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Category: Student and Learning Services

Welcome to UEF Summer School in August 2022!

17.03.2022 Leave a Comment on Welcome to UEF Summer School in August 2022!

Application period for UEF Summer School has started – welcome to UEF summer courses in August 2022!

The application period for UEF Summer School courses has started today and the application deadline is 15 June (although some courses have earlier/later deadlines).

This year, Summer School is held at Joensuu campus only and there are six courses:

Attending Summer School courses is free of charge to the UEF degree students.

UEF degree students will apply for the courses via the online application site. NB! It is important that all the UEF degree students select Finland from the country list at the beginning. This way, you will access the right application form that is quicker to fill in than the one for applicants from institutions abroad.

More information is available on the Summer School website and you can ask questions about practical matters via email. If you have questions about the courses, please contact the course coordinator.

Welcome to enjoy internationalisation at home while completing summer studies!

A New version of BREAK PRO is now available for students

08.03.2022 Leave a Comment on A New version of BREAK PRO is now available for students

Download the new version of the Break Pro break exercise training app! The old version no longer works and users will need to install the version from the software centre if they wish to continue using Break Pro.

How to install Break Pro to your computer, UEF-student:

  1. Install the application from https://breakpro.fi/lataa
  2. The BREAK PRO -application can now be found in the Windows-menu.
  3. Sign in with your e-mail address (uef.fi / student.uef.fi).

On the settings, you can select

  • language
  • exercises you want BRAK PRO to suggest to you
  • reminders at certain intervals
  • etc.

How to install Break Pro to your Mobile, Android and IOS -users:

  1. Install BREAK PRO for free from the Apple Store or Google Apps Store.
  2. Sign in on your mobile with e-mail (@uef.fi tai @student.uef.fi).
  3. Enter the activation code in the open field sent to your e-mail.
  4. If you cannot find the e-mail, check your Junk email.
  5. If you want BREAK PRO to give you exercise reminders, select “Allow all notifications”.

Installation instructions for Windows PC and MacOS MOJAVE 10.14 users at Heimo (opens in a new tab, login required via UEF-user name).

Further information

Apply for the Nordic Centre summer courses in India and China/Sweden!

04.03.2022 Leave a Comment on Apply for the Nordic Centre summer courses in India and China/Sweden!

The application period for the Nordic Centre summer courses in India and China/Sweden has started today and the deadline is 14 March at 15:00 // 3.00 p.m.There are 3 places available for the summer course in Sweden and 3 places for the summer course in India.

Nordic Centre in India will organise the course Gender and Society in Contemporary India at University of Hyderabad, India, in July-August 2022. The course costs are approx. 1300 euros. UEF will pay a mobility scholarship of 1000 euros to the UEF students selected for exchange. The student is responsible for the costs of travelling, student visa and travel insurance. More information is available in the call for applications and the website of Nordic Centre in India.

Nordic Centre at Fudan University will organise the course Business and Innovation in China at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in July 2022. This time, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the course is organised in Sweden instead of China. There is no course fee. UEF will pay a mobility scholarship of at least 400 euros to the UEF students selected for exchange. The exact grant sum will be notified later. The students must cover their own costs for travel, accommodation, food, insurance and local transport. More information is available in the call for applications and the website of Nordic Centre at Fudan University.

Student Barometer collects information on studies and student life – participate to the survey until 9.3.2022!

09.02.2022 Leave a Comment on Student Barometer collects information on studies and student life – participate to the survey until 9.3.2022!

Student Barometer is a survey aimed at students in higher education. Its purpose is to collect information on students’ experiences and opinions of their studies, student life, and everyday life. Student Barometer is repeated data collection carried out by the Research Foundation for Studies and Education Otus sr.

Information produced by Student Barometer is used in work to develop student wellbeing, student activities, the quality of teaching, higher education internships, studies and reports on working life and living, and educational institutions. Participation in the study is voluntary. By responding to the survey, you are participating in discussions about topics that affect student life!

The survey will open on 9.2.2022 at the address https://link.webropol.com/s/ob2022. The survey will be open until 9.3.2022. Responding to the survey takes around 30–45 minutes. Students respond to the survey anonymously and their data will not be combined with data from other sources. You can respond to the survey in Finnish, Swedish, or English. Verkkokauppa.com gift cards will be available to win in a prize draw open to all participants.

The basic results of Student Barometer will be published in 2022 as an open Power BI database. Various reports on different topics will also be published. The collected data will be used for research purposes, for various reports, and, for example, to support public discussion and decision-making. Results will be published in such a way that it will not be possible to identify an individual respondent.

More information about the data collected by the study and how the data is processed is available in the study’s privacy policy. Otus is committed to complying with the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK’s guidelines for responsible conduct of research and the ethical principles of research with human participants.

Further information:

Exceptions in opening hours in Student and Learning Services’ offices

31.03.2022 Leave a Comment on Exceptions in opening hours in Student and Learning Services’ offices

Current opening hours

The General Student 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, 1. floor; Kuopio Canthia, 2. floor

Email address: opiskelu@uef.fi (Please note that there might be delays in responses during vacation times)

Phone number: +358 (0)29 445 8900 (Phone service Mon-Fri from 10 am to 3 pm UTC +2)

We are constantly monitoring the situation, and the opening hours may therefore change. Any changes will be announced here.