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Announcement to students: The Moodle provider for the University of Eastern Finland is changing – new Moodle to be launched in autumn 2026

26.02.2026 Leave a Comment

The provider of the Moodle learning environment (elearn.uef.fi) at the University of Eastern Finland will change. The aim is to improve the reliability and usability, as well as to increase its potential for use.

The new UEF Moodle is aimed to be launched in August 2026. The change will be made as smooth as possible for students. Logging in to Moodle will be the same as before. The login page address will change, but the old page will redirect to the new login page. Courses can be studied as normal, except for a few days of downtime in July–August. The exact timing of the downtime will be announced later.

The sub-environments make it possible to consider the needs of different user groups, such as compiling UEF’s open learning materials, continuing education, and staff training into their own environments.

All previous course completions and assessments will be automatically transferred to the new Moodle, no action is required from students.

The new Moodle consists of four sub-environments:

UEF Moodle – degree programs, including open university courses.
Name to be announced – open learning materials and MOOC courses.
Name to be announced – continuing education courses offered by the Center for Continuing Education.
UEF Staff – staff training.

UEF Moodle is the main learning environment, and open learning materials, continuing education courses, and staff training will be available in their own sub-environments.

The new Moodle will be built with a user-centric approach. Teachers and students are invited to participate in workshops and surveys related to the design of the new Moodle. Follow the updates on Viva Engage.

More information about the new Moodle can be found on the Questions and Answers page, where we will compile up-to-date information about the new Moodle environment and the progression of the project.

UEF Participates in Students’ Mental Health Week: Pop‑Up Events on Campus

24.02.2026 Leave a Comment

The Students’ Mental Health Week campaign – hope, meaningfulness, and community.

Students’ Mental Health Week will be held this year during week 11 (9–15 March 2026). The theme of the campaign this year is faith in the future.UEF will take part in the campaign by organizing a mental health week pop‑up event on both campuses:

Kuopio: Tuesday 10 March, 11:00–13:00 in the Canthia lobby
Joensuu: Thursday 12 March, 11:00–13:00 in the Carelia lobby

Come join us for coffee and conversations about your thoughts related to the future. If you wish, you can also visit the accessible exam room.

The event features UEF guidance and student wellbeing services (study psychologists, career counselling, special education teacher), the Language Centre, the Library, campus pastors, FSHS student health services, ISYY Student Union, and Sykettä sports services.

The purpose of the campaign week is to support students’ confidence in the future and to address the issues that, in today’s world, may weaken that sense of confidence. We want to highlight the power of hope, meaning and community – factors that strengthen our belief in a better tomorrow.

In addition to the pop‑up events

Tue 10 March: Coffee and Friends. Themed “strengthening resources” in the with UEF study psychologists as guests. Kuopio: 15:00 -17:00 at Lukema. Joensuu: 16:00-18:00 at Agora cafeteria.

More information about the national campaign can be found on Nyyti ry’s website.

Deadline for February exchange applications is coming soon!

13.02.2026 Leave a Comment

The February application period for outgoing exchange studies will close on Monday 16 Feb at exactly 3:00 PM. Remember to complete and send your application before the deadline, because it is not possible to send it after 3:00 PM.

When applying for semester or full year exchange, make the following selections in SoleMove when you are creating a new application:

Application type: Normal student exchange
Mobility type: Study
Application period: Application for Student Exchange // Semester and Full Year // 2026-27

This will make sure you are filling out the correct application form.

NB! There are multiple application periods for different types of exchanges open in SoleMove simultaneously. Each application period has their own deadlines. Applications that have been sent after the 3:00 PM deadline using the wrong application period will not be accepted. Make sure you have selected the correct application period when starting your application.

Instructions on how to complete the form are also available in Kamu: https://kamu.uef.fi/en/tietopankki/applying-and-practical-arrangements/solemove/.

The calls for applications (more information about available exchange programmes) is also available in Kamu: https://kamu.uef.fi/en/tietopankki/applying-and-practical-arrangements/calls-for-applications/.

Good luck with your application!

Spring Sports afternoon will be held on 17 February 2026

03.02.2026 Leave a Comment

SYKETTÄ Sports Afternoon is held on Tuesday 17 February 2026, in Joensuu and Kuopio. The University of Eastern Finland, Karelia UAS and Savonia UAS hold a sports afternoon together and by the decision of the university rectors, the sports afternoon is lecture-free from 12:15. SYKETTÄ Sports Services organizes the sports afternoon program, but no SYKETTÄ sticker is required to participate.

On sports afternoon, a wide variety of different exercise options are available both indoors and outdoors, and arranged by external partners. Some of them are free of charge, while others include a separate fee.

The sports afternoon program also includes all the classes on the SYKETTÄ sports calendar that day! To participate in classes and turns in sports calendar on sports afternoon, you don’t have to have a valid SYKETTÄ sticker, but you must be registered as a user and enroll on classes and turns.

Check the afternoon programme at SYKETTÄ.fi and city-specific:

Joensuu: https://xn--sykett-gua.fi/joensuu/en/events/sports-afternoon/

Kuopio: https://xn--sykett-gua.fi/kuopio/en/other-services/sports-afternoon/

Library closed on Sports Afternoon

The library enjoys Sports Afternoon on Tuesday 17 February 2026. Joensuu and Kuopio Campus Libraries are open from 10 am to 12 pm (doors open from 8 am to 12 pm) and KUH Medical Library from 11 am to 12 pm. Library’s 24/7 self-study facilities are available with an access badge also on the Sports Afternoon starting from 12:15.

Pilot of the Study Progress Monitoring Tool (Fokus)

28.01.2026 Leave a Comment

What does study progress monitoring mean?

It is a new tool integrated into Peppi that collects information on study progress and presents it in a clear format. With this tool, students and counsellors can monitor progress, identify potential challenges early, and plan solutions.

Fokus is used in student guidance as well as in teaching planning and development. The study progress view shows progress quantitatively (credits), and its forecasts are based on the structure and timing plan of the personal study plan (PSP).

Pilot during the academic year 2025–2026

Study progress monitoring was introduced in autumn 2025 in selected degree programmes and specific student groups as part of the pilot. Students in these groups can monitor their progress in Peppi under the Studies menu. Pilot advisors have been granted access to a new counsellor’s dashboard in Peppi.

The objective of the pilot is to:

ensure the functionality of the system and the smoothness of wide-scale deployment
Identify potential technical and operational challenges
collect user experiences and feedback
Evaluate the benefits of the system for the development of guidance and teaching

Fokus pilots and councellors

Philosophical Faculty

Early Childhood Education // Emma Hahl and Susanna Holländer

Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology

Biology and Environmental Science // Vesa Paajanen

Faculty of Health Sciences

Clinical Nutrition // Sari Hantunen

Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies

History and Geography // Emmi Rajavuori and Meri Strand

What data does Fokus process?

Fokus uses data from the Peppi system, such as:

Study rights and annual registrations
Personal study plan (PSP) and its scheduling plan
Course unit registrations and study attainments
Degree information

This data is used for student guidance, statistics, and educational development.

More information on the processing of personal data used in learning analytics: https://www.uef.fi/en/processing-of-personal-data

Questions?

Students in pilot programmes: contact your unit’s pilot councellor (see above).

More information about the pilot and technical questions: [email protected]

February Calls for applications for exchange studies have been published in Kamu!

27.01.2026 Leave a Comment

The February application period for student exchange in the academic year 2026-2027 will be open 1-16 Feb 2026. The application period will close on Monday, 16 February, at 3:00 PM sharp Finnish time.

Degree students at the UEF are eligible to apply for exchange placements for academic year 2026-2027 (one semester or full academic year) within the framework of the following exchange programmes:

Erasmus+
Nordplus: subject-specific Nordplus networks and Nordlys network
YUFE Alliance: Open YUFE exchanges and YUFE Minor exchanges
- NB! YUFE Bachelor students will have a separate application period for Minors, more information coming later
Supplementary call for applications for Bilateral exchange (some host options available for only spring semester 2027).

The calls for applications are available on Kamu’s Study Abroad section’s page Calls for applications for student exchange. NB! Calls are available in English – make sure you have any automatic translation software in your browser disabled to be able to access the correct Kamu page and calls!

Please read through the calls before starting your application in SoleMOVE. Instructions on how to complete the application are also available in Kamu.

More information is available from International Mobility Services at [email protected].

Student tutors needed for next autumn semester! Would you like to be a student tutor?

19.01.2026 Leave a Comment

If you study in a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree programme at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and you are interested in helping the new students in autumn semester 2026, you can apply as a student tutor. The application period is from 19 January to 1 February 2026.

The student tutor helps the new students to have a smooth start for their studies. All the new students have a student tutor. And each tutor has a group of tutees.

Tutoring offers many opportunities to learn, for example to develop your communication and coordinating skills.

The tutors will be trained for the job, and they will receive credits and a certificate on tutoring.

More information on Kamu website.

We are inviting applications for UEF Trainee positions for international degree students (UEF Trainee 2026 programme)

15.01.2026 Leave a Comment

The aim of UEF Trainee programme is to enhance employment possibilities of international degree students. In the programme, international students have a chance to work at paid placements provided by our collaborators for two months (or four months half time). During this period, international degree students will gain work experience in expert tasks and become familiar with Finnish working life and culture.

Take a look of the testimonials of our previous UEF Trainees:

Students will be selected by the provider of the training placement (employer). The selection is based on application documents and a possible interview. You can apply simultaneously, in the order of your preference, up to three different placements. To be eligible you need to be registered to one of UEF degree programs as an active bachelor´s or master´s student during the application period.

Prior experience, previous and current study merits, and communication skills are prioritized. Trainees are expected to possess a positive service attitude, hands-on working manners, good teamwork and organizing skills, readiness to use IT tools and software, and accuracy in given tasks.

Please read the UEF Trainee offers carefully as there can be something for you that you might consider unlikely at first glance. When writing the cover letter (motivation letter), please consider what you have to offer for the employer and what motivates you to apply for this particular position. It is also a good idea to familiarize yourself with the organization and their business by thorough investigation of their web pages.

The UEF Trainee programme has gathered a list of selected collaborators who are offering training placements as a part of the programme (UEF Trainee 2026 positions.docx). UEF gives financial support to the employers who are willing to take students to fixed-term paid internship for at least two months or equivalent part-time work.

UEF Trainee position does not need to be part of your studies (it can be, if you agree with your study programme). UEF Trainee position is a normal fixed term working contract. This means, that you can graduate during or even before your internship period, as long as you are a registered student during the application period.

There is quite a balanced distribution of offers both in Joensuu and Kuopio. However, these days many of the expert jobs are done mainly online, and thus, you should not limit your choices to your hometown. Note also, that some of the employers may agree that the training is done during your summer break. These, and other matters related to the working time, place, and other working conditions, are something that you need to agree with the employer before signing the work contract.

How to apply

The application needs to be submitted no later than Tue 30th January 2026 (by 16:00 hours Finnish time) by using an electronic application form.

Please note that the application is required to include the following appendices:

CV (Job application and CV, InfoFinland.fi)
Copy of your transcript of records from UEF (Student and study register PEPPI)
Cover Letter (we recommend to write a separate cover letter for each applied position) (Writing a successful application letter, Tips for finding job, Job Market Finland)

UEF Trainee programme is only for international degree students, and thus, students with Finnish citizenship are excluded. Neither can you apply to the programme if you have already been accepted on the programme as a UEF Trainee or if you have reserved practical training support from university previously during your degree. As the programme is only for UEF international degree students (bachelor´s and master´s students), international doctoral researchers are not eligible.

Questions?

For further information please contact:

Coordinator Marko Pietilä, email: [email protected]

Enrolment to the Pathways to Career Competence and Networks, 2 ECTS, course is now open!

14.01.2026 Leave a Comment

Talent Hub Eastern Finland project is recruiting students to join Future Talents team. The main goal of the team is to foster cooperation between international study programmes, local companies, and organizations to create collaboration such as internships, project work, case studies and thesis topics. In a way, the Future Talents team works as a representative of the university by marketing and selling the skills and expertise of study programs and students.

Being part of the team begins by completing 2 credits orientating course Pathways to Career Competence and Networks. Successful completing will open the possibility to participate in the Future Talents Team project (3 ECTS) later on the spring.

Who can apply?

The course is mainly targeted for students of international degree programmes (bachelor´s and master´s) also doctoral researchers can apply (max intake 40)

Why apply?

A chance to improve your employment opportunities
Network with other students, local employers and organizations
Get to know the Finnish working life and culture
Participate in business communication training held by an expert
Improve problem solving, team working and negotiation skills
Professional growth and guidance

Timing
11.02.2026 – 24.03.2026

You can find more information and enroll to the course here (opens in a new tab):
https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/1C6AD1A014AFB1E0

Look for a summer job or an internship now!

13.01.2026 Leave a Comment

The high season for internship advertisements for the year 2026 is in December–February. You can find job ads targeted to university students through job portals, such as UEF JobTeaser, Valtiolle.fi and Kuntarekry.fi.

In addition, follow other job portals, such as JobMarket Finland or Laura. Large companies and organizations have their openings on their own webpages in the Careers (or similar) section. Make yourself findable as a potential employee in social media, especially LinkedIn.

In addition to locating ready-made, prepacked job openings, it is worthwhile learning how to seek and find hidden jobs. Sometimes a well-targeted open application or directly contacting an employer, with a proposal of what you have to offer, pays off. However, it usually takes systematic, long-term career planning and network building to make it into hidden jobs in any field. Do not delay, start today!

Help with ideas, confidential talks with a career specialist, guided job seeking groups, self-study courses and information on the job market to students is available at UEF Career Services.

Come, have a chat with us and generate new ideas at the UEF Career Services’ summer job and traineeship pop-up on 20 January, 2026 at 11–13 in Carelia (Joensuu) or Snellmania (Kuopio) lobby.

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