{"id":1062,"date":"2025-09-22T15:57:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/sustra\/sopuli-course\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:51:55","slug":"sopuli-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/sustra\/sopuli-course\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Basics for Sustainability Transformations -course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the Basics for Sustainability Transformations, top experts in the field offer a series of 14 lectures that dive into demanding sustainability challenges. From the online lectures, you\u2019ll get interesting and inspiring insights into creating a sustainable life and society. The lectures cover various areas of society, such as work, business, leadership, governance, legislation, social imagination, well-being, and education. In addition to the lectures, the course includes an essay assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The English-language online lectures were part of the Sustainability Transformation Doctoral Pilot\u2019s Sopuli course in the fall of 2025. Ten universities and the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) were involved in delivering the lecture series. The lectures can also be freely watched individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Completing the course for master\u00b4s and doctoral students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Completing the course &#8217;Basics for Sustainability Transformations&#8217; helps in finding and positioning your researcher identity as part of sustainability transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LINK TO THE COURSE PAGE:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/opas.peppi.uef.fi\/en\/course\/YY00FA41\/143556?period=2025-2026\"><strong>YY00FA41 Basics of Sustainability Transformations | Opinto-opas 2025-2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The course can be found also from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kestavyysopinnot.fi\/?lang=en\">Sustainability Studies Network<\/a>, courses by UEF: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kestavyysopinnot.fi\/courses\/university-of-eastern-finland\/?lang=en\">University of Eastern Finland &#8211; Sustainability Studies Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basics for Sustainability Transformations &#8211; open online lectures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uef.fi\/en\/article\/sustainability-transformations-by-the-best-experts-an-open-lecture-series-and-doctoral-course-in-the\">These online lectures <\/a>were held in zoom during autumn 2025, being open to anyone interested in the topics. The language for the lectures is English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The lecture recordings, with subtitles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8.9.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lut.fi\/en\/profiles\/jarkko-levanen\"><em>Jarkko Lev\u00e4nen<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em>LUT University:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=00968d22-becb-4482-8303-b35200df6108\"><strong>What is sustainability science<\/strong><\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11.9.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utu.fi\/en\/people\/ilari-saaksjarvi\"><em>Ilari S\u00e4\u00e4ksj\u00e4rvi<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em>University of Turku:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=e9e03967-a084-4f26-938e-b35500eaa75e\"><strong>Biodiversity as a basis of life on Earth<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15.9.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oulu.fi\/en\/researchers\/jouni-j-k-jaakkola\"><em>Jouni Jaakkola<\/em><\/a>, University of Oulu: <a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=833baa14-6a49-4974-991c-b35900df723c\"><strong>What is planetary health?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> 18.9.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/en\/people\/minna-halme\"><em>Minna Halme<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em>&nbsp;Aalto University: <a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=37a64e7a-5c8c-43c4-a51e-b35c00e5ffef\"><strong>Sustainability in business in the context of societal sustainability transformation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>22.9.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/en\/people\/leena-aarikka-stenroos\"><em>Leena Aarikka-Stenroos<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em>&nbsp;Tampere University: <a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=b5d3c602-a643-4b5b-b154-b36000e25d1a\"><strong>From linear to circular economy: Circular, low carbon business perspective<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25.9.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/teemu.koskimaki\/\"><em>Teemu Koskim\u00e4ki<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em>University of Eastern Finland: &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=d2e1428c-c7f8-4b56-92f5-b36300e00e2a\"><strong>Ecological economics: Sustainable development within just planetary boundaries<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>29.9.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/niko.soininen\/\"><em>Niko Soininen<\/em><\/a>,&nbsp;University of Eastern Finland:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=f756dbe4-446b-46a9-9f4e-b36700eac50a\"><strong>Roles of law in sustainability transformation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20.10.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jyu.fi\/en\/people\/hannu-heikkinen\"><em>Hannu L.T. Heikkinen<\/em><\/a>,&nbsp;University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4: <a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=9e13e55e-6e6e-436b-a6ae-b37c00dae456\"><strong>Education for sustainability transformation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>23.10.25 Lecture will be held on Monday 24.11.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6.11.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utu.fi\/en\/people\/katriina-siivonen\"><em>Katriina Siivonen<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em>University of Turku:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=6661bdc8-d4bd-43a9-a541-b38d00f09833\"><strong>Cultural sustainability transformation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10.11.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.helsinki.fi\/en\/persons\/reetta-toivanen\"><em>Reetta Toivanen<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em>&nbsp;University of Helsinki:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=56e918ee-ac62-4c1f-8cc7-b39100ed0f03\"><strong>Indigenous perspectives to sustainability sciences<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13.11.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/irmeli.mustalahti\/\"><em>Irmeli<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Mustalahti<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em>University of Eastern Finland:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=6b90a4cd-63f2-493f-bf16-b39400ee4075\"><strong>Environmental collaboration in sustainability transformation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17.11.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.ulapland.fi\/en\/persons\/maria-huhmarniemi\"><em>Maria Huhmarniemi<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em>&nbsp;University of Lapland:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=42d8e749-eccc-4d8d-a71c-b39800ec06b3\"><strong>Action research for sustainable culture<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20.11.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.syke.fi\/en\/experts\/riikka-paloniemi\"><em>Riikka Paloniemi<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em>Finnish Environment Institute (Syke): <a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=5d6408bb-5f2c-44d9-bef6-b39b00f84def\"><strong>Just transformation and citizens\u2019 behavioral change in society<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>24.11.25&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.ulapland.fi\/en\/persons\/ilkka-ratinen\"><em>Ilkka Ratinen<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em>University of Lapland:<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uef.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=59fee374-90e8-4741-a518-b39f00f99938\">Competency-based sustainability transformations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Course registration is ongoing. You can complete the course independently at your own pace from September 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Course evaluation:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uefconnect.uef.fi\/en\/anne.airaksinen\/\">Anne Airaksinen &#8211; UEFConnect<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SusTra Research Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you a doctoral researcher or a post-doc with a focus on sustainability transformations or related themes? Join the SusTra Research Community by filling out a short&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/gCe09ueHFc\">application form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Basics for Sustainability Transformations, top experts in the field offer a series of 14 lectures that dive into demanding sustainability challenges. From the online lectures, you\u2019ll get interesting and inspiring insights into creating a sustainable life and society. 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