The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is a partner in the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) alliance, a major strategic partnership that currently includes 10 universities from across Europe. YUFE Challenge Teams offers UEF students a unique three–month journey where a team is built around students, researchers, experts and citizens to deliver solutions […]
YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) Challenge Teams Spring 2024 Call is open until 20 February. Every UEF Student can take part in a Challenge Teams of their own interest (in English, online) – and get the YUFE Professional Star reward and even 2 ECTs. You can choose between 7 different Challenges from […]
Bicycles can change the world – at least a bit! Academic Bicycle Challenge (ABC) is the cycling campaign designed for staff and students of academic institutions. In recent years, more than 60 universities from all over the world participated, cycling hundreds of thousands of kilometres. This year the goal is to achieve even more! During […]
Bicycles can change the world – at least a bit! Academic Bicycle Challenge (ABC) is the cycling campaign designed for staff and students of academic institutions. In recent years, more than 60 universities from all over the world participated, cycling hundreds of thousands of kilometres. This year the goal is to achieve even more! During […]
We are looking for new business ideas and innovations related to food industry and food systems “from field to fork”. As a prize of the competition, 5 000 € will be divided for best ideas. Food Business Challenge is open for to students studying in Finnish universities. You may participate also as a team. Participation […]
Talent Hub Eastern Finland mentoring programme helps international students and talents to integrate into Finnish working life and build their networks. Mentors are individual professionals and also employer organisations from different field of working life. Mentoring is carried out in small groups and the mentoring language will be English. Get help with your career planning […]
The Erasmus+ programme also enables mobility grants for short-term exchanges (blended intensive programmes, BIP) and for blended short-term traineeship mobilities. Blended intensive programmes, or BIP courses, are individual courses organized by UEF’s Erasmus partner universities, which students can apply for and participate in during the academic year. A student can apply for a grant through UEF, […]
An annually recurring mentoring programme helps international students get to know Finnish working life and build their networks. Mentors are working life professionals from several different fields in Eastern Finland. Mentoring is carried out in small groups, which guarantees the opportunity to participate for as many international students as possible.The mentoring language will be mainly […]
Study Wellbeing peer support group will begin its face-to-face sessions at Joensuu campus late February. Share, reflect, self-attune, seek and offer peer support! If you are finding trouble concentrating on your studies, motivation has weakened or too much stress prevents you from pursuing your goals, this group is something for you. Study Wellbeing Support Group […]
Are you interested in making your studies more international, but going abroad for an exchange for a semester of full year does not feel like an option for you? Students also have the opportunity to internationalize their degree without traveling! UEF students have a variety of options for participating in different virtual courses and complete […]
