The University of Vaasa introduces greater flexibility into its executive education offering. Going forward, University of Vaasa’s Executive Education programs will be offered under the new Advanced Management Programs (AMP) brand.
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A doctoral dissertation in Industrial Management to be defended at the University of Vaasa examines the energy transition in transport and the decarbonisation of heavy road transport. Clara Rajalehto’s research shows that electricity, biogas, and renewable diesel (HVO) can all be competitive.
Electricity consumption is expected to increase by as much as 40–50% by 2030 due to the growing number of data centres under construction and the electrification of transport, heating and industry.
– Energy storage, demand-side flexibility, flexible engine power plants and microgrids will all play a major role in the electricity system of the future, says Professor Hannu Laaksonen from the University of Vaasa.
– Energy storage, demand-side flexibility, flexible engine power plants and microgrids will all play a major role in the electricity system of the future, says Professor Hannu Laaksonen from the University of Vaasa.
Investors cannot make informed decisions without reliable and comparable information about companies. In his guest lecture at the University of Vaasa on 1 October, Erkki Liikanen, Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees, highlighted the importance of common international reporting standards for trust, access to finance and a sustainable economy.
What if buildings were no longer just energy consumers, but flexible energy resources helping to create a smarter, more resilient, and more sustainable energy system? The FlexiPower research project has shown how buildings can actively support power system balancing and has led to the creation of a startup commercialising the technology.
The University of Vaasa has once again secured its place among the world's top 500 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027. The university is ranked in the 451-500 band among 2,297 universities from 118 countries.
The University of Vaasa has strengthened its position in the prestigious Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2026, achieving a place among the world's top 100 universities in Public Administration. Ranked in the 76-100 category globally, the university is the only Finnish university included in the field this year.
Some small and medium-sized accountancy firms have lagged behind larger firms in adopting artificial intelligence. Both a lack of expertise and investment costs can act as barriers, and now a new maturity model is helping to plan new development initiatives.
The Best Master’s Thesis in Strategic Business Development in 2025 acknowledgement has been awarded to Alisa Flinck Pahkasalo for her Thesis titled “Leveraging relational buyer-supplier collaboration for supplier sustainability development: Towards Scope 3 emission reductions - A qualitative case study”
A doctoral dissertation to be defended at the University of Vaasa contributes to the current debate on the health and social services sector and its development. Marina Kinnunen’s doctoral thesis in Health and Social Management Sciences examines the roles of different actors and their collaboration within the health and social services system.