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 […]
We have recently experienced challenges in Joensuu Campus Library. Joensuu Campus Library uses Sound Zones, where the space is divided into three different areas based on the use of sound: Silent area, Working area and Lounge area. Despite this, we often get feedback that, especially in Silent area, the instructions are not followed, but there […]
The Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) Alliance is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking Joint Bachelor in Urban Sustainability Studies, set to begin in the academic year 2025–2026. This innovative programme* is designed to address the pressing environmental challenges facing both cities and rural areas, preparing the next generation of […]
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 […]
