Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies - News

Experiences of people with dementia and their family members show researchers how a progressive illness affects the realisation of the fundamental rights, and how the status of people with dementia can be improved.

The total number of applicants for the university’s Master’s degree programmes taught in English was 2,535, which is 27.1% more than last year.

Relationships between individuals and groups have been of interest to Professor of Social Psychology Eerika Finell since the early stages of her career.

The most important thing a strong-sustainability forest service model can achieve is getting forest owners to ask themselves what they can and are ready to do for nature.

The doctoral dissertation in the International Law will be examined at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies.

The Board of the University of Eastern Finland has selected Lea Ryynänen-Karjalainen, DMus, Executive Director of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, as its Chair.

Professor of Management Anu Puusa has been invited to an advisory group of the International Cooperative Alliance, ICA, addressing the global development of cooperative identity and any needs for change therein.

The university’s first two Bachelor’s degree programmes taught in English, i.e., the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Social Sciences and the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Lifelong Learning and Sustainable Development, will be inviting applications via the Finnish universities’ joint application system.

The UEF’s newly appointed Professor of International Sales Saara Julkunen knows sales inside and out – from a local store to international business collaboration.

Professor of European Law and Legislative Studies Emilia Korkea-aho is fascinated by difficult issues surrounding the regulation of lobbying.