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New course about bioeconomy and entrepreneurship

10.11.2023 Leave a Comment

Are you interested in bioeconomy and entrepreneurship? Apply to become Europe’s future bioeconomy entrepreneurs!

The new course Fostering Entrepreneurship for a sustainable and innovative BioEconomy starts on January 9^th, 2024: 16 weeks of online classes for 3 hours every week + 1 study week at the Wageningen University & Research in April 2024 funded by Erasmus+, to meet your fellow students and European professors and work together on a final project.

Are you a bioeconomy Master student? Apply until November 26^th, 2023, by filling in form with your CV and motivations – have you already had a taste of entrepreneurship? Do you want to join a class of curious and dynamic bioeconomy entrepreneurs?

Our 8 FOEBE+ modules cover the following topics:

introduction to the bioeconomy,
accelerated sustainable entrepreneurship,
design thinking, creativity and innovative management,
knowledge management,
business management & finance,
leadership, execution,
marketing,
digitalization & the bioeconomy.

The teachers come from 7 European countries and will give you wide cultural perspectives and the perfect toolbox to start your bioeconomy company.

Feel free to contact foebe-application@agroparistech.fr

If you wish to know more about the project.

For further information, please contact helen.reijonen@uef.fi.

Exceptions to Student and Learning Services’ customer service opening hours in November 2023

09.11.2023 Leave a Comment

Upcoming exceptions to Student and Learning Services customer service opening hours

On Friday 10 November 2023 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio close already at 2 pm.

On Wednesday and Thursday 15-16 November 2023 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio are closed due to the Student and Learning Services’ staff development days.

Contact information and regular opening hours

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

Joensuu campus library extends its 24/7 self-study facilities to the stair landings

09.11.2023 Leave a Comment

In Joensuu, the library’s 24/7 self-study facilities have so far been limited to the 1st floor. Now the use of the facilities will be extended to the stair landings on the 2nd and 3rd floors. You can use an elevator to move between the floors.

The toilets, storage lockers and working spaces on the stair landings can now be used during the self-study period. Joensuu Campus Library has Sound Zones. The stair landings belong to a working area where quiet conversation is allowed with others in mind: sound carries quite easily from upper floors to the 1st floor. The halls on the 2nd and 3rd floors are still accessible only during the library’s opening hours.

The first-floor corridor between Carelia and Conservatory of Music will remain open as usual, and its storage lockers and toilet facilities will be available. The accessible toilet can be found in the corridor.

The storage facilities on the first floor (Avola and Liukula) and the lounge Olola will continue to be used only during the library’s opening hours.

SoleMOVE Application Clinics Wed&Thu!

08.11.2023 Leave a Comment

International Mobility Services is hosting SoleMOVE Application Clinics today, Wednesday 8 November, and tomorrow, Thursday 9 November!

Students who are planning to submit an application for exchange studies during the November application period are welcome to come work on their application and ask for advice regarding the application. Clinics will be hosted on both campuses as follows:

Wednesday 8 November, 3-4:30 PM

Joensuu: AG215 / Kuopio: CA104

Thursday 9 November, 10-11:30 AM

Joensuu: AG214 / Kuopio: CA104

Welcome!

Students’ Hack Me Up Competition at Joensuu Science Park, 24-25 November 2023: Collaborate with businesses to brainstorm climate-smart solutions in Joensuu

02.11.2023 Leave a Comment

Join the Hack Me Up Ideation Competition, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 24-25, 2023, at Joensuu Science Park. The registration period for the competition ends on Friday, November 17, at 3:00 PM.

Brainstorm and create solution drafts for businesses’ sustainability challenges. Your ideation work is meaningful – you will assist companies and households in reducing their carbon footprint and/or increasing their carbon handprint, thereby promoting positive climate actions in Joensuu.

The competition is organised in collaboration with the Climate Joensuu 2025 and Innocities Joensuu projects, along with esteemed partner companies. The judges will assess the functionality, feasibility, user experience, and novelty of the ideas.

Submit your registration information for Hack Me Up Competition by Friday, November 17, at 3:00 PM.

You can register individually or form a team of 2-5 members. If you choose to register individually, the competition organisers will assist in forming a team on your behalf. You can also provide the contact details of a pre-formed team in the registration form.

Hack Me Up culminates in the prize-giving ceremony on Saturday, November 25, 2023. The top teams will be rewarded! First prize is 1,000 euros, and second prize 500 euros. Additionally, the winner of the Speedhack phase of the Hack Me Up Competition will be awarded a prize of 500 euros.

If you wish to refine your idea, consider participating in the Start Me Up Business Idea Competition! Is your team eager to take the idea to the next level? The Start Me Up Business Idea Competition offers students the opportunity to further develop and refine their ideas through collaboration with a partner company. The Start Me Up Business Idea Competition runs from February 1st to March 31st, 2024.

Learn more about the competition and companies sustainability challenges: https://businessjoensuu.fi/en/hackmeup

Respond to Career Monitoring Survey!

01.11.2023 Leave a Comment

The national Career monitoring survey is still going on! The target group of the survey in 2018 is those who have completed a Master Degree or in 2020 Doctoral Degree. The University of Eastern Finland approaches those who belong to the target group by letter or e-mail. So, if you have received a mail from university, please respond to survey! It is very important for the university of Eastern Finland. The survey is open until 11 December 2023, but we hope you could respond as soon as possible.

Career monitoring collects information about graduates’ job placement and career. Answers are also collected about satisfaction with the degree and which factors have helped to find employment. Respondents can also give their tips on what skills are needed in working life right now. In addition, the Career monitoring survey for masters, is part of the university’s funding model. So the answers really matter! The Töissä.fi- service is based on career tracking material. Answers from previous years can be viewed from the Vipunen service of the Finnish National Board of Education.

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