
Global Development
Contact persons
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Roseanna Avento
Global Development ManagerDevelopment Services, International Development Service -
Riikka Pellinen
Director for International AffairsDevelopment Services, International Development Service
This is UEF’s cross-disciplinary network of researchers and teaching staff involved in global development, development research, global responsibility and advancing the UN’s Sustainability Development Goals in the Global South. Our operations comprise 40 countries in the Global South.
Projects
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Circular Economy Solutions for Microplastics: Indo-Finnish Scientific Collaboration for Innovation 01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024
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Southern Africa- Finnish Teacher Education Development 01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024
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Finland-Southern Africa Research and Educational collaboration in Toxicology and Pharmacy 01.09.2021 - 31.12.2023
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Finland and Southern Africa Research and Educational Collaboration in Public Health and Nutrition 01.09.2021 - 31.12.2023
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Social Enterprises for Innovations in Environmental Sustainability, Africa & Finland (SES) 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024
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MAKUTANO – Translocal forest owners and environmental collaboration: An action learning process of forest governance transformation in Tanzania 01.01.2019 - 31.12.2023
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Finland-Lagos Recycling Culture Research & Development Project (FLR-CRD) 01.09.2022 - 31.12.2024
Experts by Region
Get to know UEF experts by region via the links below, or scroll through the expert list here.
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Educational sciences, educational technologies and teacher training
Bonface Abima, Doctoral Researcher: learning analytics, group learning, online learning. Countries: Uganda
Mirjam Asilevi, Doctoral Researcher: science education, teacher training. Countries: Namibia
Cloneria Jatileni, Project Researcher: mobile learning, early childhood education, teacher training, ICT for mathematics education. Countries: Namibia, South Africa
Satu Järvinen, Doctoral Researcher: ICT integration in education, vocational education, skills development, teacher training. Countries: Rwanda, Senegal
Boniphace Kanyathare, Postdoctoral Researcher: photonics education and photonics related technologies. Countries: Tanzania
Jarkko Suhonen, Research Manager: computing education, design science research, educational technology, ICT for development. Countries: Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa
Environment, biological sciences, forest sciences and natural resource governance
Roseanna Avento, Global Development Manager: environmental impact assessment, wildlife and nature conservation. Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa
Frank Berninger, Professor: forest ecosystems, forest restoration, forest-water nexus, climate change. Countries: Ghana
Denis Dobrynin, Early Stage Researcher: environmental and natural resource governance, environmental and natural resource conflicts, environmental collaboration, landscape approaches. Countries: Tanzania, Uganda
Antti Erkkilä, Senior Researcher: agroforestry, environmental collaboration, forest fires, traditional ecological knowledge. Countries: Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, Morocco
Sirpa Jääskeläinen, Senior Researcher: inorganic, analytical and organometallic chemistry, waste water treatment. Countries: Ghana
Boniphace Kanyathare, Postdoctoral Researcher: photonics education and photonics related technologies. Countries: Tanzania
Raine Kortet, Professor: fisheries and aquaculture development, aquatic sciences, development of teaching in fisheries and aquaculture. Countries: Zimbabwe
Irmeli Mustalahti, Professor: environmental and natural resources governance. Countries: Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Cameroon
Jenni Mölkänen, Postdoctoral Researcher: climate crisis, biodiversity, environment, farmers, community. Countries: Madagascar
Ari Pappinen, Professor: forest health management, biodiversity management, sustainable use of natural resources. Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Namibia
Anu Valtonen, Senior Researcher: biodiversity, restoration, edible insects. Countries: Uganda
Law and policy
Rahma Hersi, Doctoral Researcher: women empowerment, gender, financial inclusion, Islamic finance. Countries: Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Nigeria
Rosemary Mwanza, Doctoral Researcher: environmental law and governance, business, human rights. Countries: Kenya
Katja Weckström: commercial law, regulation, innovation law and policy, food law and policy. Countries: Kenya, South Africa
Cultural encounters, social sciences, mobilities and borders
Janet Anand, Professor: social work education, social work and crisis preparedness, climate change, social sustainability, migration, integration. Countries: Namibia, South Africa
Natalie Joubert, Doctoral Researcher: family migration, social work, community service. Countries: Namibia, South Africa
Jenni Mölkänen, Postdoctoral Researcher: climate crisis, biodiversity, environment, farmers, community, religious change, christian churches. Countries: Madagascar
Public health and food & nutrition security
Roseanna Avento, Global Development Manager: food safety and security, school meals development, food innovations, indigenous foods, indigenous knowledge. Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, Ghana
Suchetana De Storvik, Research Coordinator: food safety, clinical nutrition. Countries: South Africa
Jussi Kauhanen, Professor: public health, epidemiology, social inequalities in health. Countries: Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa
Arja Lyytinen, Senior University Lecturer, Adjunct Professor: public health nutrition, school meals programmes, development of nutrition, health promotion, public health teaching. Countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa
Annika Männikkö, International Coordinator: internationalisation in public health programmes, development of school meals programmes, development of public health teaching. Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa
Behnam Tajik, Postdoctoral Researcher: nutrition and diet, cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes , public health education development. Countries: South Africa
Medical and nursing sciences, pharmacy and toxicology
Suchetana De Storvik, Research Coordinator: chemical risk assessment, biomedical ethics, research ethics. Countries: South Africa
Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Professor: health sciences, nursing, midwifery, genomics informed nursing, women’s and family health, pain. Countries: Ghana
Jaana Rysä, Professor: toxicology, chemical risk assessment, bioclourants, toxicology education development. Countries: South Africa
Business studies, entrepreneurship and innovation
Dmitry Zimin, Project Researcher: business and investment promotion, local economic development. Countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania
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Cultural encounters, social sciences, mobilities and borders
Janet Anand, Professor: social work education, social work and crisis preparedness, climate change, social sustainability, migration, integration. Countries: Jordan, Lebanon
Educational sciences, educational technologies and teacher training
Satu Järvinen, Doctoral Researcher: ICT integration in education, vocational education, skills development, teacher training. Countries: Iraq
Public health and food & nutrition security
Roseanna Avento, Global Development Manager: food safety and security, food innovations, indigenous foods, indigenous knowledge. Countries: Lebanon
Jussi Kauhanen, Professor: public health, epidemiology, social inequalities in health. Countries: Palestine, Iran, Syria
Behnam Tajik, Postdoctoral Researcher: nutrition and diet, mental health in children and adolescents. Countries: Iran
Law and Policy
Rahma Hersi, Doctoral Researcher: women empowerment, gender, financial inclusion, Islamic finance. Countries: Bahrain
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Cultural encounters, social sciences, mobilities and borders
Enkhjargal Batbaatar, Postdoctoral Researcher: migration. Countries: Mongolia
Paul Fryer, University Lecturer: ethnic minorities, borders and migration in Russia and Eurasia. Countries: Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
Jeremy Smith, Professor: break-up of the Soviet Union and the organization of Eurasia. Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova
Firuz Suleymanov, Doctoral Researcher: water, conflicts, borders, international law, security, human geography. Countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia
Joni Virkkunen, Research Manager: borders, migration, socio-economics.
Environment, biological sciences, forest sciences and natural resource governance
Roseanna Avento, Global Development Manager: fisheries and aquaculture, climate change, development of teaching in fisheries and aquaculture. Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Mongolia
Antti Erkkilä, Senior Researcher: agroforestry, environmental collaboration, forest fires, traditional ecological knowledge. Countries: Kazakhstan
Harri Kokko, Researcher: plant biotechnology, food safety. Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
Raine Kortet, Professor: fisheries and aquaculture development, aquatic sciences, development of teaching in fisheries and aquaculture. Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Blas Mola, Associate Professor: forest management. Countries: Kazakhstan, Mongolia
Jonne Naarala, Professor: climate change, radiation, environmental safety. Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Elina Oksanen, Professor: biodiversity, climate change, biology, plant protection, food security. Countries: Mongolia
Ari Pappinen, Professor: forest health management, biodiversity management, sustainable use of natural resources. Countries: Kazakhstan
Rauno Sairinen, Professor: environmental and natural resources governance, sustainability of mining, sustainability transition and social impact assessment. Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Public health and food & nutrition security
Roseanna Avento, Global Development Manager: food safety and security, school meals development. Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Mongolia
Enkhjargal Batbaatar, Postdoctoral Researcher: quality of life, patient satisfaction. Countries: Mongolia
Javkhlanbayar Dorjdagva, University Lecturer: health inequality, health care inequality, catastrophic health expenditure, universal health coverage, sustainable development goals, public health policy. Countries: Mongolia
Sohaib Khan, University Lecturer: Social epidemiology, public health in humanitarian crises. Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Jussi Kauhanen, Professor: public health, epidemiology, social inequalities in health. Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Georgia
Arja Lyytinen, Senior University Lecturer, Adjunct Professor: public health nutrition, school meals programmes, development of nutrition, health promotion, public health teaching. Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Georgia
Tiina Laatikainen, Professor: implementation research on prevention and management of non-communicable diseases. Countries: Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
Annika Männikkö, International Coordinator: internationalisation in public health programmes, development of school meals programmes, development of public health teaching. Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Georgia
Law and policy
Yulia Yamineva: climate and environmental law, governance. Countries: Tajikistan, Kazakhstan
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Educational sciences, educational technologies and teacher training
Jingoo Kang, Assistant Professor: science education, environmetal education, gender equity, educational policy. Countries: South Korea
Cultural encounters, social sciences, mobilities and borders
Janet Anand, Professor: social work education, social work and crisis preparedness, climate change, social sustainability, migration, integration. Countries: India, Bangladesh, Malaysia
Ghanshyam Bishwakarma, Early Stage Researcher: sociology. Countries: Nepal
Natalie Joubert, Doctoral Researcher: family migration, social work, community service. Countries: India
Barnali Sarkar, Postdocoral Researcher: migration, environmental disasters, human-animal spatial identities, identity, human geography. Countries: India
Law and policy
Rahma Hersi, Doctoral Researcher: women empowerment, gender, financial inclusion, Islamic finance. Countries: Malaysia, Pakistan
Raihanatul Jannat: climate change law, climate change adaptation, gender-responsive adaptation. Countries: Bangladesh
Katja Weckström: commercial law, regulation, innovation law and policy, food law and policy. Countries: Vietnam
Yulia Yamineva: climate and environmental law, governance. Countries: Indonesia
Environment, biological sciences, forest sciences and natural resource governance
Roseanna Avento, Global Development Manager: fisheries and aquaculture development, community forest development, cooperative management, gender equality and women empowerment, community entrepreneurship. Countries: Nepal
Victor Carrasco Navarro, Project Researcher: aquatic ecotoxicology, environmental chemistry, microplastics, circular economy. Countries: India
Denis Dobrynin, Early Stage Researcher: environmental and natural resource governance, environmental and natural resource conflicts, environmental collaboration, landscape approaches. Countries: Bhutan
Antti Erkkilä, Senior Researcher: agroforestry, environmental collaboration, forest fires, traditional ecological knowledge. Countries: Cambodia, Bhutan.
Shahidul Mallick, Doctoral Researcher: climate change, water conservation. Countries: Bangladesh
Irmeli Mustalahti, Professor: environmental and natural resources governance. Countries: Indonesia, Bhutan
Ari Pappinen, Professor: forest health management, biodiversity management, sustainable use of natural resources. Countries: Myanmar, Nepal
Medical and nursing sciences, pharmacy and toxicology
Anndra Parviainen, Early Stage Researcher: nursing education, genomics, precision health, precision medicine, health promotion. Countries: Philippines
Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Professor: health sciences, nursing, midwifery, genomics informed nursing, women’s and family health, pain. Countries: Philippines
Public health and food & nutrition security
Jussi Kauhanen, Professor: public health, epidemiology, social inequalities in health. Countries: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Business studies, entrepreneurship and innovation
Roseanna Avento, Global Development Manager: cooperative management, gender equality and women empowerment, community entrepreneurship. Countries: Nepal
Subhanjan Sengupta, Postdoctoral Researcher: entrepreneurship, business modelling, sustainability, circular economy. Countries: India
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Environment, biological sciences, forest sciences and natural resource governance
Frank Berninger, Professor: forest ecosystems, forest restoration, forest-water nexus, climate change. Countries: Brazil, Colombia
Antti Erkkilä, Senior Researcher: agroforestry, environmental collaboration, forest fires, traditional ecological knowledge. Countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
Raine Kortet, Professor: fisheries and aquaculture development, aquatic sciences, development of teaching in fisheries and aquaculture. Countries: Ecuador
Hanna Laako, Senior Researcher: conservation politics, forests, border and borderlands, Mesoamerica and the Maya Forest. Countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize
Blas Mola, Associate Professor: forest management. Countries: Brazil, Chile
Isabel Muñoz Hidalgo, Coordinator: sustainable forest bioeconomy, forest and energy policies, corporate responsibility and social safeguards. Countries: Chile, Uruguay
Irmeli Mustalahti, Professor: environmental and natural resources governance. Countries: Mexico, Belize, Colombia, Bolivia
Cultural encounters, social sciences, mobilities and borders
Hanna Laako, Senior Researcher: conservation politics, forests, border and borderlands, Mesoamerica, international relations, decolonization. Countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize
Public health and food & nutrition security
Roseanna Avento, Global Development Manager: food safety and security, food innovations, indigenous foods, indigenous knowledge. Countries: Peru
Jussi Kauhanen, Professor: public health, epidemiology, social inequalities in health. Countries: Argentina, Colombia
Medical and nursing sciences, pharmacy and toxicology
Jaana Rysä, Professor: toxicology, chemical risk assessment, bioclourants, toxicology education development. Countries: Brazil
Contact persons
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Roseanna Avento
Global Development ManagerDevelopment Services, International Development Service -
Riikka Pellinen
Director for International AffairsDevelopment Services, International Development Service
Experts
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Janet Carter Anand
ProfessorDepartment of Social Sciences, Social Work -
Mirjam Ndaimehafo Asilevi
Researcher -
Roseanna Avento
Global Development ManagerDevelopment Services, International Development Service -
Enkhjargal Batbaatar
Postdoctoral ResearcherFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Department of Social Sciences -
Frank Berninger
ProfessorFaculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences -
Victor Carrasco Navarro
Project Researcher -
Suchetana De Storvik
Postdoctoral ResearcherSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition -
Denis Dobrynin
Project ResearcherDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Environmental Policy -
Javkhlanbayar Dorjdagva
University LecturerSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition -
Anndra Parviainen
Project ResearcherFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science -
Antti Erkkilä
Project ResearcherFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Department of Geographical and Historical Studies -
Paul Fryer
University LecturerFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Department of Geographical and Historical Studies -
Rahma Hersi
Doctoral ResearcherFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Law School -
Raihanatul Jannat
Project ResearcherFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Law School -
Cloneria Nyambali Jatileni
Doctoral ResearcherPhilosophical Faculty, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education -
Natalie Joubert
Doctoral Researcher -
Sirpa Jääskeläinen
Senior ResearcherFaculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Department of Chemistry -
Jin Kang
Assistant ProfessorPhilosophical Faculty, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education -
Boniphace Kanyathare
Postdoctoral ResearcherFaculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Department of Physics and Mathematics -
Jussi Kauhanen
ProfessorSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition -
Sohaib Khan
University LecturerSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition -
Harri Kokko
ResearcherFaculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences -
Raine Kortet
ProfessorFaculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences -
Hanna Laako
Senior ResearcherFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Department of Geographical and Historical Studies -
Tiina Laatikainen
ProfessorSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition -
Arja Lyytinen
Senior University LecturerSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition -
Blas Mola
Associate ProfessorFaculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, School of Forest Sciences -
Isabel Muñoz Hidalgo
University Teacher -
Irmeli Mustalahti
ProfessorDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Environmental Policy -
Annika Männikkö
CoordinatorSchool of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition -
Jenni Mölkänen
Postdoctoral Researcher -
Jonne Naarala
ProfessorFaculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences -
Elina Oksanen
ProfessorFaculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences -
Ari Pappinen
ProfessorFaculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, School of Forest Sciences -
Jaana Rysä
ProfessorFaculty of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy -
Rauno Sairinen
ProfessorDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Environmental Policy -
Subhanjan Sengupta
Postdoctoral ResearcherFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Business School -
Jeremy Smith
ProfessorFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Karelian Institute -
Jarkko Suhonen
Staff ScientistFaculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, School of Computing -
Behnam Tajik
Ph.D. -
Anu Valtonen
Senior Researcher -
Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen
ProfessorFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science -
Joni Virkkunen
Research ManagerFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Karelian Institute -
Katja Weckström
ProfessorFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Law School -
Yulia Yamineva
Senior ResearcherFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Law School -
Dmitry Zimin
Project ResearcherFaculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Karelian Institute