Passport In general, a foreign citizen must carry a valid passport in order to enter Finland. Finland is a Schengen country (the link opens up in a new tab) and usually the checks at the common borders have been abolished. But under special conditions the border check can be introduced. The Schengen Area consists of […]
The Supervision plan is a document, which supports the collaboration between the doctoral researcher and the supervisors. The plan guides the discussion and agreement on the mutual division of duties, on the practices and working methods of supervision as well on as the schedule and the ways of conducting doctoral research. The parties share and […]
UEF students may apply and participate in summer courses organised by Nordic Centre courses in China and India. More information about both below. Nordic Centre at Fudan University, China The Nordic Centre at Fudan University is organizing a summer course in July, Business and Innovation in China. The course is held at Fudan University in […]
The application period for the Nordic Centre summer courses in India and China/Sweden has started today and the deadline is 14 March at 15:00 // 3.00 p.m.There are 3 places available for the summer course in Sweden and 3 places for the summer course in India. Nordic Centre in India will organise the course Gender […]
Now is the time to return your loans and pay fees online. You can return books through the book drop hatches near the campus libraries’ front doors in Kuopio Snellmania and Joensuu Carelia. After this, you can pay overdue fees online via UEF Primo. We will invoice payments during the summer, so it is advisable […]
Checklist: before your exchange Start planning your exchange: Why do you want to go? What are your goals for the exchange? Where do you want to go? What do you want to study during your exchange? Your major, minor, the local language, something else? What language do you want to use when studying? English? Another […]
General information about the costs of studying abroad The tuition fees of the host university are waived for the outgoing exchange students who go on exchange via the exchange programmes or bilateral agreements of University of Eastern Finland. However, the outgoing exchange students should be prepared for other costs (study materials, membership fees, photocopies, etc.) […]
The crime rate is low in Finland in comparison to most other European countries. Visitors have little need to fear for their personal safety or their property. Nevertheless, reasonable caution with personal belongings is always recommended as a precaution. Incoming international students are reminded to take into consideration that although Finland is a safe, tolerant […]
The campus cities Joensuu and Kuopio are about two hours from each other. This means that you should choose either of the cities where you live and complete the studies. It is not possible to commute between the cities. The student housing is offered by independent, non-profit student housing companies, that are not part of […]
