Expert programmes at Turku UAS
Turku UAS hosts two different expert programmes. Our Emeritus programme is aimed at the retired staff members. Turku UAS Fellows is our unique scheme for invited experts that aims to foster and extend our collaboration network.
Emeritus programme by Turku UAS
Our Emeritus programme is intended for our staff after their statutory retirement. Retired staff members are invited to the programme and proposals on the people to be invited are discussed by the Turku UAS Executive Board.
A person participating in the Emeritus programme may continue their activities within Turku UAS for example in RDI activities, as a mentor or as thesis instructor.
List of Turku UAS emeriti
- Risto Grusander, Engineering and Business
- Risto Hyppönen, Arts Academy
- Pentti Häkkinen, Engineering and Business
- Jukka Juvonen, Arts Academy
- Eija Koivisto, Engineering and Business
- Jouko Lehtonen, Engineering and Business
- Renja Leino, Arts Academy
- Liisa-Maria Lilja-Viherlampi, Arts Academy
- Pirjo Oksanen, Engineering and Business
- Eija Saarinen, Arts Academy
- Arja Tulonen, Arts Academy
Turku UAS Fellow programme
The Turku UAS Fellow programme aims to extend our collaboration network both nationally and internationally through invited experts who, for example, participate in our RDI activities or otherwise cooperate with and within Turku UAS in topical fields.
The Turku UAS Fellow programme for invited experts is a first of its kind at Finnish universities of applied sciences. Each invited expert, Turku UAS Fellow, will participate in the scheme for a period of five years, after which the membership may be renewed. The first invited experts started in the Turku UAS Fellow programme in 2016.
List of Turku UAS Fellows
Master School – Leadership Excellence
- Deputy Director Ronald Camp, University of Regina, Canada; comparative management and leadership with focus on team psychological safety and mental health
- Professor Edoardo Favari, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; engineering megaprojects
- Professor Mika Hannula; leadership and management of higher education
- Professor Gilbert Silvius, LOI University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands; ethically and ecologically sustainable project management
Master School – Professional Excellence
- Organizational Specialist Päivi Ovaskainen, TEHY – the Union of Health and Social Care Professionals in Finland; development of social and health care services
- Associate Professor Justyna Siemionow, Institute of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdansk, Poland; psychology, education pedagogy and social inclusion
Engineering and Business – ICT
- Adjunct Professor Esa Alhoniemi; artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Dr Suleiman Ali Khan, Amazon, US; artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Dr Hilal Al-Maqbali, Oman University of Technology and Applied Sciences; eye-tracking technology
- Professor, Dr Eng Evangelos Markopoulos, HULT International Business School, London, United Kingdom; creating new innovative business with the digitalization of industry and businesses
- Dr Lisa McCann, the University of Strathclyde, UK; person-centered digital health research
- Director, New Applications, R&D Ilkka Ritakallio, Teleste; product development in electronics and high frequency technology
- Senior Technology Manager Pekka Talmola, Nokia, Finland
Engineering and Business – chemical industry
- Manager Paavo Paju, Valmet; process and power plant engineering, flue gas scrubbing technologies
- Professor Rudrajeet Pal, Swedish School of Textiles and the University of Gävle, Sweden; sustainable business and textile value chain
Engineering and Business – technology industry
- Professor Andrew McLaren, the University of Strathclyde, UK; development and enhancement of mechanical engineering education
- Professor Antti Salminen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland; laser processing
Health and Well-being – emergency care, health care and midwifery
- Assistant Professor Evanthia Sakellari, University of West Attica, Greece; education, research and innovations in health promotion and mental health promotion
Health and Well-being – rehabilitation, dental care ja diagnostic services
- Luc Vercruysse, Belgium; occupational therapy and occupational science
Health and Well-being – nursing
- Dr Katri Manninen, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden; clinical education ward activity, clinical nursing, transformative learning, nursing education pedagogy and ethics in nursing
Turku UAS Fellow Rudrajeet Pal has been in the ranking of the world’s most cited researchers since 2021. The ranking list was compiled by Stanford University researchers. Rudrajeet Pal is a professor of textile management and represents research in the textile and fashion industry.
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Supporting the growth of the region
Dr. Andrew McLaren is a new addition to Turku University of Applied Sciences’ group of Fellow experts. In his Fellow work McLaren focuses on the development of education in the technology industry.
