Helsingin yliopisto
Acronym: HY
General Information
Identification Code: 661042540157-54
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Entity Form: University
Registration Category: Academic institutions
Registration Date: 11/2/2020
Last Update: 9/7/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The University of Helsinki is Finland’s largest and oldest academic institution. Since 1640, it has contributed to the establishment of a fair and equal society that is considered the best in the world according to a number of indicators. Today, this multidisciplinary academic community solves problems that concern all of us, also on the global scale. A community of 40,000 students and employees is diversely open, comprehensively quality conscious and joyfully serious.
The University of Helsinki is ranked among the world's best research universities. The university is committed to work towards the goal of being one of the world's leading university - nationally and internationally recognised stronghold of edification. The university continues to generate understanding through research and teaching for the benefit of the global community.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Borders and security
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Culture
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Energy
- Environment
- Food safety
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Migration and asylum
- Public health
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trans-European Networks
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- national
- global
- sub-national
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and other RDI programmes
Research and innovation policy
Erasmus +
Education policy
Health, medicine and veterinary medicine
Agriculture and forestry
Law
Science
Theology
Social sciences
Biology and environment
Arts
Communication Activities: Regular follow up on public consultations on relevant policy fields
Annual meeting of the management of the University with key stakeholders in EU
Regular meetings with MEPs
Expert consultations in releveant fields of research
The University of Helsinki receives competitive research funding annually, including from EU's framework programmes. The University's share from H2020 is approximately 190 million euros (2014-2020).
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: PL 4 (Yliopistonkatu 3)
Post Code: 00014
City: Helsingin yliopisto
Country: FINLAND
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EU Office
Address: PL 4 (Yliopistonkatu 3)
Post Code: 00014
City: Helsingin yliopisto
Country: FINLAND
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 3
Members F T E: 1.5
Info Members: In addition, a very large number of researchers are involved in various research projects funded partly or in whole by the EU.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Universities Finland Unifi (https://www.unifi.fi/in-english/)
European Univeristy Association, EUA (https://www.eua.be/)
League of European Research Universities (https://www.leru.org/)
Una Europa (https://www.una-europa.eu/)
Organisation Members: The University of Helsinki participates in a variety of international networks: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/cooperation