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biokaasu
News 14.02.2024
DigiBiogasHubs, a new research project by the University of Vaasa, Centria University of Applied Sciences, and Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, aims to bring together biogas operators in the Ostrobothnian regions through a new digital platform. The platform will help to promote the development of biogas hubs and clusters and the biogas market.
The first group of Vaasa Spouse Programme career club participants.
News 05.02.2024
Each year, hundreds of international experts and students arrive in the Vaasa region, and very often they bring along their family members. It has become apparent that the well-being and employment of their spouses play a big part in convincing the newly arrived talents to stay in the region. To support their employability, the university piloted a career programme for spouses in strong collaboration with companies in the region.
Professor Arto Ojala
News 01.02.2024
Arto Ojala, Professor of International Business, has been appointed as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Kyoto University. He will begin his appointment in February, when he will travel to Japan to teach a new course. The appointment follows Professor Ojala's long-standing research and teaching collaboration with Kyoto University.
Pentti Tikkanen
31.01.2024
Continuous learning is talked about a lot nowadays, and it's not just a passing trend. It is both enriching and sometimes essential to be able to enhance one's skills in line with changes or even switch to an entirely new field. The joy of learning doesn't have to end with one's career. At the University of Vaasa, for instance, you can find 79-year-old Pentti Tikkanen attending management lectures alongside his twenty-something classmates. And Mr. Tikkanen has no intention of settling for a master's degree – he has his sights set on a dissertation and the title of doctor.
Mies tekee veroilmoitusta
Impact case 30.01.2024
The research group on business law and information at the University of Vaasa studies tax law, taxpayers’ rights, the freedoms granted by EU law and, on the other hand, the abuse of rights.
Ausrine Silenskyte Annukka Jokipii
News 26.01.2024
During the anniversary celebration on Friday 26 January, the University of Vaasa awarded the research and teaching acts of the year. The Research Act of the Year 2023 was awarded to professors Annukka Jokipii and Harri Jalonen. Programme Manager and Assistant Professor Aušrinė Šilenskytė got the Teaching Act of the Year 2023. In addition, University Teacher Heini Pensar received the Good Teacher award and University Teacher Tahir Ali an honorary mention from the Students' Union of the University of Vaasa.