Studia Generalia: Roles of law in sustainability transformation

The Sustainability Transformation Doctoral Education Pilot (SusTra) offers open Studia Generalia lectures in autumn 2025. The best experts in the field offer the lecture series, tackling the pressing sustainability challenges we face. These 14 online lectures will provide impactful insights into creating a sustainable life and society across various domains, including work, business, leadership, administration, legislation, social imagination, well-being, and education.
These Studia Generalia lectures are based on an open Sopuli PhD course organised by SusTra Doctoral Education Pilot, a collaboration of 10 universities and Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, www.uef.fi/sustra

• Osallistu luennolle tästä: https://uef.zoom.us/j/64857640310

Mon 29.9. Niko Soininen & Seita Vesa, University of Eastern Finland: Roles of law in sustainability transformation

• Theme of the lecture: Legal systems present a number of barriers and opportunities for sustainability transformation. This lecture explores the EU-Finnish legal system from the perspective of implementing transformation.
• Niko Soininen is professor of environmental law at University of Eastern Finland with a focus on sustainability law and complexity theory.
• Seita Vesa is professor of environmental law at University of Eastern Finland and a research professor at Finnish Environment Institute Climate Solution Unit.
   

Further information

Responsible course leader: Professor Arto O. Salonen, UEF 

Course coordination: Research manager Meri Löyttyniemi, UEF