A new channel for students has been added to Viva Engage. On the Developing digital learning services -channel we’ll inform students about upcoming development workshops and surveys, and the results of past surveys. The channel is used for sharing information and discussing the topic.
Join the channel and stay informed about upcoming development projects and to have a say in how digital learning services are developed. You can join the channel here.
The university follows the careers of the graduates, e.g. with a career tracking survey. This year, the career tracking survey starts on 1 October 2024 and ends on 9 December 2024. The target group of the survey is those who have completed a Master’s degree in 2019 and those who completed their doctorate in 2021. The survey is carried out in cooperation with other universities as part of the Aarresaari network.
Why should you answer the survey? With the help of surveys, information is gathered about the academic labor market, the career paths of university graduates, and feedback about studies is collected. The information obtained is used in the guidance of current and future students (e.g. the Töissä.fi- service, which is said to be a particularly popular tool in high schools), in the development of curricula, and in studies about the working life of university graduates. The master’s career tracking survey is also part of the universities’ funding model, so the feedback is really important to the university.
Those who belong to the target group are approached by letter, e-mail or text message, so if you’ll received a contact, we really hope that you will respond to it! The results of previous years can be viewed e.g. Vipunen, maintained by the Board of Education. from the fi statistics service and the aforementioned Töissä.fi service. The University of Eastern Finland’s own results can also be found in Kamu (only in Finnish).
19 August – 13 September 2024 the Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk and phone service opening hours are extended. During this time both the customer service desk and phone service are open Mon–Fri from 10 am to 3 pm.
From 16 September 2024 onward the Student and Learning Services’ customer service will return to the regular opening hours (below).
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 when there is a lot of email traffic)
Phone number: +358 29 445 8900
Phone service opening hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm
Are you wondering about your future? Where will I find work? How will I be convincing in the job interview? What can I do with my degree? What are my strengths? Am I in the right field? What should I study as a minor subject? What rights and obligations do I have as an employee?
Students pondering about their future directions or seeking traineeships and employment are troubled by many questions. Nevertheless, don’t worry! Practical guidance, knowledge and support is there for you on the career planning and job seeking courses offered by UEF Career Services.
Sign up for the career planning and job seeking courses in the autumn starts 12.8.2024. The first courses begin on 9 September 2024. Find the course details in Peppi!
In the Peppi Study Guide you will find further information about the courses. The courses for the academic year 2024–2025 include the following courses in English and Finnish:
The courses offered by the UEF Career Services are meant for all students to support and help them during studies and when the move towards working life becomes timely. The courses offer you knowledge, skills, courage and attitude for the future working life. In these courses, you can also clarify your thoughts about your future and career possibilities.
We have received positive feedback about the studies from students. Participants in the career planning self-study course have stated:
The job-seeking self-study course furnished students with hands-on tools to be used in practice:
The basics of Finnish working life self-study course introduces the general outlook of the Finnish working environment with its regulations and habits:
Information about working life and career is collected in the students’ Kamu databank . In Kamu, you will also find other services offered by the Career Services and contact information.
We can be reached through the email address urapalvelut@uef.fi.
The Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2024–2025 will be held on Kuopio campus on Thursday, 5 September 2024, at 1.15 p.m. in the Great Lecture Hall, Snellmania building. Welcome!
Opening Ceremony Service in the Great Lecture Hall at 12.15–12.45 p.m.
Liturgy by University Chaplain Satu Karjalainen
Speech by ThD, MSc, Chaplain, Oona Leiviskä
Music by Cantor Jarkko Maukonen
UEF Kuopio Student Choir
PROGRAMME at 1.15 p.m.
Academic Procession
Opening Address
Rector Jukka Mönkkönen
Speech
Author Sirpa Kähkönen
Address by the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
Chair of the Executive Board of the Student Union Mirka Nieminen
Choir Music
UEF Kuopio Student Choir
with Richard Nicholls as Conductor
The Finnish National Anthem
“Maamme”
Coffee
The Opening Ceremony will be hosted by Director of Language Centre Lauri Tolkki and University Teacher Sanna Niskanen.
Opening Ceremony starting at 1.15 p.m. can be followed online in the address https://vimeo.com/event/4399452.
Information on the Academic Year Kick-off and City Orienteering Happening following the Opening Ceremony programme, will be updated later on the student union´s web pages in the address https://www.isyy.fi/en/whats-on/upcoming-events/academic-year-kick-off-and-city-orienteering.html.
In order to begin your studies, it is important that you familiarise yourself with the UEF digital services with the help of Digistartti during the summer even before your studies start. Digistartti helps you get to know the UEF digital study environments and tools.
You can only complete the assignments by logging in with your UEF account. This means that you must be registered at the university and you must have activated your UEF account beforehand.
Here you can find the instructions for activating your UEF account and the link to Digstartti.
Welcome to UEF!
On Wednesday 31 July 2024 the Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk in Kuopio is closed.
The customer service desk in Joensuu is open normally.
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
Change in schedule: maintenance break in UEF Zoom Monday 24th June, estimated time is 19:00-24:00 During the maintenance break service is not available. Break could be shorter than expected.
Also: integration between Zoom and Panopto is not in use on Monday 24th June. Please note that your Zoom recording won’t be saving to Panopto if your meeting takes place on Monday.
Welcome to a UEF campus development webinar on Thursday, 29 August 2024 starting at 14:00. The webinar presents an overview of the needs assessment completed in the spring and the plans for the next steps.
The main language of the webinar is Finnish; however, the presentation material and summaries will also be available in English. The webinar will be recorded, and the recording will be published in Viva Engage after the event.
The campus development community in Viva Engage will serve as a commenting platform during and after the webinar.
There will be a maintenance break in the Peppi production environment resulting from server maintenance on 17 June 2024 from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm during the Digital Services’ monthly maintenance break.
A new Lukkarikone version will be installed on 18 June 2024. The length of the maintenance break is not known yet. The contents of the new version will be announced later.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the maintenance breaks!
