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Heikkinen, Anja
anja.heikkinen@uta.fi
Tampereen Yliopisto/ University of Tampere; Department of Education
Home (o): http://www.uta.fi
Home (p): http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/kasvlait/english/staff/heikkinen.php
Professional profile
*Position at work: Professor of Education (esp. lifelong learning and education)
*Professional functions: Chair of Finnish adult education research society (ATS); Member of ESREA steering committee; Convener of EERA network 'Politics and policy analysis of education'; Member of Finnish adult education council; Coordinator of VET and culture research network (http://www.peda.net/veraja/uta/vetculture)
*Areas of expertise: Relations between education, work and politics, culture and history, gender
*Specific research interests: Cross-cultural collaboration in research and studies on education and work, cultural, historical and gender aspects
Relevant professional activity*)
Contact of VET&CULTURE network; Editor of 'Studies in Vocational and Continuing Education/ Studien zur Berufs- und Weiterbildung' (Peter Lang); Project coordinator (CROSSLIFE)

Kekäle, Tauno
tke@uwasa.fi
Vaasan Yliopisto/ University of Vaasa; Faculty of Technology; Department of Production; Industrial Management
Home (o): http://www.uwasa.fi/tuotanto/english/industrial-management/
Home (p): http://www.tuta.fi/NPD_research_group.html
Professional profile
*Position at work: Professor; Head of Department; Vice-Rector of the University
*Professional functions: Evaluator at Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council
*Areas of expertise: Innovation, product development, quality/knowledge management, learning
*Specific research interests: Learning in R&D teams, knowledge management, information flow
Relevant professional activity*)
Editor: 'Journal of Workplace Learning'

Kyrö, Matti
matti.kyro@oph.fi
Opetushallitus/ National Board of Education (Helsinki); Information Services
Home (o): http://www.oph.fi
Professional profile
*Position at work: Counsellor of Education
*Professional functions: Cedefop ReferNet national representative; Eurydice head of unit; OECD INES national representative
*Areas of expertise: International information exchange
*Specific research interests: Use of VET research results in the national policy advising
Relevant professional activity*)
National coordinator of Cedefop ReferNet

Lasonen, Johanna
johanna.lasonen@jyu.fi
Jyväskylän Yliopisto/ University of Jyväskylä; KTL - Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos/ IER - Institute for Educational Research
Home (o): http://ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/english
Home (p): http://ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/english/staff/johanna_lasonen
Professional profile
*Position at work: Senior Researcher; Project Manager; Adjunct Professor
*Professional functions: Board member of EERA Network 2 (VETNET)
*Areas of expertise: Workforce education and training
*Specific research interests: Work-based immigration
Relevant professional activity*)
Co-convenor of VETNET

Stenström, Marja-Leena
marja-leena.stenstrom@ktl.jyu.fi
Jyväskylän Yliopisto/ University of Jyväskylä; KTL - Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos/ IER - Institute for Educational Research
Home (o): http://ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/english
Home (p): http://ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/english/staff/marja-leena_stenstrom
Professional profile
*Position at work: Professor; Head of research group 'Learning, Education and Working Life'
*Professional functions: Member of the VETNET Board in EERA; Member of the Editorial Board of Ammattikasvatuksen aikakauskirja (The Finnish Journal of Vocational Education)
*Areas of expertise: Relationships between education and working life, competences, assessment, transition from school to work, vocational education and training, adult education
*Specific research interests: Research on VET and adult education, competences, skills in enterprises and education
Relevant professional activity*)
Co-convenor of VETNET; Project coordinator (QUAL-PRAXIS)

Tynjälä, Päivi
paivi.tynjala@jyu.fi
Jyväskylän Yliopisto/ University of Jyväskylä; KTL - Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos/ IER - Institute for Educational Research
Home (o): http://ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/english
Home (p): http://ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/english/staff/paivi_tynjala
Professional profile
*Position at work: Professor
*Areas of expertise: Professional learning, development of professional expertise
*Specific research interests: Learning and professional development, work-related learning
Relevant professional activity*)
National contact (Cedefop ReferNet)

*) See explanatory note on Relevant professional activities in Details of the present edition.

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