Your Personal Study Plan (PSP) is your roadmap through your degree. It helps you see which courses to take, in what order and on what schedule. You do not need to have everything figured out from the start – your plan will develop as your studies progress. Start by exploring your degree structure Familiarise yourself […]
Information on courses for exchange students in 2026-27 in Peppi. UEF offers a wide range of courses taught entirely in English. These courses are available to incoming exchange students and visiting students on both campuses, Joensuu and Kuopio. Exchange students may choose courses primarily from their own field of study, but also from related disciplines. […]
As a degree student, you follow the same curriculum as Open University students. Courses may have several implementations, such as contact teaching and online teaching. As a degree student registered as present, you can freely choose which implementation to enrol in. This is free of charge for you. If you are registered as absent in your degree studies but wish […]
Flexible study right (JOO) studies refer to the national flexible study right agreement, which allowed students to include minor subject studies from other Finnish universities in their degree. Finnish universities jointly decided to withdraw from the flexible study right agreement as of 1 January 2026. If you have already been granted a flexible study right, it remains valid until […]
If you have graduated from the University of Eastern Finland, you can complement your studies after graduation with the alumni study right. The alumni study right is free of charge, and you can activate it as soon as your graduation is saved in Peppi. Who is the alumni study right for? You can apply for […]
At the University of Eastern Finland, you can freely choose your minor subject from a wide range of subjects without a separate application. However, some fields have restrictions on minor subject rights, and in some degrees the minor subjects are predetermined or not included in the degree structure at all. Restricted minor subjects Not all minor subjects are freely available. Minor […]
