What does quality management mean at the University of Eastern Finland? Quality at the University of Eastern Finland means aligning performance with the objectives to achieve top level education and research that has societal impact. University’s mission is to educate experts and people with competence who have needed skills for society’s different tasks. The education […]
Starting from the academic year 2022–2023, the University of Eastern Finland offers a diverse and multidisciplinary minor on sustainable development, known as Studies for Sustainable Future. Available to all Bachelor’s, Master’s, doctoral and exchange students at the University of Eastern Finland, the minor brings together courses on sustainability from different disciplines, focusing on environmental issues […]
Latest update 29th of April 2024 The University of Eastern Finland has plenty of courses and services that can help you get familiar with entrepreneurship and map out your own interests, skills and opportunities to work as an entrepreneur. Support is available from basic entrepreneurship courses to starting a company and financing business ideas. For […]
Through the Biodiversity education network, students at the University of Eastern Finland have a possibility to take biodiversity-related courses from other universities. The University of Eastern Finland, together with the Universities of Turku, Oulu, Helsinki and Jyväskylä and Åbo Akademi University are collaborating in biodiversity education. A common agreement on cross-institutional studies has been signed […]
The annual report 2021 of the University of Eastern Finland Library has been published. The format is new: The annual report consists of selected blog posts from the year 2021 describing our activities, and of an editorial that draws them together. As before, the statistics section and lists of library staff, publications, expert assignments, and […]
We have continued to receive feedback on excess noise at the library. The feedback concerns the Joensuu Campus Library in particular. According to the library’s Terms of use, the library user should behave in an orderly fashion within the library premises and refrain from disturbing other library users. Failure to comply with the library’s rules […]
How to translate a thesis abstract or an article from Finnish into English or vice versa? Do I use Finnish or English grammar correctly? Can I express myself properly in my interactions with a foreign culture? University students, staff, and just about everyone else, sometimes need a helping hand with small translations and occasional language […]
Study environment inspections are carried out at all universities every three years and at the University of Eastern Finland it will be carried out during this spring. The inspections are coordinated by student healthcare (FSHS) and carried out together with students, the staff at the educational institution and the health inspector of the municipality in […]
The University of Eastern Finland has opened virtual YUFE Help Desks, where students in various fields, with the support of their instructors, answer citizens’ questions and advise them in Finnish and English. The free helpdesks are part of the YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) Alliance and can be found at www.uef.fi/en/yufe-helpdesk. The […]
The University of Eastern Finland condemns Russia’s military action in Ukraine and expresses its support for Ukrainian students and staff members. The University of Eastern Finland is an international and multicultural community with students and staff members representing over 100 nationalities. The recent events in Ukraine are causing concern within our community. There are Ukrainian […]
