The university provides education during the autumn and spring semesters. Education has been divided into period and there are four periods per academic year. The official academic year starts on 1 August and ends on 31 July. Courses may include teaching over several periods. There may also be teaching outside the periods but never during the […]
Health insurance for incoming international students UEF requires that all incoming international students must have a valid personal health insurance and a travel insurance from an internationally recognized insurance agency for the whole duration of their stay in Finland. Insurance should cover all costs related to a treatment of sudden illness, accidents and accidental death. […]
What is a campus pastor? Campus pastors are assigned by the Church on campuses for students and staff. They act in the university community as experts in communality and the growth, changes, and learning of personal life. Activities of the campus pastor The campus pastors offer individual guidance by offering verbal aid for personal growth […]
The pre-arrival webinar for the students staring their studies at UEF in Spring Semester 2025 will be held at 13.30-16 on 25 November 2025. The link to the webinar and programme will be available here soon. Join us in the orientation for new students 7-9 January, 2025!The programme for the orientation will be available here […]
ISYY, the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (opens in a new tab), looks after the students’ rights and interests. ISYY operates on both the Joensuu and Kuopio campus. On this page you can find information on the following subjects: Bachelor’s and master’s degree students’ fees Under the student union act, all bachelor’s […]
Each student must register as being present or absent for each one of their active study rights in the Oili registration service annually within the registration period. NOTE! Remember to register as being present or absent for each one of your active study rights! You can find the registration instructions here: Registration instructions for new […]
On this page you can find information on applying for an extension to your right to study. You can find further information on the grounds for granting an extension to the right to study as well as the duration of the extension in the Academic Rector’s decision Normative duration of studies and extension to the […]
If your study right has started on or after 1 August 2005, restrictions apply to the duration of studies according to the following rules. No restrictions apply to study rights granted before 1 August 2005. Restrictions do not apply to study rights for doctoral studies, either. You can check the start and end dates of […]
