Departmental coordinators of exchange studies
Last modified: 19.05.2026
PrintThe departmental coordinators of exchange studies advise incoming and outgoing UEF exchange students in matters related to their studies. The contact persons for all academic subjects are listed below.
Email addresses are listed in the format firstname.lastname @ uef.fi. The contact information can also be found in the UEF Connect.
International traineeships (for outgoing UEF degree students): you can find information about the traineeship contact person for your study field from the study community of your field.
Philosophical Faculty (Joensuu)
| Finnish Language and Cultural Research | Anna Arkko (outgoing), Elina Arminen (incoming) |
| Foreign Languages and Translation Studies | Alina Koivisto (outgoing) Pekka Kilpeläinen, Michael Pace-Sigge (incoming) NB! Outgoing students majoring in Swedish: have your Learning Agreement checked by Jaana Kolu, if you intend to include your exchange studies into Swedish major modules or if you intend to replace and Swedish major courses with exchange studies. |
| Special Education | Anne Karhu |
| Education and Adult Education | Antti Ronkainen |
| Career Counselling | Merja Tamminen |
| Psychology | Matti Kuittinen |
| Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education | Henna Martikainen (outgoing), Henri Heiskanen (incoming) |
| Theology | Maria Riipi |
Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology (Joensuu and Kuopio)
| Physics | Noora Heikkilä |
| Mathematics | Changyu Guo |
| Technical Physics | Cristina Florea |
| Chemistry and Sustainable Technologies | Mika Torvinen |
| Forest Sciences | Heli Kymäläinen (outoing), Isabel Muñoz Hidalgo (incoming) |
| Computer Science | Laura Hurmalainen (Joensuu), Esther Galbrun (Kuopio) |
| Biology | Jarkko Akkanen |
| Environmental Science | Eila Torvinen |
Faculty of Health Sciences (Kuopio)
| Pharmacy | Katja Savolainen (outgoing), Anne Lecklin (incoming) |
| Nursing Science | Maliheh Nekouei |
| Clinical Medicine | Timo Kemppainen |
| Public Health | Annika Männikkö |
| Clinical Nutrition | Marjukka Kolehmainen |
| Dentistry | Leena Lampinen (outgoing), Pinja Siponen (incoming) |
| Biomedicine | Tiina Kuningas (outgoing), Teemu Natunen (incoming) |
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies (Joensuu and Kuopio)
| Geographical and Historical Studies | Meri Strand (outgoing), Paul Fryer (incoming) |
| Business School | Jarmo Romppanen (Joensuu), Christina Piel (Kuopio) |
| Law School | Mia Kilpeläinen |
| Health and Social Management | Laura Pulkka |
| Social Sciences | Jarmo Romppanen (Joensuu), Laura Pulkka (Kuopio) |