The Faculty of Education and Culture welcomed its new professors with an inaugural lecture event
Three of the professors who spoke at the event, Zsuzsanna Millei, Hanna Toiviainen and Mari-Pauliina Vainikainen, progressed to their positions through the tenure track. In addition, an inaugural lecture was given by Kirsi Pauliina Kallio, Professor of Environmental Pedagogy. Finland’s first professorship in environmental education was established at Tampere University in 2019 with the support of the City of Tampere.
The inaugural lectures addressed the following topics:
- Kirsi Pauliina Kallio (Professor of Environmental Pedagogy as of 2 March 2020)
The environment as a pedagogical question
Additional information and video lecture
- Zsuzsanna Millei (Professor of Early Childhood Education as of 2 January 2020)
Childhood and nation in everyday life
Additional information and video lecture
- Hanna Toiviainen (Professor of Adult Education as of 1 January 2021)
Adult Learning at Work and in Collaboration
Additional information and video lecture
- Mari-Pauliina Vainikainen (Professor of Education in the area of Teaching and Learning as of 1 April 2021)
Educational equality as a subject of assessment research
Additional information and video lecture
In her opening speech, Dean Päivi Pahta said that professors are in many ways key figures in their community and field, with a special responsibility to develop and renew their discipline and to train new generations of researchers and other experts in the field.
“Inaugural lectures are a centuries-old tradition, but for the past couple of years, we have only had the opportunity to welcome new professors to the scientific community in a small circle, and for a while only digitally online. During the pandemic, even inaugural lectures adopted a new, digital format," Pahta said.
“So today, we are ever more delighted than usual to be able to gather in large numbers to welcome our new professors and hear their views on phenomena and issues in their respective disciplines.”
Congratulations to the new professors!
Photo: Jonne Renvall
