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With approximately 15,000 students and 2,800 members of staff, the University of Eastern Finland is one of the largest universities in Finland. The university’s campuses are located in Joensuu, Kuopio and Savonlinna.

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 and Forestry, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
The University of Eastern Finland was established in 2010 as the result of the merger of the University of Joensuu and the University of Kuopio.

The University of Eastern Finland seeks to be among the top three most significant universities in Finland and among the leading 200 universities in the world.