University of Tampere
Tampereen yliopisto | |
| Latin: Universitas Tamperensis | |
Former names | Civic College (1925–1930), School of Social Sciences (1930–1966) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Active | 1925–2018 |
| Endowment | €184.6 million (2016) |
| Rector | Liisa Laakso |
Academic staff | 1,190 (2016) |
| Students | 20,178 (2016) |
| 1,646 (2016) | |
| Location | , Finland |
| Campus | Urban 130,134 m2 floor area |
| Affiliations | UGC, IU |
The University of Tampere (UTA) (Finnish: Tampereen yliopisto (Tay), Latin: 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 (Finnish: Kansalaiskorkeakoulu) and from 1930 onwards known as the School of Social Sciences (Finnish: Yhteiskunnallinen korkeakoulu), the institution relocated to Tampere in 1960 and was renamed as the University of Tampere in 1966. In 2016, its budget was €184.6 million of which 59% was government funding.