- Kumpula Campus
The Kumpula Campus is a
science campus ofUniversity of Helsinki . The campus is located some four kilometres from the centre ofHelsinki , in theKumpula district. Completed in 2005, it currently provides study and research facilities for about 6,000 students and 1,000 teachers/researchers.Departments
The biggest departments housed on the campus are:
* Department ofChemistry
* Department ofComputer Science
* Department ofMathematics andStatistics
* Department of Physicsand smaller:
* Department ofGeography
* Department ofGeology Other institutions
A number of related or independent institutions are housed on the campus, e.g.:
* The Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (VERIFIN)
* The Finnish Museum of Natural History Dating Laboratory
* The Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP)
* The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT)
* The Institute ofSeismology
* TheLuma Centre
* The Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education
* The Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR)
* The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)The Kumpula Science Library provides scientific library services for the campus.
Buildings
The campus consists of the following buildings:
* Chemicum (Dept. of Chemistry; VERIFIN)
* Physicum (Depts. of Physics, Geography, and Geology; Science Library; Dating Lab.; HIP)
* Exactum (Depts. of Computer Science and Math & Statistics; I. of Seismology; HIIT)
*Dynamicum (FIMR, FMI)
* Accelerator Laboratory
* Kumpula manor
* Sport CenterThe Kumpula Botanical Garden is located adjacent to the campus.
External links
* [http://www.helsinki.fi/kumpula/english/index.htm Information about The Kumpula Campus]
* [http://aikataulut.ytv.fi/reittiopas/en/ The Journey Planner of Helsinki Metropolitan Public Transport Authority] , a convenient service to find a route to the campus or view the location on map.
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