Networks of the academic disciplines

Academic networks in Finland have created online activity networks for specific disciplines and for multidisciplinary fields. The network websites provide information on, e.g., courses in the field, doctoral programmes and current events.

The list below includes both the networks which obtained earmarked virtual university funding from the Ministry of Education in 2001-2006, as well as networks funded from other sources.

Humanities networks

Agricola - The Finnish History Network (fi)

The Network of Finnish University Language Centres

The Finnish Virtual University of Literature 

KIT - Network for Language Technology Training (fi)

MOVE - Music Education Online

National History eLearning Network (fi)

Network on Cultural Studies (fi)

Business studies networks

Business Studies Network of Eastern Finland (fi)

Mathematical and natural science networks

MatTaFi - Computer Aided Mathematics Teaching (fi)

Mathematical Modelling Network (fi)

The Network of Organic Chemistry

Network project on basic programming studies (fi) | English Summary of the project in the FVU Newsletter

OSCu, Open Source CoUrseware

The Virtual University on Geoinformatics (fi)

Multi-disciplinary networks

Asianet.fi – Finnish University Network for East and Southeast Asian Studies

Connet, Cognitive Science and Cognitive ICT - National Education Programme (fi)

Finland Futures Academy

The Finnish University Network for Tourism Studies

The Finnish University Network for Multi-Disciplinary Rural Studies

Network University of Semiotics (fi)

Russian Studies Online

TORUS - Finnish Network for the History of Science and Technology

UniPID (Finnish Universities' Partnership for International Development)

University Network for Communication Sciences

University Network for Women's Studies, HILMA

Networks in medicine and healthcare studies

The Finnish University Network in Health Sciences

LATE, Research Network of Qualitative Healthcare research

Networks in law and social sciences

Childhood and Family Research Unit (fi)

Electronic Postgraduate Studies in Law (fi)

Network of Institutional Economics in Finland

SOSNET, A National University Network for Social Work

Networks in psychology and education studies

Network of the Adult Education Research Society (fi)

KasVi, The Virtual University of Educational Sciences (fi)

Psykonet, Network University of Psychology (fi)