Faculty of Educational Sciences

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News

The latest news in English from the Faculty of Educational Sciences

16.3.2020

Teaching & studying at the University

Practical instructions of the Faculty of Educational Sciences for the exceptional circumstances

The University of Helsinki has implemented exceptional emergency measures due to the coronavirus outbreak.

26.4.2021

Education news

Link between young adults’ climate anxiety and mental health strongest in Finland

A study carried out among university students in 25 countries demonstrates that negative climate change-related emotions have an impact on young...

14.4.2021

Education news

New international community of researchers working to improve child wellbeing

The University of Helsinki is taking part in COORDINATE, a project aimed at improving access to longitudinal survey data on child wellbeing and...

14.4.2021

Sustainability news

Our unwillingness to sacrifice comfort: 3 taboos preventing sustainable transformation

Why is it so difficult for us to change our current practices for more sustainable ones? Are there any explicit taboos that hinder decision-...

29.3.2021

Education news

IMAGE Project addresses poor employment prospects of autistic university students across Europe

Improved autism awareness means that more autistic people than ever are doing well in school, moving on to university, and entering the job...

24.3.2021

Teaching & studying at the University

Basic psychological needs central to university students’ wellbeing in the pandemic

The pandemic is punishing university students, with little capacity for coping left among nearly all students after a year of distance learning...

19.3.2021

Teaching & studying at the University

A new MOOC centre identifies the most interesting courses and takes them global

A new MOOC centre at the University of Helsinki is tasked with developing web-based teaching and exporting it outside the University, even...

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Events

Events organised by the Faculty of Educational Science, public examinations of doctoral dissertations, and events in which the Faculty is involved. These events are open to all by default. More information can be found on the page of each individual event.

17.6. 2021

Satu Koivuhovi: STUDYING IN A CLASS WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS

Thu 17.6.2021 16:00-18:00 Live stream @EduSciHelsinki Live stream Live...

22.6. 2021

Elina Särkelä: Nuorten elämismaailma ja arjen maantiede osana maantieteen opetusta

Tue 22.6.2021 12:00-14:00 Live stream @EduSciHelsinki Live stream Live...

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Education and upbringing in national and global contexts

The research and teaching at the Faculty of Educational Sciences aims at realising cultural and social potential for the good of the individual as well as for the whole of society, in a changing world. In addition research and teaching, the Faculty plays important roles in developing the Finnish school system as well as in representing and spreading Finnish expertise in education abroad.

Admissions

The Faculty of Educational Sciences educates and trains teachers and other experts for positions that require expertise in education, schooling, teaching, learning, leadership, societal issues and educational sciences.

Research

The Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki conducts research related to human growth, development and learning. The Faculty generates new information in order to increase social and cultural capital in changing world.

Cooperation

With the help of university's the broad network cooperation the Faculty of Educational Sciences is able to offer its knowledge for the wellbeing of a society in Finland and abroad.