Research group

Social Inclusion and Active Citizenship

We are actively engaged in research to promote inclusion. In practice, promoting inclusion means involving service users in the development of activities, rather than just making them objects of action.

These we research and develop

We want to play our part in promoting social inclusion:

  • Preventing exclusion and poverty
  • Increasing belonging to communities and society
  • Supporting intercultural interaction

Our development priorities are:

  • Supporting the employment of the hard-to-employ
  • Integration
  • Digitalisation
  • Communities

Our Experts

  • Tiina Laakso

    Senior Lecturer, Project Manager
    +358 50 598 5950
    tiina.laakso@turkuamk.fi
  • Tiina Suni

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 44 907 2855
    tiina.suni@turkuamk.fi
  • Sirppa Kinos

    Principal Lecturer
    +358 44 907 4967
    sirppa.kinos@turkuamk.fi
  • Ritva Salminiitty

    Senior Advisor
    +358 50 598 5245
    ritva.salminiitty@turkuamk.fi
  • Riina Riihimäki

    Lecturer (Main occupation), Project Manager
    +358 50 475 4726
    riina.riihimaki@turkuamk.fi
  • Päivi Myllymäki

    Senior Lecturer, Communications Advisor
    +358 40 355 0374
    paivi.myllymaki@turkuamk.fi
  • Outi Konsell

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 44 907 5461
    outi.konsell@turkuamk.fi
  • Outi Linnossuo

    Principal Lecturer, Project Manager|Projektityöntekijä \ Project Worker
    +358 40 355 0508
    outi.m.linnossuo@turkuamk.fi
  • Olli Toivonen

    Senior Lecturer, Degree Programme Leader
    +358 40 355 0164
    olli.toivonen@turkuamk.fi
  • Mira Lehti

    Senior Advisor, Senior Lecturer
    +358 40 524 9178
    mira.lehti@turkuamk.fi
  • Marjo Vähäkangas

    Senior Lecturer
    +358 50 307 0098
    marjo.vahakangas@turkuamk.fi
  • Marju Lindholm

    Specialist, Project Manager
    +358 40 355 0172
    marju.lindholm@turkuamk.fi

Degree programmes

Iäkäs henkilö taulujen edessä, selkä kameran suuntaan.

Learning in XR reality teaches and entertains

XR pedagogy combines practice and theory.

Our most important partners are social organisations and companies operating in the area, the City of Turku and the wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland. We also network nationally and internationally with universities, organisations and public actors.

The Turku University of Applied Sciences Project Office offers support and guidance throughout the life cycle of an RDI project. Our project experts have years of experience and strong expertise in national and international funding programmes. We have more than 200 projects running every year, and our RDI activities have received more than €10 million in external funding.