The University of Vaasa (Finnish: Vaasan yliopisto, Swedish: Vasa universitet) is a multidisciplinary, business-oriented university in Vaasa, Finland. The campus of the university is situated by the Gulf of Bothnia adjacent to downtown Vaasa. The university has evolved from a school of economics founded in 1968 to a university consisting of four different schools: The School of Accounting and Finance, The School of Management, The School of Marketing and Communications and the School of Technology and Innovations. University of Vaasa is one of the largest business universities in Finland. The university has personnel of around 500 which includes a teaching staff of 180 and 54 professors. Around 5000 students are currently studying in various degree programs at the university.[1]
In 1966 the Council of State made the decision to establish a School of Economics and Business Administration in Vaasa, and so Vaasa got its first institution of higher education which the region of Vaasa had worked for since the 1940s. The very next year the first students started their studies; 90 business and 60 correspondence students. The first principal to be chosen for the school was Tryggve Saxén and the first vice principal was Mauri Palomäki, who later would become the longest serving principal the school has seen so far. The lectures were first held in a yard building of Vaasa Commercial College in Raastuvankatu street, but in its second year the school moved into the whole house as the commercial college moved to a new building.[2]
In 1977 the school became a state institution along with all other academic institutions in Finland.
In 1980 education in Humanities (languages) began and so the school became a "School of higher education" (in Finland the term is "Korkeakoulu"). In 1983 studies in the Social Sciences began and in 1990 Technology studies began in connection with Helsinki University of Technology. In 1991 it changed its name to University of Vaasa. In 1992 the school was organised into four faculties; The Humanities, Business Administration, Accounting and Industrial Management, and Social Sciences. In 1994 the university moved into its new premises on Palosaari. The university got the right to award master's degrees in Technology in 2004.[3] In 2010 the university also reorganized its faculties to three, namely Faculty of Business Studies, Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Philosophy which includes previous faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 2018 the university reorganized its structure again. Instead of three faculties, the University of Vaasa has four different schools: the School of Accounting and Finance, the School of Management, the School of Marketing and Communication studies and the School of Technology and Innovations.[4]
Campus
The university can be found in the neighbourhood of Palosaari beside the city's old cotton mill, which also houses part of the university. Each building has its own name, like the main building of "Tervahovi" (English: Pinetar Court) and the governing building of "Luotsi" (English: Pilot). These buildings were finished in 1994 and planned in the spirit of the former county architect Carl Axel Setterberg who planned most of Vaasa's public buildings in 1860. The part of the university placed in the old mill is called "Fabriikki" (English: Factory). There is also the academic library of Tritonia, which the university shares with the other academic institutions in the city, and the laboratory of Technobothnia, which is shared with the city's two universities of applied sciences. The whole campus is near the waterfront and surrounded by park areas. It is sometimes called the most beautiful campus in Finland.
Schools
There are fours schools at the University of Vaasa:[5]
School of Management
Human Resource Management
Public Law
Public Management
Regional Studies
Social and Health Management
Strategic Management
School of Accounting and Finance
Accounting and Finance
Business Law
Economics
School of Marketing and Communications
Communication studies
International Business
Marketing
School of Technology and Innovations
Mathematics and Statistics
Electrical Engineering and Energy Technology
Computer Science
Production
Education and research
The University of Vaasa is a business oriented and multi-disciplinary university. It offers education possibilities on the following levels:[6]
Bachelor's programmes
Master's programmes
Doctoral programmes
Open University
Continuing education
Studies for exchange students
The strategic areas of research are management and change, energy and sustainable development and financing and economic decision making. University of Vaasa has fours schools and three research platforms: Vaasa Energy Business Innovation Centre (VEBIC), Digital Economy and Innovation and Entrepreneurship InnoLab.
Services
Levón Institute - Centre for Continuing Education[7]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources University of Vaasa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The University of Vaasa Finnish Vaasan yliopisto Swedish Vasa universitet is a multidisciplinary business oriented university in Vaasa Finland The campus of the university is situated by the Gulf of Bothnia adjacent to downtown Vaasa The university has evolved from a school of economics founded in 1968 to a university consisting of four different schools The School of Accounting and Finance The School of Management The School of Marketing and Communications and the School of Technology and Innovations University of Vaasa is one of the largest business universities in Finland The university has personnel of around 500 which includes a teaching staff of 180 and 54 professors Around 5000 students are currently studying in various degree programs at the university 1 University of VaasaVaasan yliopistoTypePublicEstablished1968RectorJari KuusistoAcademic staff327Administrative staff184Students5 000Undergraduates4 400Postgraduates400Doctoral students310AddressWolffintie 34 FIN 65101 Vaasa Finland Vaasa Ostrobothnia FinlandCampusUrbanAffiliationsERASMUS NORDPLUSWebsitewww uwasa fiThe academic library Tritonia on a sunny November day in 2010 A modern marble arch in front of the university s main entrance Part of the university is housed in a former cotton mill This part is called Fabriikki Part of the main building called Tervahovi photographed from the university s parking lot The campus area of University of Vaasa is sometimes called the most beautiful campus in Finland The former cotton mill has been extensively rebuilt on the inside to house parts of the university Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Schools 4 Education and research 5 Services 6 Rectors 7 Honorary doctorates 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditIn 1966 the Council of State made the decision to establish a School of Economics and Business Administration in Vaasa and so Vaasa got its first institution of higher education which the region of Vaasa had worked for since the 1940s The very next year the first students started their studies 90 business and 60 correspondence students The first principal to be chosen for the school was Tryggve Saxen and the first vice principal was Mauri Palomaki who later would become the longest serving principal the school has seen so far The lectures were first held in a yard building of Vaasa Commercial College in Raastuvankatu street but in its second year the school moved into the whole house as the commercial college moved to a new building 2 In 1977 the school became a state institution along with all other academic institutions in Finland In 1980 education in Humanities languages began and so the school became a School of higher education in Finland the term is Korkeakoulu In 1983 studies in the Social Sciences began and in 1990 Technology studies began in connection with Helsinki University of Technology In 1991 it changed its name to University of Vaasa In 1992 the school was organised into four faculties The Humanities Business Administration Accounting and Industrial Management and Social Sciences In 1994 the university moved into its new premises on Palosaari The university got the right to award master s degrees in Technology in 2004 3 In 2010 the university also reorganized its faculties to three namely Faculty of Business Studies Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Philosophy which includes previous faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences In 2018 the university reorganized its structure again Instead of three faculties the University of Vaasa has four different schools the School of Accounting and Finance the School of Management the School of Marketing and Communication studies and the School of Technology and Innovations 4 Campus EditThe university can be found in the neighbourhood of Palosaari beside the city s old cotton mill which also houses part of the university Each building has its own name like the main building of Tervahovi English Pinetar Court and the governing building of Luotsi English Pilot These buildings were finished in 1994 and planned in the spirit of the former county architect Carl Axel Setterberg who planned most of Vaasa s public buildings in 1860 The part of the university placed in the old mill is called Fabriikki English Factory There is also the academic library of Tritonia which the university shares with the other academic institutions in the city and the laboratory of Technobothnia which is shared with the city s two universities of applied sciences The whole campus is near the waterfront and surrounded by park areas It is sometimes called the most beautiful campus in Finland Schools EditThere are fours schools at the University of Vaasa 5 School of Management Human Resource Management Public Law Public Management Regional Studies Social and Health Management Strategic Management School of Accounting and Finance Accounting and Finance Business Law Economics School of Marketing and Communications Communication studies International Business Marketing School of Technology and Innovations Mathematics and Statistics Electrical Engineering and Energy Technology Computer Science ProductionEducation and research EditThe University of Vaasa is a business oriented and multi disciplinary university It offers education possibilities on the following levels 6 Bachelor s programmes Master s programmes Doctoral programmes Open University Continuing education Studies for exchange studentsThe strategic areas of research are management and change energy and sustainable development and financing and economic decision making University of Vaasa has fours schools and three research platforms Vaasa Energy Business Innovation Centre VEBIC Digital Economy and Innovation and Entrepreneurship InnoLab Services EditLevon Institute Centre for Continuing Education 7 Linginno Language Centre 8 Tritonia Academic Library Vaasa 9 Technobotnia Research Centre 10 Vaasan Yliopiston Ylioppilaskunta Student Union of Vaasa University 11 University of Vaasa Executive Education 12 Rectors EditTryggve Saxen 1968 1970 Mauri Palomaki 1970 1987 Ilkka Virtanen 1987 1994 Ari Salminen 1994 1998 Matti Jakobsson 1998 2014 Suvi Ronkainen 2015 17 Jari Kuusisto 2015 2017 Acting rector Jari Kuusisto 2017 Honorary doctorates Edit1988 Heribert Picht Jaakko Numminen George Foster Bengt Holmstrom Jaakko Lassila Mauri Palomaki Martti Ulkuniemi1998 Brainard Guy Peters Vappu Taipale Joaquim Arnau Hartwig Kalverkamper Jean Francois Hennart Matti Ilmari Baruch Lev Matti Sundberg2006 Esko Aho Christopher Pollitt Juhani Turunen Pirkko Nuolijarvi Sauli Takala John Vikstrom Chris Brewster Eero Lehti Robert W Scapens Pentti Malaska Dusan Malindzak Heikki Miilumaki2011 Gyorgy Jenei Merrill Swain Paula Risikko Eva Liljeblom Klaus G Grunert Jorma Ollila Jouko Havunen Paul Geladi Pertti Jarvinen Mikko Niinivaara2018 Jan Engberg Leena Niemisto Pervez Ghauri Eric von Hippel Annamaria Lusardi Timo Ritakallio Clare Lavelle Vesa Laisi Sirinnapa Mui SaranwongSee also EditHistory of Finland List of universities in FinlandReferences Edit Facts amp Figures Facts www univaasa fi 2012 01 27 Retrieved 2018 10 28 Katajamaki Hannu 1997 Oman alueensa yliopisto Vaasan yliopiston kolme vuosikymmenta Vaasa University of Vaasa ISBN 951 683 702 6 History History the University of Vaasa 2016 09 12 News University of Vaasa launching a new organizational structure News the University of Vaasa 2018 01 02 Schools University of Vaasa Education www uva fi 2012 01 19 Retrieved 2016 03 17 Levon Institute www uva fi 2012 05 07 Retrieved 2016 09 08 Language Centre Linginno Tritonia Startpage The Tritonia Academic Library Vaasa www tritonia fi Retrieved 2016 09 08 Welcome to Technobothnia Technobothnia www technobothnia fi Retrieved 2016 09 08 Services for students Services for students Student Union of Vaasa University 2016 09 02 https www uvaasaexed fi External links EditOfficial website Research Database of the University of Vaasa Publications Database of the University of Vaasa The Student Housing Foundation in Vaasa Vaasa Consortium of Higher Education Coordinates 63 06 20 N 21 35 34 E 63 10552 N 21 59286 E 63 10552 21 59286 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University of Vaasa amp oldid 1115629166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
