Annina Sofia Lattu

Annina Lattu is a Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at the Lise Meitner Research Group “China in the Global System of Science,” led by Dr. Anna L. Ahlers. She holds a PhD in Economics of Education and Educational Administration from the Graduate School of Education at Peking University (PRC), and is finalizing her second doctorate at the Faculty of Management and Business at Tampere University (Finland).
Her dissertation research explored Open Science practices in university–industry collaboration in Finland and China. Her postdoctoral project focuses on the evolving landscape of Open Science in China, contextualized through comparison with Finland.

Annina actively contributes to policy discussions on Open Science in Europe and China, particularly regarding Open Science in university–industry collaboration and national-level developments in China. Her work bridges academic research with science policy and practitioner communities in both regions.

She received the Open Science Promoter Award 2022 from Tampere University. At Peking University, she was awarded the Hailiang Scholarship (海亮奖学⾦) and an outstanding student honor (学习优秀奖) for the academic year 2020-2021.

Annina has a master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from Aalto University’s Creative Sustainability Master’s Programme and bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from Turku School of Economics. As an entrepreneur, she has consulted various projects related to sustainability, fashion, and culture since 2013. From 2016–2018 Annina worked as an analyst and business developer at the Helsinki-based science communication agency Kaskas Media.