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28.2.2025

Balancing Academics and Family Life as a University Student in Joensuu, Finland

The Value of Life-Study Balance Keeping a healthy life-study balance is crucial. UEF understands this well and offers resources to help students manage their workload effectively. For instance, UEF’s Student Wellbeing Services provide guidance on managing stress, staying organized, and maintaining mental health, which is invaluable for students juggling multiple responsibilities. Finding ways to balance […]

14.2.2025

Breaking Barriers: Women Thriving in STEM

For decades, women have been significantly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), both in academic settings and professional careers. Despite progress over the years, the gender gap remains noticeable. According to the latest government census, women now account for 26% of the STEM workforce—a number that, while growing, still highlights the ongoing challenge of achieving full gender equality in these fields. Historically, science and technology have been dominated by men, but that narrative is changing.

21.1.2025

Embracing New Beginnings: Student Life in Joensuu

Text by Freida Theil. It might be hard to believe when you arrive in Joensuu after nearly five hours on a train from Helsinki, mostly traveling through forests, to find yourself in the idyllic (some would call it small) town of Joensuu. However, one-third of Joensuu’s residents are under 30 years old, so the city has indeed a vibrant bar scene, cultural offerings, jazz concerts in bars, plenty of parties, different clubs, boardgame nights, and a variety of Associations and Organizations that provide all kinds of activities for students, along with a diverse range of sports options. If you want, you could fill every free minute outside of your studies with social and sports activities.

10.10.2024

Experiencing Finnish Sauna Culture and conquer Nordic Winter

Writer: Frieda Theil One of the biggest concerns for many international students is the long, cold Finnish winter. The perpetual darkness, the lack of vitamin D, combined with temperatures that many are not familiar with from their home countries, is something that you can hardly prepare for in advance. Sure, you can think about it, […]

Pracheta De
28.2.2020

My tips to balanced student life in Kuopio

Writer: Pracheta De Master’s Degree Programme: Biomedicine “Namaste! Hello! Terve!” has become my usual greeting when I introduce myself at any event these days. It makes me feel great to embrace all the cultures around me and that is part of the reason why I came to study here in Finland. Choosing to study Biomedicine […]

Thao Nguyen Le Phuoc (May)
21.2.2020

These strange Finnish habits surprised me – but now I’m in love with Finland

Writer: Thao Nguyen Le Phuoc (May) Master’s Degree Programme: Research Chemists Hello everyone, I’m Thao Nguyen Le Phuoc (May) from Vietnam. I’m studying the first year in the Master’s degree programme for Research Chemists. This is my first time I am far away from home and living in another country. Therefore, it is easily understandable […]

5.2.2020

Enjoying unique Joensuu in my free time

Writer: Fernando Esteban Master’s Degree Programme: European Forestry Hello everyone, I am Fernando Esteban, an avid biker and an overall adventurous fellow, carrying out my master studies in Joensuu in the Master’s Degree Programme in European Forestry. The desire to spend time in nature led me to study forestry and to choose Joensuu to live, […]

16.12.2019

When “typical” does not really fit in your vocabulary – a week of studying at UEF

Writer: George-Cosmin Porușniuc Master’s Degree Programme: Information Technology (IMPIT) Hello everybody! I am George, a thirsty for knowledge 23 years old romanian computer science student. Upon reading that very first statement about me you might wonder: “well, isn’t there any better place out there in the world to quench you thirst for knowledge other than […]

30.10.2019

SMART APPS, SMART STUDENTS AND SMART UEF

The adoption of smart technologies enables the students’ life more effective, efficient, flexible and comfortable. University of Eastern Finland has set targets the transformation into smart university with all the smart tools, technologies and applications. It has already adopted a lot of techniques and technologies. Among them, one of the innovations is the use of […]

8.8.2019

Saudade

“One more month.” That was all I could think about before we start our European Forestry Field Course for the whole month of May 2019. It was mixed emotions. Excitement. Stress. Happiness. Worry. Sadness. I couldn’t even decide which one made it to the top. I just remember feeling those things. Almost one month has […]

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