Category: event
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Building connections in the Nordic–Baltic space event in Stockholm
The Nordic & Baltic ESA BIC Startup Event 2026 will take place on 15–16 April in Stockholm. The event brings together space startups, ecosystem actors and partners from the Nordics (Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark) and the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) for two days of discussions, pitches and networking. Rather than being just a…
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Want to be part of Winter Satellite Workshop’s conference program? Submit an abstract!
The largest New Space event in the Nordics, the Winter Satellite Workshop, will return this coming January to Espoo, Finland. In October – scientists, engineers, and students – have the opportunity to influence the WSW 2026 conference program by submitting an abstract for a presentation or an A1 sized poster. Possible topics include: Abstracts should…
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Students launched rockets to the skies in the CanSat Competition
The annual CanSat competition was held for the fourth time in Vaasa from March 27 to March 30, 2025, bringing together 11 teams from across Finland and Estonia. Participants came from Espoo, Kokkola, Oulu, Pyhäjoki, Tampere, Hämeenlinna, Järvenpää, Helsinki, Lahti, Vaasa, and Tallinn. The participants, aged 14–19, were lower and upper secondary school students competing…
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Kvarken Space Center’s Workshop at Wasa Future Festival – Space Data Opens New Business Opportunities
On Wednesday, August 7th, people gathered at the Wasa Future Festival to hear and discuss how space data could be utilized in business. The Space Business Learning Café highlighted the growing importance of space data in the business world and encouraged participants to make use of the opportunities brought by this development to foster new…
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Vaasa’s Unicore Team takes 1st place in EUNICE Imagine Innovation Cup 2024
Mahmoud Elsanhoury, Eldrige de Melo, and Mikko Punnala competed against eight teams on the business competition held July 11-12 On July 12, 2024, the Unicore team from University of Vaasa emerged victorious in EUNICE Imagine Innovation Cup. Their innovative solution, which enhances navigation accuracy in logistics, aerial mobility, and marine navigation via a Low Earth Orbit…
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An Open Lecture of AI and EO for Sustainability Monitoring
EU Interreg AuroraSpace presents an online lecture on Monday 20.5.2024, 13:20-14:20 (EEST i.e. Finnish time) Professor Kevin Tansey, University of Leicester “AI and EO for Sustainability Monitoring” Abstract: Interfaces and relationships between Earth Observation (EO) data and computer science / machine learning (ML) has existed for more than 25 years. However, with the quite unbelievable…
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The Space Projects Were Showcased at EnergyWeek
As for Vaasa University’s space projects, EnergyWeek commenced on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, even though the event itself began on Monday. Project managers and researchers from the Digital Economy research platform were present at Vaasa University’s booth on Tuesday morning, sharing information about various projects related to space data and technology. The atmosphere in the…
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Kvarken Space Center and AuroraSpace participated in the WSW2024
A group of representatives from Kvarken Space Center and AuroraSpace project participated in the Winter Satellite Workshop held in Espoo, Finland at the end of January. The workshop, organized yearly by Aalto University, brings together experts, researchers, students, and representatives from companies and finance sectors to discuss the latest developments in space technology, remote sensing,…
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It’s time for the Winter Satellite Workshop again!
It’s time for the Winter Satellite Workshop again! The Kvarken Space Center, which AuroraSpace is part of, will be participating in the Winter Satellite Workshop 2024 from January 17 to 19 in Espoo, Finland.
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Winning synergy: A team with members of University of Vaasa snag the ‘Best Tech Solution’ award at the Hanken Quantum Hackathon
The recently concluded Hanken Quantum Hackathon, organized by Hanken’s Quantum Lab and Ultrahack in Helsinki from October 24th to 26th, aimed to discover new and innovative solutions on how to use quantum computing in a sustainable manner in the finance industry.