University of Jyväskylä

Website: https://www.jyu.fi/en/frontpage

Of all universities in the world, the University of Jyväskylä (JYU) is among the top 3% and represents the best of the world in several of its disciplines. JYU’s vision is to be a global leader in the study of learning, well-being and basic natural phenomena, reshaping competence to build a sustainable society. The host of the CCUS ZEN project is the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy of JYU under its strategic research areas of Sustainable Societies. Energy social science is one of the strongest areas of research and education in the department. The Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy is one of Finland's leading units in social sciences. The strengths of the department include high-quality research, a good international reputation, active participation in public discussion, supportive and student-friendly environment.  

The Principal Investigator from JYU is Dr Farid Karimi, a senior lecturer in social sciences. JYU participates in WP2, WP3 and WP5. The main role of JYU is to lead sub-task 2.1, which is mapping social and political issues concerning CCUS.