Exchange Students

If you are an exchange student, joining ISYY is optional for you.

As a member of ISYY you are entitled to participate in all of the events and activities organised by ISYY, ESN Joensuu, ESN Kuopio and other ISYY Clubs. ISYY membership will give you access to noticeable discounts in restaurants, bars, cinemas and shops all across Finland, as well as online.

Membership Fee 2022-2023

71.50€ for the whole academic year 1.8.2022-31.7.2023
35.50€ for the autumn semester 1.8.-31.12.2022
36€ for the spring semester 1.1.-31.7.2023

How to Become a Member

Please note that in addition to paying the ISYY membership fee, you need to register the membership with the Student and Learning Services in order to use the student discounts and ISYY’s membership services.

STEP 1: Pay your membership fee as a bank transfer

The account details for the Student Union are as follows:

Recipient: Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
Recipient’s address: Yliopistonranta 3, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
Bank name: Osuuspankki/OP Bank/Pohjola Bank Plc
Bank address: Koskikatu 9, FI-80100 Joensuu, Finland
IBAN: FI37 5770 0520 2461 63
BIC: OKOYFIHH
Please use your name and date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) as a reference in the message field

NB! You may also pay the membership fee by cash or by debit or credit card at the ISYY offices in Joensuu or Kuopio. Please note that the biggest banknote you can pay with at our offices is 50€.

STEP 2: Register your membership

You can register your membership by choosing one of the following options:

Attach your ISYY membership payment receipt to the online UEF registration form. By doing this, your ISYY membership is registered and no further actions are needed.

If you have already sent the UEF registration form, email your payment receipt to the UEF Student and Learning Services (opiskelu(at)uef.fi) to register your membership. Please include your name and date of birth to the email.

Alternatively, after you have arrived in your campus city, register your membership in person by showing the payment receipt (issued by your bank, an ATM receipt or a print out from your online bank) at the customer service counter of the UEF Student and Learning Services.
- Kuopio: Yliopistonranta 1 C, Canthia Building (1st floor)
- Joensuu: Yliopistokatu 2, Aurora Building (Entrance A, ground floor).

After the payment and registration process has been completed, you can order the plastic student card (25€) online at www.frank.fi or download the Frank App, which acts as a digital student card. The student card functions as a national benefit and discount card as well as the Student Union (ISYY) membership card. It is an official document that proves you are a student at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF).

Frank.fi, opens in a new tab: Student card

Uef.fi, opens in a new tab: Registration instructions for new students

More Information:

Please contact the Coordinators of International Affairs of ISYY for further information about the membership fee for exchange students and how to join.

Joensuu: kv.joensuu(at)isyy.fi
Kuopio: kv.kuopio(at)isyy.fi

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