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Ilmakuva Vaasan yliopisto ja Vaasan kaupunki.

Media release 04.11.2025

STRAIND Research Project Strengthens Finland’s Regional Industrial Policy – Responds to Challenges in a Volatile Operational Environment

Finland needs a new kind of industrial policy to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. The joint STRAIND project by the University of Vaasa and the University of Turku develops strategic solutions that enhance the role of regions in innovation policy and support national competitiveness.

Eija Mattila Vaasan yliopiston kampuksella.

Dissertation 03.11.2025

Public leaders must get actors out of their trenches

The health and social services reform in Finland, together with the tight financial situation, is forcing Finnish municipalities and wellbeing services counties to collaborate in new ways. A recent doctoral dissertation by Eija Mattila at the University of Vaasa shows that leaders must succeed on two fronts: not only in managing external networks but also in transforming their own organisation's internal culture to support service integration.

News 23.09.2025

Growth and competitiveness through AI and intangible capital, and a roadmap for a sustainable space economy – University of Vaasa receives funding from the Strategic Research Council

The University of Vaasa has received funding from the Strategic Research Council (SRC) established within the Research Council of Finland for two research projects as part of research consortia. The TRANSFORM-AI project investigates how artificial intelligence, intangible capital, and leadership can be combined to renew working life, strengthen business competitiveness, and support public sector decision-making. The SPACECONOMY project, in turn, addresses fragmentation in Finland’s space ecosystem by fostering innovation, sustainability, and collaboration across sectors.

Paneelikeskustelu Wasa Future Festivalilla 2025.

News 12.08.2025

University of Vaasa’s event highlights university–city cooperation and regional preparedness

At Wasa Future Festival, the University of Vaasa gathered experts to explore how collaboration between universities and cities can drive sustainable growth, and how local and regional preparedness can be strengthened in a changing security environment.

Ville-Pekka Niskanen Vaasan yliopiston kampuksella.

Dissertation 02.06.2025

Crisis management is not just the state's responsibility – the roles of citizens and the media require clearer definition

While effective crisis management demands the involvement of the entire society, public discourse on the subject often focuses on the responsibilities of the state. Attention should shift more toward the roles of all societal actors in times of crisis, argues Ville-Pekka Niskanen in his doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa.

Hanna Smith työelämäprofessori Vaasan yliopisto

News 23.05.2025

Expert in hybrid threats and security policy Hanna Smith appointed as Professor of Practice at the University of Vaasa

Doctor Hanna Smith has been appointed as Professor of Practice in preparedness and resilience research at the University of Vaasa. Smith is an internationally recognised expert on hybrid threats and security policy, who alongside her new role will continue working as Senior Strategic Adviser at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

News 10.04.2025

How to improve youth well-being in school and work? Responsibility cannot be shifted solely to individuals or social services

The youth mental health crisis is a significant societal challenge, manifesting as absenteeism, general distress in workplaces, school dropouts, and difficulties transitioning to work. Improving youth well-being is essential – we simply cannot afford to leave young people outside society. Healthy young people are crucial in building a sustainable workforce and ensuring the economic stability of society. It is in everyone's interest that every young person can join society and the workforce in good health.

Dissertation 10.03.2025

Public home care should dare to take risks – traditional leadership methods hinder renewal

Risk-taking is often seen primarily as a threat in the public sector. However, home care service managers believe that increasing managerial freedom and adopting entrepreneurial risk-taking are key to developing better public services, reveals Virpi Kamunen in her doctoral dissertation for the University of Vaasa.

Jyri Paasonen tutkija turvallisuus Vaasan yliopisto

News 18.02.2025

Jyri Paasonen began as Associate Professor of Security Law at the University of Vaasa: "Our security environment is in constant change"

At the beginning of the year, Jyri Paasonen started as Associate Professor of Security Law at the University of Vaasa. This is Finland's first tenure track position in the field of security law. There has also been no university teaching or professorship in security law in Finland.

Kirjan julkaisutilaisuus, kolme henkilöä poseeraa kirjan kanssa.

News 10.02.2025

How does innovation policy respond to the challenges of a changing world?

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.

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