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Exceptions to Student and Learning Services’ customer service opening hours in December 2023 and January 2024

Upcoming exceptions to Student and Learning Services customer service opening hours

On Friday 1 December 2023 the customer service desk in Joensuu closes already at 2:30 pm.

On Wednesday 6 December 2023 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio are closed.

On Friday 22 December 2023 the customer service desk in Joensuu is closed. The phone service and customer service desk in Kuopio close already at 1 pm.

December, week 52

In Joensuu the customer service desk is closed 25–29 December 2023.

In Kuopio the customer service desk is open on Wednesday 27 December 2023 from 10 am to 3 pm. The customer service desk is closed 25–26 December and 28–29 December.

The phone service is open on Wednesday 27 December 2023 from 10 am to 3 pm. The phone service is closed 25–26 December and 28–29 December.

January

On 1 January 2024 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio are closed.

2–15 January 2024 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio are open Mon–Fri from 10 am to 3 pm.

Starting 16 January 2024 the Student and Learning Services’ regular opening hours are changing.

Contact information and regular opening hours in December 2023

The Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm.

If you are unable to visit the customer service desk during these times, please contact us by email or phone, and we can set up a meeting for a different time.

Visiting address: Joensuu Aurora A, 1st floor; Kuopio Canthia, 2nd floor

Email address: opiskelu@uef.fi (Please note that there might be delays in responses during vacation times)

Phone number: +358 29 445 8900

Phone service opening hours: Mon–Fri from 10 am to 3 pm

The Student and Learning Services’ customer service opening hours are changing starting 16 January 2024

The regular opening hours of the Student and Learning Services’ customer service are changing starting 16 January 2024. Moving forward the Student and Learning Services’ customer service will be open as follows:

Customer service desk: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 1 pm

Phone service: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm

If you are unable to visit the customer service desk or call during these times, please contact us by email.

Changes to these opening hours will be announced in Kamu.

Customer service contact information

Visiting address: Joensuu Aurora A, 1st floor; Kuopio Canthia, 2nd floor

Email address: opiskelu@uef.fi

Phone number: +358 29 445 8900

Library’s 8th book Christmas tree. Guessing competition now open!

Book Christmas tree has again been set up in the Kuopio Campus Library and the book Christmas tree guessing competition is now open. 

Leave your guess to the box in the library or use the web form by 6th of January 2024. The closest guess will win a prize.

The prize must be collected at the Kuopio Campus Library.

The correct number of books in the tree will be announced after Epiphany.

Good luck!

2023 Kirjajoulukuusi 1

UEF info session on 19 December 2023 at 10:00–11:00

Welcome to a UEF info session on Tuesday, 19 December 2023, starting at 10:00. The topics of the info session include the budget for 2024, the outlook for the next year, doctoral pilots, and the development of research training in the coming years. The event will be attended by the rectors and the Director of Administration.

You can ask questions and provide comments in advance or during the event in the UEF info session community in Viva Engage.

The UEF info session will be recorded and the recording will be published in Viva Engage after the event.

Join the UEF info session online via this link.

Exceptions in the library opening hours due to Finnish Independence Day

Joensuu and Kuopio Campus Libraries are open on Tuesday 5th December 2023 8am–3pm (customer service 10am–3pm) and KUH Medical Library 10am–3pm. On Independence Day 6th December 2023 all library offices are closed. 
 
The library’s 24/7 self-study facilities are open despite these exceptions.

Maintenance break in Peppi on 20 November 2023

The Digital Services’ monthly maintenance break today on 20 November 2023 includes the Peppi production environment as well. Peppi will not be in use during the maintenance break starting 6 pm (18:00). The maintenance break is expected to end at 7 pm (19:00). You can find more information on the maintenance break in the Digital Services’ Viva Engage (requires logging in with a UEF account) (opens in a new tab).

Apply for exchange by 15 November!

November application period for outgoing student exchange is still open!

The application period ends November 15th at 3:00 PM sharp – applications must be complete and submitted by 3:00 PM, applications cannot be submitted after 3:00 PM.

During the November application period, students of the University of Eastern Finland may apply for student exchange placements in the following exchange programmes:

  • Bilateral exchange (one semester or full academic year)
  • ISEP Exchange (one semester)
  • north2north exchange (one semester)

Read the programme-specific calls for applications and submit your application in SoleMOVE! Login to the system with your UEF credentials using HAKA/Shibboleth login.

More instructions on how to complete and submit the application is available in Kamu.

UEF is searching for new YUFE Student Forum representatives

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is part of the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) alliance which is a major strategic partnership established in 2019 with funding from the European Commission.

There are two YUFE Student Forum representatives’ seats becoming vacant in UEF’s YUFE Team.

If you are a bachelor’s or master’s UEF student, you have at least one year of studies left and you are interested in networking, getting to know Europe as an operational environment, and developing Higher Education in international teams, check out the tasks and apply by 15 November 2023!

For further information, please read the call for YUFE Student Forum representatives on Kamu website (Word) .

Contact person

Katinka Käyhkö, Head of International Planning and Development, katinka.kayhko@uef.fi

Delay in processing the 24/7 access badges of the Joensuu Campus Library

There is currently a delay in processing student access permit applications at the Joensuu campus: as due to a global component shortage, the university’s Key Services has not received new access tokens. This affects, for example, getting a 24/7 access badge of the library. According to current information, more access tokens will be available in December, and the processing of students’ access permit applications will be continued then. Applicants will be notified as soon as the access badges can be picked up. We apologize for the situation.