About us


Saija Hollmén
Academic lead
Professor of Practice in Humanitarian Architecture
Architect, D.Sc. (Arch)
Expert in humanitarian architecture, cultural locality, interdisciplinary research and education
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Hani Tarabichi
Strategy Lead
Doctoral Researcher, MA (Econ)
Expert in institutional change, social innovation, experimental spaces and business modeling
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Taru Niskanen
Faculty member
Doctoral Researcher
Architect, M.Sc. (Arch), M.Sc. (Chemistry)
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Matleena Muhonen
Faculty member
Landscape Architect
M.Sc.
Expert in multicultural and interdisciplinary education, global development and land use planning
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Our expertise in layers
Our expert and experienced faculty members from different fields apply the new pedagogical methods in a transformative learning environment to build and bridge capacities needed to work in the fields of humanitarian architecture, emergency response and sustainable development. The nexus of expertise and approaches our faculty members bring to the WiT Programme can be seen from the illustration below.
