The University of Vaasa was ranked in the 401-500 bracket worldwide in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 edition.
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The University of Vaasa, Hanken School of Economics and the University of Turku to join the Finnish universities’ partner network offering doctoral courses.
Global challenges, rapid change and complexity are creating new pressures on research and the role of the researcher. There is a growing demand for scientific research to have societal impact and political and practical relevance. But what tools and resources are needed to achieve this? And how can a balance be struck between scientific rigour and relevance?
The University of Vaasa has been confirmed 18th in the Times Higher Education (THE) Small Universities Ranking.
Appearance can play a crucial role in the world of work and life in general. Typically, an attractive individual draws attention, receives better treatment, and forms social connections without effort. When it comes to good looks, you can think of it as a kind of social capital that boosts careers and fattens wallets.
The master’s programme in strategic business development (SBD) has decided to acknowledge students for their hard work with their master’s thesis and select the best thesis on a yearly basis.
Careful planning or improvisation? According to Pertti Wathen's doctoral dissertation, the dominant decision-making logics in small and medium-sized enterprises are not opposites, but intertwined and in constant motion.
The benefits of digitalisation for businesses have been widely discussed for a long time, but the much-needed benefits are not always achieved. Tuire Hautala-Kankaanpää's doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa shows that digitalisation alone does not directly improve the operational performance of small and medium-sized enterprises, but requires the combined effect of many different factors.
Pekka Töytäri, Doctor of Technology, has been appointed the new professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Vaasa. He will start his new position at the beginning of September. The professorship is research-focused and part of the multidisciplinary South Ostrobothnian Epanet research network and University Consortium of Seinäjoki. Töytäri will be working on the Seinäjoki campus.
The Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce has awarded Miadreza Shafie-khah, professor of sustainable and flexible energy systems at the University of Vaasa, a prize of EUR 5,000 for the publication "Trading in Local Energy Markets and Energy Communities: Concepts, Structures and Technologies". The prize was awarded on 4 September at the opening ceremony of the academic year of the University of Vaasa.