Viestintä, brändi ja markkinointi

• Read more about the BMC online course
• BMC consists of 3 sections — Core Concepts (includes four modules – Economic Indicators, Currencies, Fixed Income, Equities), Getting Started on the Terminal and Portfolio Management.
• If you want to do this course, please contact the teachers in charge of the lab: John Kihn or Stig Xenomorph

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The bachelor in International Business is a multidisciplinary programme organized jointly by the School of Marketing and Communication and the School of Management. It provides a wide range of courses and topics, develops a wide array of skills relevant for various career paths.

Nowadays, most business jobs inevitably include an international component. That is why learning how to navigate in a global environment is a key advantage in most careers. Our award-winning professors who work in a close cooperation with international companies will help you develop the skills and competencies needed to succeed in this highly complex context. You will, for instance, learn how to plan and execute international management and marketing strategies.

Our alumni works in different companies, from small start-ups to big multinationals such as Google, L’Oréal, Ernst & Young, and KPMG, and at different positions both in Finland and abroad.. They have become, for example:

• Consultants – Sustainability Consultants
• Marketing Managers - Social Media Specialists – Digital Marketing Managers
• Country Managers – Heads of Expansion
• Business Analysts
• Project Managers
• Sales Managers
• HR Managers

After completing the bachelor's degree, you will be able to:

• Design and implement (international) Marketing plans
• Manage people and organisations
• Handle successfully international-business challenges, and for instance:
  • Work in International Companies
  • Work abroad
  • Recognize and develop International Opportunities

You will also develop your skills in:

• Communication
• Team working
• Adaptability

International business studies offer a strong connection to business life. The studies include various simulations, case studies, group work, business collaborations and games to help provide a work-life relevant education.

Double degree

This programme is available in English for Double Degree students, coming from our partner universities. You can apply for a Double degree programme at the University of Vaasa during your studies at the European University Viadrina in Germany or at the Prague University of Economics and Business in Czechia. This way you will spend the second academic year of your studies here at the University of Vaasa.

Doing a double degree does NOT make the study time longer or require to earn more credits; it allows you to spend one year abroad and to receive 2 bachelor-degrees certificates.

For more information about bachelor level studies in business for Finnish speaking students, please visit the page Kauppatieteiden kandidaattiohjelma (only in Finnish).

Master

After the bachelor programme, you can join the Master in International Business that focuses on Sustainable International Business. With this Master programme, you have the opportunity to earn a double degree from French, German, Czech and Italian Universities.

An open research platform for interdisciplinary research on innovations enabled by new technology

The digital economy is one of the cornerstones of growth and employment as well as an important innovator for the industry, business, services and procedures. The Digital Economy platform of the University of Vaasa is an open research platform for interdisciplinary research on innovations enabled by new technology as well as their impact on individuals, organisations, industry and society. Research objects include AI, machine learning, automation and the impact of digitalisation on ways of working, communicating and building business.

The research platform makes use of the multidisciplinary expertise found at the university along with extensive cooperation with businesses, the public sector, and other research institutes and institutes of higher education.

Research

The Digital Economy is a phenomenon-based, multidisciplinary open research platform focusing its activities on digital technologies and their impacts on businesses, individuals, and organisations. Research within the Digital Economy platform concentrates on the digital transformation in industry and society. Topics include various aspects of data – generating, collecting, transferring, storing, analysing, managing, utilising, protecting, and securing. The platform impact will be realised through extensive research collaboration with other research institutes and universities, businesses, and public sector organisations.

The platform is mainly operating via externally funded research and development projects.

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Research topics and interests in the platform are related, but not limited to, e.g.:

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning in industry and decision making
• Smart Industry       
  • robotised logistics, manufacturing and transport
  • resilient IoT and connectivity (5G and beyond)
  • sustainable automation
• Data analytics in business and FinTech
• Virtualisation
• Development and utilisation of big data, open data
  and cloud services
• MyData – data rights, ownership, ethics and regulation
• Digital crowdsourcing platforms and ecosystems
• Intelligent and robust ICT of power systems and distribution
• Sensing in the built environment, situational awareness and space-based data utilisation

VEBIC is a multidisciplinary research and innovation platform at the University of Vaasa responding to the local, national and global needs of efficient energy business and sustainable development goals. By combining a unique set of resources: top-level researchers, versatile infrastructure, business community know-how, support from international networks and government involvement, VEBIC joins forces with its stakeholders to achieve a broader business and societal impact at all pertinent levels.

Focus areas

VEBIC's work is organised in two interacting research programmes, three research laboratories and one educational laboratory. Research Programme 1 focuses on Future Resilient Energy Systems, whereas Research Programme 2 focuses on Energy Transition Management. VEBIC laboratories enable innovative research and testing activities related to combustion engines, future fuels, and integration of future reliable electrical and energy systems.

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Key functions:

• to engage and connect stakeholders,
• to enforce networks and cooperation in relevant fields in Vaasa, Finland and  the EU area
• to facilitate, coordinate and manage internal and external multidisciplinary R&D and innovations
• to provide academic services that link academia and companies with focus on RDI activities, networking, academic and business support and infrastructure development
• to valorise science

How can I donate?

Three ways to donate: 

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Return the signed deed of donation to the Univeristy of Vaasa, kirjaamo, PL 700, 65101 Vaasa / kirjaamo(a)uwasa.fi

How can I donate?

Bank transfer

You can make your donation to the bank account of the University of Vaasa IBAN FI43 8119 9710 0170 72

In the message field, please write "Donation" and the company name, address and VAT number. As a private person, please write your name and contact information (e.g. email address or phone number) and your social security number. 

Deed of donations

For donations of EUR 850 or more, we kindly ask that you fill in and sign a deed of donation, that you will get from your contact person. 

Return the signed deed of donation to the University of Vaasa, kirjaamo, PL 700, 65101 Vaasa / kirjaamo(a)uwasa.fi

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