The University of Jyväskylä is a university in Jyväskylä, Finland. It has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking teacher training college, founded in 1863. The college evolved into College of Education in 1937, at which time it was given the authority to grant doctorate degrees. In the 1960's, the college started teaching and researching in the sciences and was subsequently renamed as University of Jyväskylä. A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ... Location of Jyväskylä in Finland Jyväskylä (IPA: /jyʋæsËŒkylæ/) is a city located in central Finland, 140 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki, near Lake Päijänne and Lake Keitele. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The university is currently divided into seven faculties:
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Faculty of Science
School of Business and Economics
Faculty of Social Sciences
Each is active in research and provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs in more than one subject.
About 15,000 students are enrolled in the degree programs of the university. Each year about two thousand new students are admitted and generally only one of seven applicants are admitted; this makes University of Jyväskylä one of the most popular universities in Finland.
The Main Building and several other buildings in the campus area were designed by famous Finnish architectAlvar Aalto. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (February 3, 1898 - May 11, 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. ...
In the years that followed, the Agora (which at one point encompassed a chain of thirteen clubs nationwide), played a major role in developing the music and entertainment industry in Cleveland and the nation by booking thousands of local, national and international groups to perform on Agora stages.
The Agora was voted the number one rock club in the country by Billboard Magazine, and was given the same distinction by author and Rolling Stone editor Dave Marsh in his best seller Book of Lists.
But, the Agora is more than a rock club; it is a significant part of music history that will continue the tradition for many years to come.
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