Jyväskylä University of the Third Age Public Lecture Series

Welcome to the University of the Third Age Public Lecture Series, featuring talks on current topics every other Wednesday from 14:00 to 16:00. Everyone interested in current knowledge and research is welcome to attend Jyväskylä University of the Third Age lectures. You can participate online or in the auditorium of the university’s main building, C 1 (except on 9 September and 23 September, when the venue is the Martti Ahtisaari Hall at Agora, Mattilanniemi 2). Price: €6 per lecture or €35 for the lecture series. Please note: lectures are available live only!

9 September
Opening of the academic year
Hope amid the world’s crises
Professor Risto Saarinen, University of Helsinki
NOTE: Venue: Martti Ahtisaari Hall at Agora

23 September
Opening remarks: Member of the European Parliament Mika Aaltola
Lecture: How can you recognise an educated and wise person—or are such people still needed at all?
Professor Hannu L.T. Heikkinen, University of Jyväskylä
NOTE: Venue: Martti Ahtisaari Hall at Agora

7 October
Why is everything so difficult? Safe transactions in the digital world
M.Sc. (Eng.), non-fiction author Petteri Järvinen

21 October
Is international law in crisis?
Academician of Science Martti Koskenniemi, University of Helsinki

4 November
The Bible, revised: How texts regarded as sacred have been changed over the course of history
Non-fiction author, Th.D., M.Sc. (Psychology) Ville Mäkipelto

18 November
Between the lines and behind the stories: The work and writing of an author
Author Minna Rytisalo

2 December
Helene Schjerfbeck and the narrative of national art
Chief Curator, Ph.D. Marja Lahelma, Ateneum Art Museum