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News 13.03.2025

University of Vaasa launches a new Bachelor’s programme in Business Administration – The application period open until 10.4.

The application period for the new Bachelor's programme in Business Administration in English at the University of Vaasa starts today, on 13 March. The studies will start in autumn 2025. The three-year programme provides a good basis for an international career. Upon completion of the bachelor's degree, students will have a broad understanding of business economics and will be eligible to continue to the University of Vaasa's master's programmes in business and economics.

News 13.03.2025

New AI project aims to prevent cyberattacks on wireless networks

Cyberattacks on wireless networks pose a threat to businesses and society, with risks such as ship rerouting and flight delays. Through the TRUST project, Mid Sweden University’s STC Research Center, in collaboration with the University of Vaasa in Finland, is developing an AI solution to detect intrusions.

News 12.03.2025

Honorary Doctor Jacob Wallenberg: Investing in research and strengthening industry-academia can secure Nordic region's leadership in the global economy

The Nordic countries and Europe must take an active role and strenghten our competitiveness, said Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman of the Board of Investor, at the honorary doctorate celebration held in his honour at the University of Vaasa. According to Wallenberg, competitiveness can be supported by investments in research and development, infrastructure, more developed European capital markets, fossil-free energy supplies, accelerating AI adoption, as well as by strengthening collaboration between businesses and universities.

News 11.03.2025

International hackathon sparks innovative collaboration between students, sustainability experts and companies to create inclusive business growth practices

The first DEI4SME Hackathon, held in Vaasa, Finland, in February 2025, was a collaborative event organized by the University of Vaasa and international partners from Austria. The hackathon brought together ten companies from Finland and Austria, nearly 200 students, and around 30 business, education, and sustainability experts to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) challenges in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

News 11.03.2025

Neurodiversity at the University of Vaasa: Diversity enriches the learning environment

The University of Vaasa is creating a learning environment that supports a wide range of learners and promotes an understanding and appreciation of neurodiversity. Our university provides support and practical solutions to help our students achieve their best. We enrich our community through diversity.

Dissertation 10.03.2025

Public home care should dare to take risks – traditional leadership methods hinder renewal

Risk-taking is often seen primarily as a threat in the public sector. However, home care service managers believe that increasing managerial freedom and adopting entrepreneurial risk-taking are key to developing better public services, reveals Virpi Kamunen in her doctoral dissertation for the University of Vaasa.

25.02.2025

Good and bad vegetarian food

There are strong images - both admiration and irritation - associated with the popularisation of vegetarianism and the use of meat substitutes. How can vegetarian food become more socially acceptable and find its way onto the tables of more and more of us?

Talvinen maisema Vaasan yliopiston kampukselta. Punatiiliset rakennukset, lumiset tiet ja puut luovat rauhallisen tunnelman. Etualalla pyörätelineitä ja taustalla vanha tehdasrakennus.

News 20.02.2025

University of Vaasa conducts research on utilising buildings as energy sources

The University of Vaasa has received funding from Business Finland for the FlexiPower research and development project, which focuses on developing and commercialising the "Building as a Battery" (BaaB) solution. The project aims to find solutions that utilise existing building infrastructure as flexible energy sources.

News 19.02.2025

The University of Vaasa and ELLIS Institute Finland: Call for Professors in AI research in space applications, machine learning and energy and optimisation

The University of Vaasa, together with ELLIS Institute Finland, is inviting applications for three tenure track positions in Artificial Intelligence research, focusing on space applications, machine learning, energy and optimisation. The application deadline is 9 March, 2025.

Jyri Paasonen tutkija turvallisuus Vaasan yliopisto

News 18.02.2025

Jyri Paasonen began as Associate Professor of Security Law at the University of Vaasa: "Our security environment is in constant change"

At the beginning of the year, Jyri Paasonen started as Associate Professor of Security Law at the University of Vaasa. This is Finland's first tenure track position in the field of security law. There has also been no university teaching or professorship in security law in Finland.

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