The University of Vaasa is publicly funded state research university in Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland. It has four faculties: Business Studies, Humanities, Public Administration and Technology. The university has 425 personnel from which teaching staff 180 and professors 44. Around 5000 students are currently studying in various degree programs at the university. Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Founded 1606 Province Western Finland Region Ostrobothnia Sub-region Vaasa Area - Of which land - Rank 397 km² 183 km² ranked 345th Population - Population density - Rank 57,266 311,2 inh. ... Ostrobothnia, Österbotten (literally East (of) Bottom / the Gulf of Bothnia) or Pohjanmaa (literally Bottom land / soil / ground), is a historical province to the north in Finland. ...

A modern marble arch in front of the universitys 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 universitys parking lot.

The former cotton mill that nowadays houses parts of Vaasa University was founded in 1856 by A.A.Levón. In the background is Tritonia, the academic library of Vaasa shared by all the citys academic institutions.

The campus area of Vaasa University is sometimes called the most beautiful campus in Finland.

The former cotton mill has been extensivly rebuilt on the inside to house parts of the university.

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1068x1402, 68 KB) Summary The marble arch in front of the Univeristy of Vaasa has the text Vaasan Yliopisto, which is the universitys name in Finnish. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1068x1402, 68 KB) Summary The marble arch in front of the Univeristy of Vaasa has the text Vaasan Yliopisto, which is the universitys name in Finnish. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 411 KB) Summary Part of the University of Vaasa is housed in a former cotton mill in Palosaari. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 411 KB) Summary Part of the University of Vaasa is housed in a former cotton mill in Palosaari. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (750x1526, 83 KB) Summary Photo of Vaasa University taken from the parking lot. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (750x1526, 83 KB) Summary Photo of Vaasa University taken from the parking lot. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1054x1504, 101 KB) Summary The statue depicts A.A. Levón, the founder of the former cotton mill that now houses parts of Vaasa Univesrity. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1054x1504, 101 KB) Summary The statue depicts A.A. Levón, the founder of the former cotton mill that now houses parts of Vaasa Univesrity. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1252x952, 55 KB) Summary Part of Vaasa universitys campus area. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1252x952, 55 KB) Summary Part of Vaasa universitys campus area. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1522x1176, 113 KB) Summary The former cotton mill in Vaasa was founded in 1856 and was in use until 1979. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1522x1176, 113 KB) Summary The former cotton mill in Vaasa was founded in 1856 and was in use until 1979. ...

Degrees and Major Subjects

Faculty of Business Studies

• B.Sc., M.Sc. and postgraduate degrees in Economics and Business Administration
  • Business Law
  • Economics
  • Management and Organization
  • Marketing
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Programme of International Business
  • International Program in Finance

Faculty of Humanities

• B.A., M.A. and postgraduate degrees in Philosophy
  • English
  • Modern Finnish
  • Swedish and Scandinavian Languages
  • German Language and Literature
  • Communication Studies
  • Multimedia Systems and Technical Communication

Faculty of Public Administration

• B.Sc., M.Sc. and postgraduate degrees of Administrative Sciences
  • Public Administration (Comparative Public Management, European Civil Servants)
  • Public Law (Comparative Programme of Public Law)
  • Social and Health Administration
  • European Civil Servants
  • Regional Studies

Faculty of Technology

• M.Sc. and postgraduate degrees in Technology
  • Automation Technology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Telecommunications Engineering
• B.Sc., M.Sc. and postgraduate degrees in Economics and Business Administration
  • Computer Science
  • Industrial Management
  • Multimedia Systems and Technical Communication

Key Ares of Research

Faculty of Business Studies

• Business Finance and Financial Markets, Financial Statement Analysis, Management Accounting
• Consumer Behaviour, Product Research and Development
• Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Economic Growth and Profitability of SMEs
• International Economics and European Integration, Internationalization of SMEs
• Legalities of Trade with Eastern Europe and CIS, Data Communications Law

Faculty of Humanities

• Culture and Literature, Intercultural Communication
• Language for Special Purposes (LSP)
• Multilingualism (Language Immersion), Translation
• Multimedia Systems and Technical Communication

Faculty of Public Administration

• Comparative Public Policy
• Public Management, Evaluation
• The Welfare State and the Profitability of Public Services

Faculty of Technology

• Dynamic Mathematical Modelling
• Energy Technology and Economics
• New Information Processing Methods

History

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 1940's. 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. The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states, and especially in republics. ...

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 "Scool of higher education" (in Finland the term is "Korkeakoulu". In order to be called a University, or "Yliopisto", in Finland at least four faculties are needed). In 1983 studies in the Social Sciences began and in 1990 Technology studies began in connection with Helsinki University of Technology. In 1992 the school was organised into four faculties; The Humanities, Business Administration, Accounting and Industrial Management, and Social Sciences, so that it could finally officially be labelled a University. In 1994 the school moved into its new premises on Palosaari. The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... The social sciences are groups of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. ... Auditorium of the main building. ...

Campus

The university can be found in the neighbourhood of Palosaari beside the citys old cotton mill, which also houses part of the university. Each building has its own name, like the main building of "Tervahovi" (En: Pinetar Court) and the governing building of "Luotsi" (En: Pilot). These buildings were finished in 1994 and planned in the spirit of the former county architect Carl Axel Setterberg who planned most of Vaasas public buildings in 1860. The part of the university placed in the old mill is called "Fabriikki" (En: 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 Technobotnia. The whole campus is near the water-front and surronded by park areas. It is sometimes callled the most beautiful campus in Finland. Carl Axel Setterberg (1812-1871) was an architect from Sweden. ...

Services

• Bothnia Congress - Service for Congress Organizers
• Levón Institute - Centre for Continuing Education and Research
• SMARU - Strategic Management Accounting Research Unit
• Tritonia - Academic Library, Vaasa
• VaasaEMG - Nordic Centre for Expertise in Energy and Utilities Marketing
• Vaasan Yliopiston Ylioppilaskunta - Student Union of Vaasa University

See also

• History of Finland
• List of universities in Finland

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External links

• University of Vaasa
• Research Database of University of Vaasa
• The Student Housing Foundation in Vaasa
• Vaasa Consortium of Higher Education