The research platforms of the University of Vaasa are gaining a lot of attention among regional planners and innovation policy makers around the Baltic Sea.
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Global pandemic and distant work provided new opportunities for students and me as a teacher, says Ausrine Silenskyte, University Teacher from the University of Vaasa. This year, in the course International Management students were guided by several highly experienced international managers. The students were also provided to participate in the project X-Culture, in which they were working in global virtual teams on real consultancy projects for international companies.
The University of Vaasa has completed the techno-economic study of biomethane liquefaction processes. Five liquefaction technologies best suited for small-scale production were selected for technical analysis, for which the report presents process descriptions and reference plants from around the world. In the economic study, the most advantageous life cycle costs were obtained for mixed refrigerant processes based on the reverse Rankine cycle.
Professor, D.Sc. (Econ.) Annukka Jokipii has been appointed Vice Rector responsible for education at the University of Vaasa for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022. Jokipii took up her duties on 1 January 2018.
Seabed sediment and asphalt areas are noteworthy sources of heat energy also in northern conditions, is revealed by Anne Mäkiranta's doctoral dissertation in the field of energy technology. Sediment heat has been studied in Suvilahti, Vaasa, and asphalt heat in the parking area of University of Vaasa for several years.
The fourth industrial revolution is knocking on our door, but have we prepared ourselves for it? According to Heikki Ruohomaa's doctoral dissertation, cities and regions should become drivers of the digital transformation by developing the cooperation processes between various players and by creating a shared vision and goal.
Application for international Master's programmes of the University of Vaasa, which will start in autumn 2021, has started and it is open until 22 January. Six English-language Master's programmes are included in the call for applications.
The IRWIN project researching Information Resilience in a Wicked Environment has received funding in the amount of approximately two million euros from the Academy of Finland. The three-year project is led by the University of Vaasa. The participants in the project are University of Eastern Finland, Finnish National Defence University and Laurea University of Applied Sciences.
University of Vaasa's research platform Digital Economy and a regional studies research group will jointly organise a virtual Future talk discussion event, where sustainable urban development and satellite measurements are discussed, on 3 December.
Today, the University of Vaasa and other Finnish universities have published joint theses on sustainable development and responsibility. These 12 ambitious theses list the measures that universities intend to take without delay.