The international Jyväskylä Summer School brings fame to the Ģֱ
JYU’s international summer school offers unique doctoral education from renowned teachers in an international student environment.
“The summer school supports multidisciplinary study and the internationalisation of students, but it also offers networking opportunities and fun,” says Jani Moilanen, Chair of the Summer School at the Ģֱ.
Top teachers deliver a wide range of courses at the summer school
This summer, the Jyväskylä Summer School is offering a total of 24 courses.
“That’s five more than in last summer,” says Vesa Julin, the vice chair of the summer school. “The cross-cutting themes of this year’s summer school courses are quantum physics, the theory of probability, and innovative approaches to secure and intelligent technologies.”
The summer school’s purpose is to prepare graduating students and young researchers for academic and non-academic careers. Over the years, the summer school has received particular praise for its multidisciplinary approach, the wide range of courses on offer, high-quality teaching and social programme.
“Multicultural groups offer new perspectives on your field of science, and the experiences gained at summer school promote students’ progress in the world of work,” says Julin.
Internationality without travelling
The summer school also enables JYU’s own students and researchers to experience internationalisation without travelling. Around one third of the summer school participants are JYU students.
“Internationalisation at home is one way to develop the international working life skills needed in both the domestic and international labour markets, as well as in later studies,” says Moilanen.
The faculty celebrates its 60th anniversary – and the summer school its 34th!
This year, the Faculty of Mathematics and Science is celebrating its 60th anniversary during the summer school.
“It is long-term work and uncompromising commitment to high-quality education that has enabled the summer school to develop and become established, and to celebrate its 34th anniversary,” says Moilanen. “It has offered decades of unique learning experiences for our students.”
The summer school has also given the Ģֱ valuable national and international visibility. Many of the students have returned to Jyväskylä as visiting lecturers, researchers, exchange students or doctoral candidates.
“The positive experiences of students have undoubtedly been shared with their home universities, and the personal connections forged during the summer school endure,” says Moilanen. “Therefore, it is important that the summer school continues to make Jyväskylä better known all over the world.”
