The UEF Global Development Day 2025 brought together academia, industry and civil society to explore how co-innovation can transform knowledge into sustainable and impactful global solutions.

The University of Eastern Finland’s success in securing global mobility funding has enabled staff and student mobility for more than 550 individuals over the past decade.

Itä-Suomen yliopiston menestys globaalin liikkuvuuden rahoituksessa on mahdollistanut yli 550 henkilöstö- ja opiskelijavaihtoa 10 vuoden aikana.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are not peripheral to the crises in international development, but central to both the problems we face and the solution.

The project aims at enhancing the development and sustainability of the social work profession in Nepal.

YouTube video by Global Policy Forum Europe

The University of Eastern Finland has been awarded over 320,000 euros of Team Finland Knowledge programme funding, and over 347,000 euros of Erasmus+ Global Mobility funding.

Did you complete a degree or a study exchange at the University of Eastern Finland, or former Universities of Kuopio and Joensuu?Welcome to join the UEF…

Authorship plays a central role in the credibility and career progression of academics. Yet as Joseph Mellors and Stroma Cole argue, restrictive authorship practices risk perpetuating inequalities…

Students from Finland and Southern Africa took part in a new practical course on toxicology under the auspice of the ToxiSA: From Toxicity to Safety project.

The 2025 academic year is already off to a promising start! UniPID is expanding its Virtual Studies program with three new courses that explore global issues ranging from climate mobility to trademark law and conflict resolution. These additions reflect UniPID’s ongoing commitment, providing students with access to high quality courses on sustainable development pathways and opportunities to collaborate with peers from the Global South. Curious about what’s ahead? Let’s take a closer look!

The trade disruption caused by President Trump’s use of tariffs has heightened global policy uncertainty. Trade unpredictability is especially harmful for African markets, which rely heavily on…

Miksi emme puhu Puolan aborttioikeuksien yhteydessä siitä, että Tšekissä pakkosteriloitiin romaninaisia vielä 2010-luvulla? Tietoa romanivähemmistön syrjinnästä löytyy, mutta se sivuutetaan,…

Podcast Episode · EXALT Podcast · 28/03/2025 · 1h

What we eat affects our gut microbes, and now researchers can follow both good and bad changes step by step.

The ASEAN Clean Air Solutions Assessment shows 15 measures could clean air for 250 million people and reduce PM2.5 by 50-70% in Southeast Asia by 2030.

By Roseanna Avento, Kelly Brito and Susanne von Itter In the realm of research and development, fostering inclusive global academic partnerships is crucial for addressing equity, diversity, and inc…

YouTube video by UNDP Eurasia

Opinnot koostuvat kuudesta opintojaksosta, joista kolmella kehitetään ukrainan kielitaitoa ja kolmella syvennytään ukrainalaiseen kulttuuriin.

Sydämellisesti tervetuloa Minna Canthin -päivän iltamiin Kuopion taidemuseolle!Juhlistamme yhdessä perinteikästä päivää ja luomme uusia traditioita: tuomme…

The event is organized by the University of Eastern Finland, the Finnish University Partnership for International Development and Finnish Society for…

We can talk in English, but can we talk about English? By Basile Boulay (part 3 of 3) Facilitating publication in English for non-native speakers is important: as we saw in the previous post (1st p…

The report focuses on the period 2022–2024, and also describes the objectives for global development for 2025 and forward.

The UniPID network gathers the university community from all over Finland to discuss and plan joint objectives to advance global responsibility, cooperation with the Global South, and sustainable deve...