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• Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy ranked 9th best music institution in the QS World University Rankings
• Violinist Tuulia Hero: A silent dialogue unfolds between the music, the musicians and the audience
• Conductor Susanna Mälkki appointed Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Sibelius Academy of Uniarts Helsinki
• The application for the Jan van Eyck Academie alumni residency is open
• Visiting professor Natasha Loges: Producing new knowledge is my way of changing the musical world
• Meet the artist: Accordionist Veli Kujala hopes that the joy of playing and making music could be preserved during studies
• Meet the visiting lecturer: Pianist, chamber musician and Colburn professor Fabio Bidini
• Iryna Gorkun-Silén is reimagining the French flute legacy
• Kuopio Library has an exception in customer service opening hours on 26.2
• Olga Heikkilä: Teaching is a journey into the living instrument
• The Finnish Cultural Foundation awards 300,000 euros for the launch of a master’s programme in musical theatre
• Opening up new global perspectives – Christina L. Saarinen’s bequest will support fine arts students’ international activities
• Future actors need to be adaptable, curious and committed to continuous learning
• The Voice and Justice Project kicks off – First visit to the United States in March
• Analía Capponi-Savolainen uncovers the hidden meanings of children’s singing
• Uniarts Helsinki’s goals for 2025 municipal and county elections
• Priss Niinikoski aims for an international career with her interdisciplinary methods
• Adam Woodward: Playing together is special
• Professor Heidi Partti appointed as a member of the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK for the term 2025–2027
• Alumni call open for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
• International students take over the stage in spring 2025
• Singing encourages speaking in Finnish
• Doctoral researcher Libero Mureddu is a spokesperson for improvisation
• Visa-Pekka Mertanen offers new perspectives on synthesizer-improvised jazz
• Vice Dean of the Sibelius Academy Tuuli Talvitie: Smoother research journeys through community discussions
• Student Services Coordinator: Student Ambassadors share honest experience-based knowledge with students applying to and recently accepted to Uniarts Helsinki
• Meeting the Other – on being a queer refugee and on facing anger with compassion
• Uniarts Helsinki’s sustainability fund accumulated 16,000 euros in 2024
• Adjunct professor Alex Arteaga: Changing the world for the better is an essential goal of artistic research 
• Peter Sarlin makes a substantial donation to strengthen AI research in Finland
• Sibelius Academy presents Siba Talks – stories of life, career and music with leading artists
• Visual artist Jade Kallio selected for ISCP residency in New York in spring 2026 
• Outi and Jan Vapaavuori select Liisa-Irmelen Liwata as the winner of the Young Visual Artist Award 
• The Praxis master’s programme provides the skills to work as an expert in contemporary art
• Uniarts Helsinki concluded its change negotiations 
• Live art and performance studies alum: I am now better able to navigate the field as a freelancer
• Dance performance alum: I enjoy learning and growing in supported group processes
• Kaarlo Hildén to continue as the rector of Uniarts Helsinki 
• Student of comparative dramaturgy and performance research: My previous studies in international relations and side projects in theatre both proved to be very relevant
• Doctoral researcher Niran Baibulat: Walking produces a visual narrative
• Culture’s vitality must be protected. Uniarts Helsinki endorses the Cut the Cuts! Culture Petition
• Dean Otso Huopaniemi: What kind of a community do we want to be in 2028?
• Over Five Million Euros in Continued Funding for the MAGICS Initiative from Research Council of Finland
• Rector of Uniarts Helsinki Kaarlo Hildén and Professor Sakari Oramo honoured as the Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
• Pacius Fund grants follow-up funding for preparing a master’s programme in musical theatre
• Master’s Programme in Music Business drives Finnish music to the world
• Recent studies highlight the positive impacts of artistic and cultural activities on physical and mental health
• A new master’s programme to support the export and growth opportunities of Finnish music
• Meet the artist: Ralf Gothóni
• Get inspired – register now for the Open University’s spring 2025 courses at Uniarts Helsinki!
• My Day: “I stay inspired by immersing myself in diverse events and meeting new people”
• The Role of Interculturalism in higher music education – Global artistic citizenship 
• Dissertation: Arts universities play a significant role in promoting social sustainability 
• Uniarts Helsinki’s response to the Student Union’s statement about the academic and cultural boycott of Israel
• Divided foreign policy has consequences for universities
• Choreography alum: Vast production resources encouraged us students to think bigger
• Student of Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research: I don’t just have classmates in Helsinki, but in five locations around Europe
• Conducting student: Mental and personal growth has been just as important as the technical training
• The new theoretical research option in choreography is unique in the Nordics
• Fine arts student: “One of my favorite things here is the flexibility of the studying structure”
• Academy of Fine Arts Dean Leevi Haapala: “We will reinforce joint planning and the impact of exhibition activities” 
• “You have to make your legacy now,” says extreme body artist Ron Athey
• New research: Language learning should be embodied and creative
• Professor of Opera Markus Lehtinen: The anatomy of an artistic collaboration – the connections that endure
• In Memoriam Leif Segerstam
• Harriina Räinä selected grantee for the residency program in Scotland 2025 
• Rector of Uniarts Helsinki Kaarlo Hildén: “Culture is a key driver for building the Finland of the future”
• Fuel for the creativity highway: J-P Piirainen aims to create space for everyday artistic work
• Alum Diego Bruno in conversation with artist Stan Douglas: “History is not over yet”
• Livsfarligt på allvar is a murder mystery and comedy that creates a new aesthetic of accessibility
• Examining contemporary clarinet repertoire
• Latest addition to the art collection of the Academy of Fine Arts displayed in Mylly’s courtyard
• Becoming a master: Diana Luganski and Marjaana Kella
• Finland’s first professor of musical theatre is J. Martina Roos
• Call for Alumni: apply to a funded residency at ISCP in New York 
• Finnish music schools and children’s performances should be celebrated
• Doctoral researcher Noora Karjalainen wants to put the deaf experience at centre of theatre
• Naiara De La Puente offers new approaches to the traditional perception of the accordion in modern chamber music
• Rector Kaarlo Hildén: “As a university community, we have a duty to create experiences that strengthen good everyday life and faith in the future”
• New Vice Rector for Education Tapio Kujala wants to promote student mobility and increase joint studies
• Alum of the Year Jakob Höglund: Trailblazer in Musical Theatre
• Alum of the Year Maija Kauhanen: One-Woman Orchestra
• Alum of the Year Sofia Haapamäki: Everything starts with an idea
• Rec­tor Kaarlo Hildén’s speech at the open­ing of the aca­d­e­mic year 2024-2025
• Sofia Haapamäki, Jakob Höglund and Maija Kauhanen are Uniarts Helsinki’s Alumni of the Year 2024
• Conductor Sakari Oramo: Diverse orchestral activities are the foundation of quality music education
• Experimental and playful works in the BFA Exhibition
• Cana­dian artist Stan Dou­glas to de­liver keynote lec­ture in Helsinki
• Ville Aslak Raasakka highlights environmental disasters through his compositions
• Uniarts Helsinki receives the quality label – the university’s asset is its close link to the working life
• Meet specialists from Jan van Eyck Academie and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Helsinki on 19 September 2024 
• BFA exhibition, fears, affection, points of return and spatiality in Kuva/Tila’s autumn exhibition programme
• Ecologies in the Making: Sculpting Futures residency in Scotland is open for applications
• Sounds and stories: James Andean explores the relationship between sound and narrative in electroacoustic music
• “Mother, curator, dance writer” – Professor Maryam Bagheri Nesami sees artistic research as a potential site for practising freedom
• Uniarts Helsinki conferred 51 doctorates, 57 master’s degrees and eight honorary doctorates in its conferment ceremony
• Performance Table with No Seating brings on stage the neurodivergent experience
• Composer Þorkell Nordal: I hope that people will join the ritual
• Apply for Open University courses starting from 6 August
• Uniarts Helsinki’s conferment ceremony to liven up the streets of Helsinki next week
• Opera Student: In the middle of a lesson, I feel like I’m taking off, I want to learn this now!
• World music educators gather in Helsinki to discuss sustainability issues in the arts
• ‘In the name of the gays and the arts’ – LGBTQ+ student community organises low-threshold queer activities
• Honorary doctor Hito Steyerl: Outside the box
• Minna Långström: A few words to the graduates
• In a jazz ensemble, each player is simultaneously a soloist and a team player
• The personalities of cows and horses come to life in Lara Poe’s new orchestral work
• Uniarts Helsinki’s response to the Student Union’s statement on eradicating harassment
• Uniarts Helsinki’s response to the Student Union’s statement on eradicating harassment
• Honorary doctor Lia Rodrigues: Privilege comes with a responsibility to uplift others
• Reseach Council of Finland granted funding for Professor Otso Aavanranta’s research of electronic music as environmental sonic art
• Honorary doctor Susanna Mälkki: A messenger for contemporary classical music
• Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation grants one million euro to strengthen cultural diversity in music education
• Students and alumni of Uniarts Helsinki are satisfied with the quality of their education – wellbeing should be promoted also in the future
• Saastamoinen Foundation granted a one-million-euro funding for a residency programme for visual artists
• Gatherings exhibition, held as part of the Conferment ceremony, explores the theme of harvest
• Choirs unite to avert ecocide – “Music affects our bodies and feelings and allows us to deal with difficult topics through tangible experiences”
• Professor Rouhiainen appointed as a member of the Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities
• Christoph Oeschger – Filming the invisible, capturing more than meets the eye
• Honorary doctor Heikki Lehtonen highlights the importance of art fitness
• Fine arts student: The best thing about studying is the encouraging community spirit
• Uniarts Helsinki’s statement: The significance of the creative and arts sectors must be acknowledged in R&D funding
• Honorary doctor Hanna Helavuori: Hot or cold – never lukewarm
• Addressing ecological challenges in higher music education requires a radical change in mindsets 
• Dean Emilie Gardberg: Our activities are sustainable only when our community members are safe
• Uniarts Helsinki admitted 314 new students in spring 2024
• Honorary doctor Hilja Grönfors: A child who sang out her happiness
• Music Technology student: When I entered the classroom for the first time, I fell in love with the community
• Becoming a master: student Nella Savolainen and artistic godparent Sara Gurevitsch
• Collaboration with artist-researchers opens new perspectives on knowledge production – The theme of gifts from the perspectives of art and scolarship showcased at Kaapelitehdas
• Becoming a master: Eero Heinonen and Kiia Nordlund
• Prizes, grants and acquisitions in Kuvan Kevät 2024
• Honorary doctor Tacita Dean: Analogue filming leaves room for happy accidents
• Internationally acclaimed Canadian artist Stan Douglas to deliver keynote lecture in Helsinki in September 2024
• Artist becomes part of school community in residency programme – application period open for Academy of Fine Arts alumni until 5 June
• Uniarts Helsinki’s objectives for European elections 2024 
• Uniarts Helsinki confers honorary doctorates on President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb, Susanna Mälkki, Hilja Grönfors, Hanna Helavuori and four other influential figures in the arts
• Tapio Kujala selected as vice rector for education at Uniarts Helsinki
• Change negotiations to continue in September
• Kristina Arakelyan: As artists, we are part of society and have the privilege of addressing questions to our audience through our work
• Embracing collective learning: Management team of the European arts university alliance IN.TUNE visit Uniarts Helsinki
• Professor André de Quadros: In an increasingly polarized world bringing people together is the first priority
• Xiao Zhiyu and Paola Guzmán selected grantees for Jan van Eyck Academie and LIFT alumni residencies 
• Meet the artist: Conductor Nazanin Aghakhani finds home is an interior experience
• The first Johanna Ehrnrooth Prize awarded to visual artist Priss Niinikoski
• Art-based approaches can encourage fresh perspectives on the future  
• Nordplus funding for Nordic Choreographic Platform’s new initiatives
• Helsinki Festival culminates with a concert by the joint symphony orchestra of Sibelius Academy and the Royal College of Music
• An intimate exploration of Nordic and American songs, an adventurous collaboration between Juilliard School and Sibelius Academy
• New Vice Rector for research advocates for more time for core activities