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Open university studies for Ukrainians

The courses of the open university of the University of Eastern Finland are open to everyone, regardless of their background or basic education. In addition, all of our English-taught courses are free of charge until 31.7.2023. (With the exception of those few courses that have a fixed admissions quota, listed separately below.)

This applies to everybody who wants in, but we originally made this choice to help the victims of the war in Ukraine by offering them what we could: study opportunities. We are happy to extend this offer as wide as we can.

To register, you have these options:

  1. If you have a Finnish social security number and the Finnish bank credentials necessary for online identification (suomi.fi), we recommend that you register using the course-specific links below.
  2. If you do not, please use this form.
  3. If you need more guidance, please send a message to our general study guidance e-mail at avoinyliopisto-ohjaus@uef.fi, and we will get back to you.

Free courses

This list has now been updated for courses starting this fall. As there are many courses, please see their individual pages for more information. The size of each course is measured in ECTS credits; one credit corresponds to 27 hours of work.

If you need guidance in making your decision, you can write to avoinyliopisto-ohjaus@uef.fi to arrange a consultation by video call (Teams, Zoom), e-mail, telephone or on-campus meeting in Kuopio or Joensuu. You can also contact the course’s coordinator, as given on each course’s page.

Non-free courses

The following courses are taught in English but have a fixed admissions quota, and thus are not free, unlike all of the courses listed above. Their price is 12 euros / credit.

We know your situation right now can be difficult, and starting studies in a different place can be intimidating. If you have questions, please contact us to work out what we can do to help you.

Finnish language courses

The following courses on the Finnish language are intended primarily for people who have been granted temporary protection. For people with this status, there is no admission cost. In case the student quota for students with this status is not met, other students may also participate in these courses.  

Before registering, please take this test to evaluate your language skills.

For registration, please fill in the following form:  https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/5DB9C210239C3062 

If you have any questions, you may contact coordinator Irina Tere: Irina.tere@uef.fi. 

Finnish 2A: 

Group 4, Kuopio campus (KK00CK93-3004): January 10th – February 16 (quota 10 students). Registration ends on December 23rd, 2022. 

Group 5, Online teaching (KK00CK93-3005): April 4th – May 23rd (quota 5 students) (GROUP FULL)

Group 6, Joensuu campus (KK00CK93-3006): January 10th – February 16 (quota 10 students). Registration ends on December 23rd, 2022. 

Finnish 2B:

Group 3, Online teaching (KK00CK94-3003) February 20th – April 5th (quota 10 students) 

Group 2, Online teaching (KK00CK94-3002): April 4th – May 23rd (quota 15 students) 

Finnish 4: 

Group 1, Joensuu and Kuopio campuses (KK00CK96-3001), January 10th – April 18th (quota 10 students). Registration ends on December 23rd, 2022.