Maarit Fränti
Vice-president, education, research and development

Contact Persons by Laurea’s focus areas in research and development

Service Innovation and Design
Vesa Taatila, Special Advisor

Expertise in nursing and coping at home
Tuija Hirvikoski, Director

Security and social responsibility
Minna Mattila, Special Advisor

Student entrepreneurship
Antti Vettenranta, Director of Business

Laurea r&d team, Internal Services

Ari Poikola, Director

Hilkka Heinonen, Director

Harri Haapaniemi, Research Officer

Sirpa Louhemäki, Planner

Innovation Services

Antti Vettenranta, Director

Laurea’s Research, Development and Innovation activities are actualised in Laurea units. Each unit has specialised profile     

Laurea Hyvinkää, Stimulating Health, Business and Wellbeing            

Laurea Kerava, Customer Focused Services

Laurea Leppävaara, Service Innovation and Design

Laurea Lohja, Innovative Partnership

Laurea Otaniemi, Empowering People and Companies

Laurea Porvoo, Creating Wellbeing

Laurea Tikkurila, Promoting Wellbeing