Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology - News

The unique postdoctoral research training project is part of the YUFE Alliance of nine European universities.

The Young Researcher Awards were presented to Adriana Della Pietra, Heli Mutanen, Mervi Rantsi and Matias Rusanen. The Doctoral Supervisor Award was presented to Taina Yli-Juuti.

In autumn 2023, a unique project was launched to promote the employment of international students in Eastern Finland.

The financial statement for 2023 was discussed by the UEF Board on 22 March. The financial statement will be discussed by the University Collegiate Body on 7 May.

The Board of the University of Eastern Finland elected Academic Rector, Professor, LLD Tapio Määttä as the new Rector of the university for the five-year term beginning on 1 January 2025.

The university plans to admit 120 students to the data engineering education expected to be launched on the Joensuu and Kuopio campuses in autumn 2026.

The Hare Research Group at the Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, has published a chromosomally assembled reference genome for the European brown hare.

The University of Eastern Finland awarded Professor Tarja Malm for promoting equality in her research group.

Phytoremediation is an eco-friendly and efficient solution for cleaning up contaminated sites, says Mir Md Abdus Salam, MSc.

Mzomwe Yahya Mazana, MSc, developed a blended learning (BL)-based mathematics instructional model for Tanzania.