Did you know you can apply for Erasmus+ student exchange and to complete a via YUFE Alliance?
There are several YUFE Minors available in YUFE universities around Europe. All UEF degree students can apply for minor exchange. If you would like to select studies more freely across YUFE, you must apply for the YUFE Student Journey (SJ) programme first, and the exchange is possible for spring 2025.
Further information in Kamu!
Welcome to a UEF info session on Wednesday, 8 May 2024, starting at 10:00. The topics of the info session include the financial statements for 2023, the economic outlook, and other current matters. The university’s Rector, Academic Rector, Director of Administration, and Chief Financial Officer will be present at the event.
Please sign in and join the info session via clicking this link.
You can ask questions and provide comments both before and during the event in the UEF info session Viva Engage community. A recording will be published of the info session after the event in Viva Engage.
Digital Services performs software updates to network devices on campus. Due to the updates there can be several short outages in the campus networks.
If there are problems with the network connection after the outage, please contact IT Servicedesk (servicedesk@uef.fi / 029 445 8880).
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
During the break Digicampus cannot be used.
We are looking for international student ambassadors to assist in international marketing and student recruitment activities of the university in the academic year 2024–2025. We welcome applicants from diverse nationalities and backgrounds, who possess an enthusiastic, motivated attitude and fluent English skills.
Ambassador tasks include i.e. attending webinars and other virtual events and other communication and marketing tasks related to the international degree programmes and participating modeling for the university brochures and advertisements. Your main responsibility includes sharing your firsthand experiences of living in Finland, discussing your studies, and providing insights into student life to potential applicants.
You will receive training for the position, and the tasks will be compensated. The application period opens 25 March and closes 7 April. More information available in the address https://www.uef.fi/en/open-positions.
IT Servicedesk service points in Joensuu and Kuopio are open on Thursday 28.3. 10.00-13.00, the phone service is open 8.00-14.00 and the chat 9.00-14.00.
Services are closed from Friday to Monday 29.3.2024-1.4.2024.
Service requests can be sent during Eastern via asiointi.uef.fi and servicedesk@uef.fi
We wish you a sunny Eastern!
IT Servicedesk
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 7th May 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Study Psychologist Emilia Ranta, tel.+358 50 3386415
Tuesday 14st May 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Study Psychologist Mari Tirronen, tel. +358505691806
Tuesday 21th May 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Study Psychologist Emilia Ranta, tel. +358 50 3386415
11 – 15 March 2024 the Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk in Kuopio is closed.
The phone service as well as the customer service desk in Joensuu are open normally. You can also contact the customer service by email.
The Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 1 pm.
Visiting address: Joensuu Aurora A, 1st floor; Kuopio Canthia, 2nd floor
Email address: opiskelu@uef.fi (Please note that there might be delays in responses during vacation times)
Phone number: +358 29 445 8900
Phone service opening hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm
Coffee & Friends meetings begin on Tuesdays from 12 March onward at 3-5pm at Lukema in Kuopio and at 4-6pm at Aurora in the AU110 fireplace room (“Takkahuone”) in Joensuu.
Coffee & Friends (Finnish: Kaverikahvila) event offers low threshold hanging out after lectures and an opportunity to meet other students over coffee and a snack. All students (exchange students, degree students, doctoral students) from the University of Eastern Finland are welcome to Coffee & Friends. You can come to the café alone or with a friend, and stay for a while or the whole time.
In addition, Coffee & Friends offers changing and informal activities. Participation in the activities is completely voluntary. You can find the program from ISYYs webpage (link opens in a new window).
Participation is free of charge and does not require pre-registration.
The program is organized by UEF students who work as group leaders and volunteers of ISYY’s Coffee & Friends team.
Read more: https://kamu.uef.fi/en/tietopankki/student-life-and-leisure/coffeefriends/
A warm welcome to Coffee & Friends!
Students of the University of Eastern Finland can book university’s facilities for study-related purposes within the opening hours of the facilities, e.g., for independent study, group work, research interviews, or participation in remote teaching.
Facilities Management will manage private use and facility reservations made by other external users in a centralised manner. Reservations for student events are managed according to separate instructions.
The person making a facility reservation is obliged to familiarise themselves and to comply with the instructions and schedules related to the use of the facilities.
The reservation rights allow for making facility reservations in Peppi or the Tuudo mobile application on separately specified workspaces and seminar halls.
Additional information and instructions:
