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The Finnish Union of University Professors has chosen Heidi Kuusniemi, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Vaasa, as Professor of the Year for 2025. The nomination was announced at a Union event during the Science Forum in Helsinki on Thursday, 9 January 2025. The award amount for the Professor of the Year is EUR 20,000.
On Wednesday 11 December, Parliament allocated what is known as Christmas gift funding. The Kvarken Space Center at the University of Vaasa received a 500,000-euro allocation for infrastructure development.
