Degrees and study rights

The University of Eastern Finland offers degrees and postgraduate degrees in the following fields: pharmacy, dentistry, humanities, education, economics and business administration, natural sciences, medicine, forest sciences, law, psychology, theology, health sciences and social sciences. The complete educational offering is presented on Study at UEF site.

The main language of instruction at the University of Eastern Finland is Finnish and therefore most of the degree programmes are available only in Finnish. At the University of Eastern Finland, undergraduate studies leading to a Bachelor’s degree are mainly offered in Finnish, and students who wish to take a Bachelor’s degree at the University of Eastern Finland should therefore have an excellent command of the Finnish language. Applicants to Bachelor’s degree programmes need to take part in entrance examinations, which are held in Finnish.

Undergraduate students receive rights to study for both lower and higher university degrees. The students first obtain a Bachelor’s degree, followed by the Master’s degree. In medicine and dentistry, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees are integrated into a Licentiate’s degree in medicine or dentistry. It is also possible to be granted study rights solely for a higher university degree if the student has already obtained a Bachelor’s degree or another degree of equivalent level.

It is possible to continue studying at the University of Eastern Finland after obtaining your Master’s degree to obtain a doctoral degree. Some fields also offer professional postgraduate degrees, such as the medical physicist’s and chemist’s degrees. More information about doctoral education and applying for a study right for doctoral studies.

You can see the selection criteria if you go to Study-page and select a study field and continue through the link to studyinfo.fi.

International Master’s Degree Programmes

All UEF Faculties offer Master’s degree programmes in English. Students who have already obtained a Bachelor’s degree from a university may apply for studies leading to a Master’s degree. The Bachelor’s degree must be in the same or relevant field as the intended Master’s degree. International students are accepted to pursue Master’s degree programmes taught in English on the basis of their admission documents (Bachelor’s degree certificate, transcript of academic records, English language proficiency test, motivational letter and references). You can find more information on the International Master’s degree programmes on UEF site.

Doctoral Degree Programmes

Students who have completed a Master’s degree can apply for postgraduate studies leading to a Licentiate or a Doctoral degree at the University of Eastern Finland. All doctoral education is arranged as Doctoral Programmes. They cover all scientific fields of UEF and all doctoral students will complete their studies in Doctoral Programmes. You can find more information on doctoral programmes in Kamu and on UEF’s website on Doctoral School.

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Applying as an incoming exchange student

Exchange students

Exchange students are non-degree students who intend to study at the University of Eastern Finland (Joensuu or Kuopio campus) for one or two semesters. These students participate in bilateral or international student exchange programmes (e.g. Erasmus, FIRST, ISEP, Nordplus/Nordlys, bilateral agreement).

An exchange student must have completed at least one year of studies at their home university in order to be eligible to enrol at the University of Eastern Finland.

Read more on how to apply as an exchange student and about studies for exchange students.

Visiting students

Visiting students are international non-degree students who intend to study at the University of Eastern Finland (Joensuu or Kuopio campus) for one or two semesters. These students do not participate in bilateral or international student exchange programmes (e.g. Erasmus, FIRST, bilateral agreement).

Students are entitled to official student status (e.g. student cards) at the university. Since visiting students are non-degree students, official diplomas or certificates, other than transcripts, are not available after the study period. Please note that studies for visiting students cannot be guaranteed in all departments of the University of Eastern Finland.

Visiting students must be registered at their home university and they also need to be recommended for admission by the home university. They must have studied for at least one academic year in a related study field. They also need to have a good command of spoken and written English.

Read more on how to apply as a visiting student.

Trainees

Erasmus training or Freemover training is suitable for non-degree exchange students who intend to do their traineeship (e.g. clinical placement, research work) in one of the departments of the University of Eastern Finland. The duration of Erasmus Training or Freemover Training is either one or two semesters (or in some cases a shorter period), but always a minimum of two months. Please note that there is a limited number of training options at the University of Eastern Finland, and departments are not obligated to organise training for the applicants. Please also note that according to the Erasmus regulations, the Erasmus trainees are not allowed to complete regular study courses during their training.

Before applying the students have to negotiate the training directly with the department they are interested in. Please also note that Erasmus trainees are not allowed to do regular courses at the University of Eastern Finland.

Read more on Erasmus training and freemover training

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Registration instructions for new students

Academic year and registration as being present

The academic year at the University of Eastern Finland officially begins on 1 August and ends on 31 July. The autumn semester courses will begin on 1 September 2022 and the spring semester courses on 9 January 2023.

Contents

On this page, you can find the following:

• Registration instructions for MDP students who deferred the start of their studies to the spring 2023 semester
• Registration instructions for new bachelor’s and master’s degree students
• Registration instructions for new exchange students
• Student and Learning Services’ customer service contact information

Registration instructions for International Master’s Degree students who deferred the start of their studies to the spring 2023 semester

Registration instructions for new bachelor’s and master’s degree students

Registration instructions for new exchange students

Student and Learning Services’ customer service contact information

If you have any questions regarding registration, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Registration at the university comes under the provisions of the Universities Act (558/2009).

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Peppi is an information system entity that is formed by the student and study register, education planning and, facility and resource reservations. In Peppi, different functions are organized into virtual desktops based on user roles. Students, teachers, PSP instructors, coordinators, amanuenses, study secretaries, study coordinators, persons reserving facilities, etc., use Peppi in every-day work.

In Peppi, a student can among other things. :

• plan their studies
• view their timetable
• follow their progress
• book appointments
• register for courses and exams
• apply for recognition of prior learning (RPL)
• acquire digitally signed study certificates and transcripts of records
• receive their degree certificate digitally signed
• view and edit their contact information

PLEASE NOTE! Personal information like names or your Finnish personal identity code you cannot change yourself in Peppi, but these can only be changed by the Student and Learning Services’ Customer Services and requires official documents. Thus, if your personal information needs to be changed in some way, please contact the Student and Learning Services’ customer service.

Login to Peppi with your UEF account. Write your username in the format username@uef.fi.

Direct link to Peppi (requires logging in with UEF username, opens in a new tab)

Instructions and videos about Peppi for students are found in Peppi Handbook (requires logging in with UEF username, opens in a new tab).

Further inquiries: peppituki@uef.fi

Student’s Moodle environment

Moodle is an online learning environment that includes, for example, course materials, assignments and discussion areas.

UEF currently has two different Moodle environments: the old UEF Moodle, which will be disabled on 31 May 2023, and a new eLearn Moodle. In addition, some courses can be held in Digicampus Moodle, which is a learning environment shared by Finnish universities. The teacher in charge of the course will tell you where the course is located and what the enrolment key required for registration is.

• UEF-Moodle (opens in a new tab) – a learning environment for the courses that are included in the UEF’s credit system.
  Moodle.uef.fi will be disabled gradually and it will be closed on 31 May 2023. You can’t access the old Moodle after that!
  Please remember to save materials that you may need in the future!
  If you have materials in the old Moodle that you need after 31 May 2023 (for example, returned assignments, course materials, links etc.), save the materials well in advance for yourself.
• eLearn Moodle (opens in a new tab) – a new learning environment for the courses that are included in the UEF’s credit system.
• DigiCampus.fi Moodle (opens in a new tab) – is a Moodle-based learning environment, commonly used by Finnish universities. There are MOOC-courses and courses carried out jointly by universities and colleges in the DigiCampus Moodle. You can also visit the DC-help website (opens in a new tab) for more instructions. You can log in with HAKA identification or Google account. Please remember to always use the same login method so you won’t have multiple profiles.

For more information on the UEF user account and its activation, see the web page of IT Services (opens in a new tab).

Taking Moodle into use – UEF staff and students

UEF staff and students are identified through their UEF user accounts.

1. Signing in with the UEF account is a bit different in the three Moodle environments:

• UEF-Moodle (opens in a new tab)
  • Click “Login with UEF account”
  • You will be redirected to Microsoft 365 authentication
  • Enter your username as: username@uef.fi
  • Enter your password
• eLearn Moodle (opens in a new tab)
  • Click “UEF Login”
  • You will be redirected to Microsoft 365 authentication
  • Enter your username as: username@uef.fi
  • Enter your password
• DigiCampus.fi (opens in a new tab)
  • Click “Login with HAKA account”
  • Select University of Eastern Finland from the list
  • You will be redirected to Microsoft 365 authentication
  • Enter your username as: username@uef.fi
  • Enter your password
  • After identification, you will be directed back to Digicampus Moodle

You can also use your Google account with Digicampus Moodle. Please remember to always use the same login method so you won’t have multiple profiles.

2. If the identification is successful, you will be redirected to Moodle. At the first login, you may be asked for your basic information. Moodle will have access to your name and email automatically and you can’t change them (if your name or email is missing or incorrect, please contact servicedesk@uef.fi or support@digicampus.fi).

3. Read and accept the student’s copyright agreement. You can’t use Moodle, if you don’t accept this.

4. After that, the dashboard of Moodle will open, and Moodle is ready for use.

5. On the left, under “My Courses”, are the courses to which you have been granted access/you have registered.

Course registration

Once you have logged in to Moodle, your recently accessed courses and overview of your courses are shown. The courses shown here are the ones you have already enrolled in.
From the course overview, you can choose whether you want to see all your courses, your ongoing courses, your future courses, or your past courses. You can also star courses and remove them from the view, which only affects your own view.

The person in charge of the course can give you the link to the course and the enrollment key, for example, through Peppi, via email or at the first meeting. After this, you can join the course in three ways:

1. You can search for courses by clicking “Search courses” on the top right corner. Write the name of the course and click the magnifying glass. When you find the course, click it’s name and then click enroll me. If the course has an enrolment key, enter it first.

2. The person in charge of the course can also send the link to the course and the enrolment key directly to you (by email). Click the link and enter the key.

3. If the course is in the eLearn Moodle and integrated with Peppi:

• Register to the course on Peppi.
• After that, the teacher will accept your registration.
• Peppi will automatically add you to the course on eLearn Moodle, and the course will appear under “my courses” listing.
• You must have logged in to the eLearn Moodle before Peppi can add you to the course. If you log in for the first time, there will be a slight delay before the course appears on your Moodle.
• Please note that the course won’t appear on Moodle until the teacher has set it visible. If the course has not begun, it could still be hidden and will appear on Moodle when the course starts.

Please contact the teacher if the course does not appear on the eLearn Moodle after a slight delay, even if you have registered to the course on Peppi and the course has started.

You only have to enter the enrolment key once when you register to the course. After joining a course, you can find it on the left under the heading “my courses”.

If you are joining as another teacher, ask the person in charge of the course to add you and to give you the teacher’s rights.

SEB – Moodle Safe Exam Browser exams

The Moodle exam can be implemented as a closed SEB exam, where the student uses their own computer, but access to other pages and materials is blocked during the exam.

The Safe Exam Browser is used in the SEB exam. The browser can be installed on Windows and MacOS devices. SEB cannot be used for exams on Android, Chromebook, Linux or iPhone devices.

The SEB exam is usually held under supervision in a auditorium or in a class.

Student instructions for participating in the SEB exam (opens in a new tab)

If the SEB browser does not work on your computer, you can borrow a computer for the exam from the computer lending machine.

Computer lending machines, 4 hours/booking

• The computers do not have chargers, they are charged in a computer lending machine
• The SEB browser is already installed on the computer
• Computer lending machines can be found
  • Canthia 2nd floor,  Oppari
  • Snellmania 1st floor, Library
  • Karelia 1st floor, Service Desk (library)

Moodle app

1. Download the Moodle app (App Store, Google Play) to your mobile device.

2. When you use the app for the first time, type https://moodle.uef.fi or https://elearn.uef.fi/ (opens in a new tab) as the address.

3. Log in

Moodle and browsers

We recommend that you use Moodle with Mozilla Firefox, which is an officially supported browser. Google Chrome also seems to work well with Moodle, although it is not an officially recommended browser.

Safari (Mac users) and Internet Explorer 10 (Windows users) are non-recommended browsers. These browsers have had problems, for example, with downloading files.

Do you have questions?

Contact servicedesk@uef.fi

You too should download Tuudo now! Tuudo is a mobile app that supports you in your studies. It was first introduced at UEF on 8 November 2017.

You can register in Tuudo with your UEF username and password.

Tuudo compiles your most often used, study-related services into a portable user interface.

The following can be found in Tuudo:

• Registration for courses and exams
• Your completed studies
• Automatic timetable generator
• Library services and a digital library card (more information on the UEF Library’s website, the link opens in a new tab).
• Menus of campus restaurants
• Public transport schedules
• Other useful additional services, for example, for managing your finances

Tuudo uses push notifications to convey important messages and remind you of upcoming events in your timetable. Enable the use of push notifications when you install Tuudo. Tuudo is designed to make it easier for students to manage their time and life both on and off campus. Tuudo does not replace all the browser-based services offered by UEF, and using it is not mandatory for students.

Android and iOS devices support Tuudo. You can download Tuudo on your mobile phone from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Use your UEF username and password when you log in to Tuudo for the first time; no further logging in is needed.

If you encounter problems when you use Tuudo, please contact peppituki@uef.fi.

More information on Tuudo.fi (opens in a new tab).

University of Eastern Finland campuses offer Eduroam and UEF-open wireless networks. UEF-open is available for visitors and can be accessed without login. Eduroam requires a login with username@uef.fi.

UEF-OPEN
An open WLAN. Mainly for the use of visitors.

Usage does not require a user account or a password.

EDUROAM (More information HERE)
UEF staff, students and research can login to the Eduroam network by using their username formatted as username@uef.fi.

The certificate used is TERENA SSL CA. Download a Eduroam configuration app from HERE

External users use their own organization’s guidance to login to the Eduroam network.

For help, contact IT support services (new tab).

How to log into Digistartti?
The link to Digistartti (opens in a new window)

Digistartti offers you an introduction to the digital study environments used at the University of Eastern Finland. We recommend that you complete the Digistartti assignments at the very beginning of your studies, preferably within two weeks after starting your studies.

Digistartti is open from 1 August 2022 onwards.

You can access the materials in Digistartti without a UEF user account, but please note that you can complete the assignments only when you log in with your UEF account.

In order for your UEF user account to work, all the below conditions have to be met:

• • register as a present student at UEF
  • activate your UEF user account. The activation is possible as soon as you have received the activation email (how to activate your UEF user account, new tab)
  • your study right must be valid (for most Master’s students the study right begins 1 August and for most exchange students 1 September)
  • registered as an MFA i.e. Multi-Factor Authentication user
  • In addition, all the Master’s degree students have to be strongly identified by the IT service desk. This means that the IT services have checked your passport and identity.

Your UEF user account will work in about approximately one hour after activation and your email approximately 4 hours after activation. Digistartti opens 1.8.2022.

Digistartti is located on a Moodle platform in Digicampus (Note that we use several different Moodle platforms at UEF).

When logging into Digistartti, please select Haka login, then choose the University of Eastern Finland, and use your UEF ID.

We recommend you use a computer (not a mobile device) and Mozilla Firefox as the browser.

Digistartti is a compulsory part of the course Orientation for International Students, 1 ECTS.

Orientation for International Students, 1 ECTS.

Technical Problems?

• If you have problems with logging into the Digicampus Moodle (new tab) or other issues related to the Digicampus Moodle, please contact the Digicampus Moodle support either via their Chat or email: support@digicampus.fi.
• If you have problems with the UEF ID (after selecting Haka login and choosing the University of Eastern Finland and using the UEF ID and password), if the username or the password is not valid, or you receive an error message related to them:
  • Check the user ID and the password
  • Note that you have to be registered as present
  • Note that your study right has to be valid (for most Master’s students the study right begins 1 August and for most exchange students 1 September)
  • Note that login can succeed only four hours after activating the account
  • For the Master’s degree students: note that Haka login can succeed only if you have been strongly identified.

• If you receive a notification on an error on your password, change the password according to the instructions (please read the password requirements carefully).
• If the problem persists, please contact the UEF IT services (new tab) either via their Chat or email: servicedesk@uef.fi

Teaching methods

Academic freedom is one of the basic values of the Finnish university system. It emphasises independent study and opens up many possibilities to students. In most cases, students can basically choose what to study and when to study. Some lectures, for example, may not be compulsory.  However, the practical sessions are usually always obligatory. Academic freedom goes hand in hand with academic responsibility – it is up to students themselves to plan, schedule and complete their studies.

Courses

Courses can last for one semester or they may start and finish at any time of the semester. Some courses are intensive with up to six hours of lectures and/or laboratory exercises per day. The other courses are less intensive with only a couple of hours a week. So the duration of a course may vary from a few days to several months depending on the field of study and the courses taken. Usually no courses are organized during the summer months (June–August). However, some practical training may be possible during that time. UEF also organises Summer School in August.

Course descriptions describe the teaching methods and specify what a student must do in order to earn credits from a course. The course requirements are often listed in the course descriptions. Courses may include lectures and/or small-group teaching, written assignments, examinations, practical exercises, classroom discussions, group work, on-line discussions/exercises, lab work/reports, course diaries, term papers, oral presentations, or a combination of these.

In most study fields the courses form larger modules at 3 levels: basic/introductory studies, subject/intermediate studies and advanced studies. Course descriptions and timetables of the courses (as soon as they have been confirmed by the Faculty, usually timetables are available at the beginning of the semester) can be found in Peppi.

Please make sure you always attend the first meeting of the course because the first meeting is always the best possibility to ask about the course requirements, the credits and grading and everything else concerning the course. Ask questions to make sure that everything is clear to you.

Study tours, excursions and field courses

In some study programmes study tours, excursions, and field courses offer an opportunity for the students to visit and experience various sites in the nearby area, other locations around Finland, the Baltic States and even Russia. Fieldwork usually involves gaining practical experience through field exercises, some formal lectures, and group work. Additional costs may apply to field courses, excursions, and study tours. The contact persons for these courses can provide more information and answer questions.

Lectures

Most courses offered in English are lecture courses. Course participants are generally assessed by written work in the form of reports, research essays or examinations. Some courses may have a range of credits possible to earn based on a combination of course options. For some courses, especially those in which reading assignments in English substitute lectures given in Finnish, students may be required to pass an examination on the required course literature.

Lectures usually begin a quarter past the hour (e.g. 8:15) excluding some group teaching and exams. In Finland these fifteen minutes are called “an academic quarter”. A lecture lasts for 45 minutes, but double lectures are very common (2 x 45 minutes). Attendance at lectures is usually optional, but often essential for passing the course successfully. Therefore, attending lectures is highly recommended. Most of the teaching is carried out in lecture form although in many fields practical training, laboratory work, exercises or group work play a central role. In these cases, attendance is mostly compulsory. Please make sure you know the requirements for each course, including which parts are compulsory and which are optional.

Course literature

Course literature is often specified in the course description. This literature is usually available to be borrowed from and/or read only in the University Library. In some cases students may obtain assigned literature from the office of the faculty organising the course. The number of copies of course literature available is limited so you may have to make a reservation. If a student wishes to purchase textbooks published abroad, it is recommended that he or she do so before arriving in Finland since prices, especially for imported textbooks, are higher. Some reading materials are distributed during courses. Questions about specific course literature should be directed to the contact person of the course.

Independent study

Some courses can also be completed as independent study. In the case of independent study, reading assignments are given in English and students complete work under the supervision of an instructor. Independent studies in some subjects can be  completed by taking examinations on specified books.  Examinations based on reading assignments are organised on general examination days scheduled by the faculty responsible for the course. The schedules for the examination dates for specific independent study courses are available from the faculty arranging the courses and in most cases on WebOodi. Some independent study courses have multiple examination dates each semester or year; others may be scheduled for only one day a year. Confirm the schedule in WebOodi or from your International Academic Coordinator.

Office hours

Please note, that members of the university staff have often allocated office hours during which you can visit them. You can also make an appointment either by phone or email. You can search for the contact information and office hours of any staff member in UEF Connect.

Access to exam room

You can go to the exam room on weekdays during the opening hours of the buildings without an access badge and without visiting Oppari’s sevice desk. NOTE! In the evenings, on weekends and public holidays, you will need either a personal access badge or one time access badge from Oppari to enter the exam room. You can find the opening hours of the buildings and more detailed info lower on this page. Exception: You don’t need an access badge to the Canthia exam room on the Kuopio campus on Saturdays during Oppari’s opening hours (check opening hours).

General info

Exam Introduction (video)

Electronic exam systems can be used to implement exams, book exams and maturity tests in facilities equipped with automated video surveillance.

Electronic exam systems are suitable for implementing exams in which, instead of having the same questions for all students, the exam system allots an individual set of questions to each student from a group of questions prepared by the teacher. In other words, electronic exam systems are not suitable for implementing exams in which the same questions are simultaneously presented to all the participants, cf. general examinations.

The exam is available for a specific time period, or until further notice, allowing students to take the exam according to their own schedules. Exams implemented with exam systems can be taken at Joensuu and Kuopio campuses.

You can also take your exam in another university’s Exam room as an Exam Visit. See where you can take your exams (opens in a new tab). Read the instruction for EXAM visit in English (opens in a new tab) carefully before enrolling for an EXAM.

Exam rooms

Exam rooms have video surveillance. Spot checks in which all the exam participants’ identities are checked are also conducted in the exam rooms. Always have your student ID card, personal ID or driver’s license with you at the exam! If you don’t have any of the mentioned cards, the spotter will instruct you.

Good to know

• Login to the computer with your UEF username and password (visitors with day ID).
• If you leave the exam room before you have completed the exam, you are not allowed to return and continue with the same exam.
• If you are unsure about any technical aspects of the exam, you should take the exam when Oppari is open.
• There is absolute silence in the exams and you will not be able to discuss there.
• Please come to the exam without perfumes and fragrances.

Take with you to the exam room

• your student ID card, personal ID or driver’s license

You are allowed to bring to the exam room

• a bottle of water that has no label

You are not allowed to bring to the exam room

• a backpack/bag
• outdoor clothes
• a phone
• a wrist watch or other wearable smart devices
• tools for making notes

You can leave your extra items in a lockable cabinet outside the exam room (you need 50 cent coin).

Violation/negligence of just one of these rules may lead to failing the exam.

Joensuu campus:

• Natura building, N112, 1st floor. Open 23/7 (from 6 am to 5am).
• Carelia 162a, I krs. Open during the opening hours of Oppari.

Kuopio campus:

• Mediteknia building, 1029, 1st floor. Open 23/7 (from 6 am to 5am).
• Canthia building, CA205, 2nd floor. Open during the opening hours of Oppari.

Access to exam room

Doors to the exam rooms are open during the opening hours of the buildings. You don’t have to go to Oppari’s help desk before taking the exam. The opening hours:

JOENSUU

NOTE! Between 19.12.2022 and 5.1.2023, the doors of the buildings are open Mon-Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

During the semesters (1.9.-31.5.)

• Natura N112 (F-door): Mon-Thu 7 am-6.15 pm and Fri 7 am-5.15 pm
• Carelia 162a: Mon-Fri 7.30 am-6.30 pm, Sat 9.30 am-3.15 pm, Sun 12 am-4.30 pm

During the summer (1.6.-31.8.)

• Natura N112 (F-door):  Mon-Fri 7 am-4.15 pm
• Carelia 162a: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 7.30 am-4.15 pm and Wed 7.30 am-6.15 pm

KUOPIO

NOTE! Between 19.12.2022 and 5.1.2023, the doors of the buildings are open Mon-Fri from 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

During the semesters (1.9.-31.5.)

• Canthia CA205: Mon-Fri 6.50 am-6 pm and ja Sat 9.15 am-2 pm
• Mediteknia 1029: Mon-Fri 7.45 am-4.15 pm

During the summer (1.6.-31.8.)

• Canthia CA205: Mon-Fri 6.50 am-4.15 pm
• Mediteknia 1029: Mon-Fri 7.45 am-4.15 pm

NOTICE! Passage for evening, weekend and public holiday exams:

1. Use your personal access badge, which you can apply by this form. See Personal access badge to electronic exam facilities. Access to electronic exam rooms is easier with an access badge, and the badge also gives you the opportunity to exploit the extended opening hours. You will not need to go to the exam through Oppari’s service desk.
2. Collect the one-time access ID before your exam starts from Oppari’s service desk (NOTE! To do this, check Oppari’s service times for picking up access ID).

Installed software in exam computers

The following software is available to students on exam computers: MS Word (without the spell check function), MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Paint, a PDF reader, and a calculator. If necessary, you can outline e.g. essay answers for Word.

Exam visitor’s guide

Exam visit means that you can take your own university’s exam in another university’s Exam room. After you have registered to take an exam by your home university in the exam facilities of the University of Eastern Finland, you can pick up a day ID for a computer from Oppari during its opening hours. You can log in to a computer using the day ID you have been given.

More information servicedesk@uef.fi

The login page of the Exam system has been set as the browser’s homepage. Please select your higher education institution from the menu. Log in to the Exam system using your higher education institution’s login details.

Special purposes examination facilities

Special purposes examination facilities are at the disposal of students who have the right to special arrangements. The special purpose examination facilities are located in Carelia 162 on Joensuu campus and in Canthia CA206 on Kuopio campus. Access to these exam rooms is always through Oppari.

For further information, see How to use the special purposes examination facilities?

Instructions

Procedural instructions for taking an electronic exam including the deadlines for grading (in Finnish) (pdf)
Introduction to the Exam system

For exam registrations and reservations see: Exam service (opens in a new tab)
See also Kamu: Exam instructions to students
See also Heimo: Exam instructions to teachers (opens in a new tab, login required)

Further information: servicedesk@uef.fi

The University of Eastern Finland will provide each new student, both Finnish and international, with a student tutor.  Student tutoring is mainly available at the beginning of the semesters. If you are an exchange student or a Master’s degree student coming to UEF, your tutor will contact you by e-mail a few weeks before the semester begins. Therefore, please make sure that you have given a valid email address, which you keep checking regularly. When your student tutor contacts you, please reply to the message so that they know you received it. And as soon as you know your arrival details, please inform your student tutor about your travel plans.

The student tutors are UEF students themselves who have volunteered to help new students at the beginning of their studies. The tutors are trained to help the incoming students to adapt to Finland, to the new town, and to the University of Eastern Finland. The tutors will help you to familiarise yourself with everyday routines (studying, shopping, housing) and show you around the town and the university campus. Tutors are also an excellent source of tips for studying and about other aspects of student life.  Please note, that student tutors have their own duties and studies as well and therefore they are not available at all times.

When you have arrived in Finland, you will meet your tutor(s) and other students in your tutoring group. Your student tutor will meet you on arrival if agreed.

Academic advising

Note that if you wish to have information on the courses or on the content of the studies, please contact the study coordinators of the programmes.

UEF contact person for student tutoring for international students

Kirsi Konttinen, International Mobility Services, kirsi.konttinen@uef.fi, tel. +358 29 44 5817

University library

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) Library is a public scientific library offering state-of-the-art library and information services especially for the university’s 3000 staff members and 13 000 students. However, the library is also open to everyone else who is seeking information. The University of Eastern Finland Library is one single administrative entity which comprises the campus libraries in Joensuu and Kuopio, and the Kuopio University Hospital Medical Library.

UEF library offers a wide selection of printed and electronic resources such as course books, research literature, scientific journals and academic theses. UEF Library is one of the six legal deposit libraries in Finland. The collection has accumulated partially since 1981, and it includes printed and electronic publications and journals as well as databases for information retrieval.

Information on the printed and electronic materials can be found in the UEF-Primo – course books, other books, periodicals, databases, loan renewals, reservations, remote access and much more. The university aims at multidisciplinarity which is supported by the easy accessibility to the UEF library’s collections and digital services from each campus. It the material cannot be found from the UEF Library’s collections, it can be requested from other libraries.

Library’s basic services are free of charge and available during the library’s opening hours. They also offer chargeable services. Information on the library’s services and materials as well as fees and payment you can find on the library’s websites.

Students will be acquainted with the library at the beginning of the studies on the introductory course Information skills and sources for International Students (1 cp) and with the tutor group visits to the library. Every autumn, the library organizes new reception hours for students, focusing on sharing information effectively from the library. As the studies progress, library information specialists give instructions and guidance on information retrieval. Course information is available in Peppi.

The library and information retrieval can be independently explored through short guides and videos.

The self-study facilities are available for quiet studying and group work. The university’s guidelines relating to safety and hygiene must be followed in all facilities.

Access badge

Access to the 24/7 self study facilities is with an access badge only. You can apply the Access badge by using this online form. If you already have an Access badge, you can apply for extending the right of access. You will be notified by email when the access badge can be retrieved from key services or the permissions on an existing badge have been updated.

Campus Libraries 24/7 Self-Study facilities

Libraries on both campuses have self-study facilities (Carelia building/Joensuu and Snellmania building/Kuopio) available 24/7 with an access badge.

Please note that the meeting and teamwork rooms in Snellmania building’s lower lobby in Kuopio are not 24/7 spaces, and students can’t reserve them. The facilities are available until 6pm on weekdays when there are no meeting reservations.

In the facilities, you can use the library self-check machines for borrowing and returning, multifunction printers for printing, copying and scanning and work on computers. See the opening hours and more information on the Library website (opens in a new tab). We will inform you about any exceptions on UEF 24/7 Kirjasto | Library Yammer group (opens in a new tab), library premises and library home pages.

The self-study facilities in Joensuu and Kuopio campuses

JOENSUU

Carelia

Self-study facility, Oppari, Carelia building: 1st floor. Please check the opening hours.

Carelia teamwork rooms

The teamwork rooms can be used for working together or for private studying. All rooms are equipped with a computer and a large monitor.

Reservations for teamwork rooms can be made straight to university´s online-calendar (room resources room-Teamwork_x_Carelia). Please see this video. It is possible to reserve a teamwork room for three hours at a time.

In addition to these teamwork rooms there are spaces of different sizes on the third floor: 3A1, 3A5, 3A6, 3B1, 3B2 and 3B3.

Computer labs

The following computer labs are also available if there is no scheduled teaching in them:

Other facilities

Aurora-building

Atrium is located on the ground floor of Aurora II building, in the Carelian Institute, entrance B. Atrium is intended for quiet studying – it is possible to work alone or in a group. The room is equipped with computers, and it has spaces for relaxation. Printing is not possible. Open from Monday to Friday  7:45 am until 4:15 pm.

Natura-building

Self-study N110 is located near stairwell E on the ground floor, entrance A.

The space is intended for quiet studying alone or in a group. Equipment: sofas,  adjustable tables,  no computers, no printing possibilities. Open during hours of the building (opens in a new tab, requires log in).

24/7 classes

Computer classes N111 and N114 are open 24/7 and they are situated in the Natura building.

KUOPIO

Canthia 2nd floor

Self-study facility, Oppari, Canthia building 2nd floor. Please check opening hours.

The study space in the front is intended for casual studying – it is possible to work alone or in a group, and discussions with others are allowed. The space is divided by the service desk that offers help during opening hours.

The same space offers two accessible working stations that have height-adjustable desks. They are located so that it is easy for the person using the station to ask for help from the service desk when necessary.

The spaces in the back are meant for quiet independent study. These stations are divided with screens.

Printers are located next to the service desk.

Canthia teamwork rooms, 2nd floor

The teamwork rooms are open to students. 

There are two kinds of teamwork rooms. The bigger ones,  have a large monitor, a computer, video conference equipment, digital tv, and a flip chart. The smaller ones  are equipped with a computer, a scanner, a large computer desk and two smaller group stations.Reservations for group study rooms can be made straight to university´s online-calendar (room resources room-Teamwork_x_Canthia). Please see this video. Reservations can be made for maximum three hours at a time.

Place to relax

Oppari offers also a space for relaxation. You can watch TV or read newspapers.

Canthia 1st floot

Rooms 1177/1, 1177/2, 1176 ja 1175 for selfstudy and groupwork, Canthia building, 1st floor.  There is wifi for using your own laptop. Rooms are open on weekdays from 8 am to 6 pm. See location.

Computer labs

The computer labs CA103, CA104 ja CA105 (Canthia building 1st floor), MD101 (Mediteknia building 1st floor) are available if there is no scheduled teaching in them. See the opening hours.

24/7 classes

Computer lab MD101 in Mediteknia building can be used for quiet studying during the academic year from 6 pm until 08 am and during days if there is no scheduled teaching in the class. Otherwise the class can be accessed 24/7. If the main entrance of Mediteknia is closed, it is possible to access the side door (entrance 2) of the building.

Taitostudia

Taitostudia is located in Medistudia building, 5th floor. It is a place place for practicing clinical skills using phantoms and other equipment. Please check for more information on Taitostudia (in Finnish, opens in a new tab).

Student’s information security in a nutshell

1. You are responsible for all activities carried out under your user ID. Apart from your personal data,
   also remember to protect other people’s information that is in your possession. Never tell your
   password to anyone else.
2. Choose a password that is easy for you to remember but impossible for others to figure out.
   Choose different passwords for the university systems and any external services.
3. Don’t open e‐mail messages if you are uncertain of their origin. E‐mail messages may contain
   malware or direct you to sites that contain malware.
4. Beware of phishing, i.e. messages asking you to share your user ID and password or enter them on
   a website. System administrators never ask for your password.
5. Always check the actual target address before clicking a link. Be extra careful with regard to links
   received in messages. Learn to tell which Internet addresses are genuine and which indicate fraud.
6. Before registering as a user of an online service, always check the terms and conditions to make
   sure that data ownership will not be transferred and no data will be disclosed to third parties. Think
   carefully before sharing information about yourself or others in various online services (Facebook,
   photo sharing services, etc.).
7. Malware spreads efficiently through social media and online services. Be cautious about pop‐up
   windows, advertisements and invitations ‐ click carefully!
8. Protect your own computer with a firewall, anti‐virus software, back‐up copies and software
   updates. In addition, protect your smart phone and other mobile devices e.g. with a lock code. Only
   install applications that you really need on your computer and mobile devices.
9. Don’t use a USB flash drive as the primary or only data storage. If you intend to save sensitive data
   on a flash drive, get one that encrypts the data.
10. If you print something using a shared printer, pick up your printout immediately.
11. If you suspect a security breach or system abuse, contact the person in charge of the service.

Student’s information security guide (PDF, new tab)

Mobile security guidelines for staff and students (PDF, new tab)

Staff member’s information security in a nutshell

1. Handle work-related tasks using the equipment provided by your employer whenever possible.
2. You are responsible for all activities carried out under your user ID. Protect all information in your
   possession, both your personal as well as university-related matters. Never tell your password to
   anyone else.
3. Choose a password that is easy for you to remember but impossible for others to figure out.
   Choose different passwords for the university services and any external services.
4. Make arrangements to ensure that your e-mail is monitored even when you are absent. Set
   automatic out-of-office responses when necessary.
5. Don’t open e-mail messages if you are uncertain of their origin. E-mail messages may contain
   malware or direct you to sites that contain malware.
6. Beware of phishing, i.e. messages asking you to share your user ID and password or enter them on
   a website form. System administrators never ask for your password.
7. Always check the actual target address before clicking a link. Be extra careful with regard to links
   received in e-mail messages. Learn to tell which Internet addresses are genuine and which indicate
   fraud.
8. Before registering as an online service user, always check the terms and conditions to make sure
   that data ownership will not be transferred and no data will be handed over to third parties. Think
   very carefully about sharing information about yourself or the university in various online services
   (Facebook, photo sharing services, etc.).
9. Malware spreads quickly through web services and social media. Be cautious about pop-up
   windows, advertisements and invitations – click carefully!
10. Protect your own computer with a firewall, anti-virus software, back-up copies and software
    updates. Also, protect your smart phone and other mobile devices e.g. with a lock code. Only install
    applications that you really need on your computer and mobile devices.
11. Don’t use a flash drive as the primary or only data storage. If you intend to save sensitive data on a
    USB flash drive, get one that encrypts the data.
12. If you print something using a shared printer, pick up your printout immediately.
13. If you suspect a security breach or system abuse, contact the university’s IT support or the person
    in charge of the service.
14. When your employment relationship ends, agree on the hand-over of necessary work-related
    materials to the university with your supervisor.

Information security guide for staff (PDF, new tab)

Mobile security guidelines for staff and students (PDF, new tab)

Printers that also copy and scan

You can print, copy and scan with the multifunctional printers found in Oppari self-study space, libraries and computer lecture rooms. The multifunctional devices are located in Joensuu in Carelia, Agora, Borealis, Educa, Futura, Metria, and Natura campus buildings, and in Kuopio in Oppari in Canthia and Snellmania Library: see Joensuu campus map ja Kuopio campus map (links open in a new tab).

Printing queue name

All shared printers in UEF are connected to a network. When you need to print to paper, you should select a proper printing queue name that is a bit different for Joensuu and Kuopio. You will find the following printing queues in the Windows Printers listing:

• in Joensuu: \\uef-unif-rps1\uef-canon1
• in Kuopio: \\uef-unif-rps2\uef-canon2

If you don’t see the printing queue mentioned above in the Printers list, go to the Windows Desktop of the computer you are working on and locate the Add UEF-Canon icon. Click on it and let the printer queue adding process complete. Now, when you open a Print dialogue window anew, the campus-wide printing queue shows in the Printers listing.

Printing via email

You can also print small documents from your computer or mobile device via email as follows: send an email with the file to be printed as attached, from your UEF email address to the following address: ext-print@uef.fi. Do not add an email subject or any text to the email body/message, but only add the To: address as follows: ext-print@uef.fi, and attach the file to be printed to the email message.

However, printing via email is not recommended for printing long lecture notes, books or scientific articles, due to a big file size or special characters present in the file. These types of files should be printed by opening them first at an Oppari/UEF computer and printing them to the correct campus-wide printer queue, as described in the section above.

Fast printer login

Only you yourself have access to your own printing queue, therefore you need to login to a printer using the short version of your UEF username and password (username without the @uef.fi suffix). This means, that only you, and noone else, can print your documents.

UEF shared printers are equipped with RFID chip scanners that streamline the logging-in process. You can associate your UEF username and password with a student card, debit/credit card or any other card, electronic key or even a mobile phone that has an RFID chip, eg. the contactless payment feature (opens in a new tab). Associating a card with a printer does not harm the card or your mobile phone in any way. You can create such an association by first scanning your card/electronic key/mobile device with a printer’s RFID scanner, before entering your UEF username and password to the printer’s login screen.  If your login attempt is successful, the association is completed and henceforth you can log in just by scanning your associated card/electronic key/mobile device at a RFID scanner.

If you find youself in a situation that no RFID card or electronic key is available to you, you may purchase a sticky RFID tag (its price is 1,80 €). You can attach this RFID tag onto any card that doesn’t have an RFID chip/contactless payment feature of its own.

See step-by-step printing instructions (pdf).

Prices

As a basic, Master’s Degree or an exchange student you get 18€ to your printing account for each whole study year, at the 1st of August, or as soon as you activate your study rights. With this sum you can print 400 grayscale/black-and-white pages or 90 color pages during a study year. If you come to study at the UEF only for one semester, you will get 9€ to your printing account. Any unused print quota will not be transferred to the next academic year. Black-and-white/grayscale prints and copies cost: 0,045 € / page (A4 or A3 page size).
Color prints and copies cost: 0,20 € / page (A4 or A3 page size).
Scanning is free of charge.

The cost of prints is charged from your personal printing account during each printing job. You can pay for extra printouts at the IT Service Desk buy them online. If you have any problems with using the machines, ask for help at the IT Service Desk.

Troubleshooting

Advanced printing features

Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students and international exchange students are eligible for discounted meals at most campus restaurants. You qualify for the meal subsidy at the restaurant by presenting a valid student ID card. As the Student Union membership is not compulsory for exchange students, those students who decide not to obtain the student card may request a meal subsidy card from the Student and Learning Services in order to get the discount.

Please note that the official study certificate, which you will obtain upon registration, can be used as a temporary proof of your student status at the university restaurants for one month (September or January) before you receive the proper student card.

Student discounts do not apply to cafeteria products.

Doctoral students are entitled to have lunch at staff prices at the campus restaurants. To get the discount, the person must present a researchers’ ​lunch card signed by the department head, which can be obtained from the department. Note! In Joensuu, the Amica restaurant located in the Carelia building offers prices to doctoral students that are lower than the staff prices. To get the doctoral student prices, the person must present their doctoral student study certificate or student card.

List of restaurants on campus (opens in a new tab.)

Meal subsidy and eligibility / Kela  (opens in a new tab).

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 and open nation by international standards where inappropriate behaviour is not usually present, this does not necessarily mean that one does not encounter such events in Finland.

What you should be aware of to ensure your safety in Finland:

• Avoid walking alone at night; take a taxi or walk home with your friends.
• Tell your friends where you are going.
• Do not hesitate to contact the proper authorities if necessary.
• Do not mingle with unknown people, especially if they are intoxicated.
• Avoid being provocative and mind your temper, especially on weekends in bars.

The university’s safety and security is the result of collaboration involving several actors. The coordination responsibility lies with the university.

In matters related to safety and security, the university engages in close collaboration with local authorities and other educational institutions.

We seek to make sure that the University of Eastern Finland is a safe place for our students, staff members, and guests.

If you notice an accident, emergency, or crisis situation, please report it in order to make it possible for us to make the university a safer place for all. Report a safety or security incident (webropol-form, opens in a new tab).

Safety and Security at UEF

Safety and Secuirity pages in Heimo (opens in a new tab, logging required) contain information and instructions relating to safety and security at the University of Eastern Finland.

Each of our campuses has an appointed Campus Crisis Support Team and, in the event of a crisis, the task of these teams is to arrange psychological support and post-crisis care. More detailed instructions for members of the university can be found on the Intranet. It is advisable to get to know the instructions beforehand, as in the event of an emergency, there usually isn’t time for reading.

Campus Crisis Support Teams: joensuunkriisiryhma@uef.fi, kuopionkampuskriisiryhma@uef.fi

Emergency telephone number: 112

In the event of an emergency, call 112.

• Answer the questions asked.
• Follow the instructions given.
• Do not hang up until you are told to do so.

Guide the rescuers to the scene of the accident / emergency. Redial 112 if the situation changes.

How to use the emergency number 112 in Finland (opens in a new tab)

Police of Finland

The police force in Finland is reliable and honest. The police maintain public order and security, primarily by giving advice, instructions and orders. Each police officer has a badge which he or she must carry and present if needed or requested.

Police of Finland (opens in a new tab)

Video: Safety and security concern all members of the academic community! (1:31)

Link: Report a Safety or Secuirity Incident (webropol-form, opens in a new tab).