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A group photo of EUNICE alliance's Rectors and other university representatives
News 20.10.2025
Rectors and representatives from the University of Vaasa and nine other European universities gathered in Kalamata, Greece, from 13 to 16 October 2025 for the EUNICE network meeting. EUNICE – the European University for Customised Education – enables the sharing of diverse course offerings across Europe and fosters deeper research collaboration among partner institutions.
Annu Perälä
Dissertation 20.10.2025
Adapting to climate change is necessary for Finland, but communicating the topic to citizens can evoke conflicting emotions. This is revealed in a recent doctoral dissertation from the University of Vaasa. Annu Perälä's dissertation shows that climate change adaptation is still a relatively unfamiliar concept for the media and the public, which can complicate society's preparedness for a changing world.
Urapalveluiden asiantuntija Sunna Vainiomaa
News 10.10.2025
A report published by Akava (Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland) in early 2025 highlighted a concerning trend: unemployment among university graduates has reached historically high levels. Despite this trend, graduates from the University of Vaasa have continued to enter the labour market successfully, according to the alumni follow-up surveys from 2024. These surveys examine graduates' employment outcomes one year and five years after graduation.
Gary Knight
News 10.10.2025
Professor Gary Knight, a leading scholar in international business and the Helen Jackson Chair at Willamette University in the United States, has dedicated decades to pioneering research on how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) succeed in global markets. He is renowned for his influential work on born global firms, companies that internationalize rapidly from their inception, and has collaborated closely with the University of Vaasa for several years.
SBD-ohjelman paras gradu
News 08.10.2025
Tiphaine Delecour, a graduate of the Master’s programme in Strategic Business Development at the University of Vaasa, has been awarded the best master’s thesis of 2024 in the programme. Her thesis investigates strategic learning in non-profit organizations and proposes a conceptual framework that can be used as an evaluation method to promote the use of results for strategic learning.
Ilmakuva Vaasan yliopiston kampukselta
Media release 07.10.2025
A new higher education consortium formed by the University of Vaasa and Vaasa University of Applied Sciences was established on 26 June 2025. An advisory board has now been appointed for the consortium, consisting of representatives from the university, the university of applied sciences, the City of Vaasa, the Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce, and students from both higher education institutions. Member of Parliament Matias Mäkynen serves as the chair of the advisory board.