Welcome to the University of Eastern Finland!

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is the most multidisciplinary university in Finland. Our high standard of interdisciplinary research and education respond to global challenges and build a sustainable future. Our research is ranked among the best in the world in several fields. We offer education in nearly 100 major subjects and we train experts for tomorrow’s changing labour market needs.

Our profile areas in research and education are:

-Environmental change and sustainable use of natural resources

-Cultural encounters, mobilities and borders

We are a sought-after place to study, thanks to our teaching based on the latest research and our diverse academic offering, as well as our flexible study opportunities and our selection of minor subjects freely available to students. We are a pioneer of continuous learning.

Students, high-level learning processes and student well-being stand at the core of our activities. We offer our students inspiring, open and continuously evolving learning environments: comfortable facility solutions and modern digital environments support learning.

At UEF, we also have extensive international relations and are involved in several international networks as our teaching and research staff, and students participate in various programs. In addition, we have concluded bilateral agreements of cooperation with approximately 100 international universities.

Our campuses are located in the cities of Joensuu and Kuopio. We are home to approximately 15,500 degree students and 2,700 members of staff.

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is the most multidisciplinary university in Finland. Our high standard of interdisciplinary research and education respond to global challenges and build a sustainable future. Our research is ranked among the best in the world in several fields.

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Master's Degree Programme in Forestry aims to promote the ecologically and socially sustainable use of nature resources. We provide you high quality and diversified training in forestry and bioenergy, with emphasis on social and ecological sustainability.

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Full time

MSc in Forestry

Master's degree in International Business and Sales Management (IBS) is a multidisciplinary two-year master's degree program that combines high-level research and teaching. The program provides an in-depth understanding of the global business environment and firm's approaches to doing business across borders. The program is designed for both Finnish and International students so that people with different backgrounds come to study and learn skills to operate successfully in challenging and changing business environments. The program is fully taught in English and the curriculum is designed for students who want to gain in-depth knowledge and skills within all parts of international business and sales management.

MSc in International Business and Sales Management

Master's Degree Program in Tourism Marketing and Management is not only about making money; we aim to make tourism better. Better for tourism businesses, better for tourists, better for the environment and better for local communities.

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MSc in Tourism Marketing and Management

Master

The program is focused on researcher training in order to meet the ever-growing need for top-quality researchers. The program also serves as an excellent stepping stone for Ph.D. studies.

Master for Research Chemists

Master in Accounting and Finance is designed to provide students with a curriculum that combines advanced accounting practices, financial analysis techniques, and finance. The program also prepares students to address the evolving challenges and opportunities in the financial sector, where sustainability and AI play increasingly central roles.

Master in Accounting and Finance

The Master's Degree Program in Biology of Environmental Change (BEC) is a research-oriented program that aims to increase student's knowledge of biological and biogeochemical aspects of the state of the environment. The 2-year education offers advanced knowledge in environmental science, biology, biogeochemistry, hydrobiology, ecotoxicology, environmental policy and law, and environmentally oriented forestry.

Master in Biology of Environmental Change (BEC)

Digital Marketing and Analytics is a master’s degree programme for those who want to combine business and market knowledge with digitalisation. Digitalisation provides tremendous opportunities for companies to succeed, but success requires unique skills and knowledge. This is exactly what our programme offers you: the capability to help organisations improve their understanding of the markets they operate in and how consumers of today behave in the digitalised environment.

Master in Digital Marketing and Analytics

The two-year Master's Degree Program in Early Language Education for Intercultural Communication (120 ECTS) prepares students to teach foreign languages to children. Special emphasis is laid on early age intercultural communication competence.

Master in Early Language Education for Intercultural Communication

This program, taught entirely in English and aimed at international applicants, seeks to provide an opportunity to study English from a variety of literary and linguistic perspectives. The degree consists of coursework and a research thesis.

Master in English Language and Culture

Master’s Degree Program in Environmental Health and Technology is a highly multidisciplinary and research oriented program, aiming at combining a comprehensive understanding of human exposure and health effects with technological solutions to reduce the effects. Focus is on environmental agents such as air pollutants, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals as well as methods needed to produce meaningful risk assessment from such information. This study program is suitable for students who wish to pursue a career in environmental health research, consulting or in environmental health agencies and for those who are interested in pursuing doctoral studies in environmental sciences.​

Master in Environmental Health And Technology

Master in Environmental and Ecosystem Ecology Are you passionate about the environment? The Master’s Degree Programme in Environmental and Ecosystem Ecology (EEE) is a research-oriented program that aims to increase students’ knowledge of biogeochemical and ecological aspects of the environment.

Master in Environmental and Ecosystem Ecology

Impit curriculum allows students to graduate in two years. Students have to collect about 60 credits from direct teaching at the School of Computing during their first IMPIT year.

Master in Information Technology

Language use and linguistic data are essential in various disciplines today and in all areas of our digitalized society. It is widely recognized that society needs people who understand language as data, who can work analytically and can analyze linguistic data systematically. This Master’s degree program focuses on the interfaces between languages and digitalization in today’s world.

Master in Linguistic Data Sciences

The two-year Master’s Degree Program in Pedagogy and Teaching for Sustainability is a multidisciplinary program focusing on pedagogical approaches to promote sustainability through education. The program is divided into orientation studies, methodological studies, subject studies, and other studies. The curriculum of the program has a global focus and it offers a wide opportunity to learn about sustainability from ecological, cultural or/and social aspects with a pedagogical viewpoint.

Master in Pedagogy and Teaching for Sustainability

Master's Degree Program in Photonics is a two-year program taught in English at the Institute of Photonics, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland. Master's degree in Photonics offers outstanding skills needed in international careers in optics, photonics, and related fields.

Master in Photonics

Master in Sustainability Leadership is a two-year Master's degree program that combines high-level teaching in business studies with working life-oriented educational objectives. The program provides students with a carefully designed degree to empower individuals and organizations to take leadership in the sustainability transition and meet today's working life requirements related to sustainability leadership.

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