You can eat affordably at participating campus restaurants thanks to the Kela meal subsidy. Here you will find instructions on how to get the discount, information about campus restaurants, and up-to-date lunch menus and prices. How to get an affordable lunch As a degree student, you are entitled to a meal subsidy from Kela (Social Insurance Institution of Finland) […]
Personal study plan for doctoral studies In your personal study plan for doctoral studies, you define which studies you will complete as part of your doctoral degree. Prepare your plan in collaboration with your principal doctoral supervisor within three months of starting your doctoral studies. Create your plan either in Peppi or using the personal […]
What is Kamu? Kamu is an online service for students that is continuously evolving. In Kamu, you can find instructions common to all students, information about tools and facilities, and links to various services. You do not need to log in to use Kamu, and Kamu also works on mobile devices. What can you find […]
Moodle will be unavailable from 27 to 28 July 2026, during which time courses will be transferred from eLearn Moodle to the new UEF Moodle platform. During the break, both eLearn Moodle and the new UEF Moodle platform will be unavailable. After the break, operations will resume as normal in the new UEF Moodle environment, […]
The provider of the Moodle learning environment (elearn.uef.fi) at the University of Eastern Finland will change. The aim is to improve the reliability and usability, as well as to increase its potential for use. The new UEF Moodle is aimed to be launched in August 2026. The change will be made as smooth as possible […]
Teaching and degree language The primary teaching and degree language at the University of Eastern Finland is Finnish. The university also offers English-language degree programmes, where the degree, teaching and assessment language is English. The degree language is the language in which your degree programme is provided. It is specified in the curriculum of your degree programme. What does the degree language mean in practice? […]
The key objectives of SORA legislation are to: SORA legislation makes it possible to revoke a student’s study right in fields that involve requirements concerning the safety of minors, patients or clients. Your study right may be revoked if you have proven clearly unsuitable for the duties in your field, if you do not meet the health or functional […]
Aarresaari, the career services network of Finnish universities, has been tracking the career paths of doctoral graduates since 2007. Their survey targets doctoral graduates who completed their degree three years earlier. You can find the career monitoring results on the Vipunen.fi service and filter them by survey year, university and field of study. Doctoral graduates […]
This page brings together the key research ethics matters in the form of a checklist. Use it to make sure you have considered everything you need to at each stage of your research. Familiarise yourself with the guidelines for responsible conduct of research before starting your research Remember that you are primarily responsible for following […]
As a doctoral researcher, you can use artificial intelligence to support your research and studies. You are personally responsible for using AI in accordance with the university’s AI policy. If you use an AI application to assist with your thesis, you must declare in writing which application you used and how you used it. You […]
