Prior to registration, first-year students are required to formally accept their study place by using the link they have received from UEF by email. The degree programme will inform the deadline for confirming the study place and it may change annually. If you do not confirm your study place, you will forfeit it.
If you are obliged to pay a tuition fee, pay the fee by deadline. Instructions on invoices will be sent to you by email. The tuition fee and the Student Union fee must be paid before the registration. The Student Union membership fees change every academic year.
After you have paid the tuition fee (if applicable), you can register online by logging into My Studyinfo with the same confirmation link you used for confirming your study place. Then proceed to register in the Oili registration service. Register as present (i.e. attending) and pay the student union fee by deadline.
If you cannot register online, you should register in person at the Student and Learning Services. If you know that you will arrive in Finland after the deadline for registration, please send an e-mail to opiskelu@uef.fi and explain your situation.
Upon registration, your information will be entered into the student register.
Once registered, you will get a student certificate. By showing this certificate, you will get a substantial discount on meals at certain campus restaurants and you are entitled to use the services provided by Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) until you get your student card. NOTE! The services of FSHS are not available for exchange students!
You will also get instructions on how to activate your user account for the university’s IT services (e.g. email, WebOodi etc.) upon registration. The user account can be used in approximately one hour after the activation once your study right is valid. Please note, however, that your user account may not have all the necessary user rights at once, as new students get their final user rights only after registering at the university and after their information has been updated in the IDM system. This can take up to one day.
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| Academic year | 1 August 2023 - 31 July 2024 | 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Registration, current students | 1 May - 15 September 2023 | 1 June 2024 - 15 September 2024 |
| Registration, new Bachelor's and Master's students | 1 May - 18 August 2023 in Oili 1 May - 15 September 2023 in person | The registration period starts on 1 June. Online registration ends on 23 August and registration in person on campus ends on 15 September. |
| Registration, new Bachelor's and Master's students, study rights starting in the spring semester | No later than 15 January 2024 | The registration period ends 15 January. |
| Registration for spring term only, current students | 1 December 2023 - 15 January 2024 | 1 November 2024 – 15 January 2025 |
| Opening ceremony of the academic year | 7 September 2023 in Joensuu | 5 September 2024 in Kuopio |
| Periods (used in some study fields) | ||
| Autumn semester, 1st period | 1 September - 20 October 2023 | 2 September - 25 October 2024 |
| Autumn semester, 2nd period | 23 October - 13 December 2023 | 28 October - 13 December 2024 |
| Spring semester, 3rd period | 8 January - 15 March 2024 | 7 January - 14 March 2025 |
| Spring semester, 4th period | 18 March - 31 May 2024 | 17 March - 31 May 2024 |
| Orientation for new students | 1 and 4 - 6 September 2023 and 3 October 2023 | 2 - 6 September and 1 October 2024 |
| Orientation for new international students | 1 and 4 - 5 September 2023 8 - 10 January 2024 | 2 - 4 September 2024 7 - 9 January 2025 |
| Christmas break | 14 December 2023 - 5 January 2024 | 16 December 2024 - 3 January 2025 |
| Easter break | 28 March - 3 April 2024 | 17 - 23 April 2025 |
| Sports day starting 12.15 p.m. | 4 October 2023 13 February 2024 | 2 October 2024 25 February 2025 |
| Climate Afternoon 12 - 16 | ||
| Summer School |
Transcript of Academic Records
Cheating is considered a serious offence at Finnish universities, and plagiarism constitutes the most serious form of cheating. Plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct in which an individual submits or presents the work of another person as their own. Any instance of plagiarism or suspected plagiarism may have serious consequences for the student.
Students must use a proper academic referencing technique to acknowledge the work or material of other writers which they have looked at and which they have used when preparing their own assignments. Correct and consistent academic referencing technique allows the evaluator to locate the cited sources easily. It is never acceptable to copy a text from any source word for word and use it in an essay in any other form than short borrowings, which should be identified as a citation (direct “quotes”). Paraphrasing (rewording) someone else’s words also requires referencing.
The Universities Act (558/2009), Section 45, states the following on disciplinary actions: “A student, who has committed an offence against teaching or research at the university or has otherwise breached university order, may be cautioned or suspended for a maximum of one year as a disciplinary measure, depending on the seriousness of the offence. The decision in regard of a caution to a student shall be made by the rector of the university and in regard of a suspension by the board of the university. Before the resolution of the matter the student shall be verifiably notified of the offence he or she is accused of and given an opportunity to be heard in the matter.”
Cheating in an exam is also a serious offence in Finnish universities. Even suspicions of cheating in an exam can lead to serious problems for the student. Please remember that the invigilators have the authority to ask you to leave the exam room immediately, if they consider your behaviour inappropriate. They also decide what is cheating and what is not. Therefore, if you are talking with your friend in the exam room and that causes a charge of cheating, there is no use saying that you were only discussing your weekend plans or something else. If dishonest behaviour is noticed only after the examination or in other assignments, the teacher who is responsible for grading can fail the student. Moreover, all cases of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean, who will decide on any possible further action.
Plagiarism means copying ideas, thoughts, texts, presentations, inventions etc. and presenting them as your own. It is always an insult to good scientific practice and to the teacher in question. Plagiarism is punishable and will be dealt with even in minor cases. Plagiarism is prohibited in all phases of studies and on all courses. Being able to separate one’s own ideas from those of someone else’s and respecting the copyrights of others are among the basic skills university students are expected to master. References to the works of others should be made in accordance with the academic guidelines, which can be obtained from the academic department of the student. Allegations of plagiarism are suspicions of fraud and this is why the University of Eastern Finland has guidelines on proceeding in case of academic dishonesty.
University of Eastern Finland is using an electronic plagiarism detection system called Turnitin. Students can access the system through Moodle and check their assignments before handing them in.
If you need help with using Turnitin, please send an email to oppitupa@uef.fi