Research Team
Project Directors
Anu Realo
ERA Chair Holder
Research Professor of Sustainable Future Studies
School of Educational Sciences
Kai Pata
PI of the project
Professor of Adult Education and Non-Formal Learning
School of Educational Sciences
Project Coordinator
Researchers
Katrin Männik
Research Fellow on Sustainable Education, Head of the Cluster KEKO
School of Educational Sciences
Terje Väljataga
Associate Professor in New Learning Environments and Technologies
School of Educational Sciences
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee serves as the working management body for the project. It is composed of the Principal Investigator (PI), the ERA Chair Holder, and representatives from each participating school. The Steering Committee meets every six months to coordinate project activities. The Chair of the Steering Committee is Professor Kai Pata.
Members of the Steering Committee
Kai Pata (Chair)
Professor of Adult Education and Non-Formal Learning
School of Educational Sciences
Extended Steering Committee
The role of the Extended Steering Committee is to advise, foster collaboration opportunities, and coordinate activities that support the SustainERA capacity-building efforts in teaching, doctoral schools, research, and communication and outreach initiatives planned at the University.
In addition to the members of the Steering Committee, the Extended Steering Committee includes key representatives from the Senior Management and other relevant offices and institutes at Tallinn University. The Chair of the Extended Steering Committee is Professor Kai Pata.
Additional Members of the Extended Steering Committee
Advisory Board
The role of the Advisory Board includes:
- Providing supervisory and monitoring functions.
- Advising the ERA Chair Holder and the Steering Committee during the team hiring stage, particularly in the project’s first year.
- Participating in discussions during the three project evaluation stages (after Year 1, Year 3, and Year 5) to review evaluation results, suggest mitigation measures, and advise on sustainability plans.
- Offering expertise as needed, including facilitating access to researchers and networks, collaborating on new research initiatives, and participating in dissemination events such as roundtables, workshops, and the final conference.
Members of the Advisory Board
Sanna Ahvenharju
Senior Research Fellow
Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC)
University of Turku
Kristi Klaas
Deputy Secretary General
Estonian Ministry of Climate
Karsten Krüger
Project Manager
Democrat: Education for Democracy
University of Barcelona
Lauri Peterson
Research Fellow
University of Eastern Finland University of Uppsala
Anna-Greta Tsahkna
Chief Executive Officer
Timbeter OÜ
Andero Uusberg
Professor of Affective Psychology
University of Tartu
Mikk Vainik
Policy Expert
PhD Candidate
The Green Tiger Foundation
Tallinn University of Technology