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Month: April 2020

Take out lunch for students becomes available for purchase at Carelia and Snellmania starting 15 April 2020

08.04.2020 Leave a Comment on Take out lunch for students becomes available for purchase at Carelia and Snellmania starting 15 April 2020

Restaurants Carelia in Joensuu and Snellmania in Kuopio starts student priced take away sale on 15 April 2020.

Take out lunch subsidised by Kela will become available for purchase to students in the Carelia (entrance A) and Snellmania (entrance I) restaurants starting next Wednesday, 15 April 2020. Lunch is available from Monday to Friday at 11–14. Students can purchase two take out lunches for themselves at a time, and they can also purchase take out lunch for one fellow student (2 + 2 lunches in total, a valid student card for both students must be presented). The restaurants have special instructions relating to hygiene and safety in place.

The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, KELA´s, meal subsidy for students is €1.94 per meal / day normally. Until 31 May 2020, you may have subsidy for 2 meals / day / student. The subsidy is deducted from the price of the meal at the student restaurant. You pay the discounted price, which is available only in participating student restaurants.

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Safety first as universities prepare for student admissions – any entrance exam changes reported by 15 April 2020

06.04.2020 Leave a Comment on Safety first as universities prepare for student admissions – any entrance exam changes reported by 15 April 2020

The Finnish universities are following up on the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and are carefully preparing for the practical arrangements of student admissions under these exceptional circumstances. Universities are preparing for different scenarios in close collaboration with Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish National Agency for Education in compliance with the authorities’ instructions.

If the coronavirus situation warrants changes to the entrance examination arrangements, the universities will disseminate information on them no later than 15 April.

– We fully understand that uncertainty about the future is weighing on the minds of many applicants and their families. They can, however, rest assured that universities will collaborate intensively and effectively to ensure that student admissions will run as smoothly as possible in these extremely challenging conditions, says chair of the Unifi meetings for vice presidents for education, Petri Suomala.

As pointed out by Minister of Science and Culture Hanna Kosonen, the Finnish higher education institutions, the ministry and the Finnish National Agency for Education are cooperating closely to stay abreast of the coronavirus situation. Suomala stresses that ensuring the safety of all those involved and preventing the spread of the virus are top priorities in all decision-making concerning admissions.

Another key consideration is ensuring the equal treatment of all students, something that in the universities’ shared view can only be accomplished through entrance examinations or similar student admissions procedures.

– The vice presidents for education are assessing developments in the situation and will formulate national policy solutions together. In addition, the universities have set up a pandemic working group of experts in university admissions to support the vice presidents in finding solutions, Suomala reports.

The universities’ common aim is to begin the academic year in the autumn according to the normal schedule. The universities have committed to carrying out the student admissions as well as possible under the current conditions.

Further information:
Petri Suomala
Chair of the Unifi meetings for vice presidents for education
Universities Finland
Tel. +358 40 591 8044
petri.suomala@aalto.fi

University of Eastern Finland extends students’ study rights due to the coronavirus situation

03.04.2020 Leave a Comment on University of Eastern Finland extends students’ study rights due to the coronavirus situation

The University of Eastern Finland will extend the rights to study of its degree-seeking students and students of the Open University that are due to expire on 31 July 2020 until the end of 2020. The university acknowledges that for some students, the coronavirus situation may delay the progress of their studies. The study rights will be extended automatically and no action on the part of students is required.

“The well-being of our students is very important to us, and this is why we decided to extend their right to study. The coronavirus situation can cause anxiety and extra stress, but expiring study rights are now something our students don’t have to stress about,” Academic Rector Tapio Määttä says.

For further information, please contact:

Academic Rector Tapio Määttä, tapio.maatta(at)uef.fi, +358505751589

Director of Student and Learning Services Miia Turtiainen, miia.turtiainen(at)uef.fi, +358504382610

Survey about the digital resource materials of the National Library of Finland

02.04.2020 Leave a Comment on Survey about the digital resource materials of the National Library of Finland

Have you ever used the digital resource materials of the National Library of Finland or wondered how to use them? Would you like to contribute to the development of future research services of the National Library?

If  yes, now is the chance to take part in a survey to develop researcher service concept called Mining Lab (Louhos).

The survey has 20 questions and takes about 10 to 15 minutes. None of the questions is obligatory. The survey is open until 15th May 2020.

The respondents have an opportunity to participate in a raffle in order to win a museum card or  publications of the National Library.

You can also participate in the development of our research services even if you are not yet familiar with the digital resources and services or if you do not have time to answer the survey. In this case, please contact liisa.napara.helsinki.fi.

Research services of the National Library are being developed in the Digital Open Memory (DOM) project. The aim is to develop interaction between researchers and the digital collections of the National Library and create a unified service path for researchers as in international Library Labs. Lab type services are designed to bring together researchers, library research services, research materials and to promote collaboration between them. Read more about the DOM project  and our privacy policy.

Regarding Security and Privacy in the Zoom Service

01.04.2020 Leave a Comment on Regarding Security and Privacy in the Zoom Service

The security of Zoom, used in online teaching and meetings, has been much discussed in media recently. UEF has taken a closer look at the discussion and sorted out the security implications.

The Zoom service used in UEF is offered and implemented by CSC through NORDUnet. The service is located in Sweden and it’s used by Nordic education and science communities. Security and privacy statements of the service are in line with both European and national information security legislations.

The Zoom service offered by CSC is technically different from the free to use American Zoom service offered by Zoom Video Communications, Inc. The leaked phone numbers and credit card numbers mentioned in media do not apply to the Zoom service offered by CSC. The cloud storage feature has been disabled in the Zoom service used in UEF. Any recordings made of online teaching sessions or meetings have not been stored outside the EU, they have been stored in the users’ devices only.

Media has reported that the Attendee attention tracking feature in Zoom can be used by the organizer to track the activity of participants. This feature can only be used to see if a participant’s Zoom session is active not. This feature has been turned off by default in UEF and is now disabled completely, so the organizer cannot activate it anymore.

Media has also reported that the Zoom iOS app (iPhone, iPad), leaks device data to Facebook, and that Zoom has failed to mention this feature in its App Store EULA. The leaks were related to the app’s Facebook login feature, which passed on device data to Facebook when launching or closing the app. Zoom has removed this feature from the iOS app in the updated version 4.6.9., so updating the app from App Store is recommended. The device data passed on to Facebook contains only device technical information, which is by itself not enough to recognize a single user.

Furthermore, media has spotlighted an old vulnerability in Zoom, allowing an attacker to spy on the cameras and microphones in Apple MacBooks. The vulnerability was published in July 2019 and patched by Zoom in July 2019. It’s recommended to always use the latest versions of apps and install any security updates without delay.

It has also been reported that some Zoom meetings have received uninvited guests or been disrupted with inappropriate video clips. This is a common problem with online meetings. Anyone with the invite link may participate in open online meetings. The organizer can control participation with password or login requirements and choose if joining is allowed to anyone or registered users only.

If you have further questions regarding the security of Zoom, please contact: servicedesk@uef.fi