The Supervision Plan is a document, which supports the collaboration between the doctoral researcher and the supervisors. The Plan guides the discussion and agreement on the mutual division of duties, on the practices and working methods of supervision as well as on the schedule and the ways of conducting doctoral research. The parties share and […]
1 August 2025Pursuant to Section 14 of the Universities Act (558/2009), the Board of the University has, on 8 July 2025, approved these Education Regulations, which shall be applied in the university’s operations in addition to what is laid down in laws and regulations, and in the University Regulations of the University of Eastern Finland. […]
According to the Education Regulations (2§) a study attainment refers to a course completed by the student. Assessment The teacher in charge shall be responsible for the assessment of the study attainment. If there are several implementations of the course, the teacher who was responsible for the implementation shall be responsible for the assessment. (Education […]
Accessibility Accessibility refers to implementing a physical, mental, and social environment where everyone, regardless of their personal capabilities, can act and interact equally with others. At the university, accessibility affects all students and staff members, but it is especially important to those members of the university community who have a disability, who are ageing, or […]
The objective of UEF publishing and data policy is to ensure that research data produced with public financing is broadly utilisable for the scientific community and the society at large. This requires the methods, results, data and publications of a research study to be opened. More information about open science and open publishing on Library’s webpages. The Library organises […]
Education Regulations describe how studies can be completed, and units responsible for courses (in Peppi: course implementations) have the authority to define the ways of completing courses in their curricula, including evaluation of study attainments. Students can complete studies individually or in groups through a variety of written and oral methods, such as lectures and […]
Aiming to be a researcher? Also students are welcome to join the events on the open access week. Open Science Cafe Online #1: Identify yourself as a researcher! Tue 26 at 14:15–15:45 What’s ORCID? And what’s it for? Can you even publish without a researcher identifier? Does it have something to do with research funding […]
NOTE! As of August 1, 2025, preliminary examiners must submit their statement to the faculty no later than thirty (30) days after the thesis has been sent to them. If necessary, the dean may grant an extension. Requirements for doctoral dissertation NOTE! The faculty’s requirements for doctoral dissertations were updated. The new requirements came into […]
Career models of the UEF Four-Stage Career Model and Tenure Track Model are used in the University of Eastern Finland (as well as many other Finnish universities). Four-Stage Career Model The model seeks to promote academic career advancement and goal-oriented transition from one stage to another. The first stage for both researchers and teachers is […]
