At the University of Eastern Finland, teaching in the autumn semester 2021 is prepared to be organised without any restrictions on physical attendance, facility capacities or group sizes. The well-being of teachers and students plays an important role in the planning of next autumn’s teaching. However, it is likely that the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t fully […]
Due to the coronavirus situation, the University of Eastern Finland’s gyms in both Joensuu and Kuopio will be closed for the time being, effective from 28 January 2021. The closure also applies to the gyms in the facilities of the teacher training schools. The re-opening of the gyms will be evaluated when the regional coronavirus […]
Due to the coronavirus situation, the University of Eastern Finland has decided to suspend the arrival of international exchange students from abroad for the duration of the spring semester. The arrival of international exchange students is suspended until 31 July 2021. The arrival of international exchange students to the University of Eastern Finland was suspended […]
More and more courses have become available online, through online platforms like Moodle and Digicampus. The use of such platforms creates a layer of data based on the interaction between the student and the course. The data can be used to improve the students learning experiences in many positive ways, such as developing courses, informing […]
University of Eastern Finland’s Christmas Party for Staff and Students will be held on Friday, 18 December, starting at 14. The programme features a season’s greeting by Rector Jukka Mönkkönen as well as Christmas-themed music by the University of Eastern Finland’s Kuopio Campus Student Choir and guest artist Ilta. The programme also features a speech […]
The City of Joensuu is now at an acceleration phase of the coronavirus epidemic, and this has an effect on the activities of the University of Eastern Finland on the Joensuu Campus. In accordance with the recommendations issued by the regional coronavirus working group, teaching on the Joensuu Campus is mostly organised online for the […]
The University of Eastern Finland responds to the escalation of the COVID-19 situation in its campus cities by recommending the use of face masks in all facilities with several people present, including on lectures. The new recommendation will enter into force on Thursday, 8 October 2020. The university’s earlier recommendation only pertained to situations where […]
THE UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND’S FACE MASK RECOMMENDATION TO PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS UEF recommends that face masks be used in study and work situations wherein maintaining a safe distance from others is not possible. Such situations include, e.g.: Guidance, advisory, and teaching situations that cannot be carried out remotely or on campus while maintaining safe […]
Teaching at the University of Eastern Finland will continue to be organised online throughout the autumn semester 2020. However, laboratory courses, field courses, internships deemed necessary, and other teaching that is impossible or unreasonably hard to organise online, can be offered as in-person teaching. In addition, in-person teaching can also be organised for new students […]
