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University of Jyväskylä

Open University

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Welcome to the Open University!

Open University is an independent institute at the University of Jyväskylä. We are open to everyone and have no entrance requirements. Open University offers studies in nearly 50 subjects in Finnish. Our studies are offered mainly online and developed for adult learners. Students can register non-stop and study self-paced. Our teachers support students during their studies and guidance is available when needed. Open university studies are mostly publicly funded enabling affordable study fees. We produce more than 27% of the open university studies in Finland.

We are the most popular Open University in Finland. 

Pepper the Robot
Pepper the Robot livens up everyday life in Ruusupuisto
Social robot Pepper greets and guides
Open University of the University of Jyväskylä is well known as a pioneer in e-learning. Social robot Pepper works as a customer servant at JYUOpen.
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MOOCs on Finnish Education
MOOCs on Finnish Education
Study online 19.2.–31.5.2019
What makes the Finnish education so good? Learn online about the success story of Finnish educational system. Study three MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course), each covering one area of the Finnish education.