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Kela’s press release for Students: Return overpaid financial aid by the end of April [article]

If you want to voluntarily repay student financial aid for 2020, you must do this before the end of April 2021. If overpaid financial aid is not returned in time, it is collected back at 7.5% interest. Students whose income for 2020 exceeds a specified annual limit can voluntarily return overpaid study grant and student […]

Degree students, remember to pay your FSHS healthcare fee to Kela by 31st January 2021! [article]

The student healthcare fee must be paid by all students who are completing a degree at a Finnish institution of higher education and have registered as attending for the term. No bill will be sent on the healthcare fee, and thus you have to pay the fee on your own initiative. In 2021, the healthcare […]

Remember to apply for student financial aid and housing allowance (KELA announcement 9.6.2020) [article]

Were you granted a place of study? Remember to apply for student financial aid and housing allowance New students should apply for student financial aid and general housing allowance in time. Student financial aid and housing allowance are applied for on separate applications. New students can apply for student financial aid when the place of […]

Kela financial aid for students [page]

Kela financial aid for studies is available to Finnish citizens. Finanacial aid is available in the form of study grant, government guarantee for a student loan, and housing supplement. Visit the Kela website (opens in a new tab) for further information on financial aid for students.

We are inviting applications for UEF Trainee positions for international degree students (UEF Trainee 2024 -programme) [article]

The aim of UEF Trainee -programme is to enhance employment possibilities of international degree students. In the programme, international degree students have a chance to work at UEF research groups or services, or at placements provided by collaborators for two months. During this period, international degree students will gain work experience in expert tasks and […]

Healthcare fee for higher education students: New due dates [article]

Kela’s press release: Starting 1 January 2024, the due dates for the healthcare fee for higher education students will change, but the fee itself will remain at its current level. Also, degree students from other EU or EEA countries or from Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland will continue to be exempt from paying the […]

Registration after being absent for your first year [page]

These instructions pertain to students who have received a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree study right and have registered as absent for their first year of study due to a statutory reason for absence, and are starting their studies, e.g., a year after receiving their study right. Get to know the new students’ materials and take […]

Remember Student Healthcare Fee [article]

Higher education students must pay the student healthcare fee on their own initiative using the OmaKela e-service. Kela does not bill students for the fee. The due date for the spring term is 31 January 2022. Students who attend a traditional university or a university of applied sciences and who are entitled to use the […]

Traditional Christmas party for staff and students 15 December 2021 at 2.15 p.m. [article]

Traditional Christmas party for staff and students on the Kuopio Campus will be held on Wednesday, 15 December, starting at 14.15. Christmas Party moved online due to the coronavirus situation. Join the party in the address https://vimeo.com/655268326. Programme  Welcoming WordsRector Jukka Mönkkönen Children’s ChoirClass 4 B, Haapaniemi SchoolChoir Director: Sonja Koskela UEF Kuopio Student ChoirChoir […]