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A total of 135 Ukrainian students applied for a separate non-degree right to study at UEF. The university is also offering Open University courses to citizens of Ukraine free of charge

Doctoral Researcher Rijal Ramdani started in the University of Eastern Finland’s shared doctoral student position system in 2021 and is now finalising his doctoral dissertation on palm oil production and peatland fires in Indonesia.

Saara Koikkalainen has been awarded a SUSI scholarship in New York

Researchers working in a currently ongoing European research project have found that the reasons behind people’s support for populist movements are complex.

Doctor of Education Anniina Kämäräinen, Doctor of Agriculture and Forestry Tuomas Yrttimaa, Doctor of Health Sciences Siiri-Liisi Kraav, and Doctor of Philosophy Niko Vartiainen have been recognised with the University of Eastern Finland’s Young Researcher Award 2021.

In response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine, the University of Eastern Finland will make it possible for Ukrainian degree students to apply for admission to the University of Eastern Finland under a separate right to study, and to apply for a grant.

The funding is designed to promote the preconditions for further academic research by researchers who have defended, or will be defending, their doctoral dissertation on the Joensuu Campus.

After a positive coronavirus test, you can return to the campus when you are without symptoms or when your doctor has given you permission to return.

The university has opened another call for applications for Proof of Concept (PoC) funding to accelerate the commercialisation of research-based ideas. For Professor Tarja Malm, PoC projects have opened several doors.

Researchers from the Karelian Institute protest Russia’s attack on Ukraine and express support for colleagues in Ukraine and Russia who condemn the attack.