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Registration for the Language Centre’s spring courses starts on 1.12.2023!

Register for the Language Centre courses included in your degree in Peppi through your PSP. The best way to see all the future implementations of the course, i.e. the groups, their schedules and additional information, is through the study guide. View the upcoming groups of the course through your degree structure or by using the search.

If several different groups are organised for a course included in your degree, enrol in the group that suits you best. As a rule, places are filled in the order of registration, group size on courses included in the degree max. 25 students.

  • Read the course description and additional implementation information before enrolling. Check the implementation schedule to ensure that the group is suitable for you.
  • Use Peppi, not Tuudo, for registration, so that course-specific information is displayed correctly.
  • Also check out our selection of optional languages, Savonia’s and Karelia’s selection, and the courses in the KiVANET network.

For degree students (Bachelor, Master and Doctoral), we offer degree courses in English and in Finnish as well as optional courses. For exchange students, we offer our beginner’s course Finnish 1A (self-study module), Chinese 1 and Chinese Culture and Social Customs. Exchange students can join other Finnish courses if there are available seats in the group. For all Finnish courses, see here.

Welcome to our courses!

Exceptions to Student and Learning Services’ customer service opening hours in December 2023 and January 2024

Upcoming exceptions to Student and Learning Services customer service opening hours

On Friday 1 December 2023 the customer service desk in Joensuu closes already at 2:30 pm.

On Wednesday 6 December 2023 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio are closed.

On Friday 22 December 2023 the customer service desk in Joensuu is closed. The phone service and customer service desk in Kuopio close already at 1 pm.

December, week 52

In Joensuu the customer service desk is closed 25–29 December 2023.

In Kuopio the customer service desk is open on Wednesday 27 December 2023 from 10 am to 3 pm. The customer service desk is closed 25–26 December and 28–29 December.

The phone service is open on Wednesday 27 December 2023 from 10 am to 3 pm. The phone service is closed 25–26 December and 28–29 December.

January

On 1 January 2024 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio are closed.

2–15 January 2024 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio are open Mon–Fri from 10 am to 3 pm.

Starting 16 January 2024 the Student and Learning Services’ regular opening hours are changing.

Contact information and regular opening hours in December 2023

The Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm.

If you are unable to visit the customer service desk during these times, please contact us by email or phone, and we can set up a meeting for a different time.

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: Mon–Fri from 10 am to 3 pm

The Student and Learning Services’ customer service opening hours are changing starting 16 January 2024

The regular opening hours of the Student and Learning Services’ customer service are changing starting 16 January 2024. Moving forward the Student and Learning Services’ customer service will be open as follows:

Customer service desk: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 1 pm

Phone service: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm

If you are unable to visit the customer service desk or call during these times, please contact us by email.

Changes to these opening hours will be announced in Kamu.

Customer service contact information

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

Email address: opiskelu@uef.fi

Phone number: +358 29 445 8900

UEF info session on 19 December 2023 at 10:00–11:00

Welcome to a UEF info session on Tuesday, 19 December 2023, starting at 10:00. The topics of the info session include the budget for 2024, the outlook for the next year, doctoral pilots, and the development of research training in the coming years. The event will be attended by the rectors and the Director of Administration.

You can ask questions and provide comments in advance or during the event in the UEF info session community in Viva Engage.

The UEF info session will be recorded and the recording will be published in Viva Engage after the event.

Join the UEF info session online via this link.

Maintenance break in Peppi on 20 November 2023

The Digital Services’ monthly maintenance break today on 20 November 2023 includes the Peppi production environment as well. Peppi will not be in use during the maintenance break starting 6 pm (18:00). The maintenance break is expected to end at 7 pm (19:00). You can find more information on the maintenance break in the Digital Services’ Viva Engage (requires logging in with a UEF account) (opens in a new tab).

Apply for exchange by 15 November!

November application period for outgoing student exchange is still open!

The application period ends November 15th at 3:00 PM sharp – applications must be complete and submitted by 3:00 PM, applications cannot be submitted after 3:00 PM.

During the November application period, students of the University of Eastern Finland may apply for student exchange placements in the following exchange programmes:

  • Bilateral exchange (one semester or full academic year)
  • ISEP Exchange (one semester)
  • north2north exchange (one semester)

Read the programme-specific calls for applications and submit your application in SoleMOVE! Login to the system with your UEF credentials using HAKA/Shibboleth login.

More instructions on how to complete and submit the application is available in Kamu.

UEF is searching for new YUFE Student Forum representatives

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is part of the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) alliance which is a major strategic partnership established in 2019 with funding from the European Commission.

There are two YUFE Student Forum representatives’ seats becoming vacant in UEF’s YUFE Team.

If you are a bachelor’s or master’s UEF student, you have at least one year of studies left and you are interested in networking, getting to know Europe as an operational environment, and developing Higher Education in international teams, check out the tasks and apply by 15 November 2023!

For further information, please read the call for YUFE Student Forum representatives on Kamu website (Word) .

Contact person

Katinka Käyhkö, Head of International Planning and Development, katinka.kayhko@uef.fi

Exceptions to Student and Learning Services’ customer service opening hours in November 2023

Upcoming exceptions to Student and Learning Services customer service opening hours

On Friday 10 November 2023 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio close already at 2 pm.

On Wednesday and Thursday 15-16 November 2023 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio are closed due to the Student and Learning Services’ staff development days.

Contact information and regular opening hours

The Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm.

If you are unable to visit the customer service desk during these times, please contact us by email or phone, and we can set up a meeting for a different time.

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: Mon–Fri from 10 am to 3 pm

SoleMOVE Application Clinics Wed&Thu!

International Mobility Services is hosting SoleMOVE Application Clinics today, Wednesday 8 November, and tomorrow, Thursday 9 November!

Students who are planning to submit an application for exchange studies during the November application period are welcome to come work on their application and ask for advice regarding the application. Clinics will be hosted on both campuses as follows:

Wednesday 8 November, 3-4:30 PM

Joensuu: AG215 / Kuopio: CA104

Thursday 9 November, 10-11:30 AM

Joensuu: AG214 / Kuopio: CA104

Welcome!

Students’ Hack Me Up Competition at Joensuu Science Park, 24-25 November 2023: Collaborate with businesses to brainstorm climate-smart solutions in Joensuu

Join the Hack Me Up Ideation Competition, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 24-25, 2023, at Joensuu Science Park. The registration period for the competition ends on Friday, November 17, at 3:00 PM.

Brainstorm and create solution drafts for businesses’ sustainability challenges. Your ideation work is meaningful – you will assist companies and households in reducing their carbon footprint and/or increasing their carbon handprint, thereby promoting positive climate actions in Joensuu. 

The competition is organised in collaboration with the Climate Joensuu 2025 and Innocities Joensuu projects, along with esteemed partner companies. The judges will assess the functionality, feasibility, user experience, and novelty of the ideas.

Submit your registration information for Hack Me Up Competition by Friday, November 17, at 3:00 PM.

You can register individually or form a team of 2-5 members. If you choose to register individually, the competition organisers will assist in forming a team on your behalf. You can also provide the contact details of a pre-formed team in the registration form.

Hack Me Up culminates in the prize-giving ceremony on Saturday, November 25, 2023. The top teams will be rewarded! First prize is 1,000 euros, and second prize 500 euros. Additionally, the winner of the Speedhack phase of the Hack Me Up Competition will be awarded a prize of 500 euros.

If you wish to refine your idea, consider participating in the Start Me Up Business Idea Competition! Is your team eager to take the idea to the next level? The Start Me Up Business Idea Competition offers students the opportunity to further develop and refine their ideas through collaboration with a partner company. The Start Me Up Business Idea Competition runs from February 1st to March 31st, 2024.

Learn more about the competition and companies sustainability challenges: https://businessjoensuu.fi/en/hackmeup