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YUFE Academy is back – check out the lectures for autumn 2025!

Welcome to YUFE Academy – a series of open lectures led by experts from YUFE partner universities.

The autumn 2025 edition of YUFE Academy brings lectures on a wide range of fascinating topics — from science and technology to society and wellbeing. We’ll look at climate change, exploring bold ideas such as cooling the Earth by reflecting a percentage of sunlight back into space. We’ll ask whether humanity is truly the culprit behind global warming and examine the hidden costs of urbanization.

The lectures also explore the impact of technology on learning and research: from the relevance of automated translation in academic work to practical tips on boosting your online learning. And because our alliance is so diverse, we will turn to intercultural communication – asking how much meaning is lost in translation.

The University of Eastern Finland offers three YUFE Academy lectures

  • Four Ways to Learn Online: How to Recognize and Support Different Learner Types in Digital Education. Schedule: 14.10.2025 at 11:00–12:00 CEST (12–13 Finnish time). This online lecture takes place in Teams. Lecturer Dr. Sami Heikkinen finalized his PhD at the University of Eastern Finland in 2025. He works currently as a Senior Lecturer at LAB University of Applied Sciences. For more information, visit YUFE website.
  • Can AI cross language barriers? Automated translation as a research tool. Schedule: 20.10.2025 at 11:00–12:00 CEST (12–13 Finnish time). This is a hybrid lecture. You can participate either online (Teams) or on-site, at UEF's Joensuu Campus, Metria building's auditorium M101 (Yliopistokatu 7). The lecturer Dr. Maarit Koponen is Professor of Translation Studies specializing in translation technology at University of Eastern Finland. For more information, visit YUFE website.
  • Herkkyys työelämässä – kohti inhimillisyyttä ja yksilöllisyyden tunnistamista (Sensibility in Working Life, only in Finnish). Schedule: 22.10.2025 at 15:15–16:30 Finnish time (14:15–15:30 CEST). This is a hybrid lecture. You can participate either online (Teams) or on-site, at UEF's Joensuu Campus, Metria building's auditorium M101 (Yliopistokatu 7). The lecturer: Dr. Anne Airaksinen. For more information, visit YUFE website.

In addition, we are participating in the bilingual YUFE Academy and International Café hybrid event "Say What?! Understanding Communication Through Culture" together with the Joensuu Region Multicultural Association (JoMoni) and the Kuopio Settlement Puijola meeting place Kompassi in the evening of 23.10. For more information, visit YUFE website.

Here’s how you can join the YUFE Academy lectures

  1. Visit the YUFE Academy section in the Virtual Campus.
  2. Sign up for as many activities as you like.
  3. Mark your calendar and join the session – free of charge.

So far, more than 1,000 participants from across Europe have taken part!