Kumpulan kampuksen 13 maisteriohjelmaa järjestävät maaliskuun aikana infotilaisuudet kaikille kiinnostuneille kandiopiskelijoille. Tilaisuuksissa ohjelmat kertovat omista tieteenaloistaan ja ohjelmissa opiskelusta. Continue reading
Author Archives: Hannu T T Toivonen
Pedaforum-päivät/conference in Kumpula 5.-6.6.2019
[FI] Vuoden 2019 Pedaforum-päivät järjestetään Helsingin yliopiston Kumpulan kampuksella 5.-6.6.2019. Continue reading
List of current topics, 30 Jan 2019
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
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
New international Bachelor’s programme in Science
The Faculty of Science launches a new Bachelor’s programme in Science at the University of Helsinki in the fall of 2019. The programme will be taught fully in English, offering the opportunity to the students from outside of Finland to join the high-level education in Science right after the high school. In addition, those students who completed their school education in English within Finland may also find this new opportunity very attractive. Continue reading
“Inspiring scientific discovery and student innovation”
The Study International website just published an editorial on international MSc studies at the Faculty of Science.
“At the forefront of innovation, the Faculty of Science at the University of Helsinki is helping create a sustainable future through cutting-edge research, awe-inspiring academics and professors who value students’ creative input” writes Study International.
Interviews of students such as Oyelowo Oyedayo (Geoinformatics), Gur Ersalan (Data Science), Teodor Duevski (Theoretical and Computational Methods) confirm that “if there is one thing that makes Helsinki really stand out it is the interaction between the staff and its students.”
Read the full story here: “Inspiring scientific discovery and student innovation”