Smart Start guides for students starting their studies in autumn 2024 For studies starting in autumn 2024, the new student’s programme-specific materials will be updated on this page at the end of June 2024. Bachelor’s Degree programmes Master’s Degree programmes
University of Eastern Finland assigns credits in accordance with the common European ECTS system (European Credit Transfer System). One UEF credit is equivalent to one ECTS credit. A year’s full-time studies correspond to 60 credits, i.e. roughly 1,600 hours of work. This estimated workload includes lectures, exercises, seminars, exams, and independent study. There are two […]
NOTE! Citizens outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland studying in bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes are required to pay tuition. If you are required to pay tuition, you must pay the next instalment of the fee before you can register as present for the 2024-2025 academic year. If you have questions regarding the tuition fee, contact your programme […]
The University of Eastern Finland offers degrees and postgraduate degrees in the following fields: pharmacy, dentistry, humanities, education, economics and business administration, natural sciences, medicine, forest sciences, law, psychology, theology, health sciences and social sciences. The complete educational offering is presented on Study at UEF site. The main language of instruction at the University of […]
The university follows the careers of the graduates, e.g. with a career monitoring survey. Career Monitoring Survey has started in October. The target group of the survey is those who have completed a Master’s degree in 2019 and those who completed their doctorate in 2021. The survey is carried out in cooperation with other universities […]
The University of Eastern Finland will host a joint student graduation ceremony (publiikki) on Friday 9 May 2025 from 13:00 to 15:00. The ceremony will be held in room C1 of the Carelia building on the Joensuu campus and in room SN100 of the Snellmania building on the Kuopio campus. The programme will be available […]
What is YUFETHON? It is an online event organised by the YUFE Alliance, where students from the partner universities come together for two days (20 hours) to work intensively to find a solution to a specific problem. YUFETHON is open to all UEF degree students who take part in the Open YUFE programme. Each student […]
The right to pursue doctoral studies does not include funding, a contract of employment, or teaching tasks at the university. However, full-time doctoral students need funding to cover their living costs and potential research costs (travel costs, research materials, etc.). Funding options should be discussed with the supervisor already when planning to apply for a […]
The university follows the careers of the graduates, e.g. with a career monitoring survey. Career Monitoring Survey has started today, the 1st of October. The target group of the survey is those who have completed a Master’s degree in 2019 and those who completed their doctorate in 2021. The survey is carried out in cooperation […]
The university follows the careers of the graduates, e.g. with a career tracking survey. This year, the career tracking survey starts on 1 October 2024 and ends on 9 December 2024. The target group of the survey is those who have completed a Master’s degree in 2019 and those who completed their doctorate in 2021. […]
