Pasi Sahlberg

Pasi Sahlberg (born October 26, 1959, in Oulu ) is a Finnish education expert, author and professor at the University of Melbourne in Australia.^[1][2] Previously, Sahlberg has worked as a professor of practice at Harvard University^[3] at the World Bank, and as the director of the Centre for International Mobility (CIMO) in Finland. His work Finnish Lessons: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland?^[4] won the Grawemeyer Award in 2013.^[5][6][7]

Pasi Sahlberg
Pasi Sahlberg at the Global HR Forum in 2018
Born	(1959-10-26) October 26, 1959 (age 65) Oulu, Finland
Alma mater	University of Helsinki University of Oulu University of Jyväskylä (PhD)
Awards	Grawemeyer Award (2013)
Scientific career
Fields	Educational change School improvement Education policy
Institutions	University of New South Wales Harvard University
Thesis	Who would help a teacher – post-modern perspective on change in teaching in light of one school improvement project ProQuest 304330676  (1996)
Website	pasisahlberg.com

Education

Sahlberg is a graduate of University of Helsinki and the University of Oulu.^[when?] He received his PhD from the University of Jyväskylä in 1996 with a thesis titled Who would help a teacher – post-modern perspective on change in teaching in light of one school improvement project.^[8]

Career

Sahlberg taught mathematics and information technology for eight years in middle school and high school. His research investigates issues in educational reform, school improvement and education policy.^{[1][9][10][11]}