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Marmoriportti
News 18.11.2025
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Riitta and Jorma J. Takanen Foundation has donated €120,000 to the University of Vaasa for the development of research infrastructure. With this donation, the university will build capabilities in its engine laboratory between 2026 and 2028 to utilise hydrogen and store energy. At the same time, the university strengthens its long-term commitment to energy research and sustainable energy solutions.
Kuvituskuva
Media release 12.11.2025
Across the Ostrobothnian regions in Finland, considerable biogas resources remain underexploited: biogas production could expand to eight times what is currently achieved. Utilising this potential is regarded as one of the key options for advancing the area’s green transition. Through the DigiBiogasHubs project – a collaboration between the University of Vaasa, Centria University of Applied Sciences and Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (SEAMK) – a new digital platform and process model have been created to support biogas hub development in the area.
Yosra Barkaoui
Dissertation 11.11.2025
Yosra Barkaoui’s doctoral dissertation in mathematics at the University of Vaasa has successfully generalised a fundamental theorem that has been limited to the bounded case. The research provides new mathematical tools for unbounded operators, which are essential in physics for describing concepts like kinetic energy, momentum, and time.
Hanna Kirjavainen
Dissertation 10.11.2025
The rapid digitalisation of public services threatens to exclude many vulnerable citizens. Those at risk include immigrants and young people facing social exclusion. Hanna Kirjavainen's doctoral dissertation, soon to be defended at the University of Vaasa, shows that frontline customer service professionals play a crucial role as bridge-builders between individuals and the complex system.
Bryssel Parmentier
News 06.11.2025
The Energy Transition & Comprehensive Resilience conference, hosted by the University of Vaasa at the Royal Academy of Sciences of Belgium in Brussels, brought together experts, policymakers and industry representatives from across Europe. The event explored how Europe can strengthen preparedness, accelerate the clean energy transition and improve industrial competitiveness in an increasingly complex geopolitical environment.
Mikko Punnala Vaasan yliopiston kampuksella
Dissertation 06.11.2025
The new space economy has moved from the realm of science fiction to become a part of everyday business. Geopolitical competition and a dramatic fall in technology costs have created a historic window of opportunity for European SMEs – a chance that must be seized now. This is emphasised by Mikko Punnala, who will defend his doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa on 13 November 2025.
Eija Mattila Vaasan yliopiston kampuksella.
Dissertation 03.11.2025
The health and social services reform in Finland, together with the tight financial situation, is forcing Finnish municipalities and wellbeing services counties to collaborate in new ways. A recent doctoral dissertation by Eija Mattila at the University of Vaasa shows that leaders must succeed on two fronts: not only in managing external networks but also in transforming their own organisation's internal culture to support service integration.