Kirsti Lonka, PhD (psychology) is Professor of Educational Psychology at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland and Director of Research Group of Educational Psychology since 2005. She is also Academic Director of EdTech start up incubator Helsinki Education Hub (HEH) in collaboration with University of Helsinki and City of Helsinki (2024-2026). Kirsti is an award-winning university teacher and a founding member of Teachers’ Academy of University of Helsinki since 2013 and their first President (2013-2014). She is a professor member of Helsinki University Collegium.