Whether you are a UEF employee or a student you can study the Teams basics course (new tab) independently with video tutorials. Before starting the course check first online e-learning instruction (new tab).
For more information on Teams courses, see the UEF Knowledge Work project page (new tab).
The number of mental health-related sick leaves of employees has increased sharply. For the first time, mental disorders surpassed musculoskeletal diseases as the main cause for retirement on a disability pension. Similarly, more and more students suffer from mental health problems, according to the Finnish Student Health and Wellbeing Survey. The numbers of mental health-related problems are higher than ever before and are also the most common cause of disability. Measures supporting mental health and strengthening both work and study ability, are solutions for guaranteeing work ability in the future.
UEF participates in the currently ongoing Greenlight Listening campaign, as well as in the World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2020! We encourage everybody to attentive listening in everyday encounters. Simply by listening we can positively affect one’s wellbeing and help to build a more inclusive society.
Who could you listen to?
Please find more information about the Greenlight Listening campaign here:
The University of Eastern Finland responds to the escalation of the COVID-19 situation in its campus cities by recommending the use of face masks in all facilities with several people present, including on lectures. The new recommendation will enter into force on Thursday, 8 October 2020. The university’s earlier recommendation only pertained to situations where maintaining a safe distance to others is not possible.
The University of Eastern Finland provides face masks for its staff and students working and studying on campus free of charge. Face masks are available in the main lobbies of all campus buildings. The face masks the university provides are surgical masks (type II).
In the spring semester 2021, teaching will be planned so that physical distancing (1.5–2 m) is possible, and a maximum of 50 people can be in the room at the same time. In-person teaching will primarily be offered to students who started their studies in autumn 2020. In-person teaching will also be offered on courses where online teaching is not possible. Otherwise, in-person teaching is sought to be offered as possible, while taking safety aspects into consideration. This applies to courses offered both in Finnish and in a foreign language.
In the spring semester 2021, registration for courses is mandatory, and teachers must keep lists of students attending in-person teaching.
In the spring semester, general exams continue not to be held, but it is for teachers to hold and supervise exams for small groups, while taking safety distances into consideration. The maximum number of people permitted in a room is 50 persons.
Timetable for planning teaching and communication
Entrance examinations
The University of Eastern Finland will publish the admissions criteria of next spring’s joint admissions in Opintopolku by the end of October.
The University of Eastern Finland’s face mask recommendation to staff and students (effective as from 8 October 2020)
The University of Eastern Finland recommends that face masks be used in all facilities with several people present, including on lectures. The university’s earlier recommendation only pertained to situations where maintaining a safe distance to others is not possible.
The University of Eastern Finland provides face masks for its staff and students working and studying on campus free of charge. Face masks are available in the main lobbies of the campus building.
For staff members, face masks are also provided for work-related travel by public transportation or ride shares. The university does not provide masks for commuting to and from work.
In traineeships/internships the security guidelines of the training place (e.g. a hospital) must be adhered to.
The face masks provided by the university are to be used on campus, i.e. they are not for personal use.
If need be, the university’s face mask recommendation will be updated in accordance with national recommendations.
The face masks the university provides are surgical masks (type II).
How to put on a face mask, in Finnish with pictures (Filha ry / pdf)
How to Wear a Surgical Mask (RafflesHospital / Youtube video)
More information on the mask recommendation: COVID-19(2)uef.fi
By the decision of the University of Eastern Finland, Karelia University of Applied Sciences and Savonia University of Applied Sciences, the Sports Afternoon programme has been canceled on Wednesday, 7 October 2020. The reason for the cancellation is the rapid progression of the corona epidemic and the consequent increase in the risk of infection.
An exception to the above are forms of exercise which have been advertised via SYKETTÄ University Sports and which people have reserved and paid for themselves (e.g. online exercise classes and riding lessons; please contact the University Sports Coordinators for further information). In addition, workplace communities’ own, previously agreed small-scale events for the Sports Afternoon can still be held, while paying attention to the safety guidelines.
Wednesday 7 October 2020 is still free from teaching after 12 noon, so we encourage everyone to move independently and at their own risk, while taking safety issues into account.
For more information on the decision, please contact:
University of Eastern Finland
Director of administration Tuomo Meriläinen
[email protected], p. 040 3552299
Karelia University of Applied Sciences:
President Petri Raivo
[email protected], p. 050 310 9749
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Communications Manager Petteri Alanko
For more information for cancellation policies, please contact:
Joensuu SYKETTÄ Sports services:
Service planner Niklas Leinonen
[email protected], p.044 5768418
University Sports coordinator Heli Aalto
[email protected], p. 044 5768445
Kuopio SYKETTÄ Sports services:
University Sports coordinator Paula Ruokonen
[email protected], p. 044 785 5087
University Sports coordinator Sirpa Risto
[email protected], puh. 044 576 8446
The application period for Prysmian Group’s International “Build the Future” graduate program ends on November 14, 2020
The application period is open for the Prysmian Group Graduate program “Build the Future” and the program is looking for students who are finishing their studies or who have graduated recently in the field of engineering, business or economics. The application period expires on November 14, 2020.
More information in Prysmian Group’s website.
Maintenance begins on 16th September at 6:15 PM
Maintenance will end on 16th September at 8:00 PM (the maintenance may be finished sooner)
The maintenance work may cause outages on many UEF services.
The goal of scheduling this maintenance so soon is to improve the stability of the networking environment – and to fix the issues which have plagued networking during the last few weeks.
We apologize for the inconvenience of the short notice.
UEF in association with its partners offers the university’s students an opportunity to celebrate UEF’s 10th anniversary on both campuses.
On Friday, 2 October, the Lehtiä Ilosaaressa festival will rock the city of Joensuu, and UEF students can buy tickets at a student-friendly price of 10 euros! The festival’s line-up features the Finnish artists Sanni, Evelina, Behm, Mouhous and Gettomasa. The festival starts at 18.00 at Joensuu Areena.
On Saturday 10 October, UEF students have the opportunity to enjoy the Tämä on ryöstö play at the Kuopio City Theatre starting at 18.00. Please note that the play will be in Finnish. All seats to the play are reserved for UEF students, but the number of tickets is limited.
Read more about the events, tickets and safety:
https://sites.uef.fi/uef10/uef10-jubilee-year-events/?lang=en
The University of Eastern Finland has decided to:
Student exchange (both incoming and outgoing) will be permitted in the spring semester 2021 while observing the guidelines issued by the university, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, as well as the guidelines of the destination countries and host institutions. Because the coronavirus situation may change rapidly, people considering a student exchange or staff mobility period should be prepared for changes. Further information will come in Kamu this week.
Decisions on teaching arrangements in the spring semester (including the organisation of entrance examinations) will be made and communicated in October.
The foundation of all activities is to ensure that it is safe to work and study at the university.
Staff members’ and students’ responsible behaviour will play an important role.
The doors of the campus buildings are open as per normal.
All visitors (students, staff, guests) have to follow the following basic guidelines:
As much in-person teaching as possible will be offered to new students to ensure their commitment to the university and to their student community. Otherwise, the main mode of study this autumn will be online, except for courses that are impossible to organise online.
In-person teaching is organised with safety in mind. A maximum of 50 people, including the teacher, may be in the same room at a time, and with people keeping a safety distance of a minimum of 1.5 metres.
General exams continue not to be held, but it is possible for teachers to hold and supervise exams for small groups, while taking safety distances into consideration. The maximum number of people permitted in a room is 50 persons.
Safety distances can also be kept in all EXAM rooms of the university. Only some of the computers available in the rooms can be booked, and when students book a time, they will be assigned a specific computer on which to complete their exam. In other words, students can’t complete their exam on just any computer. Please see the university’s guidelines on the use of face masks in EXAM facilities.
UEF currently recommends the use of a face mask in situations where it is not possible to maintain safe distances (such as teaching taking place in a laboratory). The university has reserved face masks for both students and staff to be worn in these kinds of situations. In addition, face masks are worn in customer service settings where a protective plexiglass is unavailable. The university monitors the development of nationwide guidelines on face masks. Staff members will provide students with face masks in situations where they are needed. Please see the University of Eastern Finland’s recommendation on the use of face masks.
Students belonging to a risk group for a severe COVID-19 infection are recommended to not come to the facilities on campus nor to participate in in-person teaching. Please read the more detailed guidelines for students belonging to a risk group.
Registration for courses is mandatory in the autumn semester 2020. In addition, teachers must keep a list of students participating in in-person teaching.
The above-mentioned safety guidelines issued by the university are followed in new student orientation, tutoring and other events that bring students together. Tutoring will be organised in small groups and mainly online.
Instructions pertaining to teaching and studying can be found in Kamu.
Decisions on teaching arrangements in the spring semester (including the organisation of entrance examinations) will be made and communicated in October.
Continue to avoid unnecessary travel abroad. The Finnish Government reviews travel restrictions approximately every two weeks. The latest information on travel restrictions can be found on the Finnish Government’s website. Those returning from a high-risk country are to self-isolate in accordance with the guidelines issued by the National Institute for Health and Welfare, THL. Please see THL’s self-isolation guidelines.
A 14-day self-isolation period is not required from persons coming from countries for which restrictions on border traffic have been lifted. In addition, business travel to these countries is allowed, as are visitors from these countries. The same definition of policy applies to students’ training/internship periods or other studies-related travel abroad (such as field courses or other excursions). Student exchange, however, is cancelled for the entire autumn semester. In the spring semester 2021, student exchange (both incoming and outgoing) will be allowed while observing the guidelines issued by the university, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, as well as the guidelines of the destination countries and host institutions.
Necessary visitors from abroad (opponents, visiting researchers, students arriving from abroad, etc.) will be welcomed while observing the guidelines on self-isolation issued by the National Institute for Health and Welfare, THL. The latest information on the countries deemed safe for travel can be found on the Finnish Government’s website.
Most of the services available on the campuses are open (some with limited opening hours). Safety distances and the university’s guidelines on hygiene must be adhered to in all facilities.
Information about the services of the campus libraries can be found on the library’s website.
Self-study facilities and IT classrooms, as well as Oppari’s customer service points and service desks in Joensuu and Kuopio are open. Student and Learning Services’ customer service desks are also open; more detailed information on the opening hours can be found in Kamu.
Campus restaurants are welcoming both students and staff. Information on restaurant-specific opening hours can be found on Yammer.
For restaurant-specific menus, please see the websites of the campus restaurants.
Take out lunch is available in all of the campus restaurants. Take out portions are chilled; warm take out lunch is available during the lunch hours.
The university’s cleaning services adhere to the instructions issued by the Finish Institute of Occupational Health.
Sykettä Sports Services have started operating (limited group sizes).
Student associations have started their activities.
The number of people permitted in events organised in the university’s facilities by the university is limited to a maximum of 50 persons. The 50-person limit is also applied to events organised by the Student Union or a subject association. This definition of policy applies to all events, including teaching and public examinations of doctoral dissertations. Read the university’s guidelines on public examinations of doctoral dissertations.
The university also accepts external facility reservations. The number of people permitted in events organised by external parties follows the national restrictions. In events organised outside the university, guidelines given by the event organiser are to be followed.
Coronavirus testing is done in public health care. In accordance with the Infectious Diseases Act, coronavirus testing is a task assigned to public health care, and public health care is also the only route via which contact tracing can be carried out, or any possible quarantines imposed.
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare has a website where the symptoms of COVID-19 are listed.
The University of Eastern Finland recommends that everyone experiencing symptoms reach out to public health care and get tested as soon as possible. The university also recommends the use of the Koronavilkku app to its staff members and students.
The University of Eastern Finland’s recommendation on the use of face masks.
Troubleshooting and repairs relating to the disruptions in UEF’s data connections continued throughout last weekend in collaboration between the equipment supplier and UEF’s own experts. Following these repairs, monitoring and testing carried out early this week now indicate that data connections are working better, and no new disruptions have occurred.
Network connections can be used normally. The situation is still being monitored closely, and the replacement of the firewall service and old equipment by new one will proceed as communicated earlier.
To secure access to the internet during events that are deemed critically important, back-up connections will continue to be made available through mobile access points that use 4G mobile phone networks. To determine and assess the need for a back-up connection for your event, please contact Servicedesk.
Further information and contact details: Servicedesk, tel. +358 294 458880
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