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Rector Jukka Mönkkönen’s farewell lecture and handing over of the chain of office on 12 December 2024 in Joensuu and online

01.11.2024 Leave a Comment on Rector Jukka Mönkkönen’s farewell lecture and handing over of the chain of office on 12 December 2024 in Joensuu and online

Welcome to Rector Jukka Mönkkönen’s farewell lecture on Thursday 12 December 2024 starting at 12:15 in room C2 of the Carelia building.

After the lecture, the event continues with the handing over of the Rector’s chain of office to Tapio Määttä, whose term of office will begin in early 2025.

The Student Union’s address will be delivered by the Chair of the Executive Board Mirka Nieminen. The programme also includes musical performances.

Sign up for the farewell lecture and shared transport from the Kuopio campus by Friday 29 November 2024 via this link. The return journey will start after the Christmas coffee event at 15:00.

The programme can be followed via a live stream starting at 12:15 in the address https://vimeo.com/event/4686307.

The traditional joint Christmas coffee event is organised for the staff and students in the Carelia lobby from 14:00 to 15:00.

Welcome!

November calls for applications for student exchange in Kamu!

29.10.2024 Leave a Comment on November calls for applications for student exchange in Kamu!

The calls for applications for November application period for outgoing student exchange have been published in Kamu. The calls are available on Kamu’s page calls for applications for student exchange.

The November application period is open 1.-15.11.2024. The application period closes on Friday, November 15, at 3:00 PM sharp (Finnish time). Make sure you submit your application on time!

Placements are available in the framework of the following programmes:

  • Bilateral exchange
  • ISEP Exchange
  • north2north exchange

Exchanges are available for either one semester (autumn 2025 or spring 2026) or full academic year 2025-2026, depending on the programme. It is not possible to apply for calendar year exchange.

Applications are submitted in the SoleMOVE application system. Read more about student exchange and instructions for applying on Kamu’s Study Abroad section!

Answer a survey about digital services and win a pair of JBL headphones or a Sandberg power bank!

22.10.2024 Leave a Comment on Answer a survey about digital services and win a pair of JBL headphones or a Sandberg power bank!

There are Kamu, Viva Engage, Peppi, Lukkarikone, Exam and many other digital tools to support your studies. But how do these services work? Are they easy to use? What could we do differently?   

Answer our compact survey, contribute to the development of digital services and you could win headphones or a power bank!  

Among the respondents we will raffle one JBL Tune Buds headset, one JBL Tune Bluetooth headset and one Sandberg Power bank.  Answer the survey by 5 November, 2024 here: https://link.webropol.com/s/UEF-survey-digi. 

Telephone consultation from study psychologists in November and December

21.10.2024 Leave a Comment on Telephone consultation from study psychologists in November and December

It is possible to consult the study psychologists still during this semester. Send a contact request via text message, and the study psychologist will call you during the consultation hours. Include your whole name and your student number in the text message. You can also directly call the study psychologists during the following consultation hours:

Tuesday 19th Nov 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Study Psychologist Katri Ruth, tel. +358403552044

Tuesday 26th Dec 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Study Psychologist Mari Tirronen, tel.+358505691806

Tuesday 3rd Dec 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Study Psychologist Emilia Ranta, tel. +358503386415

UEF student exchange and internationalisation

International Week 21-24 Oct!

21.10.2024 Leave a Comment on International Week 21-24 Oct!

International Mobility Services is organizing International Week this week!

During the week, we will have info sessions about how the exchange study process works, different exchange programmes, as well as about other ways to gain more international experience during studies. During the week, we will also have info desks on both campuses.

Check the week’s schedule on Kamu Study Abroad section’s page Study Abroad Events!

More information about exchange studies and different options is available in Kamu’s Study Abroad section.

Info sessions will be recorded. Recordings will be made available the following week and will be viewable for 14 days. Welcome along!

UEF Graduation Ceremony will be held in Joensuu and Kuopio on Friday 9 May 2025 – registration opens on 1 April 2025!

21.10.2024 Leave a Comment on UEF Graduation Ceremony will be held in Joensuu and Kuopio on Friday 9 May 2025 – registration opens on 1 April 2025!

The University of Eastern Finland will host a joint student graduation ceremony (publiikki) on Friday 9 May 2025 from 13:00 to 15:00.

The ceremony will be held in room C1 of the Carelia building on the Joensuu campus and in room SN100 of the Snellmania building on the Kuopio campus. The programme will be available to all via video transmission.

Graduating students, please mark the date of the graduation ceremony on your calendar already!

The event celebrates degree students who have graduated or will graduate from our university during the autumn semester 2024 and spring semester 2025 (1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025).

Registration for the event will be open from 1 April to 22 April 2025. More information about registration will be published in the UEF Opiskelijat // Students Viva Engage group and sent by email to graduated students.

Participate YUFETHON 2024 online event, 25 & 26 of October

11.10.2024 Leave a Comment on Participate YUFETHON 2024 online event, 25 & 26 of October

What is YUFETHON? It is an online event organised by the YUFE Alliance, where students from the partner universities come together for two days (20 hours) to work intensively to find a solution to a specific problem. YUFETHON is open to all UEF degree students who take part in the Open YUFE programme.

Each student enrolls in YUFETHON individually and then joins a team of their preference. Participants will work in small groups, in English, and in a way that encourages creative thinking and will result in new and innovative ideas. 

Prize: A Golden Pass to the YUFE Idea Lab, and a one-week trip to Madrid in June 2025 for the whole team!

More information in Kamu.

Apply to YUFETHON here by 24.10.!