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{{Short description|Former university in Tampere, Finland}}
{{distinguish|Tampere University|Tampere University of Technology}}
{{Infobox university
|name =University of Tampere
|native_name =Tampereen yliopisto
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|image_name =University of Tampere.svg
|motto =
|established ={{start date
|closed ={{end date|2018}}
|type =[[Public university|Public]]
|endowment =[[euro|€]]184.6 million (2016)<ref name=":0" />
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|state =
|country =Finland
|campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br /> 130,134 [[square metre|m2]] floor area
|free_label =
|free =
|nickname =
|affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[Islamic University, Bangladesh|IU]]
|former_names=Civic College (1925–1930), School of Social Sciences (1930–1966)|image_size=250|motto_lang=|academic_staff=1,190 (2016)<ref name=":0" />}}
The '''University of Tampere''' ('''UTA''') ({{lang-fi|Tampereen yliopisto (Tay)}}, {{Lang-la|Universitas Tamperensis}}) was a [[public university]] in [[Tampere]], Finland that was merged with [[Tampere University of Technology]] to create the new [[Tampere University]] on 1 January 2019.
The university offered undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes with 20,178 degree students and 1,981 employees as of 2016. Founded in 1925 in [[Helsinki]] as the '''Civic College''' ({{Lang-fi|Kansalaiskorkeakoulu}}) and from 1930 onwards known as the '''School of Social Sciences''' ({{Lang-fi|Yhteiskunnallinen korkeakoulu}}), the institution relocated to Tampere in 1960 and was renamed as the University of Tampere in 1966. In 2016, its budget was [[Euro sign|€]]184.6 million of which 59% was government funding.
==History==
[[File:University of Tampere.jpg|thumb|Pinni building of the main campus in [[Kalevanharju]], Tampere pictured in 2015|left]]The institution was established in 1925 as the Civic College in
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 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
A programme, called Tampere3, to merge
== Academics ==
{{Infobox university rankings
| ARWU_W = 501-600<small> (2019)</small> | ARWU_W_ref =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings/University-of-Tampere.html|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019 - University of Tampere|website=ShanghaiRanking|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref>
| THE_W = 251-300<small> (2020)</small> | THE_W_ref =<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/tampere-university|title=World University Rankings 2020 – Tampere University|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref>
| QS_W = 395<small> (2020)</small> | QS_W_ref =<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2020|title=QS World University Rankings 2020| website= QS Top Universities |access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref>
| USNWR_W = 398<small> (2020)</small> | USNWR_W_ref =<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-tampere-501054|title=Best Global Universities 2020 - University of Tampere| website= U.S. News Education|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref>
| CWTS_W = 708<small> (2019)</small> | CWTS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2019/list|title=CWTS Leiden Ranking 2019|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref>
}}
A total of 14,712 degree students studied at the University of Tampere in 2016, including 11,810 students in [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor's]] and [[master's degree]] programmes and 1,646 doctoral students. Likewise in 2016, the university received 17,482 applications of whom 1,418 were enrolled for an admission rate of 8.1%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www2.uta.fi/en/about-us/about-uta/university-tampere-nutshell|title=University of Tampere in a Nutshell|website=www2.uta.fi|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712210633/https://www.uta.fi/en/about-us/about-uta/university-tampere-nutshell|archive-date=2017-07-12|url-status=live|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref> It hosted four centres of excellence in research, such as on [[mitochondrial disease]] and in [[Russian studies]], as of 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://vuosikatsaus.uta.fi/2016/en/the-campuses-have-been-revamped/key-facts-in-2016/|title=Annual Report 2016: Key Facts|website=University of Tampere|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224132035/http://vuosikatsaus.uta.fi/2016/en/the-campuses-have-been-revamped/key-facts-in-2016/|archive-date=2017-12-24|url-status=live|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref> As of 2017, a tuition fee of approximately 10,000 euros was charged in general from non-[[European Union]]/[[European Economic Area]] citizens studying in the English-taught master's degree programmes with 50% or 100% cover scholarships available. Other students, such as exchange or doctoral students, were exempt from fees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uta.fi/admissions/fees-and-scholarships|title=Admissions|website=www.uta.fi|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811155642/http://www.uta.fi/admissions/fees-and-scholarships|archive-date=2017-08-11|url-status=live|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://studyinfo.fi/wp2/en/higher-education/tuition-fees/|title=Tuition fees|work=StudyInfo|access-date=2017-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115083204/https://studyinfo.fi/wp2/en/higher-education/tuition-fees/|archive-date=2017-11-15|url-status=live|language=fi-FI}}</ref> The university was ranked 201–250 on the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] 2018.<ref name=":2" /> Likewise, it ranked 551–600 on the [[QS World University Rankings]] 2018 and 101–150 on its Communication and Media Studies category.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-tampere|title=University of Tampere|work=QS Top Universities|access-date=2017-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015043/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-tampere|archive-date=2017-11-15|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Organisation==
{{div col}}
* Faculty of Communication Sciences (COMS)
* Faculty of Education (EDU)
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* Faculty of Natural Sciences (LUO)
* Faculty of Social Sciences (SOC)
{{div col end}}
== Rectors ==
The following people served as rectors of the University of Tampere:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uta.fi/yliopisto/tietoa-yliopistosta/yliopiston-historiaa/rehtorit-ja-kanslerit|title=Rehtorit ja kanslerit|website=Tampereen yliopisto|language=fi|access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref>
* 1925–1932 [[Yrjö Ruutu]]
* 1932–1935 [[Eino Kuusi]]
* 1935–1945 [[Yrjö Ruutu]]
* 1945–1948 [[Urpo Harva]]
* 1948–1949 [[Antero Rinne]]
* 1949–1953 [[Yrjö Ruutu]]
* 1953–1954 [[V.J. Sukselainen]]
* 1954–1956 [[Tuttu Tarkiainen]]
* 1957–1962 [[Armas Nieminen]]
* 1962–1968 [[Paavo Koli]]
* 1969–1974 [[Jaakko Uotila]]
* 1975–1976 [[Erkki Pystynen]]
* 1976–1981 [[Reino Erma]]
* 1981–1987 [[Jarmo Visakorpi]]
* 1987–1993 [[Tarmo Pukkila]]
* 1993–1996 [[Jarmo Visakorpi]]
* 1996–1997 [[Uolevi Lehtinen]]
* 1998–2004 [[Jorma Sipilä]]
* 2004–2009 [[Krista Varantola]]
* 2009–2015 [[Kaija Holli]]
* 2016–2018 [[Liisa Laakso]]
== Campus ==
The University of Tampere
==Notable people==
* [[Jyrki Katainen]]
* [[Aki Kaurismäki]]
* [[Elina Hemminki]]
* [[Sanna Marin]]
* [[Oiva Paloheimo]]
* [[Erkki Pystynen]]
* [[Liisa Rantalaiho]]
* [[Pekka Sillanaukee]]
* [[V. J. Sukselainen]]
* [[Ulla Vuorela]]
== See also ==
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* [[Education in Finland]]
* [[Police University College (Finland)|Police University College]]
* [[Student unionism in Finland]]
{{div col end}}
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|University of Tampere}}
*[https://minedu.fi/en/frontpage minedu.fi/en - Ministry of Education and Culture]
*[https://www.oph.fi/english oph.fi/english - Finnish National Agency for Education]
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