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Peppi will take you from Oodi to the 2020’s this autumn!

06.09.2021 Leave a Comment on Peppi will take you from Oodi to the 2020’s this autumn!

The new student data system Peppi will be deployed at UEF in three stages in October and November 2021 which also means saying goodbye to WebOodi. Peppi is an information system wherein different features are organized into virtual desktops based on user roles. Peppi comprises education planning, facility and resource reservations, and the student and study register.

On the student’s desktop, you can plan your studies, view your timetable, track your progress, schedule appointments, register for studies, procure a certificate of student status and a transcript of records, and view and edit your own contact information. Applying for recognition of prior learning will also be carried out in Peppi in the future.

When will Peppi arrive?

Peppi will be deployed in stages at UEF during the autumn of 2021. Study guides and Lukkarikone will become available in Peppi in the last week of October. In the study guides you can find information on programmes, curricula, study units and course units (i.e., courses). Lukkarikone is a timetable programme for viewing teaching schedules. Anyone can browse the information on teaching and the up-to-date schedules without the need to login with a UEF account.

Using WebOodi ends on 31 October. After this, WebOodi will be available in read-only mode. This means that you can view your own information in WebOodi but will no longer be able to update the data.
The Peppi basic register and student’s desktop OPPI will be in use at the turn of November and December. After the end of November, you can view and plan your studies and update your contact information on the student’s desktop in Peppi. Digitally signed transcripts of records and study certificates will also be available through the Peppi plugin Atomi.

Info sessions, user training and question times!

You can find more information on the deployment and learn how to use Peppi by taking part in the info sessions and user training sessions for students. Welcome!

The Peppi Road Show takes over different campus buildings during the week of the deployment (week 48). Come along and ask about Peppi and try your luck spinning the wheel of Peppi.

Studying, service breaks and exceptions to arrangements

Studying and teaching will continue throughout the autumn, but deploying Peppi and retiring WebOodi will cause service breaks to different functions, e.g., registering for courses, showing up-to-date teaching schedules, saving study attainments in the register and writing degree certificates.

October service break 4.-24.10.2021

Registering for courses and exams is carried out in WebOodi until October 31. The registration data is transferred to Peppi the following week. After the October service break, information on teaching can be viewed in Peppi through Lukkarikone.

Possible changes to teaching schedules might no longer be updated to WebOodi. Students might therefore no longer be able to view up-to-date syllabi in WebOodi or NettiLukari (and not in Peppi yet either). The personnel of your subject will notify you of any possible changes to the syllabus during the service breaks. Possible changes to course units will be updated to Peppi starting 25 October.

November service break1.-28.11.2021

Students’ registration data is transferred to Peppi, and registering through WebOodi is no longer possible. Your subject will instruct you on how to register for teaching or exams during the service break should you need to do so.

Study attainments can no longer be saved in the student data system. The backlogged study attainments can be saved in the register after Peppi is in use at the turn of November and December.

Once WebOodi is in read-only mode, you can view, e.g., your study attainments and PSP.

Planning on graduating in late 2021?

Make sure to check the schedules related to graduating in Kamu. If you wish to receive your degree certificate before the end of 2021, you must submit your Master’s thesis for examination no later than 1 September and Bachelor’s thesis by 10 September. Theses submitted after these dates will also be examined but saving the completed theses in the study register might be delayed.

Apply for a degree by 1 October.

To make sure that you receive your degree certificate before the end of the year, apply for a degree by 1 October.

There is, nevertheless, no need to panic because you can also graduate after the start of October. However, you might not receive your degree certificate until 2022 because study attainments cannot be saved in the register during the service break. The degree certificate is dated to either the date on which the degree certificate application has arrived or the date on which the last study attainment has been evaluated, whichever is later. In short, you can graduate in 2021 even if there is a delay in delivering your degree certificate.

Remember to read the Peppi Handbook (sign with UEF account) and check for current news in Yammer (sign with UEF account)! You can also find information about Peppi in Kamu.

Student’s checklist at the start of the autumn 2021 semester

  • Take part in the Peppi info sessions and question times. Follow current new and watch recordings in Yammer.
  • New student! Participate in the new students’ Peppi info session on 2 September as part of the Orientation Programme.
  • Check your own curriculum and the current curriculum for the 2021–2022 academic year. If necessary, contact your PSP instructor, amanuensis or study coordinator etc.
  • Ensure that your student financial aid is sufficient even if you do not receive your Bachelor’s degree within the normative duration of studies.
  • Update your PSP in WebOodi and download it for yourself if you need to. Your PSP will not be transferred to Peppi as is, but a new base PSP will be created for you in Peppi.
  • New student! Unless your subject so decides, you do not need to create a PSP in WebOodi.
  • Order your transcript of records from WebOodi before the service break. Your study attainments will not be lost in the data transfer, but it might be nice to have a familiar looking transcript for yourself.
  • If you believe you will need a study certificate in the last months of the year, order one from WebOodi or from the Student and Learning Services before the service break.
  • Finish writing any open course feedback in WebOodi. Feedback is important!
  • Find out how your subject has instructed students to register for courses and exams if course registrations are open during the service break. Registering in WebOodi is possible until 31 October.
  • Find out how your subject will notify students of possible changes to teaching schedules during the service break. WebOodi, Tuudo and NettiLukari will no longer be up to date during the service break.
  • If you wish to receive your degree certificate by the end of 2021:
    • Request for the evaluation of study modules as soon as you have received a grade for the final study attainment to complete the module! Closed study modules speed up the graduation process. Check your subject’s guidelines in your study community.
    • Submit your Master’s thesis for evaluation by 1 September.
    • Submit your Bachelor’s thesis for evaluation by 10 September.
    • Bear in mind that the Turnitin evaluation also takes time!
    • Apply for a degree on 1 October at the latest.
  • The Peppi Road Show takes over the campus during the week of the deployment (week 48). Come along and ask about Peppi and try your luck spinning the wheel of Peppi.
  • Take your time getting to know Peppi. Many things look different and are located in a different place than before.
  • Check the PSP that has been formed for you and edit it. All study attainments might not have been affixed correctly in the data transfer. Contact your PSP instructor or amanuensis if some study attainments have been attached to the wrong study right.
  • Welcome to Peppi!

Do you want to learn new languages?

27.08.2021 Leave a Comment on Do you want to learn new languages?

The KiVANET network offers web-based language studies for students in Finnish universities. Some courses are offered with English as the support language or based on the target language alone. These courses are also suited to students who do not speak Finnish. The enrollment period for autumn term 2021 courses is from 27 August to 2 September 2021.
More information at: www.kivako.fi

Academic year opening hours from the 1st of September 2021 in Library

26.08.2021 Leave a Comment on Academic year opening hours from the 1st of September 2021 in Library

Joensuu Campus Library
Mon–Fri 8am–6pm (Customer service 9am–6pm)
Sat          10am–2pm

24/7 Working spaces open later of autumn, at the earliest 1st October

Kuopio Campus Library
Mon–Fri 8am–6pm (Customer service 9am–6pm)
Sat          10am–2pm

24/7 Working spaces open later of autumn, at the earliest 1st October

KUH Medical Library
Mon        12 noon–5pm
Tue–Thu 10am–3pm
Fri            Closed

For more information: library@uef.fi

HAKA Login Method Server Update 23.8.2021 at 14:15-16:00

18.08.2021 Leave a Comment on HAKA Login Method Server Update 23.8.2021 at 14:15-16:00

UEF HAKA (shibboleth) (idp.uef.fi) servers will be updated on 23.8.2021 at 14:15 – 16:00.

Services are available normally during the update and outages are expected.

Appearance of the idp.uef.fi login will be changed after the update.

Users have to login again to services after the update. If multiple browsers are used to login to the services, acceptance to disclose information to the services has to be accepted again.

The update will enable multi-factor authentication.

 

Regards,

IT Services, UEF

An almost normal start to the autumn term at the University of Eastern Finland

18.08.2021 Leave a Comment on An almost normal start to the autumn term at the University of Eastern Finland

The University of Eastern Finland aims to have everything running almost normally when the autumn term starts. At the moment, there is no reason why on-campus teaching should not continue, and teachers can use their own discretion when deciding how to carry out teaching.

The progress of the coronavirus vaccination programme is taking us closer to normal life despite the number of coronavirus cases going back up again towards the end of the summer. Based on the information available, higher education institutions are not high risk areas for the spreading of the coronavirus and remote teaching is currently not viewed as a key means of controlling the pandemic. It is important to let the students return to campus.

Teaching will be started in accordance with the curriculum. Teachers can use their own discretion with regard to the ways in which to carry out teaching. At the moment, no restrictions on gatherings or safety distance requirements are in place in the Eastern Finland region, so the university will not be restricting the number of people who can attend events.

The time of the coronavirus, however, has made us adopt new teaching methods faster, and efforts will be made to develop both online and multimodal teaching in the future as well. We will continue to use and further develop the best practices we have adopted so far. There are also many good ways of carrying out remote teaching – some of them brand new – which we will continue to use alongside on-campus teaching.

Health security and student life

Campuses are also taking steps towards normal student life as the SYKETTÄ Sport Services will gradually be made available again and bookings are accepted for holding, for example, subject association events in the university facilities in the evenings. The university facilities will be available in the evenings for bookings lasting until 22.00. Acting responsibly during leisure time will help ensure health security during on-campus teaching, which is a priority. We need to persevere until the end of autumn, when the vaccine coverage will be at a good level.

The campus restaurants already open in Joensuu are Restaurant Aura and Kampus Bistro. Restaurants Carelia and Futura will reopen on 1 September. On Kuopio campus, Restaurant Canthia will open on 23 August, and Restaurant Snellmania on 30 August. In addition, Wicked Rabbit in the Canthia Building and the second floor cafeteria in the Snellmania Building will reopen on 1 September. Some renovations and changes have been made to Restaurant Carelia and Restaurant Snellmania, but the work is expected to be completed by the time the restaurants are scheduled to reopen. The seat occupancy of the restaurants will be monitored and other restaurants will be opened as needed.

Ventilation will be maximised at the university’s facilities during use and, to ensure adequate air cleaning, the ventilation system will be run for at least two hours before and after the facilities are in use.

The university encourages vaccine take-up – A walk-in vaccination event to be held at Joensuu Campus

The university strongly recommends that staff and students get vaccinated with the available coronavirus vaccines. The better the vaccine coverage, the easier things will be for us as a community.

A walk-in vaccination event will be held at the University of Eastern Finland’s Joensuu Campus this autumn to give the university students and staff members the opportunity to get their first dose of the vaccine, regardless of what their place of domicile is. When the first dose is received, an appointment will be made for the second dose, which will be given by the local health care services. The university will offer the walk-in vaccinations in cooperation with the joint municipal authority for North Karelia social and health services (Siun Sote). A similar walk-in vaccination event will hopefully be held on Kuopio Campus as well. The date of the walk-in vaccination event in Joensuu and further information on the event to be held in Kuopio will be provided at a later time.

The number of staff present in the university’s facilities will no longer be restricted to 50% of the facilities’ usual occupancy rate. On the other hand, multi-location work will become a permanent practice. The university guidance for working across multiple sites entered into force at the beginning of August.

People at significant risk from COVID-19 have already had the opportunity to take both vaccines, which means they can work and study normally on campus.

The university is also prepared for setbacks in the coronavirus situation. The pandemic is by no means over yet, and new restrictions may still be imposed. This past year, however, has made us very good at adapting to new situations, and we will surely adjust to any future challenges as well.

Everyone must continue to follow these guidelines in the university facilities:

  • Only come to the campus if you are in good health.
  • Wash your hands immediately upon arriving at the campus and frequently during the day. If you cannot wash your hands, use a hand sanitiser.
  • Keep a safe distance to others.
  • Use a face mask in all the facilities in which several people are present at the same time, including during lectures. The recommendation to wear a face mask also applies to double jabbed people.
  • Do not greet people with a handshake or a hug.

 

Read also: Reminder by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) and the Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK): Responsible use of leisure time contributes to more contact teaching in higher education institutions and a swift return to normal conditions

 

Welcome to a UEF info session on Thursday, 19 August 2021, starting at 10. The topic of the info session will be the coronavirus situation and its effects on this autumn’s teaching. The info session will be led by the university’s Rector, Academic Rector and Director of Administration. The info session will be recorded and the recording will be published on Yammer.

To join the info session, please go to https://www.uef.fi/live1/.

Questions and comments can be sent via Presemo during the info session in the address https://presemo.uef.fi/ueftietotori/.

 

Responsible use of leisure time contributes to more contact teaching in higher education institutions and a swift return to normal conditions

18.08.2021 Leave a Comment on Responsible use of leisure time contributes to more contact teaching in higher education institutions and a swift return to normal conditions

Reminder by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) and the Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK): Responsible use of leisure time contributes to more contact teaching in higher education institutions and a swift return to normal conditions

All students have the right to start their studies in a safe way. The goal that we all share is to be able to bring in much more contact teaching in higher education institutions during the autumn term. Interaction between people, both in contact teaching and in students’ leisure activities, improves wellbeing and strengthens the spirit of community. With the pandemic still ongoing, it has become particularly important to improve both student wellbeing and the ability to study.

The Ministry of Education and Culture, the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) and the Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK) wish to point out that by making a joint effort it is possible to ensure that contact teaching can continue and we can contribute to swiftly containing pandemic.

Monitoring data carried out by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare have shown that the risk of COVID-19 spreading in contact teaching is low when adequate measures are followed. Higher education institutions are very well placed to implement these measures. However, transmission chains from different leisure activities and events have been reported, and unless adequate prevention measures are in place, the risk of infection is high in the current epidemiological situation.

When organising student events that offer peer support and enable students to be acquainted, care should be taken to comply with regional and local regulations, guidelines and recommendations. It is important that

  • even those who have been vaccinated wear a mask
  • to avoid physical contact and respect safe distancing, especially indoors
  • to have adequate ventilation in place
  • to not seek the company of others if you have any symptoms indicative of COVID-19 and take the COVID-19 test instead
  • that students receive a full course of COVID-19 vaccines.

This way we will hopefully be able to assemble and meet people more freely later in the autumn.

It is in everyone’s interest to responsibly organise and engage in events that are safe from the viewpoint of health. The Ministry of Education and Culture, The National Union of University Students and the Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences wish to extend their thanks to the student organisations for the creativity they have shown in the past and will undoubtedly carry on doing for finding safe solutions when organising events and forging a sense of community. You have supported the wellbeing of many students in higher education and provided potential for students to pursue their studies over these difficult and exceptional 18 months.

Up-to-date regional restrictions and recommendations are available on the Government website. The website also has links to the webpages of hospital districts, which provide more detailed regional information: Regional COVID-19 situation and restrictions on the hospital district websites.

Inquiries:

Atte Jääskeläinen, Director General, (Ministry of Education and Culture), tel. +358 2953 30309
Oona Löytänen, Chair (Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences – SAMOK ry), tel. +358 50 389 1000
Annika Nevanpää, Chair (National Union of University Students in Finland, SYL ry), tel. +358 44 906 5007

Exceptions in opening hours in Student and Learning Services’ offices

16.08.2021 Leave a Comment on Exceptions in opening hours in Student and Learning Services’ offices

Current opening hours

From 2 August to 17 September 2021 the General Student Services’ customer service desk and phone service are open Mon-Fri from 10 am to 4 pm.

Visiting address: Joensuu Aurora A, 1. floor; Kuopio Canthia, 2. floor

Email address: opiskelu@uef.fi

Phone number: +358 (0)29 445 8900 (Phone service Mon-Fri from 10 am to 4 pm)

We are constantly monitoring the situation, and the opening hours may therefore change. Any changes will be announced here.

UEF info session on 19 August 2021 at 10–11

12.08.2021 Leave a Comment on UEF info session on 19 August 2021 at 10–11

Welcome to a UEF info session on Thursday, 19 August 2021, starting at 10. The topic of the info session will be the coronavirus situation and its effects on this autumn’s teaching.

The info session will be led by the university’s Rector, Academic Rector and Director of Administration.

The info session will be recorded and the recording will be published on Yammer.

To join the info session, please go to https://www.uef.fi/live1/.

Questions and comments can be sent via Presemo during the info session in the address https://presemo.uef.fi/ueftietotori/.

UEF info session on 19 August 2021 at 10–11

12.08.2021 Leave a Comment on UEF info session on 19 August 2021 at 10–11

Welcome to a UEF info session on Thursday, 19 August 2021, starting at 10. The topic of the info session will be the coronavirus situation and its effects on this autumn’s teaching.

The info session will be led by the university’s Rector, Academic Rector and Director of Administration.

The info session will be recorded and the recording will be published on Yammer.

To join the info session, please go to https://www.uef.fi/live1/.

Questions and comments can be sent via Presemo during the info session in the address https://presemo.uef.fi/ueftietotori/.

Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year will be held on 8 September 2021, at 2.15 p.m.

04.08.2021 Leave a Comment on Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year will be held on 8 September 2021, at 2.15 p.m.

The University of Eastern Finland welcomes all students, staff members, supporters and friends of the university to join our Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2021-2022 on Wednesday, 8 September 2021, at 2.15 p.m. in Auditorium AU100, Aurora building, Yliopistokatu 2, Joensuu campus. The Opening Ceremony starting at 2.15 pm can also be followed online.

PROGRAMME

1.00 p.m. Opening Ceremony Time of Prayer
Liturgy by Sanna Kauppinen and Teemu Toivonen
Speech by Esko Ryökäs and Suvi-Maria Saarelainen
Music by Maria Takala-Roszczenko ja Varvara Merras-Häyrynen
Link for to follow the ceremony.

2.15 p.m. OPENING CEREMONY

Opening Address
Rector Jukka Mönkkönen

Celebratory Address
Chairman, Doctor of Social Sciences
h.c. Erkki Liikanen

Address by the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
Chair of the Executive Board Vesa Janhunen

Choir Music
University of Eastern Finland Choir Joy with Mari-Annika Heikkilä as the Conductor

The Finnish National Anthem
“Maamme”

The Opening Ceremony will be hosted by University Teacher Sanna Niskanen and Director of Language Centre Lauri Tolkki.