Due to the installation of Peppi version 5.5, there will be a service interruption on 9th June from10 AM to 4 PM. To anticipate the service interruption, do these before 9thJune 10 AM, if needed: During the service interruption on 9thJune from10 AM to 4 PM, the following functions will unfortunately be unavailable: Partially available […]
This guide is intended for you if you have completed or are about to complete your doctoral degree at the Philosophical Faculty, or if you are considering postdoctoral research in our faculty. What is the postdoc stage? Postdoc (postdoctoral) refers to the research stage following the doctoral degree. It is not a job title but […]
We will move the Joensuu Campus Library collections from hall 2B to hall 2A at the turn of May and June. The estimated duration of the work is 25 May – 5 June 2026. The materials will remain available throughout the move. However, signage may be temporarily outdated or incomplete. If you cannot find the […]
Joensuu Campus Library has storage lockers, and it has been possible to make a separate fixed-term agreement with the library for their use. The current storage locker agreements will expire by the end of May, after which the lockers will be temporarily out of use. We will carry out maintenance work on the storage lockers […]
All Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral students must register as present or absent at the university. Register before 15 September in the Oili-registration service. If you do not register by 15 September 2026, you will need to apply for having your study right reinstated and pay the handling fee for reinstating the study right. Here you can […]
The post-doctoral party (in Finnish: karonkka) is a long-standing academic tradition in which the newly graduated doctoral candidate thanks the opponent, the custos, and others who contributed to the doctoral dissertation. However, organising a post-doctoral party is entirely voluntary, and you are free to arrange a celebration that suits you – or alternatively, take the […]
Decision on the opponent, custos and date of the public defence Begin by agreeing on the date of your public defence together with your supervisor and the proposed opponent. Once the date has been agreed, your head of department and principal supervisor will propose the opponent and submit their contact details to [email protected]. The vice […]
Below is a timeline covering the entire defence process, from the granting of permission to defend to the day of the public defence. The timelines are indicative and intended to help you plan your own schedule. Immediately after receiving the permission to defend 1–3 months before the defence Approximately one month before the defence One […]
Reserving the auditorium for the defence The public defence must be arranged so that the doctoral candidate, the custos, and the opponent are all present on the Joensuu or Kuopio campus. The vice dean may grant an exception to this rule for a justified reason. Send room reservation requests to [email protected] (dissertations in Joensuu) or […]
You can publish your dissertation in the faculty’s publication series Dissertations in Social Sciences and Business Studies. Once the Faculty Council has granted you permission to defend, you can publish your dissertation in the series Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Social Sciences and Business Studies, both in print and electronically. Your […]
