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Laura Urrila Vaasan yliopiston kirjastossa

Dissertation 08.12.2022

Calmness and the common good, anyone? Mindfulness can help deal with challenges in working life

At work, mindfulness, ’present-moment awareness’, benefits not only the individual but the whole work community, comes up in Laura Urrila’s doctoral dissertation in human resource management. When an individual participates in mindfulness training, the implications spill over to the wider work community.

Juho-Pekka Mäkipää Vaasan yliopiston kampuksella

Dissertation 05.12.2022

Accessibility is a human right, but it is not always achieved

Achieving accessibility requires knowledge of users' abilities, users' actual needs and the factors that influence the development chain, says Juho-Pekka Mäkipää, who will publicly defend his doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa on Friday 9 December.

News 05.12.2022

Hanna-Mari Soini appointed as the marketing and communications director of the University of Vaasa

Master of Social Sciences Hanna-Mari Soini has been appointed as the new marketing and communications director of the University of Vaasa. She will officially start on 9 January 2023.

News 02.12.2022

Several researchers from the University of Vaasa rank among the World's top 2% of scientists

Eleven University of Vaasa researchers and three part-time or visiting international professors have been named in the recent edition of the Stanford University list of World Top 2% scientists.

International students at Levón auditorium

News 01.12.2022

Students have an important role in making the university community more international

The University of Vaasa has started a review and development project which aims to enhance international students' integration into the university community and eventually into working life. The focus is on improving the subject associations' readiness for internationality to ensure that the academic community will stay strong as the number of international degree students increases.

Ha Nguyen tohtoriopiskelija Vaasan yliopiston kampuksella.

Dissertation 29.11.2022

What makes foreign divestments more likely?

Institutional differences including cultural, economic, and political differences influence the propensity of multinational companies to divest their foreign investments, shows a doctoral thesis by Ha Nguyen at the University of Vaasa. The dynamic management capabilities of senior headquarter executives also modify firms' propensity to divest.

Anne-Mari Järvenpää tohtoriopiskelija Vaasan yliopisto

Dissertation 29.11.2022

Circular economy enterprises could operate more efficiently with the help of data – but combining and analysing it is challenging

Better use of data could help small and medium-sized circular economy enterprises solve the sustainability challenge, shows Anne-Mari Järvenpää’s dissertation on industrial management. If relevant data from different sources could be combined, the material cycles could be developed. SMEs also find it challenging to refine data and use analytics.

28.11.2022

Rodrigo Rabetino, the first researcher promoted to full professor through the tenure track path at the University of Vaasa

Rodrigo Rabetino Sabugo, Doctor of Philosophy, has been appointed Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Vaasa. Born in Argentina, Rabetino has previously worked with us as an Associate Professor and Programme Manager for the international master's programme in Strategic Business Development. He is our first researcher to progress to a full professorship through the tenure track path.

News 25.11.2022

Exceptions to library's opening hours during Independence Day

Manmeet posing in the snow in front of old Tampere

24.11.2022

High-quality jobs in Vaasa region – our alumnus Manmeet´s top tip to get one

The master’s programme in industrial management at the University of Vaasa offered Manmeet Singh exactly the courses he was looking for. The high quality of education and the possibility of getting a high-paying job and staying and living here after studies also affected his decision to choose Finland and Vaasa.