Summer School 2026: Sustainability, Temporalities and Futures

Anne Arvonen

4 May – 22 June 2026
Online & at the University of Turku, Finland

Summer School and Futures Conference 2026 address the critical theme of the sustainability transformation – a fundamental shift that will renew societal and economic systems and practices while enhancing human agency, well-being, and quality of life. Both highlight the importance of temporality, asking what intergenerational decision-making within planetary boundaries means in practice.

Summer School structure:

1. Online lectures and exercises, Tuesdays at 15:00–18:00 (EET, UTC/GMT+2)

  • 12 May: Professor İdil Gaziulusoy: “Creative, critical and speculative methods in futuring”
  • 19 May: Senior University Lecturer Katriina Siivonen: “Cultural sustainability transformation”
  • 26 May: Professor Petri Tapio: “Futures research and sustainability”
  • 2 June: Associate Professor Geci Karuri-Sebina: ”Intersections between people, place, time and technological change”

2. Onsite participation in the international Futures Conference 2026: “Sustainability, Temporalities and Futures” on 9–10 June at the University of Turku, Finland.

Course requirements for Master’s students (5 ECTS):

  • Preliminary readings and preparation for the online lectures
  • Active participation during the online lectures and exercises
  • Participation in the conference
  • Academic learning diary

Registration and course fee:

Summer School fee is 30€. The fee is due within the registration. Register by 28 April at latest. Note that the seats are limited to 50 students. Link to the registration form

Further information from the Finland Futures Academy: tva@utu.fi