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Traineeship options abroad

The aim of a traineeship abroad is to support studies as well as develop a student’s professional ability for international duties. International traineeships offer chances to acquire useful contacts, gain work experience and language skills, and learn the customs and corporate culture of the host country. The traineeship must be related to the student’s major or minor subject. As a rule, students are required to arrange traineeships themselves.

Available traineeships may be found from sources such as:

UEF Viva Engage (formerly Yammer): Kansainvälistymismahdollisuuksia opiskelijoille // Internationalisation offers for students

Aarresaari (new tab) // JobTeaser (new tab)

Impactpool (new tab)

EURES (new tab)

European Youth Portal (new tab)

Erasmusintern (new tab)

A number of majors at UEF have contacts to organizations abroad, please consult your departmental coordinator for further details.

Pharmacy traineeships abroad (for pharmacy students)

  • Australian National University Pharmacy, Canberra, Australia
  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology/Dept. of Clinical & Social Pharmacy, Kumasi, Ghana

Funding: Financial aid is available for the second pharmacy traineeship which is part of the degree.

Contact the departmental coordinator for Pharmacy for more information.

Finnish national agency for education’s (EDUFI) traineeship programmes

For whom: Bachelor’s or Master’s level students or recently graduated students (maximum of one year from graduation), with possible organisation-specific restrictions.

Where: Around the world

Duration: 2–6 months

Application times and conditions: See the Finnish National Agency for Education’s website

Funding: Destination-specific (salary or EDUFI grant)

Traineeships

The availability of traineeships varies each year. Traineeships in various fields in organisations such as the following are available for application:

  • Finpro and Tekes offices
  • Cultural and scientific institutes
  • Finnish embassies abroad
  • Finnish language and culture institutes
  • Finnish nursing homes
  • Finnish expatriate magazines and the Finnish American Heritage Center
  • Development cooperation organisations
  • Companies and local organisations

International Mobility Services

International studies and traineeships at UEF are coordinated by International Mobility Services which are part of Student and Learning Services and University Services.

The key services provided by the unit are:

  • advice and support for outgoing exchange students, information sessions on exchange possibilities, pre-departure orientations, welcome back orientations;
  • advice and support for incoming exchange students and international degree students, orientations and international tutoring;
  • coordination of the international mobility of teachers and staff;
  • coordination of UEF Summer School

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 10 am to 3 pm / 10:00–15:00 (from the beginning of June to the end of August: Monday to Friday 10 am to 2 pm / 10:00–14:00)
Email address: international(a)uef.fi / Summer School: summer.school(a)uef.fi

See below for staff contact information.

Campus-specific street and postal addresses

Joensuu campus

Street address: Yliopistokatu 2, Aurora building, entrance A, ground floor
Postal address: University of Eastern Finland, International Mobility Services, Joensuu Campus, P. O. Box 111, 80101 Joensuu, Finland

Kuopio campus

Street address: Yliopistonrinne 3, Canthia building, second floor (Oppari)
Postal address: University of Eastern Finland, International Mobility Services, Kuopio Campus, P. O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland

Staff at International Mobility Services

UEF Summer School

UEF Summer School is usually organised as a two-week summer study option at Joensuu campus in August. All the courses are credit-bearing (3-5 ECTS), and the language of instruction is English. There is no course fee for the UEF degree students. You can participate in one course at the time: each course lasts two weeks and there are contact studies daily from Monday to Friday.

Participating in UEF Summer School

UEF Summer School will be held 11-22 August 2025 mostly at Joensuu campus (1 course is in Kuopio). More information on the courses will be published on the Summer School website.

UEF students are also required to submit applications for the courses! You can apply for Summer School courses by filling in the Summer School application form.

Accepted students will be added to the course in Peppi by Summer School administration staff. Students should not register for the course independently in Peppi.

The courses are listed on the front page, and you can read course descriptions by clicking courses. You can submit your application by clicking Apply now or Become an applicant. When entering the system for the first time, select Finland as your citizenship. This is only a technical feature of the system: selecting Finland leads you to the application form designed for UEF degree students.

If you have any questions about applying, please contact [email protected].

If you have any questions about course contents, please contact the coordinator of the course you are interested in. The course coordinator can be checked from the course description.

Oppari – services for students

Oppari is an IT support service and self-study space for students. You can get help there, for example, with using computers and UEF software, printing, finishing your thesis, and questions related to UEF account.

At Oppari, you can work independently or in a group. There are workspaces, group study rooms, and computers available to you. In Joensuu, Oppari is located in the Carelia building, with the library. In Kuopio, Oppari is separated into its own space and is located on the second floor of the Canthia building.

Opening hours

Check possible exceptions in opening hours here! (opens in a new tab)

Joensuu campus (Carelia-building, libary, 1st floor)

  • Weekdays from 9 to 18
  • Saturdays from 10 to 14

Kuopio campus (Canthia-building, 2. floor)

  • Weekdays from 8 to 18
  • Saturdays from 10 to 14

How to contact us

You can contact us via email at [email protected].

You can also create a ticket at https://eservices.uef.fi (opens in a new tab) and navigate to Student Services and click the button Student’s Digital Skills.

Oppari Services

Joensuu Oppari introduction

Text equivalent for Joensuu Oppari introduction video (opens in new tab).

Kuopio Oppari introduction

Text equivalent for Kuopio Oppari introduction video (opens in new tab).

Virtual tour to Oppari Kuopio (opens in a new tab).

Studies after graduation at the University of Eastern Finland – alumni study right

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 the alumni study right if you have completed one of the following degrees at UEF:

  • a Master’s degree on 1 August 2019 or thereafter.
  • a Bachelor’s degree that does not grant the right to complete a Master’s degree on 1 August 2019 or thereafter. These programmes are for example:
    • Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy (farmaseutin koulutusohjelma, programme in Finnish)
    • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Early Childhood Teacher Education (varhaiskasvatuksen opettajan kandidaattikoulutus, programme in Finnish)
    • Other Bachelor’s Degree Programmes
  • a postgraduate degree (licentiate or doctoral degree) on 1 January 2020 or thereafter.

The alumni study right is defined in the Education Regulations (15 §).

The alumni study right only applies to graduated degree students. It does not apply to students who are studying or have studied with a non-degree study right.

What can you study when you have an alumni study right?

With the alumni study right, you can:

  • complete minor subject studies that are freely available to all studets
  • minor subject studies for which you received the right to study during your degree studies.

Check the list of minor subjects at the university. Any restrictions on participation are specified in the curricula.

You are entitled to receive an official transcript of academic records for the studies you have completed. If your studies form a study module, request that they be compiled and assessed. If you have completed a subject teacher study module (intermediate or advanced studies), request a separate certificate. For more information, contact your faculty’s contact person.

How long is the alumni study right valid?

The alumni study right is a non-degree study right.

You can activate it once your degree is completed and your graduation is recorded in Peppi. The alumni study right is free of charge and is valid until the end of the academic year in which you complete your degree plus the following two academic years – a maximum of three academic years in total. The study right always ends two years after the last day of the academic year in which you graduated.

Example: If you have graduated at any point during the 2024–2025 academic year (1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025), your alumni study right would be valid until 31 July 2027.

You cannot apply for an extension to the alumni study right.

How to apply for the alumni study right?

If you are unable to fill the electronic form, please contact the Student and Learning Services’ customer services (contact information at the bottom of this page).

Annual registration

You do not need to register annually. Your attendance will be marked automatically for the full duration of your alumni study right.

UEF user account and access rights

You will have the same UEF account and access rights to IT systems as you had as a degree student. These access rights remain valid for the full duration of your alumni study right.

Student union membership and student benefits

You may join the student union if you wish – membership is voluntary.

Please note that with the alumni study right, you are not entitled to the following:

More information about the benefits of the student union membership.

If you wish to join the student union, you can request payment instructions from Student and Learning Services’ Customer Service when you activate your alumni study right or at a later time.

Frequently asked questions

Can I apply for recognition of prior learning with the alumni study right?

This depends on the studies and the nature of the recognition:

  • Inclusion: In most cases recognition of prior learning by inclusion is not possible.
  • Substitution: This is assessed on a case-by-case basis depending on the content of the studies.

Can I go on a student exchange or complete an international traineeship?

You cannot apply for a student exchange or an international traineeship with the alumni study right. UEF’s exchange programmes, networks, and bilateral agreements are available only to degree students.

Can I complete cross-institutional studies (courses organised by another higher education institution)?

In many cases yes, but there may be restrictions in the curriculum or in the cross-institutional studies agreement. Check with your subject coordinator or amanuensis.

Can I hold both a degree study right and an alumni study right at the same time?

As a rule, no, but exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.

A course has a limited number of participants and quotas for different student groups. Will I be accepted?

Check the participation limitations and quotas in the course curriculum.

Can I take courses in my former main subject, optional or not optional?

If the course has a limited number of participants, you can take it if there is still space available on the course.

What language courses can I take?

At the Language Centre, you can take:

  • optional language courses
  • courses that are part of the Finnish as a Second Language minor subject module.

You cannot take courses that are part of a degree programme, as they are not included in any minor subject module. You also cannot take courses offered through the KiVANET network with the alumni study right.

Further information:

For more information about the studies available to you, contact your study coordinator (HOPS advisor) or the following faculty contacts:

Philosophical Faculty: Riikka Myllys
Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology: Maarit Merimaa-Piirainen
Faculty of Health Sciences: Susanna Järvelin-Pasanen
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies: Annikki Honkanen and Anne Korhonen
Language Centre: Lauri Tolkki and Satu Karhapää-Puhakka

You can find the contact information in UEF Connect.

Applying for the study right and registration: For more information, contact Student and Learning Services’ Customer Service:

Renouncement of right to study

You may give up your right to study by submitting the form Renouncement of right to study (docx) on Kamu’s page of Forms. Download, fill in, print and sign the form. Return the form personally, by post or as an attachment to email to Student and Learning Services (contact information in Support channels for Students).

NOTE! The form cannot be accepted unless it has been officially signed. You must print and sign the form.

The renouncement of the right to study is binding. After the renouncement, the student can no longer complete studies and the only way to regain the right to study is by applying for admission through the normal student admission procedure.

If you are an Open University student, contact [email protected] about renouncing your right to study.

Reinstating your study right

Why would you need to apply for reinstating your study right?

You need to apply to reinstating your study right (Bachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral student) if you have lost it for one of the following reasons:

  • you did not register as present or absent during the registration period
  • you are a first-year student, you registered as absent, but you did not submit documents proving your statutory for absence by the deadline
  • you are required to pay a tuition fee, but you did not pay it by the deadline

If more than a year has passed since your last registration

If more than a year has passed since your last registration (present/absent), Student and Learning Services will consult your faculty before reinstating your study right. In this situation, you must also update your personal study plan. Update your plan with your study coordinator (HOPS guidance) before you apply. You can find contact details in UEF Connect (opens in a new tab).

If your study right has ended (extension required before reinstatement)

If your study right has ended, you must first apply for an extension to your study right. Apply to reinstate your study right only after the extension has been granted.

When you do not need to apply for reinstatement (in connection with an extension)

Please note: If your study right was active in the previous semester and you registered correctly as present or absent for that semester, you only need to apply for reinstatement if you do not register for the following semester within the registration period. For example:

  • If your study right ended on 31 July, you are granted an extension, and you register for the autumn semester within the registration period by 15 September, you do not need to apply for reinstatement.
  • If your study right ended on 31 December, you are granted an extension, and you register for the spring semester within the registration period by 15 January, you do not need to apply for reinstatement.

How to apply (step by step)

  • Pay the handling fee (€50). Payment instructions are provided on the application form
  • Complete the online application form and attach the receipt
  • When applying, use the same form to register as present or absent.

Handling fee

  • The handling fee is €50.
  • If you apply at the same time for both reinstating your study right and an extension to your study right, you will be charged only one handling fee (€50). See the form for details.
  • The handling fee is set out in the Government Decree on Fees for University Services 1082/2009.

Please note: Payments are not refunded. The University will issue a refund only if the application and payment were made due to reasons attributable to the University.

Registration and the student union membership fee

  • If you register as present as a Bachelor’s or Master’s student, you must also pay the student union membership fee. Payment details are on the form.
  • For doctoral students, the student union membership fee is optional and the amount differs from the Bachelor’s/Master’s fee. If you are a doctoral student and wish to pay the fee, please contact Student and Learning Services’ Customer Service (contact details at the bottom of the page).

Changing your registration (present/absent)

Please note: If you are registered as absent and you want to change your registration to present, you do not need to apply for reinstatement. Please check Peppi for your attendance data before you apply for reinstatement. You only need to apply for reinstatement if you have not registered at all during the registration period, not as present or absent. If you wish to change your registration from absent to present, contact Student and Learning Services’ Customer Service (contact details below).

  • You can change your registration from present to absent only during the registration periods.
  • You cannot change the registration status of a semester that has already ended.

Registration is per study right (Peppi)

Please note: You must register as present or absent for each active study right in the Oili registration service during the registration period. If you register for all your active rights to study, you will not lose your study rightand will not need to apply for reinstatement.

Reinstating several rights to study with one application

You can reinstate several rights to study at the same time with one application and one handling fee payment. You do not need to pay separately for each study right if they are reinstated at the same time.

On the application form, specify:

  • which rights to study you want to reinstate, and
  • whether you are registering as present or absent for each study right

Instructions for annual registration

You can find the instructions for annual registration in Kamu.

Application form: reinstating your study right

Apply using the online application form for reinstating your study right (opens in a new tab). You do not need to log in with your UEF username and password to complete the form.

The form does not transfer information directly to Peppi. A staff member from Student and Learning Services will process your application. You will receive a confirmation by email once your study right has been reinstated. Your UEF user account usually starts working within one day after the confirmation email has been sent.

If you cannot use the online form, contact Student and Learning Services’ Customer Service. If necessary, they can provide a paper form.

More information on reinstating your study right and registration in general:

JOO – flexible study right studies

The forms of teaching cooperation between universities are increasingly diverse, in addition, there are a number of cross-institutional study agreements between Finnish higher education institutions at present. These increase the possibilities to choose studies from other universities. As a result, the Finnish universities have jointly decided to withdraw from the JOO flexible study right agreement as of 1.1.2026.

The flexible study rights (JOO) already granted to students are valid until the end of their duration. Students may also be granted new study rights under the current flexible study right agreement during the spring semester 2025. These study rights are also valid until the end of their duration.

According to the agreement, the undergraduate and postgraduate students of all the Finnish universities have the opportunity to include in their degree minor subject studies from the offering of other Finnish universities regardless of the university in which they have the right to complete their degrees.

General instructions

On this page, you can find instructions for students of the University of Eastern Finland who are applying for a flexible study right (JOO) in another Finnish university. Instructions for students of other universities applying for a flexible study right in the University of Eastern Finland can be found on the Hae yliopistoon website (in Finnish).

Contact information of the approval processors by faculty

Philosophical Faculty: Anna-Pieta Kokko, [email protected]

Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology: Maarit Merimaa-Piirainen, [email protected]

Faculty of Health Sciences: Noora Hanhineva, [email protected]

Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies: Anni Pietarinen, [email protected]

Applying for a flexible study right

Your application is processed in both your home university and target university. You should reserve a sufficient amount of time for the JOO application process (around one-and-a-half to two months). First submit your application to your home university for approval. The application periods of the University of Eastern Finland for support processing end on 31 March (for studies beginning in the following autumn) and 30 September (for studies beginning in the following spring), and for admittance processing on 30 April (for studies beginning in the following autumn) and 31 October (for studies beginning in the following spring).

The stages of the application process:

  1. Prepare a study plan according to the instructions of your home university and include the JOO studies as part of your personal study plan.
  2. Examine the JOO study offering of the target university and include the schedule of the JOO studies you chose in your study plan.
  3. Examine the JOO instructions of the target university and check the application periods of the JOO studies or, in case of admissions open throughout the year, the time the studies begin.
  4. Submit the paper application form to your home university for approval.
  5. Without approval, your application will not be processed by your target university. When your home university supports your application, it approves your planned JOO studies as part of your degree.
  6. If you receive the right to study in the target university, register for the studies according to the instructions of the target university. You must also be an attending student in the University of Eastern Finland during your JOO studies. After completing your studies, deliver a transcript of records to your home university so that your studies can be entered in its study register.

Application form for a flexible study right JOO

University of Eastern Finland as the home university

Application for a flexible study right and its processing

University of Eastern Finland no longer accepts electronic application. As of 1 January 2015, applications are submitted on paper forms. The application periods of the University of Eastern Finland for support processing end on 31 March (for studies beginning in the following autumn) and 30 September (for studies beginning in the following spring), and for admittance processing on 30 April (for studies beginning in the following autumn) and 31 October (for studies beginning in the following spring). The student must find out the application periods of the target university, as they may vary.

Approval processing

You must submit the paper application to your own faculty’s processor (see below for the contact information). You must attach an approved personal study plan and transcript of records to the application electronically.

Criteria for approval

  • The JOO studies or equivalent studies applied for must not be offered by the University of Eastern Finland.
  • The JOO studies applied for must not exceed the minimum number of credits required for the student’s degree together with the student’s other studies, and they must be included in an approved personal study plan.
  • Students may not apply for JOO studies during their first year of studying at the Bachelor’s stage.
  • The student must have completed a minimum of 50 ECTS credits that are from studies that are a part of his or her degree, and the credits must include the basic studies of the major subject.
  • At least 25 ECTS credits of the studies must have been completed during the calendar year before the application date.
  • The student may apply for a flexible study right for studies not exceeding one basic study module, or around 25 ECTS credits. This number may be exceeded only for an extremely well justified reason.
  • The faculty will support only one study module at a time, even if the student had applied for several study modules. In exceptional cases, individual courses may be supported.
  • When approvals are being considered, students completing a bachelor’s degree have priority. An application by a student completing a postgraduate degree is supported only in exceptional cases.
  • When considering its approval, the faculty may also use the employment effect of the degree as a consideration, i.e., assess how purposeful the JOO studies applied for are with regard to the degree as a whole from the perspective of the student’s employment prospects.
  • The faculty may also use, for example, financial criteria as grounds for its support decision.
  • The faculties of the University of Eastern Finland may have separate agreements concerning the exchange of studies with other universities outside the JOO system. These agreements are mentioned in the study guides of the faculties in question.

Duration of the approved right to study

The approval of the JOO application remains valid for no more than two (2) years from the date of approval.

Application delivery address

A paper application is delivered to your faculty’s processor.

Delivery of an approved application to the target university

The University of Eastern Finland delivers the approved paper applications to the target university and returns unapproved applications back to the applicants. The approval decision may not be appealed.

Inclusion of completed JOO studies in the degree

The student must deliver a transcript of records of the target university for the completed JOO studies to his or her own faculty in his or her home university in order to have the studies entered in the study register.

JobTeaser portal

Jobs, internships and appointments to UEF career counsellors in JobTeaser

Job and internship offers for students and recent graduates can be found in the JobTeaser webservice. Students and staff members log into the JobTeaser UEF platform using their UEF credentials. You can continue using the service after graduation. JobTeaser is used in over 700 universities and institutions of higher education in Europe and job and internship offers spread throughout Europe.

You can book a personal appointment to a UEF career counsellor in JobTeaser. Guidance is available on both campuses and online.

You will also find a selection of various sorts of events organized by, for example, TE-Live, EURES, different projects and employer organizations. Many of the events are online. Thus, you can take part in interesting events elsewhere in Europe. There are also employer profiles and information of job opportunities in, especially, international companies and employers.

In JobTeaser, you will also find info about the UEF career services and courses on job seeking and career planning.

How to start using Jobteaser?

  1. Register to the service with your UEF username and password at uef.jobteaser.com.
  2. In the Course/Programme drop-down menu, select at least one field of studies. If your studies span more than one field, choose the on that is most relevant. The choice has no effect on what job advertisements you will see.
  3. On the next page, you can choose search criteria for job ads. These choices sort out what you see on the front page. You can modify these choices later or remove them to see all available posts.

When you are close to graduating and your UEF credentials and email are about to expire, you can continue to use JobTeaser by changing your email address.  Steps:

  • In your JobTeaser Account Settings, change your student.uef.fi e-mail address to the e-mail you will use after graduation.
  • Close the JobTeaser-window in the browser. Clear the browsing history OR open an incognito window OR open another browser. Open JobTeaser anew (uef.jobteaser.com).
  • Order a new password from the “Forgot your password?” function.
  • After changing your password, you can continue using your JobTeaser account with your new email.

If you have any questions, please contact Career Services, email: [email protected].

Updated 31.8.2023

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) refers to a set of practices and procedures that can be used to assess the prior learning of the student and to approve that learning as part of the student’s studies. Prior learning may be a result of the student’s earlier studies or it can have been acquired in some other manner.

The recognition of prior learning is based on the correspondence between the applicant’s competencies and the content and level of the pursued degree and its components, as defined in the learning outcomes.

Applying for recognition of prior learning

You must apply for RPL in the unit that is responsible for the teaching. The faculties and other teaching units have specifying guidelines for RPL. Therefore, contact your study coordinator or responsible teacher before submitting your application.

You can apply for recognition of prior learning in Peppi either through the ‘RPL applications’ tab of your PSP or through the ‘Studies’ drop-down menu on the menu bar at the top of the page. You can find the student’s instructions for applying for recognition of prior learning in the ‘Students’ section of the Peppi Handbook.

Send the application to

If you are not satisfied with the decision, you have the right to apply for rectification.

Terminology

  • Recognition of prior learning (RPL) refers to a set of practices and procedures than can be used to assess the prior learning of the student and to approve that learning as part of the student’s studies.

  • Identification refers to the assessment of prior learning in its different forms.

  • Recognition refers to the procedure by which a course, credit transfer or part of the above are entered in the student’s study register on the basis of his or her prior learning.

  • Credit transfer refers to the recognition of studies, training, work experience or other similar competence as part of the student’s pursued degree, study module or course. The forms of credit transfer are inclusion and substitution. Credit transfer is based on the learning outcomes defined in the curriculum.

  • Inclusion refers to the approval of a course or a study module completed in some other educational institution in the degree as such.

  • Substitution of studies means that a course or a study module included in the student’s curriculum is replaced with a course or a study module of a corresponding content and level, or on the basis of other competence.

  • RPL demonstration is a way for the student to demonstrate his or her prior learning in a manner than can be evaluated. An RPL demonstration is used when credit transfer by direct substitution is not possible, or when the recognition of the student’s prior learning otherwise calls for a separate evaluation, i.e. demonstration of prior learning.

Instructions and contact information

Further instructions are available in your Study Community.

UEF Library RPL process

Student and Learning Services