Campus, study facilities and university spaces

From this page you can find information on study facilities, campus areas and getting around university. Students can also make workspace reservations!

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General information

Workspace reservation for students

You can reserve workspaces for studying, for example for group work. You can make a reservation using the MyJYU app or navi.jyu.fi. It is also possible to make reservation for a space via QR codes by the door of the study space. 

Getting around

The MyJYU and navi.jyu.fi applications help you find your way around campus. There are many bicycle parking spaces on the Seminaarinmäki campus. Those who drive should be aware that there are very few parking spaces for cars. Parking lots requiring a parking disc can be found at the end of Pitkäkatu near a sandy, open area and in the parking lot in front of Agora.

Study facilities at the campus

Seminaarinmäki campus

The Seminaarinmäki campus is located about a kilometre from the city centre. The campus can be recognized from its green park and red-brick buildings from different decades. The campus features, for instance, the University Library Lähde, a sports field, the Student Union office, and many student restaurants. 

Study facilities

Aalto self-service library 

Aalto self-service library has space for quiet work, with workstations and reading places. There are also places in the reading hall, e.g., for pair work. The Aalto self-service library will continue to operate as a self-service desk with no library staff working there.

Jyväskylä University Library Lähde (B)

Lähde has a wide variety of study spaces! For example, you can book a group study space or read in peace in the quiet reading hall on the 2nd or 3rd floor. Lähde also has plenty of computers for independent work.

Main building (C)
Cafe Belvedere and the tables in the main building's lobby are great for group meetings. 

Educa (D)
 Students can use the computer room D 104 whenever there are no reservations.

The Fennicum (F) Building:
There are plenty of computers, various kinds of study places, table sets for group working and a kitchen for your use. The lecture rooms and facilities are available for JYU students on Mon - Fri from 7.30 am to 8 pm and during weekends between 8 am – 6 pm.
Note: In order to use the facilities during evening hours and weekends you need to have a personal access keycard. Please, contact the Member Services Secretary at the Student Union Office (Ilokivi Building ILO) for further information.

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences (L): The 2nd floor has several facilities for group work and also a number of desktop computers. Computers for learning purposes are available in rooms L128, L213, and L214. Outside rush hours, it is also possible to work in Restaurant Syke. 

Opinkivi Buiding, room 139:
The computer room 139 in the building Opinkivi is available for JYU students outside teaching hours Mon - Fri between 6:00 pm - 8:00 am, and during weekends between Fri 6:00 pm – Mon 8:00 am. During the office hours Mon - Fri at 8:00 am - 6:00 pm the class is reserved for teaching.  There is a toilet in the facility.
Note: In order to use the facilities during evening hours and weekends you need to have a personal access keycard. Please, contact the Member Services Secretary at the Student Union Office (Ilokivi Building ILO) for further information.

Ruusupuisto: In the halls on the 2nd and 3rd floor, there are several table groups and also a silent room which you can book via navi.jyu.fi. Another nice place for working is on the auditorium benches at Ruusupuisto hall. Outside rush hours, it is also possible to work in Restaurant Uno.

Others:
Computers for study purposes are also available in rooms X 151 and X 152. Outside rush hours, it is possible to work in the restaurant Lozzi. The Ilokivi restaurant can be used for studying in the mornings from 9.00 to 10.30.
 

Mattilanniemi campus

The Mattilanniemi campus is located at Lake Jyväsjärvi. The campus area includes the white Agora building and the red-brick MaA and MaD buildings. Agora offers facilities especially for the courses of the Faculty of Information Technology as well as for business and economics and psychology. Some Movi courses are also held in Agora. The MaA and MaD buildings are often used for mathematics and statistics courses. The student restaurants in Mattilanniemi are called Piato and Maija.

Agora (Ag): a room for silent working on the 5th floor in the C wing. In the halls and corridors of different floors in the same wing, there are table and sofa groups which can be used for working. Computers for study purposes are available in rooms B112.1, B112.2, B113.1, B211.1, B212.1, B212.2, and B213.1. Outside rush hours, it is also possible to work in Restaurant Piato.

MaA: There are computers and desks in the lobby for the students' use. Computers for study purposes are also found in rooms MaD205 and MaD206. In the evening, MaA210 and the lobbies are open.
 

Ylistönrinne campus

Ylistönrinne is located on the lakeshore opposite Mattilanniemi, at the other end of the Ylistönsilta bridge. This campus is a venue for the courses of the Faculty of Mathematics and Science, in particular.  Cafe Kvarkki and student restaurant Ylistö are located on Ylistönrinne.

The entry hall of Ambiotica features a few peaceful table groups for working. Computers for study purposes are available in rooms YaA204, FL349, and F303. Outside rush hours, it is also possible to work in Restaurant Ylistö or cafeteria Kvarkki. Ylistönrinne no longer has a library in operation, but there are some table groups and desks for study use (room YK307).