she joined the oecd programme on international management in higher education imhe in to coordinate and manage the first round of oecd reviews of higher education in regional development which took place in and embraced regions in countries she is leading the second round of reviews in which is reaching out to regions and cityregions in g countries and emerging economies she is the coauthor and editor of the oecd publication higher education and regions globally competitive locally engaged oecd before joining the oecd puukka had experience in higher education and regional development in finland as a national and local government adviser programme manager practitioner and evaluator