Tag: students
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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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Ahoj! KokkoNav from Vaasa wins Second Place at CASSINI Hackathon in Prague
We are thrilled to share that KokkoNav, a team from Vaasa, secured the second place at the Czechia’s CASSINI Hackathon. The competition was held 22-24 November simultaneously across multiple locations in Europe, including Prague, Czech Republic, where KokkoNav took part on-site. Meet Team KokkoNav Members of KokkoNav include Muhammad Safi, Mudassir Usmani, and Hasan Ali,…
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Exploring the Future of Space Technology with Elo
University of Vaasa and Kvarken Space Center were featured in Technology Industries of Finland’s Future Technologies video series, so let’s take a look at the world of space technology, led by Elo Umukoro. Elo visits the premises of the Finnish, Espoo-based space technology company, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, to learn about the types of satellite components…
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EISCAT Radar School 2024 Brought Together Students from Around the World to Kilpisjärvi
The International EISCAT Incoherent Scatter Radar School was organized by UiT The Arctic University of Norway and held from 12–16 August 2024 in Kilpisjärvi, Finland. Students attended the school from institutions in the UK, Norway, Japan, France, Sweden, and Germany. The school covered topics related to incoherent scatter radar measurements, such as introduction to ionospheric physics,…
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High School Students Solved Business Challenges Related to Space Data
Read the article in Finnish or Swedish on Mega Magazine: link ➔ A group of students from Vaasa Lyceum High School (Vaasan lyseon lukio), along with visiting Italian Erasmus+ exchange students, kicked off their entrepreneurship education studies this academic year by participating in a Kvarken Space Startup business camp held on September 3-4, 2024. The…
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EU Space Academy offers free training for entrepreuners
As part of the AURORASPACE project, we are currently mapping space-related educational programs available in the Interreg Aurora area (the northern parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway) to strengthen regional expertise and competitiveness. Many of these courses can already be found on our Education & Research page. We also want to remind startups that they…