Meet our Team
TEAM
Our Team
Our collaboration began with the Erasmus+ LangWork project, growing out of our shared interests in multilingualism, education, and participation.
We are a diverse group of researchers, educators, artists, facilitators and activists based in Finland and Germany, and we bring together a variety of professional and personal perspectives.
Through PLURI, we are exploring how the principles of European language policy, such as linguistic diversity, plurilingualism, and language rights, can be made more visible and meaningful in everyday life and within educational spaces, families, and communities.
The University of Eastern Finland
The University of Eastern Finland responds to global challenges through a high standard of interdisciplinary research and education. In doing so, we build a responsible and sustainable future. Our strategic research areas include Cultural encounters, mobilities and borders and Diversifying learning and interaction.
Research carried out by the university’s strategically significant Research Communities (RCs) is international and of a high scientific standard, generating interdisciplinary research knowledge and solutions to global challenges. Their research also lays a foundation for the university’s Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral level education.
Koopkultur e.V.
Koopkultur is a Berlin-based non-profit organisation working at the intersection of education, multilingualism, participatory practice, science, art, and community engagement.
Its network brings together individuals from various professional and cultural backgrounds to develop educational programmes that promote participation and interaction.
The team collaborates with schools, universities, libraries, community spaces, and other partners to explore ways in which multilingualism can be integrated into everyday educational practice.
Alicja Fajfer
(Project Coordinator)
Alicja holds a PhD in cultural teacher. She’s been helping language learners find their voice in a new language, first as a teacher and later as a researcher and coach.
Maryna Markova
(process facilitator, artist)
Koopkultur
Olesya Chayka
(Researcher, Educator)
Olesya is an environmental chemist and molecular biologist, educator, working in multilingual and participatory education, with a focus on translanguaging, diversity, science communication, and practical learning formats.
