University of Eastern Finland

Itä-Suomen yliopisto

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST0865
    • FI0026
    • ROR: https://ror.org/00cyydd11
    • FI-ETER.BAS.NATID: FI0026
    • Erasmus: SF KUOPIO12

      • Erasmus Institution Code

      Identifier assigned by the European Commission to higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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    • SCHAC: uef.fi

      • SCHema for Academia

      Internet domain (DNS)-based identifier of institutions, used in several European initiatives for data exchange in the education and research sector, e.g. Emrex - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • Erasmus-Charter: E10181841

      • Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE)

      Application number related to the ECHE, required for higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-PIC: 991207984

      • Participant Identification Code (PIC)

      A PIC is assigned to legal entities participating in EU-funded programmes - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-VAT: FI22857339

      • EU VAT number

      Identifier of economic operators for value-added tax (VAT) within the EU system, assigned by their national authority - data acquired using the EU participant register API

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    • WHED: IAU-009667

      • IAU World Higher Education Database (WHED)

      Identifier used in the world-wide WHED database of higher education institutions, managed by the International Association of Universities (IAU) - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Legal seat(s)
    Kuopio, Finland
  • Further location(s)
    Joensuu, Finland
  • Former location(s)
    Savonlinna, Finland (2023 – 2018)
  • Website
    http://www.uef.fi/en/uef
  • Founding year
    2010
  • QF-EHEA levels
    third cycle, second cycle, first cycle
  • Subunits
  • Historical relationships
  • Permalink
    https://data.deqar.eu/institution/865

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This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional audit
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Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional audit
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Thematic evaluation
Thematic evaluation
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Thematic evaluation
Thematic evaluation
Thematic evaluation
Thematic evaluation
This report does not have a validity period, but it is older than 6 years and thus considered part of the historic record.
Thematic evaluation
Thematic evaluation
This report does not have a validity period, but it is older than 6 years and thus considered part of the historic record.
Thematic evaluation
Thematic evaluation
Thematic evaluation
Thematic evaluation
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional audit
  • DEQAR Report ID
    86133
  • Agency
    Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC)
  • Type
    • Institutional quality audits
  • Status
    part of obligatory EQA system
  • Formal decision
    positive
  • Date
    03/03/2023
  • Valid until
    03/03/2029
  • Summary

    Report summary

    Audit of the Universityof Eastern Finland 2/95AbstractTitle of publicationAudit of the University of Eastern FinlandAuthorsEva Åkesson, Marc Perkins, Jürgen Seifried, Anni Siltanen, Mira Huusko and Hanna Väätäinen.Self-assessment of the University of Eastern Finland (eds.) Saila Vaittinen, Anu Arosanervo, SoiliMakkonen and Maija Lahtela-KakkonenThe Higher Education Evaluation Committee’s decisionThe University of Eastern Finland passed the audit on 3 March 2023.The Quality Label is valid until 3 March 2029.The audit team’s evaluation of the evaluation areas I-IIII: HEI creates competence: good levelII: HEI promotes impact and renewal: good levelIII: HEI enhances quality and well-being: good levelHEI as a learning organisation – evaluation area chosen by the Universityof Eastern FinlandUEF as a study and work environment for international students and employeesTheme and partner for benchlearningTheme: Continuous learning incl. stakeholder cooperation.Partner: The University of Jyväskylä
    Audit of the Universityof Eastern Finland 2/95AbstractTitle of publicationAudit of the University of Eastern FinlandAuthorsEva Åkesson, Marc Perkins, Jürgen Seifried, Anni Siltanen, Mira Huusko and Hanna Väätäinen.Self-assessment of the University of Eastern Finland (eds.) Saila Vaittinen, Anu Arosanervo, SoiliMakkonen and Maija Lahtela-KakkonenThe Higher Education Evaluation Committee’s decisionT...
  • Notes
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  • Report and decision
  • Permalink
    https://data.deqar.eu/report/86133
  • Agency's identifier
    7:2023
  • External link
    View record on agency’s website
  • Verifiable Credential
Thematic evaluation

Programme level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
European Forestry (second cycle degree)
  • Offered by
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science
  • Level
    second cycle (NQF EQF Level 7 equivalent)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Urban Sustainability Studies (first cycle degree, 180 ECTS)
  • Offered by
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
  • Workload (in ECTS credits)
    180

Verifiable Credentials

A Verifiable Credential (VC) is a digitally-signed and thus tamper-evident document containing information on a subject (e.g. personal information, entitlements of an individual, degrees held by an individual or accreditation of a higher education institution). Quality assurance results recorded in DEQAR can be downloaded as W3C-compatible Verifiable Credentials.

Currently, two types of credentials can be issued:

EBSI Verifiable Accreditations (VA) can be used by a higher education institution in the context of the EBSI Early Adopters programme.

  • The VA allows the institution to prove its external quality assurance on the Trusted Issuer Registry (TIR). EBSI VAs are only issued for external quality assurance results with an official status in a national system (“part of obligatory EQA system”).
  • At present, the higher education institution’s EBSI DID needs to be communicated to EQAR and recorded in DEQAR manually at the moment. If you are a higher education institution participating in EBSI, please contact us to register your DID.
  • EBSI VAs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:ebsi:zk4bhCepWSYp9RhZkRPiwUL.

DEQAR Format Verifiable Credentials primarily serve as a proof of concept and public demonstrator currently.

  • DEQAR Format VCs are based on the plain W3C Recommendation and our own data model. While they closely follow the EBSI Schema, no EBSI-specific or EU-specific elements or data types are used.
  • The higher education institution is identified by its DEQAR URI in this case.
  • DEQAR Format VCs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:web:data.deqar.eu.

Please note: this is an experimental feature.