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EUNICE-yliopistojen edustajat kokoontuivat Vaasassa helmikuussa 2023.
News 04.07.2023
The University of Vaasa is part of the EUNICE European University of Customised Education that will expand and develop its activities until 2027 with the support of funding of up to €14.4 million from the European Commission. EUNICE is one of the alliances in the European Universities initiative that is a key pillar of the European Education Area.
Opiskelijoita ja opettaja keskustelemassa pöydän ääressä.
News 27.06.2023
The University of Vaasa is committed to promoting the integration of international students into the Finnish job market and society. The university encourages local small and medium-sized enterprises in particular to hire international talents. Employers can now get a €3,600 subsidy from the university when they hire an international student for a three-month full-time internship.
Arto Ojala
News 20.06.2023
A recent study by Professor Arto Ojala from the University of Vaasa and his colleagues from the University of Eastern Finland, published in the renowned Global Strategy Journal (ABS4), highlights the characteristics of digital products and services, or digital artefacts, and their impact on the internationalisation of new entrepreneur-led digital-based ventures.
Sundom smart grid
Impact case 19.06.2023
Sundom Smart Grid served as a "living lab" that was used as a test site for distributed energy generation in the village of Sundom, Vaasa. It was used to test and pilot the use of modern smart grid technologies combined with renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power. The Sundom Smart Grid is a unique example of how smart grids can help the transition to more sustainable energy production and consumption. Its success owes much to local cooperation.
Tekoälyn tekemä kuva
14.06.2023
The talking and self-driving KITT car from the television series Knight Rider, familiar from the 1980s, no longer seems like science fiction. Artificial intelligence has been discussed for a long time, and we have anticipated or feared how it will change things. Now, in 2023, the topic seems to be on top of everybody's mind.
Oskar Juszczyk
Dissertation 13.06.2023
Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) are often considered disruptive innovations as they transform current market structures that prioritise state-owned, fossil fuel-based energy giants. According to Oskar Juszczyk's doctoral dissertation, the diffusion of renewables needs to be supported by interest groups from all sectors of society to overcome numerous challenges, such as ineffective policies, limited financing options, obsolete infrastructure, and low levels of societal acceptance.