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Varainhankinta
News 14.04.2021
The University of Vaasa has launched a new fundraising campaign. The target of the campaign is to collect EUR 5 – 7 million of private funds for the matched funding scheme by the Finnish state. Each donated euro up to 11 million euros is matched by up to 2.5 euros by the state. A key objective with the fundraising campaign is to build long-term strategic partnerships.
Vaasan yliopiston marmoriportti
News 13.04.2021
​​​​​​​The police have had to suspend several parties that have violated gathering restrictions in Vaasa recently. The students who gathered to party in the student apartments in Palosaari and the city centre over the weekend have mainly been foreign exchange students at the University of Vaasa who only spend a short time in Finland.
Rasheed Alabi
Dissertation 12.04.2021
Imagine a technology that can predict the outcome of cancer patients – if cancer would reoccur after treatment, what kind of treatment plan would benefit the patient and the overall survival chance of the patients? Machine learning, a subfield of artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionise cancer management. Rasheed Alabi’s doctoral research at the University of Vaasa shows machine learning techniques could assist in the proper management of tongue cancer.
Maciej Mikulski and Merja Kangasjärvi, VEBIC laboratory, University of Vaasa
News 07.04.2021
The Clean Propulsion Technologies project consortium, led by the University of Vaasa, aims to develop radically new solutions for clean and efficient marine and off-road transport – a Finnish response to tightening emission legislation and growing global competition in these segments. Business Finland has granted research funding for six research organizations and nine companies to bring these new propulsion solutions from the research phase to real-world application.
Lassi Lilleberg
Dissertation 01.04.2021
In his dissertation, Lassi Lilleberg examines generalized Shur functions and passive discrete-time realizations in Pontryagin space setting. The dissertation lies in the field of operator theory. The research also applies the methods originated from mathematical systems theory and complex analysis.
Bitcoin cryptocurrency
News 29.03.2021
Recent research from the University of Vaasa and the University of Jyväskyla shows that speculation and lottery-like behavior is a fundamental factor for the pricing of cryptocurrencies. Speculation could explain the enormous increase in the market capitalizations of cryptocurrencies.
Polttoainelaboratorio
News 26.03.2021
Associate professor Maciej Mikulski has recently published a game changing scientific article about combustion engine applications of waste tire pyrolytic oil in prestigious Progress in Energy and Combustion Science.
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News 28.02.2021
A new comparative study by Christoph Demmke, Professor of Public Administration at the University of Vaasa, and Jari Autioniemi, University Teacher, analyzes the effectiveness of rules, policies, and practices related to conflicts of interest of ministers and top officials in EU countries. The study was commissioned by the European Parliament.