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Not to be confused with Tampere University of Technology.
University of Tampere
Tampereen yliopisto
Latin: Universitas Tamperensis
Former names
Civic College (1925-1930), School of Social Sciences (1930-1966)
TypePublic
Established1925; 99 years ago (1925) as the Civic College
Endowment€184.6 million (2016)[1]
RectorLiisa Laakso
Academic staff
1,190 (2016)[1]
Students20,178 (2016)[1]
1,646 (2016)[1]
Location
Tampere
,
Finland
CampusUrban
Websitewww.uta.fi

The University of Tampere (UTA) (Finnish: Tampereen yliopisto, Latin: Universitas Tamperensis) is a university in Tampere, Finland with 20,178 degree students and 1,981 employees as of 2016.[1] It was founded in 1925 in Helsinki as the Civic College (Finnish: Kansalaiskorkeakoulu); from 1930 onwards it was known as the School of Social Sciences (Finnish: Yhteiskunnallinen korkeakoulu). In 1960 the institution relocated to Tampere and in 1966 it was re-named as the University of Tampere.

History

Pinni building of the main campus pictured in 2015

The University of Tampere institution was established in 1925 as the Civic College in Helsinki teaching public administration, organisation management and journalism with an inaugural intake of 72 students. In 1930, a total of 195 students were enrolled at the College and its name was amended to the School of Social Sciences. Similarly, the institution's vocationally oriented bachelor’s degrees were expanded into municipal administration, public law, child protection, and civic education as well as a master's degree in social science.[2][3][4]

The first faculty, the Faculty of Social Sciences, was established in 1949 and the number of students steadily increased from 227 in 1940 to 661 in 1950. The programmes offered by the school grew, such as degrees degrees in social and youth work, librarianship and economics as well as a prison officer's diploma. The first doctoral degree was completed in 1955 and in 1956, the City of Tampere and the School of Social Sciences agreed on relocating the school to Tampere. By 1960, the number of students had increased to 933 and the School of Social Sciences moved to its recently completed new main building, designed by Toivo Korhonen, at Kalevantie 4. After the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration were established in 1964 and 1965, respectively, the School of Social Sciences was renamed as the University of Tampere in 1966.[2][3][4]

Academics

A total of 20,178 degree students studied at the University of Tampere in 2016, including 11,810 students in bachelor's and master's degree programmes and 1,646 doctoral students.[1] The university is described as a most selective institution by uniRank and it received 17,482 applications, of whom 1,418 enrolled for an admission rate of 8.1%, in 2016.[5][6]

The university was ranked 201–250 on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018.[3] Likewise, it ranked 551-600 on the QS World University Rankings 2018 and 101-150 on the Communication and Media Studies subject.[7]

Organisation

In addition to the independent units Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD), Laboratory Services, Language Centre and Library, the university is organized into nine schools as of 2016:

  • Institute of Biomedical Technology (BMT)
  • School of Communication, Media and Theatre (CMT)
  • School of Education (EDU)
  • School of Health Sciences (HES)
  • School of Information Sciences (SIS)
  • School of Language, Translation Studies and Literary Studies (LTL)
  • School of Management (JKK)
  • School of Medicine (MED)
  • School of Social Sciences and Humanities (YKY)[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Annual Report 2016: Key Facts". University of Tampere. Retrieved 2017-11-14. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ a b "History of the University of Tampere". www.uta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-14. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "University of Tampere". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  4. ^ a b "Kansalaiskorkeakoulusta suomalaisen yhteiskunnan tutkijaksi" [From the Civic College into a researcher of the Finnish society]. Yle News (in Finnish). 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2017-11-14. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "University of Tampere in a Nutshell". www2.uta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-14. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "University of Tampere | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-11-14. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "University of Tampere". QS Top Universities. Retrieved 2017-11-14. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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