M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.) Khadijah Kainat’s doctoral thesis in Information Studies will be put forth for public defence at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Navigating New Horizons of Socio-Cultural Transition – Information Seeking Behaviour of Migrant Women in the Context of Integration”.

Perusoikeuksien ja kansainvälisten ihmisoikeussopimusten vaikutus kalastuksen järjestämiseen Ylä-Lapissa (Impact of fundamental and human rights on fishing arrangements in Northern Lapland) The study examines the impact of fundamental and human rights on fishing rights and arrangements in …

M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.), MBA Sazzad Talukder’s doctoral thesis in International Business will be put forth for public defence at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Strategies for coping with language diversity in international small firms: A longitudinal study”.

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”.

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”.

The Strategic Research Council established within the Research Council of Finland has granted substantial funding to several research projects at Åbo Akademi University.

M.Soc.Sc. Hasan Habes’ 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 titled “Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion of Minority Groups Using Structured Democratic Dialogue as a Tool: Examples from Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia”.

M.Soc.Sc. Stephen Phillips’ doctoral thesis in Law will be put forth for public defence at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law at Åbo Akademi University.

Professor Pamela Slotte Russo appointed McDonald Distinguished Senior Fellow The selected researchers come from elite universities in the United States and Europe and will collaborate during the period 2024-2029 at Emory’s Center for the Study of …

M.Soc.Sc. Michel Rouleau-Dick’s doctoral thesis in Law will be put forth for public defence at Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law at Åbo Akademi University. The thesis is entitled “Statehood, statelessness, and continuity in a climate-changed world: A worst-case scenario analysis”. 

Lic.Soc.Sc. Hilda Ruokolainen’s doctoral thesis in Information Studies will be put forth for public defence at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law at Åbo Akademi University.  The thesis is entitled “Misinformation in Encounters: A Qualitative Study of Misinformation as a Social Phenomenon”. 

The new laboratories are part of the ecosystem of nationally important research infrastructures.

Have you been thinking about taking a doctoral degree? Åbo Akademi University has opened for applications for a total of 29 funded doctoral positions, starting on 1 August 2022 at the earliest.

Being respected for who you are already as a child lays the foundation for the individual’s self-perception. This is why our educators need to be equipped with tools that account for cultural and linguistic diversity in …