ResilienceTalks seminar with Prof. Pigga Keskitalo - Capacity Sharing Approaches in the Arctic: Community Engagement and Knowledge Co-Creation

Frontiers of Arctic and Global Resilience (FRONT) and the Resilience Academy of Oulu (RAO) are happy to announce that the ResilienceTalks seminar series continues in October with an interesting talk from Prof. Pigga Keskitalo, University of Lapland.

Welcome to listen to her keynote and participate in discussion on 16 October 2025, 2 PM - 4 PM, at the Library's Maisemasali (3rd floor), University of Oulu, Linnanmaa campus.
Coffee and snacks will be served. Please register by Oct 15.
Register and learn more about the event here:
https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/resiliencetalks-seminar-prof-pigga-keskitalo-capacity-sharing-approaches-arctic-community-engagement

Title of the talk
Capacity Sharing Approaches in the Arctic: Community Engagement and Knowledge Co-Creation

Abstract
This lecture explores how capacity sharing can strengthen resilience and sustainability in the Arctic through collaboration between communities, policymakers, and researchers. Drawing on examples from recent projects such as CAP-SHARE, the talk highlights the role of community engagement, Indigenous knowledge, and knowledge co-creation in addressing biodiversity, climate, and educational challenges. The lecture also reflects on how these approaches can inspire more inclusive and resilient futures in the Arctic and beyond.

Pigga Keskitalo is Professor of Education, specifically in Arctic perspectives in education at the University of Lapland, Finland, and Docent in Multicultural Education at the University of Helsinki. She is Professor II at the Sámi allaskuvla. Her expertise lies in Arctic education, Sámi education, and Indigenous pedagogies, with a special focus on decolonial and responsive approaches in teaching. She currently leads several international and national projects, including LINCOSY (Academy of Finland) on linguistically responsive teaching and LOHKANLIHKKU (Interreg Aurora) on Sámi language teaching and digital gamification solution creation, and is a partner in CAP-SHARE (Interreg NPA) on biodiversity and climate resilience and REBOUND (SRC) on green transition and intergenerational justice. Her research emphasizes community engagement, capacity sharing, and knowledge co-creation in education.