Education
The Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies takes an interdisciplinary approach to research addressing societal phenomena, as well as to finding solutions to them. We offer multidisciplinary education in the academic subjects of history, business studies, geography and environmental policy, law, social sciences, social management sciences, social work, and social and health management.
Research
Top-level international research areas:
- Aerosols, climate change and human health
- Borders, mobilities and cultural encounters
- Sustainable governance of natural resources
- Effectiveness in healthcare and social services
- Welfare ruptures: recognising uncertainties, finding solutions
Career
Our education meets the needs of working life and offers our students extensive career opportunities in various expert roles. In our research activities, we engage in societal interaction both at the regional and national levels, and we also participate in several international networks.
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Student and Learning Services task is to coordinate, produce and develop student administrative services, as well as to develop teaching, guidance and learning at the University of Eastern Finland.
Student and Learning Services serves the applicants, students, staff and science teaching units as well as partners.
Our services include:
- Admission services
- international mobility services
- training
- student administration services (customer service desk, the student register)
- opintopsykologi services
- Student Financial Aid services
- Student Recruitment
- eLearning support Services
- career and guidance services
Library services
The library's resources include printed and electronic materials. The library also handles the university's electronic publishing activities, sells university publications and organises information retrieval courses. Moreover, the library is one of the six legal deposit libraries in Finland and a European Documentation Centre.
ICT services
UEF IT Services is a specialist organisation responsible for ICT and learning technology services. IT Services employs more than fifty IT-specialists, and it belongs to University Services. CIO Juha Eskelinen is the head of IT Services.
The super-fast UEF campus network and the national FUNET network provide a strong basis for excellent services.
Campus life
We operate on all three campuses of the University of Eastern Finland – in Joensuu, Kuopio and Savonlinna.
Student clubs
ISYY’s organisation is formed of the following:
– About 13 000 Student Union members that form the basis of the ISYY.
– Representative Council (39 representatives), i.e. the highest decision-making organ in SU which is elected every two years. The Council has a chairperson and two vice chairs. In addition, the Council can form committees to support its work.
– Executive Board (7–10 members) elected by the Representative Council annually. Executive Board prepares and carries out the affairs of the ISYY. The Board has a chairperson and two vice chairs. They all have assigned campuses which they are responsible of.
– Sections. At Savonlinna campus, student organisations take care of matters concerning sections.
University of Eastern Finland - Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies Campus Locations
#1 Main Campus
Finland Country
Joensuu City