General Information
Cross-institutional studies (“ristiinopiskelu” in Finnish) allow you to complete courses at another Finnish higher education institution, provided that the institutions have a mutual agreement on educational cooperation. These agreements typically apply to specific courses and students in certain fields of study. To participate in cross-institutional studies, your right to study at your home institution must be valid, and you must be registered as present.
Key Terms
Cross-institutional studies = An opportunity for a higher education student to complete studies at another institution, based on agreements between the institutions.
Cross-institutional Service Pathway = A national service that facilitates the exchange of cross-institutional study information. It is accessed through the student and study information system (Peppi) of the home institution.
Home university = The higher education institution where the student holds a degree-seeking study right and from which they apply to study at another institution.
Host university = The higher education institution offering the courses the student registers for via the cross-institutional service pathway.
Registration for Courses at Another Higher Education Institution (for UEF Students)
Before registering for a course at another higher education institution, please confirm with your PSP counsellor that the course can be included in your degree.
You can only register for cross-institutional studies if you give permission to share your personal data at the time of each registration.
You will receive a confirmation email from the host institution regarding your study right once the course teacher approves your participation for the first time. Upon approval, you will be granted a temporary study right at the host institution. The host institution will provide you with instructions on how to begin your studies (e.g., user credentials).
When your registration is approved, rejected, or changed from rejected to approved, you will receive a notification in Peppi under the messages section of your PSP tab.
Once you have completed the course and the teacher at the host university has assessed it, the completed course will be automatically transferred from the host university to UEF’s Peppi system. If you wish to retake or raise the grade, you must check the policy with the host
university.
All studies are subject to the rules and regulations of the university providing the course.
Instructions for Students Coming to the University of Eastern Finland
Registration
You can register for cross-institutional courses offered by the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) if you have a valid study right at your home university and are registered as present. Once your study right at your home university ends, your right to complete studies at UEF
also ends.
Register for the cross-institutional course through the student and study information system of your home university.
When your registration is approved, rejected, or changed from rejected to approved, you will see the update in your home university’s student and study information system.
Study Right
You will be granted a study right only for the courses for which your registration has been approved. The duration of the study right is determined by the course duration and is valid until the end of the academic year.
Cancelling Registration
Registration is binding. If you are unable to participate in a course you have registered for, please cancel your registration so that a student on the waiting list may take your place.
You can cancel your registration in Peppi if the registration period is still open and you have not yet been accepted to the course.
If the registration period has ended and you wish to cancel, please contact: [email protected]
Accessing Courses on the University of Eastern Finland’s eLearn Moodle Platform
Once your registration for a course organised by the University of Eastern Finland has been approved, you can log in to the eLearn Moodle learning platform (external site, opens in a new tab) using your home institution’s credentials via the HAKA login (Shibboleth HAKA login).
The course environment will become visible in Moodle only after the teacher has granted access — this will not happen before that. If a course key is required for registration, you will receive it along with further instructions from the teacher before the course begins.
Completing the Course and Schedules
The course description includes information about the learning objectives, course content, assessment criteria, and schedules.
Please read the course-specific information carefully: some courses may require on-site attendance in the city where the course is organised.
Individual Study Arrangements
If you have been granted individual study arrangements at your home university, these are generally followed according to the recommendations of your home university.
To ensure that your individual arrangements are taken into account, please contact the teacher-in-charge of the course no later than at the beginning of the course.
Assessment
The assessment of completed courses follows the University of Eastern Finland’s Education Regulations. According to Section 34, the assessment must be recorded in the university’s student and study register no later than three (3) weeks after the final course performance. The teacher-in-charge may extend this deadline by one (1) week for a specific reason.
The grade given at the University of Eastern Finland will be automatically transferred to your home university’s student and study information system.
Information about the possibility to retake or raise the grade is provided in the course’s online learning environment.
Further Information
Questions about course content: Contact the teacher-in-charge of the course ([email protected])
Questions about the cross-institutional service pathway: [email protected]
Data Protection
When the cross-institutional service pathway is used by a higher education institution,
the student consents to the transfer of their personal data between the home and host universities in accordance with data protection practices.
The University of Eastern Finland’s privacy notice is available at: https://www.uef.fi/en/data-protection