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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.
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.
The Universities of Vaasa, Helsinki, Lapland and Oulu, and LAB University of Applied Sciences, join the Sustainability Studies Network.
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.
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.
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.
University of Vaasa sports services sports shifts end on Sunday 30.4.
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.