501–600th in World University Rankings 2025 (Law 201-250th, Education 251-300th, Clinical and Health 301-400th)
With approximately 16,000 students and 3,200 members of staff, the University of Eastern Finland is one of the largest universities in Finland. The university's campuses are located in Joensuu and Kuopio. The University of Eastern Finland is a multidisciplinary university, which offers teaching in more than 100 major subjects. The university comprises four faculties: the Philosophical Faculty; the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology; the Faculty of Health Sciences; and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. The activities of the university underscore multidisciplinarity. The university's key interdisciplinary research areas are built around four global challenges: Ageing, lifestyles and health; Learning in a digitised society; Cultural encounters, mobilities and borders; and Environmental change and sufficiency of natural resources. UEF offers approximately 30 international Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes.