e r u v i t e u w F Guild University opens for business in Helsinki 23 August 2030 Yellow World Guilds have extended The GDA (Guild for Data Analysts) University in Finland, the first campus university opened by a Guild in Europe, will their responsibilities welcome its first residential students next month. The GDA announced in 2026 that it was to invest €35m in developing for their members, a university dedicated to data analytics research and teaching in response to growing demand from its members. including wellbeing, pensions, training The new GDA University is set on the former The university will initially offer modular “As a Guild we are constantly striving to help and by 2030, site of Urban‑Metro University, which closed courses and accreditation which build into our members develop the skills that have made university education. its doors in 2027. The campus was purchased the three levels of Guild Certification, today’s them so valuable in the workplace,” said Julia Here’s what an by the GDA in 2028 and has undergone an gold standard for data analysis professionals. Hawley, chief executive of the GDA. “Our new education news forum extensive refurbishment and digital upgrade. While applications are accepted from all, those university will track the skills demands within could report in 2030. “We can offer our students the very latest students that are already members of the GDA the industry and move quickly to make sure learning technology and infrastructure,” said will enjoy subsidised fees. that our students leave their education ready to GDA University Vice Chancellor Eino Virtanen. add real value to businesses worldwide.” “As you would expect from a Guild that represents the finest talents in digital analytics, our campus is state‑of‑the‑art.” The GDA is the largest and fastest growing of the Guilds with more than 18m members worldwide. It has run an extensive programme of training courses since it was set up in 2021; its library of MOOCs (massively open online courses) is heavily used by members and non‑members alike and a selection of short residential courses for Guild members was launched in 2025. Read more 27