University of Vaasa

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University of Vaasa

Vaasan yliopisto
Type	Public
Established	1968
Rector	Minna Martikainen
Academic staff	428
Administrative staff	228
Students	5,589
Undergraduates	2,883
Postgraduates	2,410
Doctoral students	296
Address	Wolffintie 32, FIN-65101 Vaasa, Finland , Vaasa , Ostrobothnia , Finland
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	ERASMUS, NORDPLUS
Website	www.uwasa.fi

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]