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17081 Information channels

KAMU: Handbook of doctoral education

Kamu is handbook that contains instructions for all phases of your doctoral studies.

Viva Engage: News

Viva Engage (formely Yammer) is UEF's private social network through which news and information are delivered. Doctoral School and all Doctoral Programmes have their own Yammer groups to which you should join in order to keep yourself updated on the activities and other important information related to your doctoral studies. You can also join other interesting Yammer groups e.g. the your department's group or research funding group.

You can find Yammer in Heimo, which you can access by logging with UEF credentials.

Peppi: Information about studies

Peppi is a student information system, where you can browse course catalogs and find information about contents and schedules of the courses and register for the courses. You can also plan your studies and acquire transcripts of academic record.

Heimo: Information bank, e-working environment and eServices

Heimo is a digital working environment of the University of Eastern Finland, which you can access via UEF login. It contains a feed of internal news and an information bank (entitled Services) where you can browse for information with keywords. See, for example, Support for Research page.

Heimo also contains E-services (e.g. for rrequesting software support or for applying for a doctoral degree). It also gives you an access to tools you need in your everyday work including applications and tools available in the O365 environment and UEF’s own systems (e.g. Moodle) regardless of your location and device, as long as you have an access to the internet and a browser.

Mepco: Personel information

Mepco is a Personnel Information System Services where employment contracts and information, as well as grant researcher agreements, are stored.

If you are employed by the UEF, you can review your employment information and salary slips in Mepco. You can also report changes in your address and other such data, fill in applications for leave and absence notifications etc., as well as fill in the forms related to assessment discussions in accordance with the salary system for universities and to performance appraisal discussions.