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Cross-cultural communication course (1 ECT) for International students at the Kuopio campus [article]

How to communicate effectively in cross-cultural situations? Do you want to develop oral English skills and confidence in speaking English? Join the Cross-cultural communication in professional encounters course (1 ECT) organized by the Language Centre. In this course, there is a special focus on practicing language needed in customer/patient-practitioner interaction and the challenges of a […]

Accessibility in studies [page]

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 […]

UEF campus development webinar on 6 June 2022 at 10–11 [article]

Welcome to UEF’s campus development webinar on Monday, 6 June, starting at 10. The second campus development webinar focuses on the alternative visions of the future identified during the scenario work and presents the next steps of campus development. The webinar will be hosted by the university’s Rector, Academic Rector, Director of Administration and Head […]

Clarification on the introduction of a digital degree certificate: paper copies will be issued in the future as well [article]

The university announced the introduction of a digital degree certificate on 26 April 2022 (previous news release). The change to a digital certificate has received a lot of feedback, based on which the paper degree certificate is still considered an important sign of graduation. For this reason, the decision will be updated and specified in […]

University of Eastern Finland to introduce digital degree certificates – what will change and why? [article]

The University of Eastern Finland will introduce digital degree certificates as of 1 August 2022. From that date on, traditional degree certificates printed out on paper will no longer be routinely issued. The digital format makes it faster for students to get their certificate, easier to keep it safe, and better supports modern job-seeking. The […]

UEF info session on the situation in Ukraine on 29 March 2022 at 10–11 [article]

Welcome to a UEF info session on Tuesday, 29 March 2022, starting at 10. The info session will deal with the effects of the war in Ukraine on the activities of the University of Eastern Finland. The info session will be led by Rector Jukka Mönkkönen, Academic Rector Tapio Määttä and Director of Administration Tuomo […]

War in Ukraine – How to take care of yourself and colleague? [article]

Lecture is about what happens in human mind when we follow news from the war in Ukraine? We go through basic principles on how to respect your own well-being in current situation? The other lecture is focused to personnel that work with groups. In that lecture we will go through themes mentioned above and think […]

Support for students and studying arrangements related to the war in Ukraine [page]

Russia’s military attack on Ukraine is causing concern in the UEF community. At the same time, the international sanctions against Russia affect the studying arrangements of the university. This website contains information about support channels for students, arrangements related to studying and useful links to sources of information. The university has set up a team […]