Professors Kamrul Hossain, Timo Jokela and Tuija Turunen are appointed as the UArctic Chairs for the next five years in Arctic legal research and education, Arctic art, design and culture and Education for social justice and diversity.

UArctic Chairs are highly qualified academics who
serve as academic drivers in a broad area of relevance to the Arctic. They implement
and drive collaborative actions in research and education among UArctic members and
thematic networks and build partnerships with the broader Arctic community.

Professor Timo Jokela is appointed as the UArctic Chair in Arctic
Art, Design and Culture. He is professor of art education and former dean
(2008-2017) of the Faculty of Art and Design, University of Lapland. Jokela is a
leader of UArctic’s Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Art and Design (ASAD)
since 2012. His theoretical academic studies and art-based research focus on
relationship between Arctic cultures, arts and nature. He has been responsible for
several research projects, where participatory new genre Arctic art has been studied
in the contexts of decolonization, revitalization, and cultural and social
sustainability.

Professor Kamrul Hossain is appointed as
the UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education. He is a research professor
and the director of the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM)
at the Arctic Centre and an adjunct professor of public international law at the
University of Lapland. Hossain is also the leader of the UArctic’s Thematic
Network on Arctic Law. His research focus currently lies broadly in international
environmental law and human rights law, particularly concerning the indigenous
peoples’ rights that apply to the Arctic.

Professor
Tuija Turunen is appointed as the UArctic Chair in Education for Social Justice and
Diversity. She is professor of teacher education and holds a position of dean at the
Faculty of Education, University of Lapland. Turunen leads the UArctic and the
UNESCO/UNITWIN networks on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity. Her
current research interests focus on teacher education, indigenous education,
professional development in higher education, educational transitions,
multi-professional work in schools, and preventative school welfare work.

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a cooperative network
of universities, colleges, and other organizations committed to higher education and
research in the North.

More information on UArctic
Chairs here. 

Contact information:

Timo Jokela, Professor
Faculty of Art and Design, University of
Lapland
timo.jokela(at)ulapland.fi

Kamrul
Hossain, Research Professor
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
kamrul.hossain(at)ulapland.fi

Tuija Turunen,
Professor
Faculty of Education, University of Lapland
tuija.turunen(at)ulapland.fi