Members of the Board of the University of Tampere, 2013-2016
Leena Heino
Leena Heino (b. 1971) is a systems specialist with IT Services at the University of Tampere, where she has worked since 1997. Heino is a member of the University Collegiate Body and chairs the University of Tampere Staff Association (TaYHY). She is also the shop steward for the University’s administrative and office workers and a deputy chief shop steward. She is a member of the board of the Association of Finnish University and Research Establishment Staff.
Risto Heiskala
Doctor of Social Sciences Professor Risto Heiskala (b. 1956) is director of the Institute for Advanced Social Research at the University of Tampere. He received his PhD in sociology from the University of Helsinki in 1997. He is currently also director of the research project Knowledge about the Economy in the EU, which is funded by the Academy of Finland, and of the Finnish Doctoral Program of Social Sciences. He was the social science representative in the Publication Forum Project of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies. His research topics include social and cultural theory, the long view of social history and social change, societal steering mechanisms, economic sociology and the relationship of social scientific knowledge to social practice.
Rauno Ihalainen
Doctor of Philosophy Rauno Ihalainen is director of the Pirkanmaa Hospital District and a member of the board for the Social Insurance Institution of Finland and the TTT Theatre. He is chair of the Health and Economy Association, a member of the Finnish Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care, and a member of several expert groups under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. He has been involved in the Taito project on the Kauppi campus, which plans national cooperation in healthcare teaching and learning. His special expertise is in healthcare management, health economics, healthcare processes and quality enhancement, and health service reform.
Seija Ilmakunnas
Doctor of Social Sciences Seija Ilmakunnas is Director of the Labour Institute for Economic Research. She received her Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Tampere and her doctoral degree from the University of Helsinki. She has extensive expertise in economics, labour markets and sectoral research. Formerly director general of the Government Institute for Economic Research, Ilmakunnas has recently researched the pension system and the position of older workers in the labour market.
Veera Kaleva
Veera Kaleva (b. 1986) is a sociology student currently serving as chair of the Student Union of the University of Tampere. Before her appointment as chair, she was a member of the Student Union board, responsible for educational policy and communications. Kaleva has thus had experience with board work and as an employer at the Student Union. Student and university politics have interested her all through her studies, so she has also been active in her student association and the University’s administrative bodies. In addition, she has held positions outside the academic world, e.g. as a personal assistant and as an office secretary.
Pirkko-Liisa Kellokumpu-Lehtinen
Doctor of Medicine and Surgery Pirkko-Liisa Kellokumpu-Lehtinen has worked as Professor of radiology and oncology at the University of Tampere and as chief physician for the Department of Oncology at the Tampere University Hospital since 1990. Since 2002, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen chaired the executive group in cancer prevention in the special responsibility area of the Tampere University Hospital. She is chair of the board of the Foundation of the Finnish Cancer Institute, a member of the board of the Turku PET Centre and of the Cancer Society of Finland, and vice-chair of the Finnish Society for Therapeutic Oncology and Radiology. She has published widely and holds several positions of trust in Finland and internationally.
Johannes Lehtinen
Johannes Lehtinen (b. 1988) is a fourth-year student of international politics and has also studied at the University of Joensuu. He has worked as a research assistant and in investigative journalism in the peace and security research network called SaferGlobe Finland. Lehtinen has been active in student politics at the Collegium, faculty and departmental levels, both in his student organisation and in the Student Union, where his special interest is educational policy. Lehtinen is vice-chair of the Representative Council of the Student Union. With his Board work, he wishes to promote openness and transparency in administration, increase the influence of University staff and students, and encourage critical debate.
Jaana Parviainen
Doctor of Philosophy Jaana Parviainen works as a university researcher for the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Tampere, where she currently directs multidisciplinary research projects funded by the Academy of Finland and TEKES, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. Parviainen received her PhD in Philosophy in 1998. She has worked in teaching and research in several multidisciplinary research projects at different departments of the University of Tampere. Her present research interests in philosophy and cultural studies include five intersecting themes: embodiment, work, economy, mobility and technology. Parviainen has also worked as Professor of philosophy at the University of Tampere (2011) and as a university lecturer at the University of Jyväskylä (2012). She has been a member of the board and in 2011 chair of TATTE, the Tampere University Association of Researchers and Teachers.
Marita Ruohonen
Master of Social Sciences Marita Ruohonen (b. 1952) is Executive Director of the Finnish Association of Mental Health and a graduate of the University of Tampere. Ruohonen is a member of several working groups and boards in the social and healthcare sector, including chair of the National Council for Crime Prevention, a member of the boards of Finland’s Slot Machine Association and the Y-Foundation, vice-chair of the board of the Vates Foundation, vice-chair of the council of SOSTE, the Finnish Society for Social Welfare and Health and vice-chair of the Lähi-Tapiola board of directors. She is also an expert member of the national working group on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Ruohonen is a member of the board and executive committee of Mental Health Europe. She has broad experience in the health and welfare sector and the third sector.
Petri Räsänen
Licentiate of Social Sciences Petri Räsänen (b. 1966) is Director of Innovation and Foresight on the Council of the Tampere Region. He received his academic degrees from the University of Tampere. Räsänen is active in innovation policy, and he was involved in the founding of the Demola and Protomo networks. He has worked as director of and an expert in several private- and public-sector organisations and development projects and is a member of the New Business Committee of the Tampere Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Räsänen is familiar with the new innovation environments and the international networks in which they are developed.
Kai Öistämö
Doctor of Technology Kai Öistämö (b. 1964) is Chief Development Officer for Nokia, responsible for corporate strategy and business development in the leadership team, having been a member of that team since 2005. Öistämö is chairman of the board of Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, and also serves on the board of the Sanoma Corporation. He received his PhD in Technology in signal processing at the Tampere University of Technology.
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