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Kesäkoulun puhujat
News 22.09.2023
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?

Pertti Wathen Vaasan yliopiston kampuksella
Dissertation 11.09.2023
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.
Tuire Hautala-Kankaanpää
Dissertation 07.09.2023
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, kuva: Mikko Käkelä
News 04.09.2023
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.
Kauppakamaripalkinto Miadreza Shafie-khahille
News 04.09.2023
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.
Jarno Syrjälä vastaanottaa vuoden alumni 2023 -palkintoa.
News 04.09.2023
Under-Secretary of State Jarno Syrjälä has been named alumnus of the year 2023 at the University of Vaasa. Syrjälä graduated with a master's degree in economics and business administration in 1988 from the former degree programme in marketing and international trade. Since graduation, he has built an impressive career as a diplomat, and he has also shared his expertise as a lecturer and seminar speaker at the university.