Global Development

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

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

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

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

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

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

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