General information
At UEF, interdisciplinarity is not something we do, it’s who we are. We seek to be number one in Finland when it comes to academic learning environments. We offer first-class education that is bound to make a difference.
We are one of the largest universities in Finland, and home to approximately 15,500 students and 2,800 members of staff. Since 1st of August in 2018 our campuses are located in Joensuu and Kuopio.
UEF is a multidisciplinary university, which offers teaching in more than 100 major subjects. We have four faculties
Philosophical Faculty
Faculty of Science and Forestry
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Our activities underscore multidisciplinarity. Our key interdisciplinary research areas are built around four global challenges. These challenges are Ageing, lifestyles and health; Learning in a digitised society; Cultural encounters, mobilities and borders; and Environmental change and sufficiency of natural resources.
In addition to a high standard of teaching, we offer our students a modern study environment, which is under constant development. Student well-being is among our primary concerns.
We have extensive international relations and are involved in several international networks. Our teaching and research staff and students are active in participating in various mobility programmes. We have concluded bilateral agreements of cooperation with approximately 100 universities abroad. Furthermore, we are involved in several international networks and discipline-specific projects.
Together with our networks, we support the well-being and positive development of eastern Finland. Our goal is to be ranked among the leading 200 research universities in the world and, in the strong research areas, among the world’s leading 50 research universities.
See more in English http://www.uef.fi/en/etusivu or in Russian http://www.uef.fi/en/web/russian
The University of Eastern Finland, UEF, is one of the largest universities in Finland. The UEF has an attractive and multidisciplinary academic offering comprising 13 different fields of study, and the university offers a wide range of programmes and courses taught in English for international students. Please see the university’s Admissions website for further information on the studies and programmes we offer for exchange and visiting students, Master’s degree students, and doctoral students.
To learn more, please visit www.uef.f/admissions and read our International Study Programmes brochure.
The Network Coordinator
Mr Risto Aikonen
Joensuu Campus | Philosophical Faculty
P.O.Box 111,FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland
tel: +358 – 50 – 0577 896
e-mail: Risto.Aikonen@uef.fi
