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Category: Joensuu

YUFE Day is a celebration!

16.01.2025 Leave a Comment on YUFE Day is a celebration!

The Spring YUFE Day on 23 January from 11-14 is a cause for celebration, as UEF students have done very well at the YUFE level. Join us in Joensuu (Natura 101) or Kuopio (Snellmania 103)!

  • 11‒14 Coffee/tea, cake, chat and updates: exchanges, Bio-YUFE, YUFE side subjects, etc.
  • 12‒13.30 Race stands for the YUFE Online Open Day, N101 and SN103
  • 12.30 Celebrating UEF’s student heroes in YUFE
  • 13.30 Announcement of the winners of the Get Creative with YUFE Contest (enter until 21.1!)

PS. Current YUFE Calls: apply for Online Language Café tutor until 7 February, apply for YUFE exchange from 1 to 15 Feb 2025 Further information in Kamu and yufe@uef.fi.

International Week 20-23 Jan!

14.01.2025 Leave a Comment on International Week 20-23 Jan!

International Mobility Services is hosting an International Week on week 4 (20-23 Jan)! As usual, we will have info sessions about exchange studies and info desks on campuses.

Program for the week (some information to be added later):

Mon 20.1.2025
16:00 – 17:00 Info session on Teams: general information about studying abroad and applying (in Finnish)

Tue 21.1.2025
12:00 – 14:00 Info desks on campuses, Joensuu: Carelia, close by to A door / Kuopio: Snellmania lower lobby
16:00 – 17:00 Info session on Teams: Exchange options in Europe (in Finnish)

Wed 22.1.2025
12:00 – 14:00 Info desks on campuses, Joensuu: Carelia, close by to A door / Kuopio: Canthia 2nd floor lobby
16:00 – 17:00 Info session on Teams: Exchange options outside of Europe (in Finnish)

Thu 23.1.2025
11:00 – 14:00 YUFE Day! (details TBA)
16:00 – 17:00 Info session on Teams: general information about studying abroad and applying (in English)

Links for the info sessions will be updated on Kamu closer to the event. Welcome along!

More information about studying abroad is available in Kamu!

Digital Services in the May Day opening hours

29.04.2024 Leave a Comment on Digital Services in the May Day opening hours

Our customer service points in Joensuu and Kuopio are open
Tuesday 30.4. 10.00-13.00.
On Wednesday 1.5. our offices are closed.

Our call centre is open from
Tuesday 30.4. 8.00 – 14.00
On Wednesday 1.5. the service is closed.

Chat will be open
Tuesday 30.4. 9.00 – 14.00
On Wednesday 1.5. the service is closed.

Normal service requests can be submitted via asiointi.uef.fi.

We wish you all a sunny May Day!

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

01.12.2023 Leave a Comment on 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!

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

02.11.2023 Leave a Comment on 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

International Week 23-27 October!

19.10.2023 Leave a Comment on International Week 23-27 October!

International Week is coming again!

International Mobility Services is hosting another International Week in October, from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th. During the week, we will be hosting info sessions about student exchange possibilities and other practical matters related to exchange studies. The schedule and links to the info sessions can be found in Kamu, in the study abroad events page of the Study Abroad section.

In addition to info sessions (in Teams), we will be available at info desks on both campuses on Tuesday, 24th October, from 10 am to 1 pm. In Joensuu, the info desk will be at Aurora building, in the lobby next to Restaurant Aura (A door), while in Kuopio you can find us from Canthia’s second floor.

The info sessions will be organised in Finnish and English, and students are able to participate in all events according to their own opportunity. The sessions will be recorded and published for viewing during the week starting from 30th Oct, and the recordings will remain available for two weeks.

Upcoming application periods!

The November application period will open on November 1st and end on November 15th at 3:00 pm. During this application period, students will be able to apply for bilateral exchange during the autumn semester 2024, spring semester 2025, or full academic year 2024-2025. ISEP Exchange programme and north2north exchange is open for applications for autumn 2024 or spring 2025 (one semester) exchanges.

Calls for applications will be published in Kamu by October 30th, please read through the calls before starting your application!

Autumn 2023 Sports afternoon on 4.10.2023

18.09.2023 Leave a Comment on Autumn 2023 Sports afternoon on 4.10.2023
Sports afternoon advertisement.

SYKETTÄ Sports Afternoon will be held on Wednesday 4 October 2023 in Joensuu and Kuopio. The UEF, Karelia UAS and Savonia UAS hold a sports afternoon together, and by the decision of the university rectors, the sports afternoon is lecture-free from 12:15 pm. SYKETTÄ Sports Services organizes the sports afternoon program, but no SYKETTÄ sticker is required to participate.

On sports afternoon, a wide variety of different exercise options are available both indoors and outdoors, and arranged by external partners. Some of them are free of charge, while others include a separate fee.

The sports afternoon program also includes all the classes on the SYKETTÄ sports calendar that day. To participate in classes and turns in sports calendar on sports afternoon, you don’t have to have a valid SYKETTÄ sticker, but you must be registered as a user and enroll in classes and turns.

The sports afternoon programme is now published! City-specific sports afternoon programs and enrollment schedules can be found on the following websites: