Internships for international students who study at UEF

Interested in completing your internship at an organisation in the Joensuu region in Finland?

How?

The currently ongoing KNOT project, which seeks to promote the entry into working life of young people, is a channel for you to find an internship organisation in North Karelia.

Administered by the North Karelia Chamber of Commerce and funded by the European Social Fund, the KNOT project aims to promote cooperation between the University of Eastern Finland and companies in the Joensuu and North Karelia region. The project brings together the internship needs of international students and the internationalisation strategies of the region’s companies.

Requirements

At the University of Eastern Finland, the faculties administer the completion of international internships within their Master’s degree programmes. Requirements for the internship for Master’s degree students:  applicable tasks, demands level, implementation of supervision, and duration of internship; these are defined in the curricula of the university’s Master’s degree programmes.

It is also possible for exchange students to complete an internship within the KNOT project, if the internship can be fitted in their schedule and it can be included in their degree at the home university. If you are an exchange student, you need to find out about the requirements of your home university for the internship in order for it to be included in your degree.

What kinds of tasks?

The internships of international students at Finnish companies can involve background research relating to the legislation of the destination country (the student’s home country), competitor, customer and market analyses, and societal research (investigating attitudes, language areas), etc.
Interested? Contact the coordinator of your degree programme or the contact person of the KNOT project’s working group!


KNOT project’s working group at the university:
 

Contact person
Ms Marika Tuupainen
Career Adviser, Kuopio Campus
University of Eastern Finland, Student and Learning Services
tel. +358 44 - 500 5678, e-mail: marika.tuupainen[at]uef.fi

Ms Annukka Asikainen
Coordinator, Joensuu Campus
tel. +358 50 594 2008, e-mail: annukka.asikainen[at]uef.fi
 

Business Studies
Amanuensis Sari-Johanna Karhapää,
sari.karhapaa[at]uef.fi, Office phone:  +358 13 251 3077 

Computer Science
Deputy Head of Department Simo Juvaste,
simo.juvaste[at]uef.fi, Tel: +358 50 380 3416 

Forest Sciences
Amanuensis Markku Ropo,
markku.ropo[at]uef.fi, Office phone: +358 13 251 3646

Law
Coordinator Seita Romppanen,
seita.romppanen[at]uef.fi, Office phone:  +358 13 251 4278

Foreign Languages and Translation Studies, Finnish Language and Cultural Research, Education, Psychology and Theology
Amanuensis Risto Helén,
risto.helen[at]uef.fi,  Office phone: +358 13 251 4298