The University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest institution of academic education in Finland, an international scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers. It is the only Finnish university to consistently rank in the top 100 of international university rankings. The University of Helsinki employs approximately 7600 people of which 60% are teachers and researchers. The high-quality research carried out by the university creates new knowledge for educating diverse specialists in various fields, and for utilisation in social decision-making and the business sector. The Department of Agricultural Sciences is the only national provider of higher education in the fields of agriculture and food systems