The University of Helsinki is among the leading multidisciplinary research universities in the world. In addition to its 11 faculties, the University includes several independent institutes, some of which are jointly operated with other universities. Some 35,000 students are currently pursuing an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree at the University of Helsinki.
The Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) is an interdisciplinary research institute within the University of Helsinki with altogether seven Faculties committed to it. The task of the institute is to advance research and education based on sustainability science and foster the societal impact of research to support sustainable development.
HELSUS research has five thematic foci: sustainability in the Arctic; the Global South; the Urban; sustainable production and consumption, and the theories and methodologies of sustainability science. HELSUS is an inclusive community of researchers at all career levels, who share a common concern, and aim moving towards a sustainable world. At present more than 300 researchers with a doctoral degree and nearly 100 doctoral students have joined HELSUS as members. With the foundation of HELSUS altogether 11 new professors in different fields of sustainability science were appointed. The professors in the institute work in the institute’s interdisciplinary research programs and teach in HELSUS associated master’s and doctoral programs.
The University of Helsinki is an international academic community with more than 40,000 students and members of staff. It operates on four campuses in Helsinki and in 9 other localities in Finland. The University’s 11 faculties are home to many departments. Furthermore, the University accommodates several independent research-oriented institutes, multidisciplinary research networks and campus units, as well as units attending to duties of a national authority. The University of Helsinki enjoys great visibility and influence all around Helsinki and in the rest of Finland.
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