Kirsi Knuuttila

In Jamk, I work in various development and expert roles as a project manager and specialist. In recent years, my tasks have been intertwined in various ways with circular economy and sustainability. Previously, I worked more with bioeconomy and renewable energy. My educational background includes a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering, EU expertise training, and project management certification (IPMA).

Over the years, I have been involved in many regional, national, and international projects. For example, I have had the opportunity to meet researchers, teachers, and leaders from top bioeconomy universities in Uzbekistan, discuss Uzbekistan's bioeconomy, and see various bioeconomy production chains in practice.

I represent JAMK in several networks, such as the resource wisdom network of the city of Jyväskylä, the environmental education network of Central Finland, the environmental responsibility network of Central Finland companies, and the Finnish UAS joint working group to promote sustainability and responsibility in RDI activities of universities of applied sciences. I am particularly enthusiastic about my work in Jamk's sustainable development working group, where I currently serve as the chair.
My educational tasks are related to circular economy and sustainability, including several months lasting continuing education trainings and small-scale teaching tasks in Master and Bachalor degree programmes.