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Starting 1 January 2025 applying for an extension to the right to study becomes subject to a fee, and the handling fee for reinstating study right will increase

Starting 1 January 2025 applying for an extension to the right to study is subject to a fee, and the fee is 50 euros (VNA 1082/2009 4.1 §). Paying the fee is a prerequisite for handling the application and making a decision on the application. The fee applies to applications relating to rights to study leading to a degree (bachelor’s, master’s, licentiate of medicine, licentiate of dentistry). When collecting the fee, for students who have a right to study to both a first-cycle degree and a second-cycle degree, the combination of the two degree rights to study are viewed as one.

The fee does not apply to other applications for an extension to a right to study (e.g., specialist training, separate teacher training competency studies).

You can find information on applying for an extension to your study right and the handling fee in Kamu.

The handling fee for reinstating a right to study will increase from 35€ to 50€ starting 1 January 2025 (VNA 1082/2009 4.1 §).

If a student applies to have their right to study reinstated at the same time as they apply for an extension to their right to study, only one handling fee will be collected (50 euros).

You can find information on applying for having your right to study reinstated and the handling fee in Kamu.

The Student and Learning Services’ customer service opening hours in December 2024 and January 2025

6 December 2024 the phone service and the customer service desks on both campuses are closed.

23 December 2024 – 15 January 2025 the customer service will be open as follows:

Customer service deskPhone service
WEEK 52
23 December 2024Mondayclosed10 am – 1 pm
24 December 2024Tuesdayclosedclosed
25 December 2024Wednesdayclosedclosed
26 December 2024Thursdayclosedclosed
27 December 2024Fridayclosedclosed
WEEK 1
30 December 2024Mondayclosed10 am – 2 pm
31 December 2021Tuesdayclosed10 am – 1 pm
1 January 2025Wednesdayclosedclosed
2 January 2025Thursdayclosed10 am – 2 pm
3 January 2025Fridayclosed10 am – 2 pm
WEEK 2
6 January 2025Mondayclosedclosed
7 January 2025Tuesday10 am – 3 pm10 am – 3 pm
8 January 2025Wednesday10 am – 3 pm10 am – 3 pm
9 January 2025Thursday10 am – 3 pm10 am – 3 pm
10 January 2025Friday10 am – 3 pm10 am – 3 pm
WEEK 3
13 January 2025Monday10 am – 3 pm10 am – 3 pm
14 January 2025Tuesday10 am – 3 pm10 am – 3 pm
15 January 2025Wednesday10 am – 3 pm10 am – 3 pm
16 January 2025Thursdayclosedclosed
17 January 2025Friday10 am – 1 pm10 am – 2 pm

From 16 January 2025 onward the customer service will return to regular opening hours.

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

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 1 October 2024 and ends on 9 December 2024. The target group of the survey is those who have completed a Master’s degree in 2019 and those who completed their doctorate in 2021. 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).

Registration at the university for the academic year 2024–2025 starts on 1 June 2024

Annual registration for students who are already enrolled at the university (i.e. are in their second, third, etc., year of studies) starts on 1 June 2024 and ends on 15 September 2024. All bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students must register annually as being present or absent at the university within the registration period. Here you can find the instructions for annual registration.

Register electronically through the Oili-registration service (link opens in a new tab).

The Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk in Joensuu is closed 29 May 2024

On Wednesday 29 May 2024 the Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk in Joensuu is closed.

The phone service as well as the customer service desk in Kuopio are open normally. You can also contact the customer service by email.

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

Apply for an extension to your study right by 31 May 2024

Now is a good time to check whether you need to apply for an extension to your study right.

If your study right at the University of Eastern Finland is about to expire on 31 July 2024 and you wish to continue your studies, you have to apply for an extension by 31 May 2024. You will not receive a separate email reminder.

You can check your study right duration in Peppi: peppi.uef.fi. In the top right corner in Peppi, you can see your name. Bring the mouse to your name and click on My profile in the drop-down menu that opens. On the Study right information tab, you can see when your study right is about to end. If you have more than one study right, make sure to check the study right duration of all your study rights.

You can find detailed instructions for applying for an extension in Kamu. In the instructions, there is also a link to the e-Services website where you apply for the extension. Note that you need attachments for the application. Here you can find the instructions for applying for an extension to your study right.

If you need study guidance, contact your programme coordinator. Here you can find the list of programme coordinators.

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