Kari Liuhto
Kari Tapani Liuhto (b. 26 December 1967 in Joutseno) is a professor of international business and the Director of the Pan-European Institute and the Centrum Balticum Foundation.[1] Liuhto is also the editor-in-chief of the English-language review called as Baltic Rim Economies and of the Finnish-language Pulloposti column series.[2][3][4][5]
Education[edit]
Kari Liuhto completed his matriculation examination at the Joutsenon lukio in the spring of 1986. After the obligatory military service (course 183 at the Finnish Reserve Officer School), Liuhto began his studies at the Turku School of Economics in the autumn of 1987. At the same time, Liuhto got the right to study at the Kyiv State University, where he studied the Russian philology. In the spring of 1988 Liuhto returned from Kyiv to the Turku School of Economics where he graduated in 1991. Liuhto began his doctoral studies at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom in 1993 where he defended his dissertation three years later, earning his Ph.D.[6] In 2000, Liuhto completed his doctorate in international business at the Turku School of Economics.[7] Liuhto's first doctoral dissertation dealt with the economic transformation in the newly independent Estonia and the second doctorate was on the managerial change in six former Soviet republics.[8]
Academic career[edit]
Kari Liuhto started as an assistant at the Institute for East-West Trade at the Turku School of Economics on 15 March 1991. Liuhto served in numerous academic positions at the Turku School of Economics before starting as a professor at the Lappeenranta University of Technology at the end of 1997.[9] The Lappeenranta University of Technology nominated Liuhto as a full professor in January 2000.[10] Liuhto worked in Lappeenranta through the autumn of 2003 when he was invited to hold a chair in international business at the Turku School of Economics and the post of Director of the Pan-European Institute.[11][12] Since August 2011, Liuhto has also served as part-time director of the Centrum Balticum Foundation, in addition to the tasks mentioned earlier.[13] [14]
Research and teaching work[edit]
Kari Liuhto's research work focuses on the business development in Eastern Europe (especially in Ukraine and Russia), foreign direct investments, and the socio-economic development of the Baltic Sea region. He has published numerous articles on the aforementioned themes.[15][16] Alongside his own research work, Liuhto has directed numerous research projects financed by bodies such as the European Commission, the Academy of Finland, the Prime Minister's Office, and several Finnish government ministries. Liuhto has also been used as an expert by several committees in the Finnish Parliament.[17][18][19] [20]
Awards and honours[edit]
- The Cross of the Finnish Boarder Guard for Outstanding Military Service, May 1987 (Sissiristi)
- Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, December 2007[21]
- Honorary doctorate from the Saint Petersburg State University of Economics (FINEC/UNECON), September 2011[22] - Liuhto gave up this tribute after Russia started massive military campaign against Ukraine in late February 2022.
References[edit]
- ^ "Tuesday's papers: All about Ukraine, Russia -- and Finland". YLE News. YLE. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Pulloposti". Centrum Balticum. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "About". Baltic Rim Economies. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Eurooppasäätiön Eurooppa-palkinto 2015 myönnetty Pan-Eurooppa Instituutille ja Schuman-seuralle". EuroFacts Public Affairs & Communications. EuroFacts. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Prof. Kari Liuhto". BREC Brussels Energy Club Members. Brussels Energy Club. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Liuhto, Kari Tapani (1996). Enlighten: Theses. University of Glasgow (PhD). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Väitös: Venäläiset yritykset eivät selviä matkimalla". Verkkouutiset. Suomen Kansallisverkko Oy. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Director Kari Liuhto". Research Portal University of Turku. University of Turku. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Kari Liuhto: "Half of all Russian foreign investments landed in offshores"". The Ukrainian Week. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Director Kari Liuhto". Research Portal University of Turku. University of Turku. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Kari Liuhto". People. University of Turku. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "OPINTO-OPAS 2003-2004" (PDF). KAUPPATIETEIDEN MAISTERIN TUTKINTO. Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Professor Kari Liuhto to lead Centrum Balticum". Centrum Balticum. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Taloustuntija Centrum Balticumin johtoon". YLE Uutiset. YLE. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Airisniemi, Heli (16 June 1995). "Baltian Chicago ponnistaa jaloilleen Yksityisiä yrityksiä jo lähes satatuhatta, pelurit väistyvät yrittäjien tieltä Kauppa kasvaa vilkkaasti, mutta teollinen tuotanto ei juuri lainkaan". Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ ""On jaksettava neuvotella"". Talouselämä. Alma Media. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Pöytäkirja UaVP 102/2018 vp" (PDF). Parliament of Finland. Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Pöytäkirja TuVP 42/2016 vp" (PDF). Parliament of Finland. Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Eurooppasäätiön Eurooppa-palkinto 2015 myönnetty Pan-Eurooppa Instituutille ja Schuman-seuralle". EuroFacts Public Affairs & Communications. EuroFacts. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Prof. Kari Liuhto". IGI Global. IGI Global Publisher of Timely Knowledge. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Tasavallan presidentin jakamat korkeimmat kunniamerkit". Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "The Inauguration Address on the Occasion of Receiving the Honorary Doctorate at the Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance" (PDF). Electronic Publications of Pan-European Institute. Turku School of Economics. Retrieved 20 May 2021.