The general VAT rate rises in Finland from 24% to 25.5% as of 1 September 2024. The list of library service fees remains essentially unchanged after the increase. Only the hourly rates for information retrieval and teaching services for non-university customers will increase from 65 euros to 66 euros.
Month: August 2024
New version of Zotero reference management program available
The new Zotero 7 was released in August 2024. The function and performance have been improved. Outward appearance of the program has been slightly modernized too. Nevertheless, it is fairly easy for existing Zotero 6 users to switch over to the new version.
Learn more about the new version:
- Zotero 7 blog
- What’s New in Zotero 7 (YouTube video, Chinmaya S. Rathore, 14:48)
We have updated the text of the UEF Library Zotero page to reflect the new version. The videos are for Zotero 6 at the moment. The videos will be updated as soon as new versions are released.
For more information please contact information.services@uef.fi
Library opening hours in the autumn term
Library offices will move to the opening hours of the autumn term on Monday, September 2, 2024.
Joensuu and Kuopio Campus Library facilities are open between 8–18 on weekdays and 10–14 on Saturdays. The first hours of weekday mornings are self-service hours. From Monday to Saturday customer service starts at 10 a.m.
KUH Medical Library is open between 12–17 on Mondays and between 10–15 from Tuesday to Thursday.
24/7 Self-study facilities are open normally for the rest of the year, also during holidays.
You can find information about the opening hour exceptions for the autumn term on our website.
The Student and Learning Services’ customer service opening hours are extended 19 August – 13 September 2024
19 August – 13 September 2024 the Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk and phone service opening hours are extended. During this time both the customer service desk and phone service are open Mon–Fri from 10 am to 3 pm.
From 16 September 2024 onward the Student and Learning Services’ customer service will return to the regular opening hours (below).
Regular opening hours and contact information
The Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 1 pm.
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 when there is a lot of email traffic)
Phone number: +358 29 445 8900
Phone service opening hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm
Zotero trainings on autumn term 2024
Zotero reference management software training 8 October at 10-12 (Teams) (link opens in a new tab)
Zotero reference management software training 7 November at 13-15(Teams) (link opens in a new tab)
Zotero reference management software training 12 December at 13-15 (Teams) (link opens in a new tab)
- The trainings introduce the basic functions of the Zotero reference management software and how to use the Zotero Word Plugin.
- The trainings will be held on Teams. Advance registration is not needed.
- Before the training session, if you wish, you can install Zotero on your computer. See the library’s instructions. After that you can already start using Zotero.
Student, find power and purpose for your career and register to career planning and job seeking courses for the autumn 2024!
Are you wondering about your future? Where will I find work? How will I be convincing in the job interview? What can I do with my degree? What are my strengths? Am I in the right field? What should I study as a minor subject? What rights and obligations do I have as an employee?
Students pondering about their future directions or seeking traineeships and employment are troubled by many questions. Nevertheless, don’t worry! Practical guidance, knowledge and support is there for you on the career planning and job seeking courses offered by UEF Career Services.
Sign up for the career planning and job seeking courses in the autumn starts 12.8.2024. The first courses begin on 9 September 2024. Find the course details in Peppi!
In the Peppi Study Guide you will find further information about the courses. The courses for the academic year 2024–2025 include the following courses in English and Finnish:
- Career planning – self-study course, 1 ECTS
- Career planning – practical exercises, 1 ECTS
- Job seeking – self-study course, 1 ECTS
- Job seeking – practical exercises, 1 ECTS
- Basics of Finnish working life – self-study course, 1 ECTS (only in English)
The courses offered by the UEF Career Services are meant for all students to support and help them during studies and when the move towards working life becomes timely. The courses offer you knowledge, skills, courage and attitude for the future working life. In these courses, you can also clarify your thoughts about your future and career possibilities.
We have received positive feedback about the studies from students. Participants in the career planning self-study course have stated:
- “I think the course was good in stirring up thoughts and it helped me analyze my own, sometimes scattered, thoughts about my future career. Although I already had a lot of knowledge about the working life, this course was a good add-on in creating my own career plan.”
- “Thanks to the career plan I composed during the course, I now feel more confident about my studies. The course clarified my career aims and I also got a clear picture of what working life skills I already possess and what I should develop further.”
The job-seeking self-study course furnished students with hands-on tools to be used in practice:
- “I managed to find new job seeking methods that I can use in the job seeking process. The different channels where jobs can be found were especially useful.”
The basics of Finnish working life self-study course introduces the general outlook of the Finnish working environment with its regulations and habits:
- “I think this course was good especially for foreign students who would like to find a job from Finland.”
Information about working life and career is collected in the students’ Kamu databank . In Kamu, you will also find other services offered by the Career Services and contact information.
Further information
We can be reached through the email address urapalvelut@uef.fi.
Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2024–2025 will be held on 5 September
The Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2024–2025 will be held on Kuopio campus on Thursday, 5 September 2024, at 1.15 p.m. in the Great Lecture Hall, Snellmania building. Welcome!
Opening Ceremony Service in the Great Lecture Hall at 12.15–12.45 p.m.
Liturgy by University Chaplain Satu Karjalainen
Speech by ThD, MSc, Chaplain, Oona Leiviskä
Music by Cantor Jarkko Maukonen
UEF Kuopio Student Choir
PROGRAMME at 1.15 p.m.
Academic Procession
Opening Address
Rector Jukka Mönkkönen
Speech
Author Sirpa Kähkönen
Address by the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
Chair of the Executive Board of the Student Union Mirka Nieminen
Choir Music
UEF Kuopio Student Choir
with Richard Nicholls as Conductor
The Finnish National Anthem
“Maamme”
Coffee
The Opening Ceremony will be hosted by Director of Language Centre Lauri Tolkki and University Teacher Sanna Niskanen.
Opening Ceremony starting at 1.15 p.m. can be followed online in the address https://vimeo.com/event/4399452.
Information on the Academic Year Kick-off and City Orienteering Happening following the Opening Ceremony programme, will be updated later on the student union´s web pages in the address https://www.isyy.fi/en/whats-on/upcoming-events/academic-year-kick-off-and-city-orienteering.html.
New student, get to know digital tools and services with Digistartti!
In order to begin your studies, it is important that you familiarise yourself with the UEF digital services with the help of Digistartti during the summer even before your studies start. Digistartti helps you get to know the UEF digital study environments and tools.
You can only complete the assignments by logging in with your UEF account. This means that you must be registered at the university and you must have activated your UEF account beforehand.
Here you can find the instructions for activating your UEF account and the link to Digstartti.
Welcome to UEF!