Campus Happening's programme and how to enroll to City Orienteering!

The Campus Happening will start the academic year of UEF’s students on Thursday 8.9.2022. All students, new and continuing, and UEF staff are welcome to attend the Campus Happening! The event gathers our university community to celebrate the beginning of the academic year with live music and different activities!

The Campus Happening works as a kick-off for the City Orienteering, which begins right after the Happening. In the Orienteering, students will go around their campus city in groups and complete different kinds of tasks given to them at different orienteering points. The evening will end with an after party.

Check the programme and instructions from ISYY's website.

Greetings from the Coordinator

Hello again, I hope your week has gone well! The summer is coming to an end, even if you wouldn't believe it from this heat, and the project's activities have also started after the summer vacation. For example, the bus leaving from Joensuu for Valamo's trip is full, and many applications have been subscribed for Hobby Buddy service. In addition, the BRIDGES teams of City Orienteering are coming, more information is below.

Have a sunny week everyone!

- Riina

SYKETTÄ News

Sport services in August

• You can find the timetable for SYKETTÄ sport services this week here
• Beginning from next Monday 29 August the new autumn sports calendar is in effect
  • The autumn 2022 sports calendar for the staff and students can be found here
  • We invite you to try all these amazing classes and our other services for free during the free sports trial on 29.8.–14.9.
  • Also SYKETTÄ Appro is held on 1.–14.9.
     

SYKETTÄ stickers

You can now buy the SYKETTÄ stickers for the autumn semester or for the whole academic year. You can find more information of the stickers here. The stickers can be bought online via SYKETTÄ webpage and at ISYY offices.

• Instructed Group Class package: 35 € /semester, 66 € /academic year
• Ball Sports package: 17 € /semester, 33 € /academic year
• One-month sticker 15 €/month

More tips and information on

• Instagram @syketta_kpo
• Facebook-page SYKETTÄ – Kuopion korkeakoululiikunta  

NB Pedestrians and cyclists!

Due to the roadworks at Savilahti there are some changes in routes when arriving to the Kuopio campus by foot or by bike during August and September (approximately until 18th Septembet). The roadwork affects also to the routes between the campus and the bus stops. 

The information can be found only in Finnish, but from UEF Kamu, you can see the map with the temporary routes. 

Opening ceremony of the Academic Year 2022-2023

The Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2022–2023 will be held on Kuopio campus on Thursday, 8 September 2022, at 1.15 p.m. in the Great Lecture Hall, Snellmania building. Before the Opening Seremony, there is a Opening Ceremony Service in the Great Lecture Hall at 12.15–12.45 p.m.

Welcome!

Register to Language Centre courses!

Registration for Language Centre’s autumn semester courses opens on 1.8.2022 in Peppi. If the course starts before 11.9.2022, registration ends two workdays before the course starts. If the course begins on 12.9.2022 or later in the first period, registration ends on Thu 8 September. For courses in the second period, registration ends 10 days before the course starts.

For degree students (Bachelor, Master and PhD), we offer degree courses in English and in Finnish as well as optional courses. For exchange students, we offer the courses Finnish 1A and Chinese 1. Exchange students can join other Finnish courses if there is room in the group. Both degree students and exchange students can choose courses from the KiVANET network.

If you are new to Finnish language, start with our beginner’s course, Finnish 1A. Finnish 1A is a self-study module. Registration is open throughout the academic year, and you can start this course as soon as you register in Peppi.

Students register for degree courses in Peppi through their personal study plan (PSP). Students may also register for courses that are not included in their PSP by searching these courses in Peppi.

NB! In case you have started your studies before Autumn 2022 and the new curriculum 2022–2025, please remember to add the new equivalent courses to your personal study plan (PSP).

For course catalogue and registration, see Peppi.

NB!

If you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee to Kela. However, you can to use the FSHS’s services.

Send Kela a copy of your valid European Health Insurance Card or other document showing that you have social security coverage in one of the above countries. Send it well in advance of the due date for the fee (30 September).

11€ student discount tickets for the following concerts:

• 17.9. Samuli Edelmann & Kuopio Symphony Orhcestra
• 13.10. Arja Koriseva & Mikael Konttinen with Kuopio Symphony Orhcestra

More information: The 4€ discount tickets can be purchased at the Kuopio Music Centre Ticket sales only on the day of the concert (open Mon-Fri 3-5 pm or until the beginning of the performance and on weekend 1 hour before the performance, open hours valid for the time being). The discount price is only valid if there are still tickets left. To access the discount price a valid student card chould be presented when purchasing the ticket. 11€ discount tickets are available for purchase in advance at Music Centre and www.lippu.fi.

New courses in career & job seeking skills

The UEF Career Services offers courses on career planning and job seeking. They are open to all bachelor’s and master’s degree students. Starting from spring 2023, each 1-ECTS course will be available in English twice a year. This academic year, they will belaunched as follows:

Autumn 2022

• Basics of Finnish Working Life – self-study course

Spring 2023

• Career-planning – self-study course
• Job seeking – self-study course
• Career planning – practical exercises
• Job seeking – practical exercises

Descriptions and registering: Peppi

UEF students, develop your study and working-life skills in online trainings!

“Keys to Well-being – 5 Steps towards Future Work Skills” online trainings are designed to improve self-management skills, which are increasingly important in the changing world of work and study. Transformation of work requires new skills and competences: time and self-management skills, resilience and adaptability, collaboration skills, new ways of thinking, taking care of well-being and finding meaning in our work.

The online trainings consist of short videos as well as in-depth trainings. The trainings can be accessed flexibly at any time that suits you. They are free of charge to UEF staff and students, and they are available until January 31, 2023. The trainings can be accessed by logging into Moodle with your UEF-account: Keys to Wellbeing – 5 Steps towards Future Work Skills.

The shortest way to work - Pondi

Pondi is a new Savilahti talent pond implemented by KPY and Osuma Henkilöstöpalvelut, where the growing Savilahti area is at the heart with thousands of students and jobs. Pondi connects talents and jobs easily, interestingly and flexibly.

Talent, get to know the employers in the area extensively before you go after your dream job. Pondi enables employments of different lengths so that you can get to know different employers or work tasks already during your studies. You will get good employer contacts and diverse working life skills even before you are ready to commit to a longer-term employment relationship.

Available grants for students of UEF and UEF's Open positions

There is a listing of grants availbale for students of the University of Eastern Finland at UEF's webpage.

You'll find a list of Open Positions at UEF HERE.

Test your business idea with Draft funding!

Do you have a business ideawhich you would like to test? Present your idea to our program experts and you can get funding for the idea up to 4 000 €. Participation is free of charge.

Apply for the program by September 19, 2022. The program will be carried out online.

Hello all of our students!

The City of Kuopio is developing the CultureKuopio-program. This program is based on your wishes, so help us out and let your voice be heard and fill out the survey below by 15 September. Together, we can make sure Kuopio has something nice to offer you in the future, just right for you!

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