As a result of its October round of applications, the Finnish Cultural Foundation awarded grants to four doctoral students from the University of Vaasa.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems are rapidly transforming various sectors, bringing new kinds of ethical challenges with them. In a new open-access book, a multidisciplinary group of scholars offers a timely and critical examination of these technologies from a human-centered perspective. The book focuses on how AI and autonomous systems impact human lives and ways of working.
The University of Vaasa and AGCO Power are establishing a research and competence center for engine technology to expand low-carbon energy solutions for off-road heavy equipment.
According to the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject, the University of Vaasa’s research quality is the highest in Finland in engineering and second in business. The university also ranks highly internationally – the quality of research in these fields is among the top 20 in Europe, and among the top 50 in the world in business.
The University of Vaasa's Big Heart Award has been awarded to Heini Pensar, University Lecturer in Human Resources Management. Big Heart award is an equality award given by the University of Vaasa. The award was given on 12 February at a Valentine's Day event for the whole university.
The City of Vaasa, the University of Vaasa, and the Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce have explored the development of Vaasa's higher education network by consolidating the ownership structure around Vaasa University of Applied Sciences (VAMK). The potential changes in ownership aim to create a larger, more impactful, and more visible regional, national, and international entity that strengthens higher education and RDI activities in the region.
Milla Juusela's path to an international career started in high school when she went to Australia as an exchange student. Since then, travelling the world has been a passion for her. The opportunities and international connections offered by the University of Vaasa have supported her journey, which has taken her to some of the most interesting jobs.
The new book “The Evolving Innovation Space” brings together fresh, research-based insights on how innovation can best be used to drive economic change and to find solutions to global problems.
How does the university support students in their career development and integration into the labour market? Work-life relevant studies, company collaborations, and career counseling are just some of the many ways we help students gain useful work-life skills and pursue their professional goals. Watch the video where TalentHub Manager Hanna Turpeinen tells more about the topic.
Catharina von Koskull, Associate Professor in Marketing at the University of Vaasa together with her co-authors Professor Laurie Anderson (Arizona State University), Professor Martin Mende (Arizona State University), Professor Johanna Gummerus (Hanken/CERS) has published the article: “Immersive Service: Characteristics, Challenges, and Pathways to Consumer Agency” in Journal of Marketing, the most prestigious international journal in the field of marketing research.