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Student Survey: Turnitin – Helpful or Pointless? Share Your Thoughts!

08.10.2025 Leave a Comment on Student Survey: Turnitin – Helpful or Pointless? Share Your Thoughts!

Turnitin – have you used it? Did it help you, or was its value unclear? Now’s your chance to tell us how Turnitin has impacted your studies – and whether it’s truly needed.

The survey explores the perceived benefits of Turnitin, the desired features, and its role in supporting learning. It’s your opportunity to influence future decisions! Completing the survey takes 5–10 minutes, and all responses are anonymous.

The survey is open from October 6 to October 26, 2025.

Participate in the survey here: Student survey: Experiences with the Turnitin plagiarism detection system

Thank you for raising the student voice!

Major Service Interruption in Peppi 15th-16th October 2025

07.10.2025 Leave a Comment on Major Service Interruption in Peppi 15th-16th October 2025

Due to the installation of Peppi version 5.3, there will be a service interruption from 15th to 16th October 2025. To anticipate the service interruption, do these on 14th October at the latest, if needed:

  • Complete your registration for the course units and exams on Peppi, on Tuudo or on EXAM.
  • Check and save teaching timetables and links for remote lectures (e.g. teams, zoom). Teaching timetables can be seen on Tuudo during the service interruption.
  • Download your transcript of records or study certificate on Peppi.

During the service interruption 15th-16th October, the following functions will unfortunately be unavailable:

  • Loging into Peppi (students and staff)
  • Creating new study rights or changing existing study rights or changing term registration. These can affect the function of UEF user account.
  • Completing registrations for course unit, group or exam on Peppi or on Tuudo
  • Saving new study attainments and RPL on Peppi, including exams done on EXAM system.
  • Planning studies and checking study attainments on personal study plan of Peppi
  • Receiving transcript of records, study certificate or degree certificate etc. in electric form, pdf or in paper.
  • Room reservations for teaching (or for other use) and changes of teaching timetables
  • Unavailable plug-in services during the maintenance break: Study Guide, Atomi, Lukkarikone Schedule Assistant, Tuudo Room Reservations, Course Feedback OJP

Partially available services:

  • Tuudo
    • Most functions are working normally, such as teaching schedule information/timetable for the next two weeks. Library card and student card will work.
    • During the interruption, course search, new registrations for course units or exams, new library card applications, and room reservations will not work.
  • EXAM
    • Exams can be taken if the registration is completed before the service interruption.
    • New registrations for exams can’t be done.
    • Exam study attainments will not transfer to Peppi during the interruption.
  • Moodle
    • Most functions are working normally.
    • New registrations for course units using the Peppi–Moodle integration will not transfer to Moodle during the interruption.
  • Applying for Open University courses
    • Registration for Open University courses will work, but study rights will be created only after the interruption.


The new version of Peppi introduces an updated desktop view for Open University applicants.
In addition, the release includes several smaller improvements across different parts of the Peppi system, as well as enhancements related to cross-institutional studies, the VIRTA higher education achievement service, and the Opin.fi service. The update also addresses issues found in the source code.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the service interruption! Please, let us know, if you notice something unfunctional on Peppi or on plug-in services after the service interruption. We will answer as soon as possible.

Please send your questions and feedback to [email protected] .

Wellbeing Week for UEF students and staff from 29 September to 3 October 2025

17.09.2025 Leave a Comment on Wellbeing Week for UEF students and staff from 29 September to 3 October 2025

Wellbeing Week will be held for the twelfth time at the University of Eastern Finland from 29 September to 3 October 2025. The aim of the Wellbeing Week is to offer UEF students and staff a wellbeing promoting programme throughout the week.

During Wellbeing Week, a variety of activities will be organised to provide tools to increase one’s own wellbeing. In addition to both campuses, there is also some program which will be held online. Please note that some of the week’s activities require pre-registration and have an entrance fee.

Read more about the programme of the week on student union’s website. 

Highlights of the Wellbeing Week’s programme

  • Finnish Kennel Club’s Care Dogs will be on the campuses in Joensuu at the Alkukivet statue and in Kuopio in front of Lukema/Studentia on Monday, 29 September, from 11:00 to 13:00.
  • Coffee & Friends event offers low-threshold hanging out after lectures and the opportunity to meet other students over coffee and a snack. Events in both campuses on Tuesday, 30 September.
  • Sports Afternoon for students and staff in both campuses on Wednesday, 1 October from 12:15. More information about Sports Afternoon’s events on SYKETTÄ website.
  • Online lecture in English for students and staff: Finnish Student Health Service FSHS’s lecture “Students’ Well-being – Small Steps, Big Impact” on Thursday, 2 October, from 14:15–15:00.
  • Online lecture in English for students and staff: Polar Night “Kaamos survival” on Thursday, 2 October, from 15:15–16:00.
  • Day trip to the National Park of Patvinsuo for students and staff from Joensuu campus on Friday, 3 October.
  • Day trip to Tahko & Tahko Nature Festival for students and staff from Kuopio campus on Friday, 3 October.

Learn more about the events on Wellbeing Week’s website.

Registration period has ended 15 September 2025

16.09.2025 Leave a Comment on Registration period has ended 15 September 2025

The registration period has ended 15 September. Students should register annually during the registration period as either absent or present. More on registration in Kamu.

If you did not register during the registration period, you need to apply for reinstating your study right. You can find the instructions on reinstating your study right in Kamu.

Since the registration period has ended, the Student and Learning Services’ Customer Service goes back to normal open hours. You can find the open hours as well as contact infomation also in Kamu.

Apply for Exchange by 15 Sept!

12.09.2025 Leave a Comment on Apply for Exchange by 15 Sept!

The September application period is still open until Monday 15 Sept, 3:00 (Finnish time). Read the instructions and information about available options in Kamu’s calls for applications page: https://kamu.uef.fi/en/tietopankki/applying-and-practical-arrangements/calls-for-applications/.

NB! It is possible to apply for only spring semester 2026. The exact dates for the exchange are determined by the host university’s academic calendar.

Exchanges for AY 2026/2027 are not currently available and applications for AY 2026/27 exchanges are not currently accepted. More information about upcoming application periods is available in Kamu’s Study Abroad section.

Kamu website will be improved – the user survey open until 21 September 2025

09.09.2025 Leave a Comment on Kamu website will be improved – the user survey open until 21 September 2025

How would you improve the Kamu website? How would the site better serve you as a student?

UEF will implement, in collaboration with Exove, a planning and conceptualization project for the development of Kamu this autumn. To improve Kamu, we need also your feedback and ideas.

Please, respond to the survey in the UEF Students community in Viva Engage.

The survey will be open until 21 September 2025. It is anonymous and takes about 10 minutes to complete.

Three €50 gift cards to the UEF webshop will be raffled off among those who respond to the survey. If you wish to take part in the raffle, please provide your contact information: we will only use it for the raffle.

Still time to apply for exchange for Spring 2026!

08.09.2025 Leave a Comment on Still time to apply for exchange for Spring 2026!

The September calls for applications for outgoing student exchange in the spring semester 2026 is still open!

The application period is open until Monday 15 Sept, 3:00 PM. More information about available options can be found in Kamu’s calls for applications for outgoing student exchange page. For example, students may apply for YUFE Alliance exchanges via OpenYUFE or YUFE Minor.

Applications are submitted in the SoleMOVE system. More information about studying abroad and how to apply is also available from International Mobility Services at [email protected].

September exchange application period!

25.08.2025 Leave a Comment on September exchange application period!

There is still time to apply for student exchange for the spring semester 2026 in September! The application period is open 1-15 Sept, the application period closes on 15 Sept at 3:00 PM (Finnish time).

Available in this application period are YUFE Alliance exchanges (Open YUFE and YUFE Minor exchanges), Erasmus+ host universities and bilateral host universities.

Read more from Kamu’s calls for applications: https://kamu.uef.fi/en/tietopankki/applying-and-practical-arrangements/calls-for-applications/