Viola Hakkarainen

Viola Hakkarainen serves as a Professor at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany, affiliated with the Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute (SETRI). She is a core member of the Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research Team, which operates under SETRI's framework focusing on sustainability education and communication initiatives.

Her research spans critical domains in sustainability science:

• Sustainability Education methodologies and curriculum development
• Transdisciplinary research approaches integrating diverse knowledge systems
• Environmental communication strategies for societal transformation
• Interdisciplinary sustainability solutions for complex ecological challenges

Professor Hakkarainen's work emphasizes bridging academic research with practical sustainability implementation through collaborative knowledge production. Her institutional role involves developing educational frameworks that connect theoretical sustainability concepts with real-world applications across multiple stakeholder groups.

Professional contact: viola.hakkarainen@leuphana.de | Phone: +49.4131.677-1965 (secretariat)