
Sanna Ryökkynen
Sanna Ryökkynen is an experienced vocational education and training (VET) professional with over 20 years in education. Her visions, ambitions and mindset have been developed by seeing the VET field from different perspectives: as a teacher, a manager, a researcher, a developer and an innovator. Currently, she is a principal research scientist at Häme University of Applied Sciences, School of Professional Teacher Education and Edu Research Unit. Sanna has also worked in various editorial roles, editing, writing, reviewing and leading discussions on key topics in VET. She is passionate about advancing inclusive and innovative practices in VET – cultivating and enhancing new collective imagination in education. Education is not about arriving at a destination but about seeing the world from a different point of view.