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News 11.05.2023

New Professor of Practice Elina Melgin brings strong expertise in responsible and impactful communication

Elina Melgin, PhD has been invited to join the University of Vaasa’s School of Marketing and Communication as a professor of practice, focusing on strategic responsibility and social impact communication. This part-time position has a fixed term of three years.

University of Vaasa Senior Researcher Anupam Dutta

09.05.2023

From Bangladesh to Vaasa: The multidisciplinary environment at the university inspires Anupam Dutta

Anupam Dutta loves research and has built a successful research career at the University of Vaasa i.e., his academic home. At the same time his family has become Finnish citizens and they all now call Finland home.

News 08.05.2023

Sustainability Studies Network expands – already eight Finnish higher education institutions are members

The Universities of Vaasa, Helsinki, Lapland and Oulu, and LAB University of Applied Sciences, join the Sustainability Studies Network.

08.05.2023

“I have to build my network and learn the language” – Chamara Dissanayake is determined to settle in Finland

Chamara Dissanayake from Sri Lanka wants to settle down in Finland with his wife. He has decided to learn both national languages, Finnish and Swedish, to improve his employability in the Finnish job market. To help him get started, he has joined the free online language courses offered by the University of Vaasa SIMHE services.

News 05.05.2023

Niina Mäntylä appointed Professor of Public Law: “If a citizen feels excluded from the decision-making process, it may lead to online targeting and shaming or civil disobedience”

Niina Mäntylä, who started as Professor of Public Law at the University of Vaasa in April, considers citizens’ right to express their opinions and to participate in decision-making very important in a state governed by rule of law. If opportunities to do so are not sufficiently protected, the need for influence may erupt through problematic or illegal means of participation, such as civil disobedience or online targeting and shaming.

News 02.05.2023

Virpi Ala-Heikkilä appointed Professor of Practice in Financial Management and Diversity and Inclusion

Virpi Ala-Heikkilä, D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus.Adm.), has been appointed Professor of Practice at the University of Vaasa, effective 1st of May 2023. She holds a doctorate from the University of Vaasa. Ala-Heikkilä is a successful, global CFO and transformation leader with extensive financial and leadership experience in global technology companies. She continues her current work as the Global Controlling Transformation Leader at Hitachi Energy.

News 27.04.2023

Spring 2023 sports shifts end on 30.4.

University of Vaasa sports services sports shifts end on Sunday 30.4.

News 27.04.2023

Tritonia´s exceptional opening hours in May

26.04.2023

Get energy for meetings – the entire organisation benefits from a physically active leader

The health benefits of exercise are hardly surprising to anyone. It goes without saying that an active lifestyle increases well-being, gives energy, and helps you fall asleep easily at night.

20.04.2023

Academic Tradition: Students’ Wappu is full of fun get-togethers and old traditions

Vappu (May Day) is the highlight of student life and you might look forward to celebrating it all year round. Or, to be more precise, at University of Vaasa you look forward for Wappu Crawl, with cerebrations starting already in mid-April.

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