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Itä-Suomen Yliopisto

Joensuu, Kuopio

Open university: Adult Education Promoting Sustainable Development, autumn 2025

Open university
smart for good
Date:
22.9.2025 - 19.12.2025
Credits:
5 ECTS credits
Location:
-
Continuous learning category:
Teaching, education and psychology
Teaching format:
Independent learning, Distance teaching, Online teaching
Price:
100 € (VAT 0%)
Jatkuva oppiminen verkkosivut

This course is part of the YUFE Skills of the Future Programme.

The online course covers the following topics:

  • Introduction to the concepts of adult education and sustainable development.
  • Adult education, education policy and sustainable development.
  • The role of education in contributing to socially, culturally, economically, and ecologically sustainable lifestyles and communities.
  • The interplay between technology and media with sustainability education.
  • Global Citizenship Education and Critical Perspectives

Learning outcomes

Students will:

  • Be familiar with the concept of adult education and sustainable development within a sociocultural context.
  • Be able to discuss how sustainable development is visible within Finnish adult education policy.
  • Be familiar with the role of education in contributing to sustainable lifestyles and communities.
  • Be familiar with the connection between non-formal adult education and sustainable development.
  • Be familiar with the role of technology and media in sustainability education.

Please check the Peppi study guide for more information about the course.

Study methods: Lectures 10 h (hybrid, later also recordings); in online learning environment, learning tasks 30 h and online exam 1 h; individual work 94 h. Lectures are organized in hybrid format (at Joensuu campus and online) in the Autumn semester, and lecture recordings will be available for the Spring semester.

Autumn deadline for learning tasks and online exam is in November, Spring deadlines are in March and May.

The course online learning environment in Digicampus will open on 22.09.2025. More instructions about course assignments and learning material can be found there. You will receive starting instructions via email after completing the course registration.

In addition to the lectures, students will find a list of Open access literature and other materials needed in the learning tasks and in online exam in the online learning environment. Students are also encouraged to find additional literature themselves.

The study fee is 20 euros per ECTS credit for individual study units, and 15 euros per credit for study modules. The study fee is paid at registration.

Please find more information: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi)

By paying the study fee, the student receives a temporary right to study that entitles them to attend a particular course. The right to study is course-specific, and is required to complete the course as specified in the syllabus for the term, covering both teaching and course exams. If the course is continuously open for registration, the maximum time to complete the course is from 1 August to 31 July for that academic year.

Irrespective of time

Autumn semester 22.09.2025 - 19.12.2025

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Register for studies

I Click the registration button on this page. You will be directed to our registration service with the study unit already selected. You can add several study units to your study cart before you continue. 

II Proceed to identify yourself using the Suomi.fi service, fill in your personal information to the registration form, confirm your registration and pay the study fees. If you cannot use the Suomi.fi service, please contact our training secretary, their information can be found below. 

Please note that the registration is binding. For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi). 

III Your registration will typically be processed in 2-5 working days. During peak registration periods, this may take up to 10 days. After this period, you will get an automatic message which includes a link to the starting instructions. Please read and follow the instructions carefully.  

 

If you have not studied at UEF before, you will also receive instructions for activating a UEF username. If you already have a UEF username, change the password to your account. 

 

Your username will receive full access rights when your study right begins.  

 

If you can’t find these messages, remember to check your email’s trash folder, and contact the open university staff if needed. 

 

If your employer will pay your tuition fee, please contact our academic affairs coordinator. Their contact information can be found below. 

Registration starts:
2025-08-07 09:00
Registration ends:
2025-09-28 23:59
Registration

More information about education

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Vikla, Sanna

Continuous Learning Specialist

Centre for Continuous Learning

+358504666591

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Airaksinen, Iina

Academic Affairs Coordinator

Centre for Continuous Learning

+358504649747