M.Sc. (Tech.) Jay Pee Permejo Oña’s doctoral thesis in Process and Energy Technology (Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering) will be put forth for public defence at Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Electrocatalytic conversion of glucose and xylose into value-added chemicals”.

FM Jens Luoto’s doctoral thesis in Cell Biology will be put forth for public defence at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Extracellular vesicles and heat shock factor 2: New perspectives on cancer and physiology”.

M.Sc. (Tech.), M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.) Henry Schwartz’ doctoral thesis in Industrial Management will be put forth for public defence at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Reducing emissions profitably – A study concerning preconditions of business ecosystem change in shipping”.

M.Sc. Freddy Suarez Rodriguez’ doctoral thesis in Cell biology will be put forth for public defence at Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Vascular cells and mechanical signals. A study of the role of Jagged1 in vascular mechanosensing”.

M.Sc. (Eng.) Rui Liu’s doctoral thesis in Chemical Technology (Natural Materials Technology) will be put forth for public defence at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Heterogeneity of Softwood Kraft Lignin: Effects on Fractionation and Nanoparticles Formation”.

M.Soc.Sc. Liselott Sundbäck’s doctoral thesis in Social Policy will be put forth for public defence at The Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Unfolding trust in institutional encounters between forced migrants and street-level bureaucrats in Finland and Sweden”.

M.Soc.Sc. Tanja Kohvakka’s doctoral thesis in Developmental Psychology will be put forth for public defence at The Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “The Inclusion of Minorities and the Sámi People in History Education in Finland”.

Alumni party in Vaasa on Saturday 10 February 2024 We start the party at 16.00 with an excursion to Vasa elektriska. The attendants gott a presentation of the company Vaasa Electric and Margareta Björklund-Sänkiaho, professor of …

Read about the festivities during the year.

All our service points and the Archive Collections  are closed 23.12.2024-6.1.2025. ÅAU/Novia students and staff can access the library with the campus key during self service hours 2-6.2025. Bryggan in Turku is then also open for …

The jubilee publication for Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa 50 years To mark the anniversary, two anniversary publications were published during the year. One book is based on Åbo Akademi University’s academic activities in Vaasa and …

Application period for the next Master’s Degree Programme in International Law and Human Rights (2025–2027) is open between 8 – 22 January 2025 The Master’s Degree Programme in International Law and Human Rights is designed to …

Åbo Akademi University plans to carry out change negotiations due to financial and production reasons, as well as due to reorganisation of operations.

M.A. Karoliina Dahl’s doctoral thesis in Study of Religion will be put forth for public defence at The Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “The Same or Changed Life-views? A Faith Q-Sort Study about Continuity and Change in Finnish University Students’ Life-views”.

M.A. Rosa Salmela’s doctoral thesis in psychology will be put forth for public defence at The Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Finnish as a Second Language: Perspectives on Vocabulary Assessment, Morphological Processing, and Morphological Training”.