I am an adult educator and work as a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Educational Sciences and Psychology. My research focuses on personnel workplace learning and the basic psychological needs in working life. I have examined workplace learning from a collective perspective, and explored issues such as collective self-determination, as well as leadership in various work contexts. Currently, my research focuses on workplace loneliness and how it develops in relation to workplace learning situations in Finnish microenterprises. My aim is to share insights from my research for the benefit of organizations and society, and to support practical development work within organizations.
Sari Tervonen ([email protected])
eLearning support services (Oppitupa and Oppari)
Providing support services related to the planning, development and implementation of distance, hybrid and online education.
Satu Tuomainen ([email protected])
Docent in the area of field-specific language teaching and learning in higher education
Senior University Lecturer of academic and field-specific English at the Language Centre, Kuopio campus
Language Centre English team leader and supervisor
Research on higher education teaching and learning topics
Teacher of the Year, Kuopio campus 2016
Excellent Teaching Practitioner 2017
Honourary mention for equality and equal opportunities in teaching 2020
Author of “Supporting students through high-quality teaching – inspiring practices for university teachers” (Springer, 2023)
Satu Turkka ([email protected])
eLearning Support service (Oppitupa)
eLearning Support service requests: https://asiointi.uef.fi/
School well-being, learning support and segregation of teachers (KOTOPE)
Seita Vesa ([email protected])
Dr. Seita Vesa is a Professor of Environmental Law, with a focus on sustainability transformation, at the University of Eastern Finland’s Center for Climate Change, Energy, and Environmental Law (CCEEL). At UEF Law School, Professor Vesa serves as the Head of Law School. In addition, they are affiliated as a Principal Researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute’s Climate Solutions Unit (SYKE).
Their research spans international and EU environmental and climate law, covering topics such as the legal frameworks governing the LULUCF and effort sharing sectors, renewable energy, forests and bioenergy, sustainability transitions and transformation, environmental protection, and Arctic environmental law. Their theoretically oriented work examines the capacities of law in sustainability transition and transformation and decarbonization, with particular attention to the development of EU climate law and its intersections with environmental and energy law. A further core focus is the relationship between law and science, including questions of legitimacy.
Professor Vesa is actively involved in research projects and has served, for example, as co-Principal Investigator of the SRC RELIEF project since 2023.
Their teaching focuses primarily on EU environmental and climate law. They supervise both PhD researchers and Master’s students and have extensive experience in developing and managing international Master’s programmes.
Beyond academia, Professor Vesa is actively engaged in expert and advisory roles at the national and international levels. They contribute to policy-relevant and decision-supporting processes through participation in working and steering groups, are regularly appointed to scientific evaluation and expert panels, and provide consultancy in environmental law to public and other institutional actors.
Senni Pykäläinen ([email protected])
As a Head of Education, I help organizations with questions related to developing expertise in diversity, education, and training. I am supported in this work by the knowledgeable team at the Centre for Continuous Learning. Continuous learning and skills development are close to our hearts—feel free to reach out!