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A new higher education consortium formed by the University of Vaasa and Vaasa University of Applied Sciences was established on 26 June 2025. An advisory board has now been appointed for the consortium, consisting of representatives from the university, the university of applied sciences, the City of Vaasa, the Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce, and students from both higher education institutions. Member of Parliament Matias Mäkynen serves as the chair of the advisory board.
A recent doctoral dissertation from the University of Vaasa reveals that although banks' online services meet technical requirements, for many users they are difficult to understand and cause feelings of frustration, fear, and uncertainty. According to Annikki Hyppönen's research, over one million Finns need more accessible services. It is no longer just a matter of digital exclusion, but also of a growing cybersecurity threat.
The future of the electricity market may depend less on big power plants and more on everyday choices made at home. Nayeem Rahman’s dissertation at the University of Vaasa shows how consumers are gaining influence through energy flexibility, with direct implications for sustainability and costs.
Dr Rubén Arcos has joined the University of Vaasa’s Preparedness and Resilience research platform as a visiting professor. He is a distinguished scholar in hybrid threats and intelligence research. Arcos is Associate Professor at the University Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid and as a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. He delivered a lecture in Vaasa on intelligence and anticipatory security analysis and its importance in the age of hybrid threats.
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The remote work debate often focuses only on leadership or the employee, but according to a new doctoral dissertation from the University of Vaasa, the prerequisites for success are found in a broader context. Johanna Jansson's research in the field of human resource management reveals that successful remote work is built on three foundations: overall organisational design, the supervisor-subordinate relationship, and the employee's own role. When these three foundations are in balance, both company performance and employee well-being can be promoted simultaneously.
The University of Vaasa has received funding from the Strategic Research Council (SRC) established within the Research Council of Finland for two research projects as part of research consortia. The TRANSFORM-AI project investigates how artificial intelligence, intangible capital, and leadership can be combined to renew working life, strengthen business competitiveness, and support public sector decision-making. The SPACECONOMY project, in turn, addresses fragmentation in Finland’s space ecosystem by fostering innovation, sustainability, and collaboration across sectors.
Finns who lived abroad as children grow into an exceptionally skilled and globally-oriented workforce as adults, a new doctoral dissertation from the University of Vaasa reveals. Mireka Caselius's study on the long-term effects of an international childhood yielded surprisingly positive results.