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Master’s Award in Development Studies 2018 to Michel Rouleau-Dick from Åbo Akademi
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Michel Rouleau-Dick from Åbo Akademi University has been awarded the 2018 Master’s Award in Development Studies, handed out by UniPID and Finnish Society for Development Research. Rouleau-Dick’s thesis in public international law, titled Statelessness, statehood and environmentally-displaced persons: the quest for legal status, received praise from the committee for the importance of its topic and…
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Åbo Akademi University’s centenary year was a success
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Åbo Akademi University’s centenary year was a success During 2018, Åbo Akademi University celebrated its 100th anniversary with the theme ‘Knowledge – past, present and future’. The jubilee year was officially closed at the Toward the Future event arranged on Friday, 14 December in Vaasa, where the baton was passed on to the student union,…
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Ability to code: not a privilege, but a fundamental skill for the future
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Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS) joins the mission to introduce school pupils to computer science We live in a world surrounded by technology. Computers are everywhere, changing every industry on the planet. Everybody must get the opportunity to learn how to create technology. Ability to code is not a privilege, but a fundamental skill…
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The fundamental rights of older people need to be better protected
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The fundamental rights of older people need to be better protected The researchers at the Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University have contributed to the Fundamental Rights Report 2018. Nearly 60% of Europeans consider being old a disadvantage when looking for work. Societies often view older people as burdens. Too often we overlook…
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Åbo Akademi gets nearly 2 million to strengthen the research profiles
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Åbo Akademi gets nearly 2 million to strengthen the research profiles The Academy of Finland has made the decisions on the latest round of PROFI funding, aimed at strengthening the research profiles of Finnish universities. The aim of the funding instrument is to support Finnish universities in further improving their research field portfolios and reinforcing…
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Tapio Salmi new Academy Professor
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Tapio Salmi new Academy Professor The Academy of Finland today decided on funding for ten new posts as Academy Professor for the period 1.1.2019–31.12.2023. The Academy received a total of 193 Academy Professor applications, of which 33 were selected to the second stage. The selections were made based on the results of peer review reports…
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Åbo Akademi part of research project towards smart and green shipping
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Foto: Pixabay/Creative Commons Åbo Akademi part of research project towards smart and green shipping INTENS, a VTT-coordinated Finnish research-industry collaborative consortium, has jointly committed over €13 million in the next three years, with the ardent funding support of €5.6 million from Business Finland, to proactively advancing, promoting and digitalizing Finnish marine industries and beyond, specially…
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Construction of New Multi-purpose Building Begins on Campus in Turku
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Construction of New Multi-purpose Building Begins on Campus in Turku The University Properties of Finland Ltd will build a new multi-purpose building to replace the old Juslenia building at Henrikinkatu in the campus area of Åbo Akademi University and the University of Turku. Media representatives are welcome to the briefing 24 May 2018 at 12pm…
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President of Iceland to make state visit to Finland and Åbo Akademi
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President of Iceland to make state visit to Finland and Åbo Akademi President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and First Lady Eliza Reid will make a state visit to Finland from 14 to 17 May 2018. The visit will be hosted by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö with his spouse, Mrs Jenni…