Helsingin yliopisto
Budget
€674,000,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
7
3.25 FTE
EU Grants
€227,000,000
Mission & 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.
EU Legislative Interests
Horizon Europe and Competitiveness Fund ERA Act Innovation Act 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 relevant 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).
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
The University of Helsinki participates in a variety of international networks: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/cooperation
Organisation Members
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/) Universitas21 (https://universitas21.com/)
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.