Applying for a degree To ensure graduation by the end of the semester, respect the deadlines: Applications received after the deadlines will be processed in order of arrival. Please note that for late applications we cannot promise that the degree certificate will be delivered before the end of the semester. Degree certificates will be dated […]
UEF will provide each new student, both Finnish and international, with a student tutor. Student tutoring is mainly available at the beginning of the semesters. If you are an exchange student or a degree seeking student in our Bachelor’s or a Master’s programme, your student tutor will contact you by e-mail a few weeks before […]
Checklist: before your exchange Start planning your exchange: Why do you want to go? What are your goals for the exchange? Where do you want to go? What do you want to study during your exchange? Your major, minor, the local language, something else? What language do you want to use when studying? English? Another […]
The campus cities Joensuu and Kuopio are about two hours from each other. This means that you should choose either of the cities where you live and complete the studies. It is not possible to commute between the cities. The student housing is offered by independent, non-profit student housing companies, that are not part of […]
Practical Guide The Practical Guide for International Students contains all the necessary information that a new international student needs upon arrival. Programme-specific study catalogues With the programme-specific study catalogues you can search for available course implementations. You can use the programme-specific study catalogues without logging in.
Welcome to start your studies with us! The pre-arrival webinar for the students staring their studies at UEF in Spring Semester 2025 will be held at 13.30-16 (Finnish time) on 25 November 2025. The link to the webinar: https://uef.zoom.us/j/64725269974?pwd=faLU9CgFZYZPrUkaDNNhKA7PxwhPFz.1 Programme of the pre-arrival webinar 25 November13.30-13.45 Arriving in Finland and at UEF13.45-14.15 Accommodation in Joensuu […]
All incoming exchange students and Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students will be provided with a student tutor who helps the new students with practical matters and adjusting into the Finnish student life and culture. The tutor should be -a degree student in a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programme at UEF -interested in helping the new […]
