University of Eastern Finland

The University

The University of Joensuu and the University of Kuopio have merged on 1 January 2010 to constitute the University of Eastern Finland.

With approximately 14 000 students and 3000 members of staff, the University of Eastern Finland is one of the largest universities in Finland. The university has campuses in Joensuu, Kuopio and Savonlinna.

The activities of the new university underscore multidisciplinarity. The four faculties of the University of Eastern Finland, i.e. the Philosophical Faculty, the Faculty of Science and Forestry, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, offer teaching in more than 100 major subjects.

The well-being of students is among the primary concerns of the university and, in addition to the high standard of teaching, the university offers its students a modern study environment, which is under constant development.

The university has extensive international relations and it is involved in several international networks. The university’s teaching and research staff and students are active in participating in various mobility programmes. The university has concluded bilateral agreements on cooperation with approximately 70 universities abroad. Moreover, the university is involved in several international networks and discipline-specific projects.

With its extensive networks, this multidisciplinary and international university constitutes a significant competence cluster, which promotes the well-being and positive development of eastern Finland. The University of Eastern Finland seeks to be among the top three most significant universities in Finland and among the leading 200 universities in the world.

Teacher education belongs to the School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education in the Philosophical Faculty; the other institutions are School of Humanities, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, and School of Theology. The school of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education is nowadays the academic home of ca. 1050 students and 85 academic and other staff. The School seeks to train experts in education, learning and training who are able to work in changing learning environments and organisations. The work of the School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education is based on the multifaceted basic training of kindergarten teachers, class teachers, home economics and textile crafts teachers, and on multidisciplinary research and postgraduate education in education, training, learning and instruction. The School is also responsible for the pedagogical studies for subject teachers. The School functions on two campuses in the towns of Joensuu and Savonlinna in Eastern Finland.

Contact

For more information about the participation of the University of Eastern Finland in the JoMiTE initiative, please contact Kari Sormunen.