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Best4Grid
News 29.11.2024
The goal of the Nordic countries is to become the world's most sustainable and integrated region by 2030. This goal is supported by the Nordic Grand Solutions program, which offers solutions to the significant energy challenges that Nordic societies and companies face in the green transition. The green transition and carbon neutrality create a need for joint Nordic research and knowledge sharing in order to take advantage of the opportunities in the field of sustainable energy. Vaasa is involved in two projects funded by the Nordic Grand Solutions program and is thus strongly involved in supporting the green transition in the Nordics.
Kuvassa Kirsi Lehto, Riitta Viitala, Jenni Kantola.
News 28.11.2024
Professor Emerita of Human Resource Management Riitta Viitala (University of Vaasa), University Lecturer Kirsi Lehto (University of Vaasa), and Postdoctoral Researcher Jenni Kantola (University of Jyväskylä), have received an Outstanding Paper Award from the international publisher Emerald. The recognition was granted for their research article on Finnish municipal leaders' perceptions of strategic human resource management.
Hosna Khajeh
Dissertation 27.11.2024
By providing flexibility services to renewable energy systems, consumers can both help in balancing power grids and receive financial benefits. Hosna Khajeh’s doctoral dissertation from the University of Vaasa introduces new methods that enable the efficient utilisation of energy users’ flexibility resources in distribution and transmission networks.
Päivi Kirjavainen
Dissertation 22.11.2024
Vulnerable individuals often feel overlooked in public sector services, reveals Päivi Kirjavainen in her doctoral dissertation in social and health management at the University of Vaasa. According to the study, it is crucial for individuals recovering from mental illness and substance abuse to participate in the development of public services to the extent of their abilities.
Vaasan yliopiston opiskelijoita pöydän ääressä keskustelemassa.
News 20.11.2024
Finnish higher education institutions are jointly responding to the declined language proficiency of students through shared online studies that are available at 25 institutions. The joint language studies sparked record levels of interest among students in the autumn of 2024 – languages of particular interest were Spanish, Japanese and Korean. During spring 2025, the offering will expand to span 13 languages.