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Could saunas be used for firefighters’ health promotion? To find out, Professor OiSaeng Hong wanted to work with the world’s best sauna researchers, so she came to Finland.

The unique Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes offer new insight into planetary health, faith and wellbeing, and data engineering.

Patient safety incidents and near misses are a reality in patient care. “With people, there’s always the possibility of human error. But we can learn from our mistakes”, says Professor of Nursing Science Marja Härkänen.

Rector Tapio Määttä has appointed the Heads and Deputy Heads of Departments and Schools of the faculties. The Head and Deputy Heads of UEF Law School was appointed by Vice Rector Jussi Pihlajamäki.

The PhD study examined the key success factors in the labour migration and recruitment of internationally educated nurses (IENs) from outside the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) to the Nordic countries.

The University of Eastern Finland’s ranking in Medicine improved in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Funded by the Finnish Work Environment Fund, a multidisciplinary study launched in the North Savo Wellbeing Services County seeks to develop a model to support the recruitment and retention of employees with immigrant backgrounds.

While the immediate and most visible impact of medication errors is on patients, they can also profoundly impact healthcare professionals involved in these incidents, referred to as “second victims”.

Nurses with immigrant backgrounds can provide much-needed relief to the nursing shortage in Finland. At the same time, workplaces in healthcare need a deeper understanding of concepts such as cultural sensitivity.

Coordinated by the University of Eastern Finland, the EU-MasterAPN initiative addresses the need for a unified European-level programme, fostering collaboration and standardisation across borders.