The Sibelius Academy (, ) is part of the University of the Arts Helsinki and a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities with roughly 1,400 enrolled students. The Sibelius Academy is the organizer of the International Maj Lind Piano Competition and one of the organizers of the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition held every five years in Helsinki. History The academy was founded in 1882 by Martin Wegelius as ("Helsinki Music Institute") and renamed in 1939 to honour its own former student and Finland's most celebrated composer Jean Sibelius. In 2013, the academy merged with two formerly independent universities, Helsinki Theatre Academy and Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, to form the University of the Arts Helsinki. Degrees The primary degree at the Sibelius Academy is the Master of Music (MMus) degree. The school also offers postgraduate degrees with artistic and research options. The postgraduate degrees are the Licentiate of Arts in Music Lic.A. (Mus.) and the doctoral degree of Doctor of Arts in Music D.A. (Mus.) Degree programmes The Academy offers the following degree programmes: Degree Programme in Church Music Degree Programme in Composition and Music Theory Degree Programme in Folk Music Degree Programme in Jazz Music Degree Programme in Orchestral and Choral Conducting Degree Programme in Music Education Degree Programme in Music Technology Degree Programme in Music Performance Degree Programme in Vocal Music Degree Programme in Arts Management Notable students and faculty (past and present) Composers Greta Dahlström, music teacher and composer Kalevi Aho Erik Bergman Paavo Heininen, former professor of composition Tuomas Kantelinen Pekka Kostiainen, composer and choral conductor Magnus Lindberg Jaakko Mäntyjärvi Erkki Melartin, student/composer/professor/Director Helsinki Conservatory Veli-Matti Puumala, professor of composition Einojuhani Rautavaara Kaija Saariaho Aulis Sallinen Jean Sibelius Conductors Leo Funtek (1885–1965), violinist, conductor, arranger and music professor Paavo Berglund, conductor Pietari Inkinen, violinist, and conductor Sasha Mäkilä, assistant conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra Eva Ollikainen, conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Jorma Panula, conductor, composer and teacher Atso Almila, conductor, composer and teacher Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra, former conductor of the LA Philharmonic, composer Jukka-Pekka Saraste, former conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra David Searle, orchestral conductor