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Academy of Finland in Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium 1992 - 1994. Following allegations of plagiarism, the University of Oulu published an investigation concerning Vilén's master's thesis in 1991. According to the investigation, approximately 50 percent of the text in the thesis is almost identical to other sources without relevant references.
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Mr Vilén has also held numerous confidential posts during his career. Among others he has served as
Chairman for the European Movement in Finland (2003–2007), Chairman for the administrative council of the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd (FINNFUND) (2000–2001, 2003–2007), Chairman for the
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University of Oulu reinvestigated after a tip Vilén's master thesis from 1989 and concluded that part of the thesis were copied from another source without proper citation. Vilén, his thesis supervisor and Faculty board were all reprimanded.
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cooperation, competition and trade policy, consumer affairs and tourism. As
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