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Rector Tapio Määttä has appointed the Heads and Deputy Heads of Departments and Schools of the faculties. The Head and Deputy Heads of UEF Law School was appointed by Vice Rector Jussi Pihlajamäki.

Nacir Bouali, MSc, investigated the creation of virtual reality content from textual input.

The Excellent Teaching Practitioner 2025 Awards were presented at the UEF Learning Environment Seminar on 19 August.

The CI research group led by Professor Pekka Toivanen has received a total of 2.8 million euros in funding from the European Commission and Business Finland for two major EU projects.

Nine Academy Projects and four Academy Research Fellows secured funding.

The new data engineering education leading to the Master of Science (Technology) degree will strengthen the University of Eastern Finland’s education in technology.

The donation supports AI research at the University of Eastern Finland and other Finnish universities.

Anna Mark Kayanda, MSc, revealed how the software development process combined with the research process can help to yield better software delivery for real-life problem-solving in Tanzania’s HEI context.

Awards were presented to the MoLeWe Research Collective, to Professor Markku Hauta-Kasari, Senior University Lecturer Lasse Heikkinen and University Lecturer Ville Nivalainen in recognition of their communication related to the university’s education in technology, to Professor Tomi Voutilainen, and to the Multidisciplinary Cancer Research Community, CANCER RC.

MSc Janne Tyni's study sought to understand which game elements experts would prioritize for educational games.