Design and development of smart learning environment for programming education.

Projects

Design and development of a smart learning environment to support computational thinking and programming education using virtual reality technology

Antti Autio is a Ph.D. student in the Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences (DENVI) at the University of Helsinki. He holds a master’s degree in Development Geography and his dissertation research focuses on smallholder farmer’s adaptation to climate change in East Africa from the perspective of political ecology.

I am a doctoral researcher at the UEF Law School. My PhD research focuses specifically on international, transnational, and regional climate change laws and policies, gender based adaptation laws and policies, and socio-economic resilience of rural women. Through my research, I aim to conduct comparative case studies on Bangladesh and the Finnish Arctic. I am employed as the Coordinator for the Center for Climate Change, Environment, and Energy Law (CCEEL) and I am a member of the Climate Change and International Environmental Law research group from CCEEL. My other research interests include climate justice, environmental justice, and human rights.

Jaana Jarva is a senior scientist in environmental geology at the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK). She holds a PhD in geology from the University of Turku, Finland. She is specialized in the fields of environmental and urban geology, geochemistry, land use planning, geological risk assessment and climate change adaptation. She has worked as a project manager in several European research and regional development projects, as well as in national and international research and consulting assignments. She is currently acting as a project manager of four international projects on hydrogeology, climate change adaptation and environmental impact assessment. She holds IPMA Level C certificate.

Projects

Promotion of Capacity and Energy Education Development in the Caribbean Region (PROCEED CARIBBEAN)

CHINA AND EUROPEAN UNION IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: ANALYSIS OF CHANGING ECONOMIC STRUCTURES AND RELATED POLICIES (CHEC)

GREEN ECONOMY TRANSITIONS IN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (GET-LDC)

Higher Education Institutional Cooperation Instrument-Sustainable Climate Change and Energy Education Development

SCALING UP LOW CARBON HOUSEHOLD TECHNOLOGIES IN THE LOWER MEKONG SUB REGION (DIAMOND)

REDEFINING ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY IN THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: ANALYZING INSTITUTIONS AND INITIATIVES IN THE MEKONG REGION (RECLAIM)

WHY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS FAIL OR SUCCEED? DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OFENERGY ASSISTANCE PROJECTS IN CAMBODIA AND LAO PDR (DREAM)

ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL (ENERGY FOR ALL) 2011–2014

FUTURE RESOURCE ECONOMY AND POLICIES IN LAOS TILL THE YEAR 2020 (FREPLA)

ADEQUACY OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION INITIATIVES IN LAOS AND CAMBODIA (COOL)

INTERLINKAGES BETWEEN ENERGY AND LIVELIHOODS - DATA, TRAINING AND SCENARIOSFOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PLANNING IN LAOS (INES)

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (SEED)

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF CAMBODIA AND FINLAND FUTURES RESEARCH CENTRE (ICI-CAMBODIA)

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURES PROJECT BETWEEN FACULTY OF ENGINEERING OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAOS AND FINLAND FUTURES RESEARCH CENTRE

Eveliina Laine is a PhD Researcher in the Doctoral Programme in Law at the University of Eastern Finland. She holds a master's degree in environmental and climate change law and her doctoral research focuses on climate adaptation finance under international and transnational law, with a particular focus on Finland and Tanzania.

MFA: Digitalization and human rights (2019); Ministry of Education: Data protection, privacy and child rights (2018-19); Various publications to the World Bank on climate change mitigation and adaptation (2010-12); LuKe (former RKTL): Consumers' willingness to buy eco-labeled fish (2004) Various articles in HS, Talouselämä and UNICEF blog on corporate responsibility (2015-19)

I have been working in the field of education development and research for a reasonable period of time. gradually I become fascinated in the field of environment, society, and culture. My masters’ thesis at Future Generations University, USA was on water pollution and social change and I have explored the interrelationship of human behaviors and water pollution. I, also involved with some other projects related to water and climate change mentionable are 'Water, Food Security, and Climate Change: Local Knowledge Global Implications,' Bangladesh Sustainable Development Learning project: Saving river Bangshi through community participation and student engagement. Founding member of a community development organization name TREE-Training Research Education for Empowerment My involvement with the research and development projects related to water and climate change guide me to develop PhD research on ‘Culture, climate change, and water conservation: ‘water ecosystems and culture base adaptation practices in Bangladesh

I am a research professor at Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). I have a PhD in production economics and farm management and a title of Docent in Agricultural Economics at the University of Helsinki. My research mainly focuses on the following topics: economics of animal health and welfare; bio-economic modelling of animal production management, animal disease outbreaks and interventions to reduce different types of animal health disorders; adaptation of agriculture to climate change; food safety management; edible insects; competitiveness of animal-based supply chains. I have worked in several national and international projects such as EU-funded projects PROHEALTH, LEAP4FNNSA and ProIntensAfrica, NEAT Erasmus network, GroupHouseNet Cost action, and FoodAfrica research for development programme.

Projects

Improving Food Security in West and East Africa (FoodAfrica I & II)

The overarching aim of my research is to develop new, sustainable forest management practices and policies that can pave the way for energy transition, climate change mitigation and adaptation, without compromising ecosystem services or the implementation of biodiversity targets. I have expertise in dynamic forest carbon cycle modeling, systems analysis, climate impact assessment, ecosystem service and biodiversity modeling as well as in policies related to climate change mitigation and the sustainability of bioenergy.