The chair of foundations of education has a long-lasting cooperation and partnership with the University of Oulu, Faculty of Education. Our IMPEQ program was inspired by the work of Prof. em. Rauni R?s?nen. We are now working together with Prof. Elina Lehtom?ki, in the Faculty of Education. There are working groups on "Values, ideologies and Social Contexts of Edcuation". Prof. Dr. Annette Scheunpflug and Prof. Dr. Elina Lehtomaki were among the founding memberg of ANGEL.

Annette Scheunpflug was awarded an honorary doctorate of the University of Oulu in 2022.