Are you interested in making your studies more international, but going abroad for an exchange for a semester of full year does not feel like an option for you? Students also have the opportunity to internationalize their degree without traveling!
UEF students have a variety of options for participating in different virtual courses and complete studies through different channels.
UniPID – courses in sustainable development and global challenges
UniPID is a network of Finnish Universities that supports member institutions’ global responsibility actions and strengthens their response to global challenges. UniPID offers a variety of support services for the interdisciplinary studies, research and societal impact of universities related to global development.
UniPID coordinates a study module comprised of virtual studies about sustainable development:
Study Module: Sustainability in Development (min. 25 ECTS)
Students can take either individual courses or compile a study module, Sustainability in Development, of at least 5 courses. All courses are held in English and are worth 5 ECTS. Courses are completely free of charge for UEF students.
You can check out the course catalogue on the UniPID website (new tab).
If you are interested in completing UniPID courses, please make sure that the courses can be included into your degree at UEF. Contact your departmental coordinator or programme coordinator to discuss inclusion.
You can register for the courses through the link above.
UEF contact person for UniPID studies is Ms. Annika Männikkö, annika.mannikko(a)uef.fi.
More information: UniPID website (new tab)
YUFE Alliance – virtual studies at European universities
The University of Eastern Finland is a member of the YUFE Alliance, through which our students have a number of different options to personalize their participation in Alliance activities.
YUFE offers the chance to go abroad for student exchange at partner institutions (with Erasmus+ funding), participate in volunteering opportunities, and complete virtual courses offered by our partner universities. YUFE also offers language courses and the chance to participate in open academy lectures with changing themes.
YUFE is available to all degree students at UEF, so there are no programme/subject specific restrictions in participating. Students from all fields of study and of all degree levels are eligible to participate completely free of charge!
YUFE Student Journey
Completing virtual studies and language courses is possible with the YUFE Student Journey study right. The study right is valid for two years, during which the student can freely participate in different Alliance activities – obtaining the study right also does not mandate participation, so it is also possible to not complete courses or participate in other activities if you find that your calendar is full, but the option to participate is open for the duration of the study right. Read more about the YUFE Alliance and YUFE Student Journey on Kamu!
More information and course catalogues are available on YUFE virtual campus (new tab), select Explore YUFE courses.
North2north: Circumpolar Studies
UEF students may also participate in online studies within the UArctic network: Circumpolar Studies (CS) study module is a multidisciplinary module, to which all bachelor and master’s degree students at UEF may apply for.
The multidisciplinary research conducted in the module sheds light on possibilities of the arctic region and the threats it faces.
The module consists of one introductory course and smaller, 2-course modules related to native peoples of the arctic region, arctic governance, or global changes and sustainable development:
CS100: Introduction to the Circumpolar World
CS311: Land and Environment of the Circumpolar World I
CS312: Land and Environment of the Circumpolar World II
CS321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
CS322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
CS331: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I
CS332: Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World II
Each course awards 6 ECTS.
There are a couple application periods annually for the courses, July-August for autumn semester classes and October-November for spring semester courses. Information about applying to courses will be published in the Viva Engage group Internationalisation offers for Students.
If you are interested in completing Circumpolar Studies courses, please make sure that the courses can be included into your degree at UEF. Contact your departmental coordinator to discuss inclusion.
NB! Transcripts for the courses are awarded by the hosting organisation, i.e., the Canadian or American university offering the courses. Inclusion into your degree at UEF is done by your department’s usual processes for inclusion/crediting, so the credits are not automatically transferred to Peppi after the courses end. Receiving the transcript from abroad may take a long time, and therefore we do not recommend leaving your graduation waiting for these courses.
Further information: Circumpolar Studies, UArctic (new tab), core course materials (new tab)