Coffee Hour with Jussi Jauhiainen

Enjoy a free catered lunch, a presentation by Jussi Jauhiainen with the University of Turku, Finland, and conversation with students, staff, and faculty from the Department of Geography, Environment & Society. Lunch will be available starting at 12:30 p.m. and Dr. Jauhiainen will present from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.. RSVP by Monday, October 5 at noon. 

Abstract 

Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and consequently millions of people were forced to flee their homes and Ukraine. The EU invocated in March 2022 Temporary Protection Directive that provides war-fleeing Ukrainians residence permit and right to work and many services. Despite the war continuing, more than two million Ukrainians have returned from abroad to their homeland. This presentation will discuss their migration trajectories and reintegration to the country at war. 

About the Speaker

Jussi S. Jauhiainen is the Government of Finland/David & Nancy Speer Visiting Professor of Finnish Studies at the University of Minnesota. He has been a professor of geography for the past 30 years at several universities in Finland and abroad and is currently Professor at the University of Turku, Finland, and Visiting Professor at the University of Tartu, Estonia, where he also holds an honorary doctorate. His recent research interests include generative AI and migration, alongside various topics in human geography. His forthcoming book, Generative AI for Research and Thesis Work, will be published by MDPI in October 2026. His recent work on migration, From Ukraine to the European Union and Back: Ukrainians’ Return Migration and Reintegration, was published by Routledge in 2026. He currently teaches an undergraduate seminar on sustainability-oriented innovations.