Education information

Pedagogical education:

- University Pedagogy (basic studies 25 ECTS; subject studies 20 ECTS), University of Helsinki, Finland (2025)

- Teadching through English, University of Helsinki Language Centre, Finland (2017)

- The 420-hour Total Course for Japanese Teaching, ARC ACADEMY Osaka Japanese Language School, Osaka, Japan (1997)

- Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test, Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (1997)

Curriculum vitae

Teaching:

- Japanese 1 (BA1), Japanese 2 (BA2), Japanese 3(BA3) and Advancec Japanese (MA1)

- Project course (translation from Japanese to Finnish)

- Job training and worklife course (teaching assistant)

Grants:

- Grant Program for Japanese Studies Project, Japan Foundation 2023 with Yuki Hata, Sakeology Centre, Niigata University (5813 euro)

- Faculty of Arts Future Development Fund for 2023 with Sara Park

- Tampereen kaupungin tiederahaston toimikunnan apuraha, 2018 (4200 euro).

- Kone Foundation Research Grant 1.2014-6.2017.

- European Association for Japanese Studies PhD Workshop Travel Grant, 2014.

- Finnish Government Scholarship pool CIMO 9.2011-3.2012.

Administration and service to the profession:

- Board Member, Suomen Itämaisen Seura/Finnish Oriental Society, Finland (2020.8-)

- Board Member, Japanin kielen ja kulttuurin opettajain yhdistys (JOY) (2020.11-)

- Board Member, European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) (2021.9-)

- Member, Association of Japanese Language Teachers in Europe (AJE)

- Member, European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)