In Joensuu, one out of every three people you see on the streets is a student, and now we also have a fair number of fresh students of technical subjects, also known as teekkaris.

This autumn more than 60 students of technical subjects began their studies in Joensuu, bringing their own flavour to the life of Finland’s most multidisciplinary science university and vibrant student city.

The University of Eastern Finland started offering engineering studies in the degree programmes of photonics and sustainable technologies in Joensuu and in the degree programme of technical physics in Kuopio.

Read more about students' experiences – and about their paths to choose Joensuu over some other unis offering engineering.