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User and open innovation study module at the University of Vaasa

Module and minor subject studies allow students to customise their individual study plans and degrees. The University of Vaasa offers eight multidisciplinary, phenomenon-driven modules (15 ECTS).

News 15.06.2022

Energy Transition study module at the University of Vaasa

Module and minor subject studies allow students to customise their individual study plans and degrees. The University of Vaasa offers eight multidisciplinary, phenomenon-driven modules (15 ECTS).

News 15.06.2022

Digital Economy study module at the University of Vaasa

Module and minor subject studies allow students to customise their individual study plans and degrees. The University of Vaasa offers eight multidisciplinary, phenomenon-driven modules (15 ECTS).

News 15.06.2022

Research teams at work

The story of one of our research teams, the Smart Electric Systems (SES) group. A unique laboratory setting and a multidisciplinary way of working that creates a successful platform for research work.

15.06.2022

Flipped classroom activates students and enhances learning outcomes – teachers try flipped learning in their courses

Since last autumn, the University of Vaasa has been successfully experimenting with flipped learning. It suits most students better than normal lectures but requires students to be more self-guided and active.

Jenni Kantola ja Annika Tidström hymyilevät toisilleen

15.06.2022

Trouble at the office? Ten tips on how to avoid and solve conflicts at the workplace

Has your boss stopped greeting? Are your colleagues making cutting remarks at meetings? Or maybe you are the one who keeps ignoring someone at coffee breaks? Here are ten tips from Professor Annika Tidström and University Lecturer Jenni Kantola.

14.06.2022

Creative personal branding in digital job-seeking – Tips on how to navigate the digital platforms and land a job

Digital tools are nothing new. They have been used for quite some time already, but during the past few years, they have become more common, and in job-hunting, remote interviews and digital CVs are now commonplace. Applicants need to be camera-ready, capable of producing short videos and create personal brands on digital platforms. For the Youtube and TikTok generation, this might feel like an easy task, but for older generations it can be a challenge.

13.06.2022

What is the impact of climate change on our natural world heritage? Will the sea level rise also here?

During a period of six years, water quality, weather data and sediment heat-energy temperatures were collected and analysed. What are the main results then? Does climate change have an impact on our heritage site? Well, there are some interesting results.

News 10.06.2022

From waste management to a circular economy - pioneering work in the Vaasa region

Dr Pekka Peura at the University of Vaasa research platform VEBIC, in collaboration with Dr Olli Voutilainen of the Natural Resources Institute Finland and Professor Jussi Kantola of the University of Turku, review the evolution of a waste-management system implemented in Finland’s Vaasa region.

Kaupunki jonka yllä näkyy grafiikkaa tietoverkoista.

News 02.06.2022

Learn basics of blockchains with University of Vaasa’s two new online courses

The University of Vaasa offers two courses on blockchain during summer 2022. Both courses are available for anyone interested in the subject. Courses are online-based and free-of-charge for participants.