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University of Eastern Finland

P.O. Box 1627, Kuopio

  • #=535 QS Global World Ranking
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  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 12,417Total Students
  • 1,462Faculty
  • 732Int'l Students
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We are one of the largest universities in Finland, and home to approximately 15,000 students and 2,700 members of staff. Our campuses are located in Joensuu, Kuopio and Savonlinna. UEF is a multidisciplinary university, which offers teaching in more than 100 major subjects. We have four faculties: the Philosophical Faculty, the Faculty of Science and Forestry, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Our activities underscore multidisciplinarity. Our key interdisciplinary research areas are built around four global challenges. These challenges...
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About

We are one of the largest universities in Finland, and home to approximately 15,000 students and 2,700 members of staff. Our campuses are located in Joensuu, Kuopio and Savonlinna. UEF is a multidisciplinary university, which offers teaching in more than 100 major subjects. We have four faculties: the Philosophical Faculty, the Faculty of Science and Forestry, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Our activities underscore multidisciplinarity. Our key interdisciplinary research areas are built around four global challenges. These challenges...
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QS World University Ranking

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  • 2012
    #302
  • 2014
    #=291
  • 2015
    #=267
  • 2016
    #347
  • 2017
    #=382
  • 2018
    #451-460
  • 2019
    #=481
  • 2020
    #=498
  • 2021
    #=499
  • 2022
    #521-530
  • 2023
    #551-560
  • 2024
    #=548
  • 2025
    #=535

Ranking criteria

22.9
Overall
13.8
Academic Reputation
18.4
Citations per Faculty
4.2
Employment Outcomes
7.6
Employer Reputation
43.7
Faculty Student Ratio
37.4
International Faculty Ratio
86.4
International Research Network
5.2
International Students Ratio
78.6
Sustainability
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Student & Staff

Total students
12,417

46%
54%

International students
732

96%
4%

Total faculty staff
1,462

259
1203

Total students
12,417

46%
54%

International students
732

96%
4%

Total faculty staff
1,462

1203
259
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Campus locations

Kuopio, Finland

Kuopio,

P.O. Box 1627 , Kuopio , Finland ,

Joensuu, Finland

Joensuu,

P.O. Box 111 , Joensuu , Finland ,

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