Impdet, University of Eastern Finland

The doctoral dissertation of IMPDET student, Hilma Aludhilu, entitled Enhancing Software Quality Assurance in a Startup Ecosystem Through Training: A Design Science Approach will be examined at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology.

Date and time: June 23, 2026, 12:00 EEST (UTC+3)

Location: M100, Metria, Joensuu campus and online

The opponent will be Professor Mauro Pezzè, University of Lugano, and the custos will be University Lecturer, Docent Ilkka Jormanainen, University of Eastern Finland. Language of the public defence is English.

News release: https://www.uef.fi/en/article/doctoral-defence-of-hilma-aludhilu-msc-2362026-enhancing-software-quality-assurance-in-a-startup-0

Dissertation: https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/38045

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The doctoral dissertation of IMPDET student, Madina Hamisi Juma, M.A.Ed., entitled Mobile Prototype for Supporting Financial Management Among Women’s Informal Saving Groups in Tanzania: A Design Scienc Research Study will be examined at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Joensuu campus.

Date and time: June 11, 2026, 12:00 EEST (UTC+3)

Location: M100, Metria, Joensuu campus and online

The opponent will be Professor Caroline Wamala Larsson, Stockholm University, Sweden, and the custos will be Staff Scientist Jarkko Suhonen, University of Eastern Finland. Language of the public defence is English.

News release: https://www.uef.fi/en/article/doctoral-defence-of-madina-hamisi-juma-maed-1162026-mobile-prototype-for-supporting-financial

Dissertation: https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/37914

The next Future Technologies research seminar will be held Thursday, June 4, starting at 11:15 Finnish time (UTC+3).

The programme of the seminar is available at:https://sites.uef.fi/edtech/2026/05/19/future-technologies-research-seminar-june-4-2026/

IMPDET together with UEF DIGS research community is organising edTech Research Day event in March. The programme of the event consists of presentations by educational technology experts:

- Prof. Kinshuk, University of North Texas
- Prof. Matti Tedre, University of Eastern Finland
- Doctoral Researcher Martti Havukainen, University of Eastern Finland
- Dr. Ilkka Jormanainen, University of Eastern Finland

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The first Future Technologies Research Seminar in year 2026 will be held Tuesday, January 27 starting at 10:15 Finnish time (UTC+2).

The programme of the seminar can be found here: https://sites.uef.fi/edtech/2025/12/22/future-technologies-research-seminar-january-27-2026/

Please note that the language of the first presentation will be Finnish.

Future Technologies Research Seminar, January 27, 2026 - Technologies for Learning and Development You are warmly invited to the Future Technologies research seminar on Tuesday, January 27 starting at 10:15 EET (UTC+2). 10:15 – 10:45, Eija Hartikainen, Doctoral Researcher, School of Computing, UEF Title: Advancing Monitoring and Evaluation in Robotic Process Automation: Business-Driven Requirem...