Visiting researcher (a sample) and participating in projects

University of Stockholm . The Royal Library 18-29.5. 1987. Archive studies Funding: Kulturfonden för Sverige och Finland.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University , Ottawa , Canada . July 1989 — August 1990. Funding: The Finnish Academy, The Ministery of Education and the Foundation of Åbo Akademi University.

The Department of Education, University of Gothenburg , 25.2-8.3 1991. Funding: Nordplus.

TEPT-project: Teacher Education Project in Tanzania, Morogoro , Tanzania:
Leader of the academic degree project (Bachelor and Master of Education), accredited by Åbo Akademi University

Planning of the project: 31. 12. 1994-18.1. 1995.
Entrance examination, teaching, seminars: 9-27. 9. 1995.
Teaching, seminars, supervision: 2-22.5. 1996.
Teaching, seminars, supervision: 2-22.1 1997.
Teaching, seminars, supervision, final examination and graduation of 16 Bachelors' of Education, Entrance examination of new Bachelor students: 13.8-1.9. 1997;
Teaching, seminars, supervision: 1-20.10. 1998.
Teaching, seminars, supervision: 10-22.8. 1999.
Teaching, seminars, supervision, graduation of 16 Bachelors' of Education 16.2.-1.3. 2000.
Teaching, seminars, supervision, Master of Education students: 30.12. 2000-16.1. 2001.
Teaching, seminars, supervision, Master of Education students: 11-21. 8. 2001.
Teaching, seminars, supervision, Master of Education students: 19-29.1. 2002.
Teaching, seminars, supervision, Master of Education students: 1-17.8. 2002.
Concluding meeting, graduation of 19 Masters of Education: 15-24.11. 2002.
Teaching, seminars, supervision, Master of Education students: 1-13.1. 2004.
Teaching, seminars, supervision, Master of Education students: 6-17.8. 2004.
Teaching, seminars, supervision, Master of Education students: 7-17.1 2005
Teaching, seminars, supervision, Master of Education students: 5-16.8. 2005
Seminar, graduation, supervision of doctoral students 29.11-9.12. 2005
Funding The Finnish Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Åbo Akademi University and the City of Vasa.

Doctoral program in the third world: The case of Tanzania 2007-2009.

Chair of the group planning a three year doctoral program for students in Tanzania. Funding from the Ministry of Education, Finland 2007-2009. 12 students selected (80.000/year).
Conducting doctoral seminars, course in Philosophy of Education, and research methods for Åbo Akademi students in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam 2-13.1. 2007.
Conducting doctoral seminars, course in Philosophy of Education, and research methods for Åbo Akademi students in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam 2-12. 1. 2008
Conducting doctoral seminars for Åbo Akademi students in Tanzania Bagamoyo, 2-17. 1. 2009; 6-25. 2. 2010.
Conducting the course Creating and shaping the thesis 2007-2010.
Conducting doctoral seminars for Åbo Akademi students in Tanzania Dar es Salaam, 2-17. 1. 2012; Lecture at Iringa University College

Seminar for doctoral students, Högskolan i Kristianstad 12-13.3. 2006, Funding from Åbo Akademi University (Jubileumsfonden)

Invited speaker to a research seminar about Teacher Education in Nordic countries, University of Umeå , 29-30.5. 2006.

Several short visits at Finnish and foreign Universities.