Training and Events

CUDIS is once again taking students to visit various companies across North Karelia. This journey will bring together North Karelian companies and Finnish and international students from humanities and computing.

Join us for a unique opportunity to explore North Karelia’s vibrant business landscape. This tour offers a blend of networking and sightseeing, providing valuable insights into the region’s companies. Discover what opportunities North Karelian companies might have for you, whether it is a job, internship, or workplace-oriented thesis. Connect with entrepreneurs across diverse sectors and expand your professional network.

Price? Visiting the companies is free of charge and we provide a free bus service to destinations outside Joensuu. However, we require the participants to fill out their participant information in the EURA 2021 information system of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. You will receive the instructions when you register for the visits.
 
For whom? Primarily students pursuing a master’s or postgraduate degree in the humanities or computing, and recent graduates/jobseekers in these fields. However, others interested are also welcome. Jobseekers can include training as part of their part-time studies. Jobseekers must always check the possible effects of participating in the visits on unemployment benefits with Job Market North Karelia (formerly TE services) in advance.

Language? English (Finnish)

Students and recent graduates, sign up for the tour here! Note that the schedules may be subject to change.

Accessibility? (Wheelchair) accessibility may vary by location. Please contact us in advance to confirm the accessibility at companies you want to visit:  anna.logren(at)uef.fi

Companies outside Joensuu (day trips with free mini bus service)

When you sign up for a day trip, you commit to the full programme for the day (duration approx. 9:00-17:00): all the companies, travel time and breaks. You will get the detailed schedules later. The mini bus service pick-up/drop-off point is at the University of Eastern Finland parking lot (Joensuu, Yliopistokatu 2).

23 Sep 2025, 9.00–17.45, Break Sokos Hotel Bomba and Koli Nature Centre Ukko: Sign up by 18 September. 

Break Sokos Hotel Bomba is a spa hotel located in Nurmes. Bomba is a unique travel destination surrounded by Karelian culture.

Koli Nature Centre Ukko offers information about Finland’s best known national landscape and provides advice and tips on hiking/camping.

30 September 2025, 8:30–11:30, Patteristo + workshop: Sign up by 25 September. 

Patteristo offers workspaces for entrepreneurs and remote workers for individual work and meetings. They also provide services such as productization training. At Patteristo you’ll get to participate in a workshop on the productization of tourism services. The visit if great for those interested in entrepreneurship.

(Date updated on 2 September)

8 Oct 2025, 9:15–13:00, Kupilka and Taiga Honey: Sign up by 2 October. 

Kupilka manufactures sustainable, timeless, carbon-neutral, and functional dishware and cutlery.

Taiga Honey produces honeybrew with ingredients from Finnish forests. The products combine old traditions and modern ways.

Companies in Joensuu

2 Oct 2025, 9:00–10:00, Youpret: Sign up by 30 September. 

Youpret provides interpreting services for companies and organisations.

New! 2 Oct 2025, 11:00–12:00, VisitKarelia: Sign up by 30 September. 

VisitKarelia: VisitKarelia, the DMO (destination marketing organisation) of Business Joensuu oy, is responsible for the regional development and marketing of tourism in eastern Finland. The focus of the activities is on sustainable tourism, digitalization, data-driven management, and investments. 

9 Oct 2025, 10:00–12:00, Dispelix and Marginum: Sign up by 8 October. 

Dispelix develops and delivers transparent waveguides for consumer and enterprise AR devices.  

Marginum is a medical device company focusing on tissue monitoring solutions.

During the visit you’ll also learn about photonics.

22 Oct 2025, 14:00–16:00, Valamis: Sign up by 20 October.

Note: This company visit is aimed at computing students.
Valamis is an international technology company specialising in digital learning solutions.

You can earn 1 ECTS and a digital badge, or a 0 ECTS digital badge by participating in CUDIS on the Road and completing the necessary assignments. You can find the instructions on the DigiCampus platform .

The CUDIS on the Road credits must be transferred to existing courses/study modules in your degree (CUDIS on the Road is not a course itself). For example, humanities students can transfer the credits (1 ECTS) to Work Experience 1–10 ECTS), and computing students to Optional and minor subject studies. However, always make sure to discuss the credit transfer with the respective course instructors in advance.  Jobseekers must check the possible effects of participating in the training on unemployment benefits with the TE services.

Humanities students: You can include a company visit as working life events in your portfolio.

Nowadays, digital twins allow you to explore different places virtually. They allow the user to move within the space and observe the content that has been added to the digital twin (texts, images, sound). Digital twins are created for professional and commercial use for example in manufacturing and museums. How are digital twins made? What are the steps involved and technologies needed?

Sign up for the CUDIS workshop, where you will learn about digital scanning and content creation. We will implement a scanning project in the multidisciplinary research environment LogoLab, which consists of a speech research laboratory and simulation teaching facilities. During the project, we will scan the laboratory and teaching facilities, and create a virtual tour of the facilities in collaboration with the research and laboratory staff of logopedics. In the workshop, you get to explore the use of drones, space scanners, and virtual tour software.

The material produced in the workshop will be delivered to the University of Eastern Finland for non-commercial use, which means that the confidentiality of study attainments in accordance with the Act on the Openness of Government Activities cannot be guaranteed.  A written agreement regarding the copyright of the material will be made with the student.

Price: Free of charge. However, we require the participants to fill out their participant information in the EURA 2021 information system of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. You will receive the instructions when you register

For whom? Primarily students pursuing a master’s or postgraduate degree in the humanities or computing, and recent graduates/jobseekers in these fields. However, others interested are also welcome. Jobseekers can include training as part of their part-time studies. Jobseekers must always check the possible effects of participating in the visits on unemployment benefits with Job Market North Karelia (formerly TE services) in advance.

Language: English (Finnish)

See the programme below. Sign up for the workshop here. 

Mon 20 Oct, 9:00–14:45, XR LAB & LogoLab research environment (Metria, XR LAB)

• Scanning project instructions
• Forming teams

• Introduction to tools and tech: Camera drone, space scanner, virtual tour software

• Lunch break (self-funded)

• Scanning the LogoLab research environment

• Camera drone demo

Mon 27 Oct, 9:00–11:00, Project progress review (Metria, XR LAB)

• Teams present their project drafts
• Exploring digital twins
• Updating interactive content in virtual tours
• Discussion and feedback

Fri 7 Nov, 9:00–11:00, Final meeting (Metria, XR LAB)

• Project presentations
• Brainstorming new ways to use digital twins
• Discussion and feedback

You can earn 2 ECTS credits and a digital badge by participating in all training meetings, doing the required assignments (project), and writing a learning diary. Please note that the credits must be transferred to existing courses/study modules in your degree (the workshop is not a course itself). or example, humanities students can transfer the credits (2 ECTS) to Work Experience 1–10 ECTS). The training meetings can also be included as working life events in the Professional Portfolio course. Computing students can transfer the credits to Optional and minor subject studies. However, always make sure to discuss the credit transfer with the respective course instructors in advance.

Jobseekers must always check the possible effects of participating in the visits on unemployment benefits with Job Market North Karelia (formerly TE services) in advance.

You can find the instructions for the learning diary on the DigiCampus platform (link will be published soon).