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News 25.06.2024

The University of Vaasa to award 12 honorary doctorates – among them the President of Finland, a minister and prominent international business leaders

The University of Vaasa is organising a conferment ceremony of doctoral degrees from 19 to 21 September 2024, during which it will award honorary doctorates to 12 persons of scientific or societal merit. Conferment of honorary doctorate is the highest honour that a university can award.

News 19.06.2024

The university celebrated graduating students at Publiikki

This June, 188 students are receiving their master’s degree upon graduation from the University of Vaasa. On Wednesday 19 June, the university organised the degree ceremony Publiikki to celebrate the students who have completed their master’s degree during the spring semester.

News 18.06.2024

New project explores development opportunities for a regional energy system in Ostrobothnia

A new project by the University of Vaasa and Aktion Österbotten explores the possibilities of developing a regional energy system in Ostrobothnia to be carbon-neutral, taking renewable forms of energy into account. The results of the project support and accelerate the systematic and active development of the energy system.

News 17.06.2024

University of Vaasa and VTT lead ambitious partnership to build reusable packaging systems in Finland

The University of Vaasa and VTT have initiated an extensive research project, in collaboration with 21 stakeholder organizations, to pioneer the development of reusable packaging systems in Finland. This initiative, aimed at accelerating packaging reuse, could potentially tap into an export market of 1.45 billion euro by 2035.

17.06.2024

Finnish Sauna – superfood for the soul

News 17.06.2024

Building elements as distributed wireless infrastructure – Professor Xiaoshu Lü receives significant funding from the Research Council of Finland

Xiaoshu Lü, Professor of Energy Technology at the University of Vaasa, has received nearly 300 000 euros in funding for a four-year research project from the Research Council of Finland. In addition to the University of Vaasa, the project consortium includes Aalto University, which is leading the project.

Kaksi ihmistä kävelemässä Vaasan yliopiston Puuvilla-talon edustalla.

News 12.06.2024

University of Vaasa significantly improved its results in a global ranking measuring impact

The University of Vaasa has improved results significantly in the Impact Rankings published by Times Higher Education (THE) on 12 June 2024. The rankings measure global universities’ success in delivering the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which address a range of global challenges from ending poverty and reducing inequality to tackling climate change and spurring economic growth.

News 12.06.2024

Towards working life through thesis – cooperation with companies and organisations add relevance and job opportunities

Impact case 11.06.2024

Success of technology companies not just about the products – University of Vaasa strengthens the digital servitization of companies

Man with a tablet in a manufacturing environment

Kaksi opiskelijaa tietokoneen äärellä. Kuva: Rainer Paananen

News 10.06.2024

Application open for free engineering and technology courses – topics from renewable energy to AI

This autumn, the University of Vaasa is offering several topical courses as part of the FITech network. The free courses will give you access to topics such as future energy technology, artificial intelligence and wireless technologies.

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Finnish Sauna – superfood for the soul

Towards working life through thesis – cooperation with companies and organisations add relevance and job opportunities

Success of technology companies not just about the products – University of Vaasa strengthens the digital servitization of companies