Moussa Ahmad’s doctoral dissertation evaluates the Finnish integration programme for 2016–2019 from the perspective of refugees. According to the dissertation, the problem is not the programme itself, but its priorities and implementation.
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KvarkenSat is a joint small satellite between the Ostrobothnian provinces and Västerbotten, which is due to be launched into space in just over a year. The small satellite is the result of cooperation across the Kvarken. It also demonstrates that the conquest of space is not just for space superpowers. KvarkenSat will be the first satellite to be registered by the University of Vaasa
How does bank liquidity creation affect the overall fragility of the banking sector and the systemic risk posed by individual financial institutions? Does bank liquidity creation influence technological innovation? And what are the real consequences of bank supervision to financial regulators?
Finnish politicians’ personal brands come across in Facebook campaign communication as spontaneous personal presentations that promote campaign events rather than engage in discussion with the public, shows a recent doctoral dissertation by Elisa Kannasto.
The University of Vaasa has developed an innovative career model which gives staff diverse possibilities to gain competence. The goal of the new career model that was set by the international scientific board of the university was to create the best academic career model in the world. No other university in Finland has a career model as extensive as this one which recognises the three different career paths in the university.
Lauri Korkeamäki’s dissertation concerns the outcome-based service offerings of equipment manufacturers.
According to Sniazhana Sniazhko’s doctoral dissertation, the management of uncertainties in the post-acquisition integration is a balancing act between establishing control and giving autonomy, which is achieved through active collaboration among integration managers.
The University of Vaasa is implementing a joint project of higher education institutions in Vaasa called the Vaasa International Talents project. The project aims to facilitate the integration of international degree students into the regional labour market. As a part of its strategy, the University of Vaasa wants to responsibly promote the integration of foreign talents into Finnish society.
According to Taru Mäki, a doctoral student at the University of Vaasa, the impact of knowledge sharing between universities of applied sciences and SMEs can be increased, especially by continuing the cooperation for a longer period of time and by transferring to SMEs the jointly achieved results, models and practices.