive, digital, and sustainable transformation in business and economy

Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics is internationally AACSB, AMBA and BGA accredited, and we conduct high-quality research and provide high-quality business and economics degree and MBA education based on it.

We educate academic experts, managers and entrepreneurs for service to society at all levels of academic education (bachelor, master, and doctoral) and MBA education. We also offer business and entrepreneurship education to students from other disciplines at our university.

We offer education in eight different disciplines: Accounting and Corporate Finance, Commercial Law, Corporate Communication, Corporate Environmental Management, Economics, Management and Leadership, Marketing, and Strategy and Entrepreneurship.

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The key numbers and disciplines of JSBE

Our key numbers in 2023:

  • 91 researchers and teachers and 19 other staff members
  • 1623 undergraduate students and 169 doctoral students
  • 85 % employed at the point of graduation
  • 177 publications, 77 % open access

Our disciplines:

  • Accounting and Corporate Finance
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate Communication
  • Corporate Environmental Management
  • Economics
  • Management and Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Strategy and Entrepreneurship
JSBE infographics 2023

The main objectives of the JSBE's strategy

The faculty's strategy for 2021-2024.
JSBE is committed to the core values of the University: openness, trust, quality, and integrity.

According to our mission, the three focus areas of the JSBE are:

  • Policy-Relevant Economics and Competitiveness of Economy
  • Digital Business and Economy
  • Sustainable Business and Economy

In line with the University's strategy, JSBE is committed to strengthening research in these focus areas and is willing to strengthen its position in the Finnish higher education field by profiling itself more clearly in its focus areas.

JSBE is committed to the core values of the University: openness, trust, quality, and integrity.

Our mission

JSBE – Contributing to Competitive, Digital, and Sustainable Transformation in Business and Economy

Our vision

JSBE is an internationally renowned business school acknowledged for supporting competitive, digital, and sustainable transformation in business and economy. By 2035, JSBE aims to be accredited by AACSB, AMBA, BGA, and EQUIS.

JSBE Faculty Council

The Faculty Council is a multi-member administrative body, elected every four years.

The Faculty is administered by the Faculty Council, the Dean, the Vice Deans, the Head of Faculty Administration, and the Head of Academic Affairs. The work of the Faculty is led by the Dean. The Faculty Council consists of repsesentatives of professors, other teaching and research staff, and students. The Faculty Council of the JSBE generally has their meeting once a month.