The degree programme directors of the Faculty of Science will meet on 30 Jan 2019. The agenda and other current topics for possible discussion are the following. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Maisteriohjelmien esittely kandiopiskelijoille – ennakkotieto
Matemaattis-luonnontieteellisen tiedekunnan kandiohjelmien opiskelijoille järjestetään keväällä infotilaisuuksia Kumpulan maisteriohjelmista. Kohderyhmänä ovat kaikki kandivaiheen opiskelijat, joille halutaan tarjota tietoa optiona olevista maisteriohjelmista. Continue reading
New Fellows in Teachers’ Academy: Olli Ruth and Jokke Häsä
[EN] Since the beginning of 2019, the Faculty of Science has two newly appointed fellows in the Teachers’ Academy of the University of Helsinki: university lecturer Olli Ruth and postdoctoral researcher Jokke Häsä.
The Teachers’ Academy is a network of distinguished university teachers, the only of its kind in Finland. Appointment to the Teachers’ Academy signifies special recognition for teaching merits and scholarship in the field of teaching. Continue reading
Kumpula jaksaa, vai jaksaako? Mental health and stress in studies — Save the date: 15 April 2019
[For English, see below]
Kumpula jaksaa, vai jaksaako?
Tervetuloa kuuntelemaan ja keskustelemaan mielenterveydestä ja jaksamisesta opinnoissa.
Maanantaina 15.4.2019 Kumpulan kampuksella, Physicumin aulassa järjestetään tapahtuma, johon toivotamme tervetulleiksi niin opiskelijat, jatko-opiskelijat kuin henkilökunnan. Continue reading
Significant growth in student applications to the Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science received 1149 student applications in its 2019 call to international master’s programmes. The number of applications increased significantly, by 45% over the 794 applications received in 2018, which in turn showed 76% increase from 2017. Continue reading
Experiences from teacher exchange: Helsinki–Milan
Data Science, Statistical Learning, Helsinki–Milan
Text and photo: Teemu Roos
Data Science is a young discipline. Using data in innovative ways has of course been practiced, well, forever, but “data scientist” has become the sexiest job only in the 21st century. Our own data science Master’s programme started in 2017.
About a year ago, I met Professor Guido Consonni from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuorein Milan, Italy. Continue reading