Martin Ubani

Martin Ubani is a Professor of Religious Education at the University of Eastern Finland's School of Theology, part of the Philosophical Faculty. His work focuses on religious education in multicultural contexts, teacher training, and spiritual education. He has authored/co-authored numerous books and articles, including the edited volume *Contextualising dialogue, secularisation and pluralism. Religion in Finnish public education* (2019). Ubani serves on key Finnish educational committees such as the Evaluation Council of the Finnish Education and Evaluation Centre (2022–2026) and the Higher Education Evaluation Committee. He co-edits *Nordidactica* journal and has been a visiting researcher at the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem since 2016. His research explores religion's role in public education, interfaith dialogue, and worldview literacy, with recent work addressing Finland's evolving religious education policies and pedagogical practices.

Key publications include studies on religious literacy, teacher perceptions of 21st-century learning skills, and military chaplaincy in Finland. Ubani's interdisciplinary work bridges theology, education policy, and sociocultural analysis, emphasizing inclusive and pluralistic approaches to religious education in diverse societies.