Tapio Kujala

Doctor of Social Sciences Tapio Kujala is Uniarts Helsinki’s Vice Rector for Education for a term extending from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2029.

The vice rector for education is tasked with managing the development work related to Uniarts Helsinki’s education, learning environments and learning services. Alongside the vice deans for education at Uniarts Helsinki’s three academies, the vice rector is responsible for the results of education and for attaining the goals that are used as funding allocation criteria. 

Kujala served as the president of Tampere University of Applied Sciences in 2021–2024 and as the CEO-rector of Diaconia University of Applied Sciences in 2016–2020. Kujala has also worked as the executive director of the Lifelong Learning Foundation, manager for learning and science at the Finnish Broadcasting Company and the director of the Turku Campus of Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Defending culture and fostering education and knowledge is important for Kujala.