People
It’s never done alone – contact us and become part of SGT community! We are always looking for project ideas and enthusiastic mentors with various backgrounds.
SGT Programme
Mentors and experts play a crucial role in the SGT Studio course and in supporting teams at work. During the studio course, each team will have mentors who guide and coach the team during the whole process
Mentors and experts
Veera Pensala
Visiting expert, Senior consultant (Consulting Company ZULU)
Development cooperation, project management, theory of change
Daniel Chrisendo
Visiting expert (University of Cambridge)
Gender equality, food economics, rural development
Anni Hapuoja
Visiting expert (EtMay)
Human-centered design, design thinking, field research methods
Anup Shrestha
Doctoral researcher, Water & Development Research Group
Disaster risk management, flood modelling, risk mapping
Kristjana Aðalgeirsdóttir
Visiting expert (Finnish Red Cross)
Humanitarian construction, emergency responses, cultural sensitivity
Anahita Rashidfarokhi
Visiting mentor, post-doc researcher, University of Helsinki
Resilience, social sustainability, futures studies
Vilja Halme
Co-mentor, teaching assistant
Contact us
- Email: matleena.muhonen@aalto.fi
- Visiting address: Water Building; Tietotie 1 E, 02150 Espoo
- Mailing address: SGT Programme, P.O. BOX 15200, 00076 AALTO FINLAND