Meet our Team
TEAM
Our Team
Our first collaboration was the Erasmus+ LangWork project. We are education experts, researchers, artists and activists. Under the PLURI banner, We work together to leverage the achievements of the European language policy
The University of Eastern Finland
The University of Eastern Finland responds to global challenges through a high standard of interdisciplinary research and education. In doing so, we build a responsible and sustainable future. Our strategic research areas include Cultural encounters, mobilities and borders and Diversifying learning and interaction.
Research carried out by the university’s strategically significant Research Communities (RCs) is international and of a high scientific standard, generating interdisciplinary research knowledge and solutions to global challenges. Their research also lays a foundation for the university’s Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral level education.
Alicja Fajfer
(Project Coordinator)
Alicja holds a PhD in cultural teacher. She’s been helping language learners find their voice in a new language, first as a teacher and later as a researcher and coach.
Maryna Markova
(educator, artist)
Maryna leads projects on migration, bicultural identities, and early childhood multilingualism. She co-founded skolla, a platform for rethinking education and creating innovative school projects.
Koopkultur
Olesya Chayka
(Team Leader)
Olesya, an environmental chemist with a PhD in Molecular Biology, founded BubbleScience in 2016 to teach science through art, play, and multilingual workshops.