Maintenance break starts Thursday 10.10 at 00:00 and ends at 04:00 mennessä. During the break DigiCampus Moodle is not available.
Category: Kuopio
Extra maintenance break on eLearn Moodle 5.10.2024 starting time at 18:00
There will be a short extra maintenance break on eLearn-Moodle on Saturday 5th October, at 18:00. Estimated downtime is couple of minutes. During the break eLearn-Moodle is not available.
The Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk in Kuopio is closed on Friday 20 September 2024
On Friday 20 September 2024 the Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk in Kuopio is closed.
The customer service desk in Joensuu is open normally.
Regular opening hours and contact information
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
Summer season 2024 of Kuopio’s Sykettä Sport Services
Sykettä Sport Services’ summer group exercise classes are held in May and June from 20 May to 15 June 2024, and in August from 19 to 31 August.
Classes take place both in the Studentia sports hall and outdoors with stair workouts. You can participate in the classes with the 2023–2024 academic year and spring 2024 group fitness and ball sports stickers, which are valid until 31 August 2024. You can sign up for the classes as usual via the sports calendar on the website and the Sykettä mobile app.
This summer, there are also ball sport shifts and freely bookable shifts available at Studentia, and the gyms are open throughout the summer. Read more about the summer season services on our website.
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!
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!
Library’s 8th book Christmas tree. Guessing competition now open!
Book Christmas tree has again been set up in the Kuopio Campus Library and the book Christmas tree guessing competition is now open.
Leave your guess to the box in the library or use the web form by 6th of January 2024. The closest guess will win a prize.
The prize must be collected at the Kuopio Campus Library.
The correct number of books in the tree will be announced after Epiphany.
Good luck!
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
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:
- Programme site Joensuu: https://xn--sykett-gua.fi/joensuu/en/sports-afternoon-4-10-2023/
- Programme site Kuopio: https://xn--sykett-gua.fi/kuopio/en/sports-afternoon/
Application period for YUFE Exchanges for spring 2024 starts today!
The application period is open from 11 September to 10 October 2023. The application period closes on Tuesday, 10 October, at 3:00 PM (15:00).
Degree students at the University of Eastern Finland may apply for student exchange at YUFE Alliance host universities for spring semester 2024. Students of all fields of study may apply, as long as the student meets one of the following criteria:
- The student has an active and ongoing YUFE Student Journey study right, OR
- The student has signed up to complete a YUFE Minor during the exchange
NB! Completing a YUFE Minor does not require having a YUFE Student Journey study right.
Please read more information about the YUFE Alliance and the call for applications on Kamu’s Study Abroad section!
NB! First-year bachelor students are not eligible to apply for exchange studies during their first year of study. Exchange studies are available to students beginning from the second year of study onwards.