Opening hours 1.6.–30.8.2026 Exceptions Midsummer The Kuopio Campus Library will be closed from 6 July to 26 July 2026. Regardless of which campus library you use, please note that during this closure, materials will not be transported between the Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries. Please reserve the materials you need well in advance. Loan periods […]
vTransferring campuses within the Faculty of Science, Forestry, and Technology is possible no earlier than after the first semester of studies. Changing your major or campus is only possible during bachelor’s studies and can only be done once. You must have a valid study right during the application period and the following semester. The application […]
The university develops its operations based on feedback. Feedback can be either positive or critical. This form is intended as a general feedback form through which you can provide feedback on matters that do not naturally fall under other, more specifically targeted feedback forms. Please use this form to submit your feedback. UEF uses a variety […]
The Kamu online service for students has been reformed, and the new and improved website will be published on Wednesday, 20 May 2026. The address is the same as before: kamu.uef.fi/en. Kamu continues to bring together the instructions, tools and links to different services that are needed in the studies, but the website has been […]
As a doctoral researcher, you are an important part of our university community. During your doctoral studies and research, you strengthen your expertise through various learning and work processes. In academia, the doctoral researcher phase is seen as the first career stage of researcher training. As the highest level of education, a doctoral degree prepares […]
On this page, you will find instructions for preparing for the day of your defence, the procedure of the defence, and practical arrangements at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Please familiarise yourself with these instructions well in advance — they will help you focus on the essentials as the day of your defence approaches. Agreeing […]
This page presents the key requirements related to the preparation, examination and assessment of doctoral dissertations at the Faculty of Health Sciences and gives you an overview of the different stages of the process. Dissertation requirements and recommendations Your dissertation must demonstrate that you have gained an in-depth understanding of your own field of research, […]
This guide describes the steps of the preliminary examination process for doctoral dissertations at the Faculty of Health Sciences and helps you prepare for them. If you have any questions about the preliminary examination and assessment process, contact Academic Affairs Specialist Annika Koistinen: [email protected]. Examination and assessment of the dissertation Your dissertation is examined in […]
On this page, you will find the Faculty of Health Sciences guidelines for finalising, formatting, publishing your dissertation manuscript in the university’s publication series, and distributing printed and electronic copies. Please familiarise yourself with these instructions well in advance. Finalising and formatting the manuscript Once you have received your permission to defend, finalise the content […]
The doctoral dissertation is not graded and the doctoral degree is not awarded at the public defence. The dissertation is graded by the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Health Sciences, which meets once a month. Between the last Faculty Council meeting of the current semester and the first meeting of the following semester, the […]
