Service break in eLearn during service maintenance on Monday 15th April at 18.00-24.00
During the maintenance break eLearn Moodle service is not available.
Category: Student and Learning Services
New course about bioeconomy and entrepreneurship
Are you interested in bioeconomy and entrepreneurship? Apply to become Europe’s future bioeconomy entrepreneurs!
The new course Fostering Entrepreneurship for a sustainable and innovative BioEconomy starts on January 9th, 2024: 16 weeks of online classes for 3 hours every week + 1 study week at the Wageningen University & Research in April 2024 funded by Erasmus+, to meet your fellow students and European professors and work together on a final project.
Are you a bioeconomy Master student? Apply until November 26th, 2023, by filling in form with your CV and motivations – have you already had a taste of entrepreneurship? Do you want to join a class of curious and dynamic bioeconomy entrepreneurs?
Our 8 FOEBE+ modules cover the following topics:
- introduction to the bioeconomy,
- accelerated sustainable entrepreneurship,
- design thinking, creativity and innovative management,
- knowledge management,
- business management & finance,
- leadership, execution,
- marketing,
- digitalization & the bioeconomy.
The teachers come from 7 European countries and will give you wide cultural perspectives and the perfect toolbox to start your bioeconomy company.
Feel free to contact foebe-application@agroparistech.fr
If you wish to know more about the project.
For further information, please contact helen.reijonen@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
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!
Exceptions to Student and Learning Services’ customer service opening hours in October 2023
Upcoming exceptions to Student and Learning Services customer service opening hours
Wednesday 4 October 2023 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio close at 12:15 pm due to the sports afternoon.
Week 42 16–20 October 2023 the customer service desk in Joensuu is closed. The phone service and customer service desk in Kuopio are open normally. You can also contact us by email during this time.
NOTE! During the Peppi maintenance break on 18–19 October 2023 we cannot provide transcripts of records, study certificates or other certificates or make changes to study right or annual registration information.
Friday 27 October 2023 the customer service desk in Joensuu closes already at 12:45 pm. The phone service and customer service desk in Kuopio are open normally. You can also contact us by email during this time.
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
Large maintenance break in Peppi on 18–19 October 2023
There will be a maintenance break in Peppi on 18–19 October while a new Peppi version is installed.
Note that during the maintenance break the following services will NOT be available:
- Logging into Peppi (students and staff)
- Saving new study rights or changing existing study right information or term registration information. These might affect the function of the UEF user account.
- Enrolling for course units, groups, or exams in Peppi or Tuudo
- Saving new study attainments and RPL in Peppi, including exams taken in the EXAM system
- Planning studies and checking study attainments in the personal study plan in Peppi
- Receiving transcripts of records, study certificates or degree certificates etc. in electric form, pdf or on paper
- Facility reservations for teaching (or for other use) and making changes to teaching timetables
- The following plug-in services will also not be available during the maintenance break: Study guide, Atomi, Lukkarikone and Tuudo Feedback
Services functioning partially during the maintenance break:
Tuudo
- Most functions are working normally, e.g., teaching timetables.
- Course search, new enrolments for course units or exams, and course feedback will not work.
EXAM
- Exams can be taken if the enrollment is done before the maintenance break.
- New enrollments for exams cannot be made.
- Study attainments will not transfer to Peppi during the maintenance break.
Moodle
- Most functions are working normally.
- New enrollments for courses using Peppi-Moodle integration will not transfer to Moodle.
Prepare for the maintenance break, and do the following on 17 October at the latest, if needed:
- Enroll for course units and exams in Peppi, Tuudo, or EXAM
- Check and save teaching timetables and links for remote lectures (e.g., teams, zoom). Teaching timetables can be seen in Tuudo during the maintenance break.
- Download your transcript of records or study certificate from the Atomi-service in Peppi.
The new Peppi version will improve information security, accessibility, and technical functionality. Additionally, the new version includes legal and other improvements to services and provides corrections to the source code.
After the large maintenance break on 18–19 October, shorter maintenance breaks are possible to normalize the function of the Peppi ecosystem.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the maintenance break!
Please send your questions and feedback to peppituki@uef.fi.
Wellbeing Week 2.-7.10.2023
The purpose of the upcoming Wellbeing Week is to offer UEF students and staff a well-being programme throughout the week. This year, the theme of the week is to add breaks and activity to everyday life.
The programme of the Wellbeing Week has been published on ISYY’s webpage (opens in a new window). In addition to many events and occasions you can find there for example WellbeingAppro 2023 guidelines for participation and also instructions how to get morning porridge for only 1 € in Aura, Futura, Snellmania ad Canthia campus restaurants at 7:45-9 am throughout the whole Wellbeing Week.
And, did you know, that Break Pro break exercise program is now available free of charge for UEF students and staff? The programme is available in 11 languages. Read more here!
Welcome to join us!
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.
The university monitors careers of graduates
The university follows the careers of the graduates, e.g. with a career tracking survey. This year, the career tracking survey starts on 2 October 2023 and ends on 11 December 2023. The target group of the survey is those who have completed a Master’s degree in 2018 and those who completed their doctorate in 2020. 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).