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Cloneria Jatileni ([email protected])

I am contributing to international research collaboration through the Future Teacher Education for Sustainable Development (FUTE) project with partner universities in Finland, Namibia, and Tanzania. My work focuses on strengthening teacher education through educational research, curriculum innovation, and the integration of sustainability-oriented and digitally enhanced pedagogies. I analyse cross-national data on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), digital learning, and teacher education, and contribute to peer-reviewed international publications. I am also responsible for developing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to support teacher educators and pre-service teachers in implementing sustainability-focused teaching practices. My research expertise includes mathematics and science education and ICT-enhanced pedagogy, with a focus on improving educational quality in resource-constrained contexts and advancing sustainable education globally.

Eeva Aromaa ([email protected])

I work as a Post Doctoral Researcher in the Neuro impact and innovation research team.  My research interests cover topics such as social processes of research collaboration with private and public sector stakeholders, co-research and patients’ experiental knowledge. My teaching experience focuses on qualitative research methods, innovation culture and innovation management research courses. Before entering the UEF, I worked as a researcher at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and in the international HRD in the steel industry.

Elena Ppali ([email protected])

I have an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences from The University of Manchester, where I also completed my master’s degree in Neuroscience.  I have also completed a Master’s degree in Molecular cell biology with Bioinnovation, at University College Cork.

As part of the UEF-Neuro-Innovation programme (MSCA-COFUND), we are looking into the endolysosomal dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases, focusing on genetic risk variants for Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia. Gaining a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of disease could lead to the development of more accurate diagnostic tools and novel therapeutic avenues, as well as the identification of novel biomarkers for earlier disease diagnosis. This will hopefully contribute towards personalised medicine, tailored to the specific needs and symptoms of patients, improving their quality of life.

Erik Hansen ([email protected])

Prof. Dr. Erik G. Hansen is a Visiting Professor of Innovation Management at the Business School of University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and contributes to the Research Centre for Sustainable Circular Economy (CECE). He is also a Full Professor and Head of the Institute of Integrated Quality Design (IQD) at Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz, Austria and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM), Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany and Cambridge University, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM). His research focuses on managing circular, greentech, and sustainability-oriented innovations at the level of products, product-service systems, and business models, including the supporting role of standards and digitalisation.