The Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2024–2025 will be held on Kuopio campus on Thursday, 5 September 2024, at 1.15 p.m. in the Great Lecture Hall, Snellmania building. Welcome!
Opening Ceremony Service in the Great Lecture Hall at 12.15–12.45 p.m.
Liturgy by University Chaplain Satu Karjalainen
Speech by ThD, MSc, Chaplain, Oona Leiviskä
Music by Cantor Jarkko Maukonen
UEF Kuopio Student Choir
PROGRAMME at 1.15 p.m.
Academic Procession
Opening Address
Rector Jukka Mönkkönen
Speech
Author Sirpa Kähkönen
Address by the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
Chair of the Executive Board of the Student Union Mirka Nieminen
Choir Music
UEF Kuopio Student Choir
with Richard Nicholls as Conductor
The Finnish National Anthem
“Maamme”
Coffee
The Opening Ceremony will be hosted by Director of Language Centre Lauri Tolkki and University Teacher Sanna Niskanen.
Opening Ceremony starting at 1.15 p.m. can be followed online in the address https://vimeo.com/event/4399452.
Information on the Academic Year Kick-off and City Orienteering Happening following the Opening Ceremony programme, will be updated later on the student union´s web pages in the address https://www.isyy.fi/en/whats-on/upcoming-events/academic-year-kick-off-and-city-orienteering.html.