Information channels
You can find information about doctoral education in the following channels:
Kamu is handbook that contains instructions for all phases of your doctoral studies.
Yammer is UEF's private social network through which news and information are delivered. Doctoral School and all Doctoral Programmes have their own Yammer groups to which you should join in order to keep yourself updated on the activities and other important information related to your doctoral studies. You can also join other interesting Yammer groups e.g. the your department's group or research funding group.
You can find Yammer in Heimo, which you can access by logging with UEF credentials.
WebOodi is a student information system, where the curricula of the Doctoral School and Doctoral Programmes are published (please, note that all Doctoral Programmes do not publish their curriculum in WebOodi). You can browse course catalogs and find information about contents and schedules of the courses. Registration for the courses, giving feedback about the courses as well as registration to be present for the academic year will take place in WebOodi.
Heimo is a digital working environment of the University of Eastern Finland, which you can access via UEF login. Technically, it is a Microsoft Office365 environment customised for UEF. It contains a feed of internal news and an information bank (entitled Services) where you can browse for information with keywords. It also contains E-services (e.g. for reporting publications, requesting software support or for applying for a doctoral degree). Heimo also gives you an access to tools you need in your everyday work including applications and tools available in the O365 environment and UEF’s own systems (e.g. Moodle). Heimo travels with you and can be used anytime, anywhere and on any device as long as you have an access to the internet and a browser.
Information systems
Below you can find the most important information systems related to doctoral education.
Personal information as well as information concerning study rights, study records, and degrees of all university students are registered in The Student Registry Oodi. Registering to be present for the academic year also takes place in Oodi.
The student interface is WebOodi, where you can.
- change your contact information,
- view the record of your completed studies,
- register for semesters (only if previously registered), and
- browse courses and register for them (see above).
Mepco is a Personnel Information System Services where employment contracts and information, as well as grant researcher agreements, are stored.
If you are employed by the UEF, you can review your employment information and salary slips in Mepco. You can also report changes in your address and other such data, fill in applications for leave and absence notifications etc., as well as fill in the forms related to assessment discussions in accordance with the salary system for universities and to performance appraisal discussions.
SoleCRIS (Current Research Information System) is a database containing information about publications, expert tasks, research and education projects and international mobility periods of the university members.
You are expected to submit the information on the publications via the service form as soon as they have been published. Other publications, projects, expert tasks and international mobility periods should also be stored into the SoleCRIS by you or in the way as has been agreed in the unit.
More information and instructions related to SoleCRIS can be found in Heimo (requires UEF login).