The main fields of study and research at the University of Vaasa are business economics, social science, languages and culture, and technology. The geographical position and Nordic innovativeness of Finland have brought various nuances into academic education and research. Besides Nordic economics one speciality typical of the University of Vaasa is its familiarity and contacts with the economic region of the East. Another field of expertise is the comparative study of the structures of the Nordic welfare state from an international point of view. Scandinavian language and Scandinavian culture can be most effectively studied in their natural bilingual environment. The University of Vaasa in cooperation with Umeå University provides an excellent milieu for the study of Scandinavian languages and Scandinavian culture. the new domains of information technology and communication studies have been combined in a manner that admits of practical application.



The University of Vaasa offers the following study programmes in English:

Business Studies



• Scandinavian Business Studies

  
  

• Doing Business in Eastern Europe

  
  

• International Programme in Finance
  
  
  

  Information Technology and Communication Studies

  
  

• Multimedia Authoring System
  
  
  

  Social Sciences

  
  

• Comparative Administration and Public Management (CAPM) - programme

Languages courses

More information about the courses can be found in the Handbook for Foreign Students (made by Lukasz, Rysiek and Gosia at Vaasa University in year 1996)