See last year's highlights in the Annual Report 2024

In 2024, the University renewed its strategy Wisdom and wellbeing for us all. In its meeting in February, the University Board approved the long-term vision and the structure of the strategy’s development programmes: We are a strong research university, a university with societal impact, and an internationally attractive university.
Three students on Ylistön silta.
Published
24.4.2025

The Board also approved the university’s cross-cutting goals: a sustainable financial basis, a capable and healthy university community, human-centric digitalisation, and a dynamic campus environment.

The year 2024 was a strong one for research and education. The number of peer-reviewed publications continued to grow. The year was also successful in competitive research funding. In the doctoral education pilot started by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ was granted 85 new positions for doctoral researchers and the separate funding decision for the pilot was the largest in the University’s history, 21 million euro.

The number of degrees increased from the previous year, with 3,321 degrees completed.

Our Annual Report summarises JYU's activities, results and main events of the previous year.