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The guiding thread of Marina Kinnusen's career has been to get a deeper understanding of organisations and, thereby, find ways to improve operations and services. Today, she leads Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue (Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia), where the result of her doctoral research is in everyday use.
Have you always wanted to develop your entrepreneurial idea? Would you like to be part of a transnational team that is working on a start-up idea and turns it into a feasible project? Join the EUNICE CLab programme!
Fans’ attachment to fictional characters may determine which TV series remains the topic of conversation for decades and which gets cancelled after the first season. The entertainment industry sees major marketing potential in videos edited and published by fans, but there are also copyright issues.
According to the Research Assessment Exercise of the University of Vaasa, several research groups are at a high international level. In addition, the university's industrial cooperation and societal interaction are working very well. The assessment report was published during the university's anniversary celebration event on 27 January.
During the anniversary celebration on Friday 27 January, the University of Vaasa awarded the research and teaching acts of the year. The Research Act of the Year 2022 was awarded to researchers in economic law and accounting Marika Salo-Lahti, Mikko Ranta and Helena Haapio. University Lecturer Minnie Kontkanen got the Teaching Act of the Year 2022. In addition, Binod Timilsina received the Good Teacher award from the Students' Union of the University of Vaasa.
The board of the University of Vaasa has appointed Mika Grundström as the university's new vice-rector of research. His five-year term of office will begin on 8 March.
Record-breaking growth in the number of applications to the international Master’s degree programmes
In the first joint application round of 2023, the international Master’s degree programmes of the University of Vaasa attracted a total of 4 834 applications. The number of applications grew by a record-breaking 290 percent compared to the number of applications in 2022.
The rector of the university, Minna Martikainen: "Together we will solve the challenges of our time”
The University of Vaasa is an internationally impactful and successful science university that conducts ambitious research that creates a more sustainable future. The University of Vaasa entered a new era at the beginning of this year, when Minna Martikainen took over as rector.
