Services for companies and communities

The University of Eastern Finland offers companies and communities a variety of commissioned research services, continuing education and other possibilities for collaboration. We are a trusted partner in research collaboration and services, diverse education and competence development. We help you find an expert for your project or a student for internship. We also offer collaboration in events, with student organisations, and in company visits and lectures.

You can contact us in all matters related to collaboration with our university via email: industry@uef.fi.

Research collaboration and services

Research collaboration

Commissioned research

Research infrastructures

Innovation activities

Ecosystems of impact

Find experts

Recruiting student

Recruit an international talent

Search for UEF’s experts

Mies istuu tuolissa kannettava sylissään

Continuing education

Educational services for companies

Search for continuous learning possibilities

Shared doctoral student position system

News about the UEF's collaboration for companies

Pfizer becomes a member of Kuopio Health

Pfizer Finland joined the Kuopio Health cooperative as a partner in May 2023. The University of Eastern Finland is one of the members of the cooperative.

UEF Brain Research Unit in the spotlight

UEF's Brain Research Unit conducts high-quality clinical research and drug research and collaborates with local, Finnish and foreign research groups and the pharmaceutical industry.

More online visibility for UEF’s research infrastructures

The research infrastructures of the University of Eastern Finland have been added to the national Research.fi portal, and they are also increasingly visible on the university’s own website.

Microsurgery Center of Eastern Finland – A meeting platform for professionals, researchers and companies

The location of the Center inside the hospital and its interdisciplinary activities involving students, highly experienced professionals, researchers and companies support the emergence of innovations.

A device developed by researchers can improve cancer surgery – clinical trials initiated at KUH

First-in-human clinical trials have been initiated at Kuopio University Hospital with a device that assists in the identification of cancerous tissue during surgery.

Paavo Vartiainen ja Pasi Karjalainen HUMEA-laboratoriossa.

Internationally unique research environment for human motion and biosignal analysis  

The HUMEA Laboratory is an R&D environment for motion and biosignal analysis. Many research-driven corporate spin-offs have emerged from the laboratory.