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Energiasiirtymästa keskusteltiin Vaasan yliopiston paneelikeskustelussa.
News 12.08.2025
How can we accelerate research and development of carbon-neutral energy systems, strengthen the competitiveness of companies, and at the same time promote sustainable economic growth? The Vaasa Energy Transition Valley could offer concrete solutions to these questions. The topic was discussed on Tuesday 12 August at an event organised by the University of Vaasa as part of the Wasa Future Festival.
Veera Kauppi, kuvaaja: Henri Keränen
News 05.08.2025
An international career in professional sports has not prevented Veera Kauppi from completing her degree. The successful floorball star graduated in July with a Master of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Vaasa. Kauppi plays in Sweden’s top league in Umeå for Team Thorengruppen and has won medals in several World Championships. She has also been named the world’s best female player.
Raippaluoto
News 24.07.2025
In July, the otherwise quiet campus of the University of Vaasa has come alive thanks to the Finnish language and culture summer course, which brings together 30 international students from across the globe. This three-week intensive course offers participants the opportunity to develop their Finnish language skills and explore Finnish culture and society in a practical and immersive way. The course is organized in collaboration with the University of Vaasa’s language centre Linginno and the Finnish National Agency for Education.
Kampuskuva
News 10.07.2025
University of Vaasa has been accepted into the Audit Academic Alliance programme of the IIA's umbrella organisation for internal auditors. University of Vaasa is the first Finnish university to be accepted into the programme. The recognition was based on the teaching of internal audit in the Bachelor and Master of Accounting programmes.
Kuvituskuva biokaasulaitos.
Media release 02.07.2025
Biogas plays a significant role in promoting regional energy self-sufficiency and the circular economy. DigiBiogasHubs, a joint research project of the University of Vaasa, Centria University of Applied Sciences and Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, brings together biogas market operators with the help of a digital online platform and creates a basis for a new kind of cooperation. The development of regional biogas concentrations and the identification of interfaces between them are at the heart of the goal of multiplying the production and use of biogas.
Group of students at the University of Vaasa game hall
News 26.06.2025
This spring, the University of Vaasa and Ostrobothnia’s company mentors (Pohjanmaan Yrityskummit) piloted a Flipped Mentorship programme that offered international students a unique opportunity to apply their skills in real-world projects with local companies. This pilot is one the multiple ways the university allows students to collaborate with companies through-out their studies, supporting work-life integration into the region.