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New Fulbright–Hanken Distinguished Chair
Fulbright Center Grantees 2015–2016
Supporting the International Change Makers
vol. 25 nro 1 (61) kevät/spring 2015
"On the journey with Friends of Fulbright Finland…"
fulbright center news
“Our World of Partnerships”
Passion and Professionalism
From the
Executive Director
There would be no Finnish-American Fulbright
program today, if it weren’t for partnerships. The
program began from the partnership between the
two governments, which continues as its bedrock.
During the past decade, however, the program
has gone through a major transformation, and the
partnerships and collaboration have grown far and
beyond the governmental ones. Today the FinnishAmerican program is among the largest in Europe
with 89 grantees this year. This growth is thanks
to the nearly 30 long-term partnership agreements
that we have with higher education institutions,
foundations, and organizations on both sides of the
Atlantic. Today, in essence, the government allocations help fund the Center’s infrastructure, while
the partnerships help fund the grants. The collaborative agreements have allowed the Finnish
program to grow despite the challenging trends of
global economy and public funding for higher education and exchanges in both of our countries. And
the Center intends to grow further (p. 22).
The Fulbright Center’s newest partnership agreement was signed recently with Hanken, the Swedishlanguage business university in Finland, creating the
Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business
and Economics (p. 4). The Fulbright program in
Finland now prides itself with four Distinguished
Chairs.
In the United States, we are so pleased to announce
the Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Enrichment
Award, funded entirely from an endowment created by alumni donations. This new grant was
announced in May at our Friends of Fulbright Finland
alumni event at the USS Constitution Museum in
Boston (p. 20). We are privileged to have the event’s
keynote speaker, our distinguished alumnus Dr.
Bengt Holmström, Paul A. Samuelson Professor of
Economics at MIT in the United States, and Member
of the Aalto University Board in Finland, as the
invited columnist of this issue (p. 2).
To further underline the importance we place
on partnerships and collaboration, the Fulbright
Center is pleased to introduce its Internationalization
Services (p. 10). With its Speaker Program, national
seminars, U.S. Study Tours, dialogues and roundtable
series, the Center strives to help Finnish and U.S.
institutions create linkages and develop long-term
cooperation, tackle existing obstacles in transatlantic mobility, and support the internationalization of
education and research in Finland.
Enjoy “Partnerships” in this Spring 2015 issue of the
Fulbright Center News!
Terhi Mölsä
Exchanges, networks and innovation are integrally connected.
Seeing that something is possible and it can be done has a great
value and significant impact.
International scholarly exchanges
such as ASLA-Fulbright offer this
very opportunity. Exchanges open
up a window to benchmark from
best practices and to see with one’s
own eyes how things are done by
others. This is important for the
sake of both knowledge as well as
motivation.
A common misconception about
innovation is that it somehow
comes from within. In reality, all
innovation begins with imitation.
You first need to go out to see how
others do things, learn from them
as much as possible, and then you
go back and adapt what you have
learnt to your own special circumstances, and then you do it all better. That is how innovations come
about. One of the fundamental
values of international exchanges
is that, in essence, it provides you
with an opportunity for imitation,
and consequently for innovation.
It is not possible to overestimate
the importance of networks. We
have many levels and many kinds of
networks from family and friends
to distant acquaintances, both in
the personal and business contexts.
All of them can be important. But
one does not always realize that the
most valuable parts of your network are often what are called the
“weak links”. Not the people that
are closest to you, nor those who are
very distant. But rather the middle
level, the people you communicate
with only periodically. These “weak
links” in the network can actually
turn out to be the most powerful
and the most valuable, for example, in helping to secure a new job
or offering an invaluable new connection helping your research break
into new grounds.
Networking has grown enormously valuable in recent years
particularly because of the internet. We need to do much more
networking as we go forward. But
it is not helpful to do it randomly.
It needs to have some kind of a
structure. And this is what is provided for instance by Fulbright and
its alumni.
I also want to point out the
connection between networking and globalization and the
creation of community—people
coming together outside the governments, taking the initiative to
do something for a local group or
for the broader society. The ASLAFulbright program fits perfectly
with this idea, since it is essentially
an independent entity. Although it
has government connections from
both sides, in the end it thrives on
individuals organizing themselves
and being motivated by a common project. In this respect the
United States is ahead of Finland,
which may have less of a tradition
in this kind of activity. However,
right now in Finland we are seeing
much more self-organized groups
coming together and solving their
own problems in diverse ways, also
including giving money to various
charities.
The advice I give to students
both at MIT and at Aalto University
is that when you see that something needs to be done, go do it. For
example, at Aalto a group of students asked the question: why isn’t
Aalto doing anything for entrepreneurship? And in an inspired
moment my answer to them was:
has anyone prevented you from
doing something? And that was all
I really needed to say. They understood right away that if they strive
to be entrepreneurs, they cannot
wait for somebody to come and
organize it for them. The best way
to become an entrepreneur is just to
go and do it. And in fact, it was the
collaboration with students at MIT
that resulted in the Aalto students
seeing what was possible.
I was an ASLA grantee myself and
have seen the impact of exchanges.
And the impact continues. Students
came to talk with me, and that is
worth millions in the long run,
because these small steps in these
small groups, taking concrete initiatives are crucially influential.
This is especially if they are done
with both passion and professionalism. The Fulbright Center has been
running its programs with both.
The column is an abbreviated version
of Dr. Holmström’s remarks at the
Friends of Fulbright Finland alumni
event at the USS Constitution Museum in
Boston on May 30, 2015 (see page 20).
Dr. Bengt Holmström
Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics at MIT
Member of the Aalto University Board
ASLA-Fulbright grantee to Stanford University in 1974
In This Issue
2
Kolumnit / Columns
4
New Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair
in Business And Economics
4
Two U.S. Fulbright Students to Finland Receive
the Roth-Thompson Award
5
Celebrating the Finnish Fulbright Center
Grantees 2015–2016
6
Grantees to Finland 2015–2016
7
Grantees to the U.S. 2015–2016
8
U.S. Fulbright Scholar Competition Now Open!
9
Fulbright Centerin stipendiohjelmat
suomalaisille 2016–2017
10 Developing Global Competencies and Promoting Cultural
Awareness – Fulbright Center Internationalization Services
Photo: Terhi Mölsä
Cover: The Friends of Fulbright Finland and the Fulbright
Center hosted an alumni event at the end of May at the USS
Constitution Museum in Boston to celebrate the 65th Anniversary of the first ASLA-Fulbright academic exchange between
Finland and the USA and to recognize the 10th anniversary of
the American alumni program of Fulbright Finland. Read more
on page 20.
Cover photo: Greg M. Cooper, courtesy of USS Constitution
Museum of Boston.
13 Helsinki Universities and Multi-National Business
Create Linkages to Improve Selling Capability
14 Introducing Fulbright Center's Partners:
Hanken School of Economics
16 Enriching the Fulbright Experience
18 Supporting the International Change Makers
20 Our World of Partnerships: Celebrating the
Finnish American Fulbright Experience
22 Uutisia / News
23 Fulbright Center
24 Kalenteri / Calendar of Events
Fulbright Center News on Fulbright Centerin sidosryhmälehti,
joka ilmestyy kaksi kertaa vuodessa painettuna ja verkkoversiona.
Artikkeleissa ilmaistut mielipiteet ovat kirjoittajien omia. Aineisto
vapaasti lainattavissa, lähde mainittava.
The Fulbright Center News is a biannual magazine published by the
Fulbright Center Finland in print and online. Opinions expressed by authors
are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Fulbright Center.
Reproduction allowed, source must be cited.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the material in this
publication, the Fulbright Center does not accept liability for any errors
or omissions.
www.fulbright.fi/en/fulbright-center/fulbright-center-news
Päätoimittaja/Editor-in-Chief
Terhi Mölsä
Executive Director
Toimittajat/Editors
Johanna Lahti (toimituspäällikkö)
Suzanne Louis
Ulkoasu ja taitto/Layout
Tanja Mitchell, Grafee
Avustajat/Contributors
Louisa Gairn
The Fulbright Center
Hakaniemenranta 6
FI-00530 Helsinki
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Tel. +358 44 5535 286
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Ossi V. Lindqvist Professor Emeritus
Grant News
New Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair
in Business And Economics
The Fulbright Center and Hanken
School of Economics have signed
an agreement establishing the Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in
Business and Economics.
“For Hanken this agreement means
yet another way of strengthening our
international profile, especially among
researchers and universitites in the
Unites States. Our networks will be
broadened in the U.S., opening up the
possibility for development ideas”, says
Hanken’s Rector Eva Liljeblom.
The agreement provides prominent
American scholars the opportunity to
Photo: Sonja Kuosmanen
lecture and conduct research at Hanken.
During their stay, the scholars will also
contribute to sharing Hanken’s research
The first application round for the
and knowledge within the business
academic year 2016–2017 is open until
community and society at large.
August 2015. The award is intended for
“The agreement with Hanken also
strengthens Finland’s profile internationally. The Fulbright program oper-
conducting research and lecturing at
Hanken School of Economics.
Eva Liljeblom (left), Matti Kokkala, and
Fulbright Executive Director Terhi Mölsä
signed the agreement establishing the
Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in
Business and Economics.
Read more about Hanken on page 14.
ates in over 150 countries. Yet, there are
only 40 Fulbright Distinguished Chairs,
and as many as four of them are in
Application Information
Finland”, says Matti Kokkala, Chair of
the Fulbright Center Board of Directors
Fulbright Center
Hanken School of Economics
and Senior Advisor at Smart Cities
Program Coordinator
Scholarship Liaison Officer
at VTT. In addition to the Fulbright-
Ms. Sonja Kuosmanen
Ms. Lotte Granberg-Haakana
Hanken Distinguished Chair, three
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[email protected]
other Fulbright Distinguished Chairs are
+358 44 5535 275
+358 40 837 3751
funded in cooperation with the Nokia
www.fulbright.fi/en/grant-programs
www.hanken.fi/en
Foundation, Aalto University, and the
www.cies.org/programs
University of Helsinki.
Two U.S. Fulbright Students to Finland Receive
the Roth-Thompson Award
U.S. Fulbright Students Michael Brown
participate in international seminars
and Taylor Tyger have received this
including the Calotte Academy meeting
year’s Roth Thompson Award. The
in Russia.
award will enable the two recipients
to
forge
new
and
Taylor Tyger, who has been research-
valuable
ing the environmental health benefits
connections in their field in Finland
of urban aquatic environments at Aalto
and internationally.
University and University of Helsinki,
will participate and present at two inter-
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With the assistance of the award,
national conferences in Belgium and
Michael Brown, who spent the academic
Denmark.
year 2014-2015 at the Arctic Center at the
The Lois Roth Endowment supports
University of Lapland researching gover-
exchanges across national and cultural
nance strategies in the Arctic, will travel
boundaries to enhance international
to Helsinki to interview Parliament rep-
communication and understanding. The
resentatives and Specialists working for
Fulbright Center has cooperated with the
the Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA, and
Lois Roth Endowment for many years.
Photos: Jesse Terho
Celebrating the Finnish Fulbright Center
Grantees 2015–2016
The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
and the City of Helsinki hosted the Award
Ceremony and Reception in honor of the
Finnish Fulbright Center grantees 2015–
2016 at the Helsinki City Hall in May. U.S.
grantees, alumni, and Fulbright Center’s
partners joined the new Finnish grantees for the celebration.
Before the award ceremony, the new
grantees participated in a full day orientation filled to the brim with information preparing them for their time
in the United States, expert sessions
Director General Jouni Mölsä (left) from the
Mauri Sumén, ASLA-Fulbright Alumni
on visas, taxation, and social security,
Department of Communication and Culture
Ambassadorial Awardee 2015, thanked the
and discussions with Fulbright Center
of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Deputy
Fulbright Center and all of its sponsors on
alumni who shared their own experi-
Mayor of the City of Helsinki Pekka Sauri,
behalf of the new grantees and urged his
ences and tips.
Executive Director Terhi Mölsä, and Chair
fellow grantees to make the most of the
of the Fulbright Center Board Matti Kokkala
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Congratulations to the new grantees!
greeted the new grantees.
Fulbright Center
undergraduate alumna
Eva Louhivuori moved
the audience with her
two songs, Kun aika on
and Cinnamon Hearts.
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Grantees to Finland
2015–2016
Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program
Crothers, Lane
Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in American
Studies  Political Science  Globalization
and American Popular Culture  Illinois
State University, IL  University of
Helsinki  Academic year
Keisler, Jeffrey
Fulbright-Aalto University Distinguished Chair
Business  Decision Analytic Modeling for
Energy Technology Portfolios  University
of Massachusetts, Boston, MA  Aalto
University  Spring 2016
Rao, Bhaskar
Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair
in Information and Communications
Technologies  Engineering and
Technology  Statistical Methods for the
Sparse Signal Recovery Problem and its
Applications  University of California,
San Diego, CA  Tampere University of
Technology  Spring 2016
Salvucci, Dario
Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair
in Information and Communications
Technologies  Computer Science 
Predicting Driver Distraction with Cognitive
Architectures  Drexel University, PA 
University of Jyväskylä  Fall 2015
Zhu, Junyong
Fulbright-Aalto University Distinguished Chair
 Engineering and Technology  High
Solids Enzymatic Processing of Forest Biomass
 USDA Forest Service, D.C.  Aalto
University  Spring 2016
U.S. Scholar Program
Agblevor, Foster
Fulbright-VTT Grant in Science, Technology
and Innovation  Engineering and
Technology  Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis and
Hot Gas Filtration of Pyrolysis Vapours of
Lignocellulosic Biomass  University of
Utah, UT  VTT Technical Research
Centre of Finland  Fall 2015
Bertone-Johnson, Elizabeth
Fulbright-Saastamoinen Foundation Grant in
Health and Environmental Sciences  Medical
Health Sciences  Cardiovascular Disease in
Finnish Women: The Intersection of Gynecologic
Conditions and Vitamin D for Predicting LongTerm Cardiovascular Health  University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA  University
of Eastern Finland, Kuopio  Fall 2015
DeRuisseau, Keith
Fulbright-Saastamoinen Foundation Grant
in Health and Environmental Sciences 
Medical Health Sciences  Exercise Effects
on Adipose Tissue Iron Metabolism, Oxidative
Stress, and Insulin Signaling  Syracuse
University, NY  University of Eastern
Finland, Kuopio  Academic year
DeRuisseau, Lara
Medical Health Sciences  Identifying
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Functional Brain Alterations in a Mouse Model
of Alzheimer’s Disease with Particular Attention
to Baseline Cardiorespiratory Measures 
Lemoyne College, NY  University of
Eastern Finland, Kuopio  Fall 2015
Harris, Christopher
Fulbright-Tampere University of Technology
Scholar Award  Information Technology
Studies  Developing Cross-Cultural and
Multi-Cultural User Experiences Through
Human-Centered Technology  State
University of New York, NY  Tampere
University of Technology  Academic year
Henry, Karen
Technology  Long-term Unsaturated Flow
Properties of Geosynthetics and the Resulting
Influence on Water Flow in Geotechnical
Structures  United States Air Force
Academy, CO  VTT Technical Research
Centre of Finland  Fall 2015
Hodge, Bri-Mathias
Technology  Evaluating the Economic
Efficiency of Grid Flexibility Options for
Integrating High Penetrations of Renewable
Energy  National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, CO  VTT Technical Research
Centre of Finland  Spring 2016
Li, Yue
and Innovation  Engineering  Advancing
Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Design for
Resilient Civil Infrastructure  Michigan
Technological University, MI  VTT Espoo
 Spring 2016 (Flex grant for academic
years 2013-2016)
Major, David
Economics  Mainstreaming Climate
Change Adaptation; Cross-cultural Guidelines
for Coastal Cities  Columbia University,
NY  University of Helsinki  Fall 2015
(Flex grant for academic years 2014-2016)
Martusewicz, Rebecca
Fulbright-University of Tampere Scholar
Award  Education  EcoJustice,
Educational Politics, and Globalization:
Toward Education for Diverse, Democratic and
Sustainable Societies  Eastern Michigan
University, MI  University of Tampere
 Fall 2015
Schindler, Anton
Technology  Development of Durable
Infrastructure for the Long-term Storage of
Waste Nuclear Fuel  Auburn university, AL
 VTT Technical Research Centre of
Finland  Spring 2016
Sivak, Edward
Medical Health Sciences  Cost
Comparisons in Healthcare: A Benchmarking
Collaborative Between Finland and the United
States  Case Western University, OH 
Aalto University  Fall 2015 (Flex grant for
academic years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017)
Wallace, Melissa
Fulbright-University of Tampere Scholar
Award  Linguistics  The Transposition
of Directive 2010&64/EU in Finland and Its
impact on University-Level Court Interpreter
Training  University of Texas, TX 
University of Tampere  Spring 2016
Whitney, Elizabeth
Fulbright-University of Turku Scholar
Award  Communication Journalism
 Arts Funding, Shared Values, and Digital
Storytelling: A Comparative Approach Between
the United States and Finland  Borough
of Manhattan Community College, NY 
University of Turku  Academic year
Fulbright Arctic Initiative Research Awards
Chamberlain, Linda
Public/Global Health  Alaska Family
Violence Prevention Project, AL 
University of Alaska, AL
Mid-Career Professional Development Grant
Doyle, William
Business  Global education Forum: The
Schools of Tomorrow  New York Public
Library, NY  University of Eastern
Finland, Joensuu  Fall 2015
Fulbright-Schuman Program
Weintraub, Carrie
International Relations  Swedish
and Finnish Security Policies: National,
Regional, and International  University of
Pittsburgh, PA  UPI-FIIA Finnish Institute
of International Affairs  Spring 2016
U.S. Student Program
Barrad, Simon
Voice  Laululle – To Song: A FinnishAmerican Song Exchange  University of
Cincinnati, OH  Metropolia University of
Applied Sciences and Sibelius Academy
Horvath, Stephen
Fulbright-Lappeenranta University of
Technology Graduate Award  Energy 
Master’s degree in Energy Technology 
Techno-Economic Analysis of Energy Storage
Methods  US Coast Guard Academy, CT
 Lappeenranta University of Technology
Jazmines, Stephanie Anne
Architecture, Urban planning  Immersion
into Finnish Building Culture and WoodFocused Craftsmanship  Yale University,
CT  Aalto University
Katz, Heidi
Fulbright-University of Turku Award 
Education  Master’s degree in Learning,
Learning Environments, and Educational
Systems  Principia, IL  University of
Turku
Grantees to the U.S.
2015–2016
Kim, Hyeong-Jin
Fulbright-University of Helsinki Graduate
Award  Biological sciences  Master’s
degree in Molecular Biosciences  Regulation
of Integrin Activity by Phosphorylation 
Occidental College, CA  University of
Helsinki
Kim, Sol
Fulbright-CIMO Grantee  Geography 
Persistent High Pressure Over Finland 
University of California, Berkeley, CA 
University of Helsinki
Lafond, Kathryn
Fulbright-CIMO Grantee  Public Health
Sciences  Doctoral degree in Global
Epidemiology: “A Robust Global Estimate of
Severe Influenza Disease Burden”  Emory
University, GA  University of Tampere
Wong, Eric
Economics  Master’s degree in Economics 
Global Competitiveness: How Finland Fares in
an Increasingly Globalized World  Columbia
University, NY  Aalto University
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching
Brandt, Ann
Baggaley Elementary School, Latrobe,
PA  Special Education  Improving
Interdisciplinary Staff Education in the Use of
Multisensory Environments  Niilo Mäki
Institute
Dowding, Erin
 Flushing International High School,
Flushing, NY  ESL/EFL  Learning to
Learn: Performance Based Assessments
in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
Classrooms  University of Jyväskylä
Hanson-Peters, Meghan
Steamboat Springs High School,
Steamboat Springs, CO  Social Studies
 Cooperative Learning Strategies as a Best
Practice in Student-Directed, Globally-Minded
Classrooms  University of Jyväskylä
Marquardt, Anna
Carencro High, Lafayette, LA  English
 Creative Literacy in the Secondary Language
Classroom(s)  University of Turku
Radday, Elizabeth
The Marvelwood School, Kent, CT 
Mathematics, Special Education  Special
and Supplementary Education Beyond the
Compulsory Years in Finland  Niilo Mäki
Institute
Tow, David
Terra Linda High School, San Rafael, CA
 English, Journalism  Boundaries
Beyond Borders: Constructing Global Identities
from National Civic Involvement  Host to
be confirmed
Walsh, Patrick
Catlin Gabel School, Portland, OR
 History  Globalized Youth Online:
Communication, Debate, Solutions
 University of Jyväskylä
ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Senior
Scholars
Sari Havu-Nuutinen
Early Years Science Education 
Creativity and ICT in Early Years Science
Education – Cross-National Comparative
Study  University of Eastern Finland 
University of Ohio, OH  Cost-shared with
University of Eastern Finland  Fall 2015
Kalland, Mirjam
Family Research  Can Effects of
Mentalization Based Parental Groups for
First Time Parents Show as Changes in
Neurobiological Mechanisms of Parenting? 
University of Helsinki  Yale University,
CT  Cost-shared with University of Helsinki
 Spring 2016
Kopotev, Mihail
Corpus Linguistics  Corpus-Driven
Approach to l2 Language Teaching 
University of Helsinki  Harvard
University, MA  Cost-shared with
University of Helsinki  Fall 2015
Sundholm, Dage
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
 Computational Studies of Molecular Excited
State Dynamics  University of Helsinki
 University of California, Irvine, CA 
Cost-shared with University of Helsinki  Fall
2015
ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Junior
Scholars
Laiho, Hemmo
Philosophy  Kant’s Theory of Sense
Perception  University of Turku 
University of California, San Diego, CA 
Cost-shared with the University of Turku
 Spring 2016
Makkonen, Kaisa-Emilia
Molecular Medicine  Characterization
and Development of CELiD for Gene Transfer
and DNA Vaccine Purposes  University
of Eastern Finland  University of
Massachusetts Medical School, MA 
Cost-shared with University of Eastern Finland
 Academic year
Törmä, Ilkka
Theoretical Computer Science  FaultTolerant Parallel Computation with Cellular
Automata  University of Turku 
Boston University, MA  Cost-shared with
University of Turku  Academic year
Fulbright Center Travel Grants for Research
Collaboration
Karimi-Aghdam, Saeed
Applied Linguistics  Developing a
Metatheory of Second Language Learning
and Teaching: A Cultural-Historical and
Dynamic Systems Perspective  University
of Jyväskylä  University of California,
San Diego, CA
Sointu, Erkko
Education Sciences  Technological
Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
and Technology Attitudes in Teaching and
Learning of Pre-Service Teacher Students 
University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu
 University of Nebraska-Lincoln &
University of Nebraska Omaha, NE
Fulbright Arctic Initiative Research Awards
Sokka, Laura
Environmental Sciences  Energy
 VTT Technical Research Centre of
Finland  Stanford University, CA
ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research
Fellows
Ajo, Petri
Environmental Sciences  Advanced
Oxidation/Reduction Processes: Degradation
of Micropollutants  Lappeenranta
University of Technology  California
Institute of Technology, CA  Cost-shared
with Lappeenranta University of Technology
 Academic year
Karila, Suvi
Cultural History  “Your God is No Longer
Mine” - Experiences of Unbeliever Women in
the 19th Century United States  University
of Turku  Harvard University, MA
 Cost-shared with University of Turku 
Academic year
Lahdelma, Imre
Music Psychology  The Emotional Effects
of Vertical Harmony Music  University of
Jyväskylä  University of Washington,
WA  Cost-shared with University of
Jyväskylä  Fall 2015
Luotoniemi, Taneli
Arts  Visualizing 4-Dimensional Geometry
- An Artistic Research  Aalto University
 University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, IL  Cost-shared with Aalto
University  Fall 2015
Pyhältö, Kimmo
Computer Science  Empirical Study:
Third Ager's Frequent Usability Problems and
Temptations in Web Services  University
of Tampere  Case Western Reserve
University, OH  Cost-shared with
University of Tampere  Spring 2016
Suominen, Niko
Theatre and Drama Research  Early
Modern Drama and the Rhetoric of Theatre:
The Stage Jew as a Rhetorical Device in
Public Debate  University of Tampere 
Harvard University, MA  Cost-shared with
University of Tampere  Academic year
Ylönen, Matti
Social Sciences  The Politics in Corporate
Tax Information  University of Helsinki
 Yale University, CT
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Grantees to the U.S.
2015–2016
ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grants
Akrenius, Mikaela
Psychology  Completing a Doctoral Degree
in Cognitive Science in the U.S.  University
of Helsinki  Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Kivinen, Oscar
Mathematics  Completing a Doctoral Degree
in Mathematics in the U.S.  Aalto University
 University of California, Davis, CA
Lahdenranta, Aino
Philosophy  Philosophical Perspectives on
Early Modern Sentimentalism  University
of Jyväskylä  Boston University, MA 
Cost-shared with University of Jyväskylä
Peltonen, Aleksi
Law  Completing a Master’s Degree in Law
in the U.S.  University of Helsinki  New
York University, NY  Cost-shared with
Poutanen, Johanna
Peace and Conflict Studies  Completing
a Master’s Degree in Public Administration in
the U.S.  Graduate of the University of
Helsinki  Harvard University, MA
Sumén, Mauri
Cinema Studies  Completing a Master’s
Degree in Media and Film Studies in the U.S.
 University of the Arts Helsinki 
Columbia University, NY
Tomi, Miika
Public Policy  Completing a Master’s
Degree in Foreign Service in the U.S. 
University of Tampere  Georgetown
University, Washington D.C.
Pitkänen, Anu Elina
University of Oulu  Finnish Language 
Indiana University Bloomington, IN
Posio, Ilkka
University of Turku  Finnish Language
 University of Wisconsin, Madison
Fulbright Center’s Undergraduate Grants
Lemetti, Lotta
Photography  Mäkelänrinne High
School  New York Film Academy, NY
Rimali, Saku
Systems Science and Engineering 
Ounasvaara High School  University of
Pennsylvania, PA
Tuomaala, Elias
Economics  Mahindra United World
College of India  Harvard College, MA
The Study of the U.S. Institutes for European
Student Leaders
Kähkönen, Juho
Social Entrepreneurship  Political
Science  University of Lapland 
Indiana University Bloomington, IN
Möttönen, Helmi
Environmental Stewardship  English
 University of Jyväskylä  Kansas State
University, KA
Mid-Career Professional Development Grants
Fulbright-Technology Industries of Finland
Grants
Laine, Hannu
Energy  Gettering of Metal Impurities in
Silicon Solar Cells with Implanted Emitters
 Aalto University  Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, MA
Elo, Petteri
Education  Developing and Implimenting
New Curriculum: High Quality Classroom
Activity and Educational Leadership 
Hiidenkivi Comprehensive School 
Virginia Association of Superintendents,
Salem City Schools, and Charlottesville
City Schools, VA  Fall 2015
Oksanen, Satu
Public Art  Rethinking Curatorial Strategies
in Public Art Commissions  Helsinki Art
Museum  International Studio and
Curatorial Program ISCP, NY  Spring
2016
Tähtinen, Antti
Marketing and Advertising  Digital Service
Design – Connecting Marketing, Technology
and Creative Innovation  358 Helsinki 
R/GA New York, NY  Fall 2015
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching
Mykrä, Tarja
Pedagogical Specialist  Learner-Centered
Teaching Methods: A Toolkit for Secondary
Education Teachers  Mercuria Business
College, Vantaa  Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN
Pohtola, Taru
Teacher  Differentiating Instruction in
EFL Classrooms in Secondary Education
 Martinlaakso High School, Vantaa 
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Study of the United States Institutes
Höyssä, Ari
Institute for Secondary Educators 
Teacher, Assistant Principal  History
 Elisenvaara Upper Secondary School,
Kyrö  University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, IL
Kallunki, Valdemar
Institute for Scholars on Religious
Pluralism in the U.S.  Chief Research
Officer, Kymenlaakso University of
Applied Sciences  Post-doctoral
Researcher, University of Helsinki 
Docent, University of Turku  Religion 
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Grantees as of June 2015
U.S. Inter-Country Grants, U.S. Specialist Grants,
and Finnish Renewal Grants will be announced later.
Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture
Teaching Assistants
Hokkanen, Maria
Finnish Language  University of Turku 
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Up-to-date list will be available at
www.fulbright.fi/en/grantees/fulbright-center-grantees-2015-2016
U.S. Fulbright Scholar Competition Now Open!
Photo: 2015 BOBCATSSS Conference
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www.fulbright.fi
During his stay in Finland, 2014–2015 Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair Jay Gillette was
invited to give a large of number of public addresses, including the opening keynote speech
at the 2015 BOBCATSSS Conference on information sciences in Brno, Czech Republic.
“My Fulbright appointment allowed me to have the opportunity to address this important
academic conference. I would not have otherwise had the requisite European contacts, I am
sure. Also the Fulbright appointment affords instant credibility for an academic. So I encourage other scholars, and especially senior ones, to consider a Fulbright application to teach,
and learn, and offer their ideas to the public.”
For applications and more information on U.S. Scholar Awards: www.fulbright.fi/en/programs-american-citizens/research-and-lecturing-opportunities-scholars-and-specialists
Fulbright Centerin stipendiohjelmat suomalaisille
2016–2017
Kenelle
Stipendiohjelma
Stipendikausi
Stipendisumma
Hakuaika päättyy
Kandidaattitason opinnot
Study of the U.S. Institutes
for European Student Leaders
5 viikkoa
Stipendi kattaa kesäohjelman
kustannukset
Julistetaan hakuun
2015-16 vaihteessa
Kandidaattitason opinnot
Fulbright Center
Undergraduate Grant
Lukuvuosi
Enintään USD 10 000
Julistetaan hakuun
helmikuussa 2016
Maisteri- ja tohtoritason
opinnot tai tutkimus
ASLA-Fulbright Graduate
Grant
Lukuvuosi
15.5.2015
klo 10.00
Teknologiateollisuuden edustamien toimialojen kehitystä
tukevat opinnot ja tutkimus
Fulbright-Technology
Industries of Finland Grant
Lukuvuosi
Maisteri- ja tohtoritason
opintoihin
USD 35 000–50 000
15.5.2015
klo 10.00
Suomen kielen ja kulttuurin
opetustehtävät ja omia opintoja
täydentävät kurssit ja tutkimus
Fulbright Finnish Language
and Culture Teaching Assistant
Program
Lukuvuosi
Stipendi kattaa
peruselinkustannukset.
Stipendisumma määräytyy
sijoituspaikan mukaan.
14.10.2015
klo 10.00
Väitöskirjatutkimus
ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral
Research Fellows Program
Vähintään 6 kk
USD 12 000
14.12.2014
klo 10.00
Tutkimustyö
Alle neljä vuotta
sitten väitelleille
ASLA-Fulbright Research
Grant for a Junior Scholar
4–12 kk
Enintään
USD 15 500
14.12.2014
klo 10.00
Cost-share
4–12 kk
Enintään
USD 30 000
Teknologiateollisuuden edustamien toimialojen kehitystä
tukeva tutkimus, alle neljä
vuotta sitten väitelleille
Fulbright-Technology
Industries of Finland Grant
Lukuvuosi
14.12.2014
klo 10.00
Tutkimustyö, yli neljä vuotta
sitten väitelleille
ASLA-Fulbright Research
Grant for a Senior Scholar
3–12 kk
Enintään
USD 15 000
14.12.2014
klo 10.00
Opiskelijoille
Tutkijoille
Tutkijoille, asiantuntijoille, opiskelijoille ja kv-liikkuvuuden kanssa työskenteleville
Kaikkien alojen hakijoille
Euroopan Unionia tai EU:n
ja Yhdysvaltojen suhteita
käsittelevät opinnot, tutkimus
tai luennointi
3–12 kk
Enintään
USD 30 000
Julistetaan hakuun
syksyllä 2015,
haku päättyy
joulukuussa
Fulbright Scholar-inResidence Program
3–9 kk
Vähintään USD 2 700 / kk
15.10.2015
Luennoitsijoille
Luennointi. Vastaanottava
yliopisto hakee apurahaa.
Ensimmäisen ja toisen asteen opettajille, opettajankouluttajille sekä hallintohenkilöstölle
Ammattitaidon
täydentämiseen ja kehittämiseen tarkoitettu projekti
Fulbright Distinguished
Awards in Teaching
Lukukausi
Stipendi kattaa
peruselinkustannukset,
lukukausimaksut ja matkat
Julistetaan hakuun
syksyllä 2015
Työuransa keskivaiheilla oleville ammattilaisille ja asiantuntijoille
Ammattitaidon täydentämiseen ja kehittämiseen
tarkoitettu projekti
Mid-Career Professional
Development Grant
3–12 kk
Enintään
USD 13 500
14.12.2015
klo 10.00
Ammattitaidon täydentämiseen ja kehittämiseen tarkoitettu projeti lehtikuvauksen,
kuvajournalismin ja visuaalisen
journalismin alalla
Fulbright Grant in
Photojournalism Sponsored
by Patricia Seppälä
Foundation
3–12 kk
Enintään
USD 15 000
14.12.2015
klo 10.00
Yhdysvaltoihin liittyvän
opetuksen, tutkimuksen ja
oppimateriaalien kehittämiseen tarkoitettu ohjelma
Study of the U.S. Institute
for Scholars and Secondary
School Educators
5–6 viikkoa
Stipendi kattaa
akateemisen ohjelman,
peruselinkustannukset ja
matkat
Julistetaan hakuun
loppuvuodesta
2015
Internationalization Services
Developing Global Competencies and
Promoting Cultural Awareness
Fulbright Center Internationalization Services
The Fulbright Center helps U.S. and
Finnish institutions create linkages
and develop long-term cooperation,
••
and supports the internationalization
of education and research in Finland
in a variety of ways. In response to the
•• Opportunities to invite American grantees to speak at schools and
institutions through the Fulbright Speaker Program
strong demand from both the higher
education institutions and the sec-
••
the Center has developed a series of
••
Read more about the internationalization services on this and the following two pages. More information
can also be found on the Fulbright
Center website at www.fulbright.fi/en/
internationalization-services.
Fulbright Transatlantic Roundtables bringing together experts
across fields to address and devise concrete solutions to current challenges
in transatlantic academic mobility and cooperation
•• Two annual national
Fulbright scholars
••
seminars open to the public featuring U.S.
Open lectures with partner institutions on interesting international
themes and innovative research subjects; as well as on studies, and
conducting research in the U.S. and Canada.
••
Institutional advising on how to utilize the Fulbright Center programs
to advance the internationalization goals at your institution.
First Summer School on Arctic Cooperation and
Cross-Border Expertise
Photo: Molly Schwartz
Coming Up! Study
Tour on Graduate
Admissions and
Strategic Enrollment
Management
Fulbright Dialogues on timely topics selected in collaboration with
local institutions, and spiced with expert introductions to themes
ondary education sector in Finland,
Internationalization Services.
Tailored study tours for Finnish expert delegations to the United
States on specific themes
A Finnish delegation will travel to the
U.S. in the fall of 2015 on a Fulbright
Center Study Tour to immerse themselves in Graduate Admissions and
Strategic Enrollment Management.
The Fulbright Center will lead a delegation of ten experts from Finnish universities and the Ministry of Education
and Culture to the U.S. in late October.
The Center has organized specially
tailored study tours on higher educa-
The first ever “Summer School on Arctic
“We aim for the Arctic summer
tion as a part of its Internationalization
Cooperation and Cross-Border Expertise”
school to become one of the most
Services tours since 2008; the coming
was kicked off in Tornio in early June.
remarkable products offered in summer
tour will be the seventh.
Fulbright grantee Molly Schwartz’s
campuses all over Finland. The talented
More information on the upcoming
course on “Spatializing Governance in
and enthusiastic teachers from Fulbright
and previous Study Tours: www.fulbright.
the Digital Age: the Arctic Example” and
are representing the top-level educa-
fi/en/internationalization-services/
Michael Brown’s course “Introduction
tion professionals needed in this kind of
study-tours
to Arctic Governance and Politics” pave
opening,” praises Mirva Juntti, Head of
the way for future collaboration between
Education from the Unit of Business and
Fulbright grantees and the organizer,
Culture of the Lapland UAS.
Lapland University of Applied Sciences.
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www.fulbright.fi
Transatlantic Roundtable Launches Joint Projects
in North American Studies
SEMINAR
Mark Your Calendars
for Fulbright Seminars
in 2015–16!
American Voices Seminar
October 9–10, 2015
University of Turku
20
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Education, Innovation, Science and Art
Program coordinators, lecturers and professors of North American Studies at
Finnish universities gathered together with the Canadian and U.S. Embassies,
and the John Morton Center for North American Studies for the 11th annual North
American Studies Roundtable at the Fulbright Center.
The group made a decision about the organization of a joint web-based course to be
taught by previous Fulbright Professors. The Roundtable also decided to launch a joint
webpage collecting together the information on all programs and course offerings in
the field of North American Studies at Finnish institutions: www.fulbright.fi/en/
north-american-studies .
Interested in North American
Studies in Finland?
Check out this webpage:
www.fulbright.fi/en/
north-american-studies
Fulbright Forum
March 17–18, 2016
University of Jyväskylä
20
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Both seminars are open for the public
with free entrance. Come and meet the 20
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2015–16 U.S. Fulbrighters! See p. 6 for a
list of grantees.
American Voices at the University of
Turku and the Fulbright Forum at the
University of Jyväskylä are both annual,
national Fulbright seminars and part of
the Fulbright Center’s Internationalization
Services.
More information
www.fulbright.fi/en/internationalizationservices/fulbright-seminars
Fulbright Dialogue Discusses Factors Influencing U.S. Students Choosing Finland
Katsiaryna Mikalayeva (left), pre-
Program grant choose Finland as the
in Research and Innovation in Higher
sented her research findings on “Factors
destination for their Fulbright year,
Education (MARIHE). She interned at the
Influencing
Program
looking at the interaction of various fac-
Fulbright Center in 2014.
Grantees to Choose Finland as Their
tors of influence and exploring decision-
Fulbright Destination” at the Fulbright
making patterns behind the students’
Center in May to an audience of invited
choice. The expert participants also dis-
experts as a part of the Fulbright
cussed how Mikalayeva’s findings could
Dialogues series.
be utilized for the benefit of Finnish
U.S.
Student
Using surveys and in-depth inter-
higher education.
views, Mikalayeva investigates why
Mikalayeva has recently completed
recipients of Fulbright U.S. Student
her Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree
www.fulbright.fi
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Internationalization Services
U.S. Fulbrighters from around
Finland gathered in Jyväskylä
in early March to present
their projects and research at
the annual Fulbright Forum
seminar. Pictured here at
The annual Fulbright Forum at the University of Jyväskylä in March provided
Yliopistoportti sculpture.
a unique opportunity to hear about the research and projects that the American
Fulbright scholars, teachers, and graduate students are doing in Finland.
The first seminar day focused on
my primary interest was in the educa-
Education, which is one of Jyväskylä’s
tional initiatives segment of the Forum,
strong fields of science. Speakers were
however, I found that all of the pre-
inspired by Finnish Teacher Education
senters had some reflection on Finnish
and the Finnish education system’s suc-
education to share”, says Vining, who
cess in international assessments. The
is spending a year in Bergen, Norway,
second seminar day included a wide
as a U.S. Fulbright Teaching Assistant.
array of topics from how information
“The Forum was a great space through
and communication technologies shape
which American and Finnish educators
human lives to American perspective on
could reflect on the systems in their own
Finnish judges and the European Union.
countries and the direction education is
Fulbright Forum’s theme day for
moving globally. It was valuable for me
Education attracted audience also from
to be able to compare my experience
abroad; Abigail Vining traveled to
teaching in Norway as an American to
Jyväskylä from Norway to attend the
the Finnish experience. Presenters were
Forum. “The Forum was a fantastic mix
knowledgeable and generous with their
of educational research and reflections
time and research and I came away from
on day one and a medley of environ-
the conference with some great new
mental, social, and technological pre-
perspectives and contacts in the educa-
sentations on day two. As an educator,
tional world!”
Fulbright Center organizes the Fulbright
Forum in cooperation with the University of
Jyväskylä, and the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki
supports the seminar. Rector Matti Manninen
(on the right) and Executive Director Terhi
Mölsä opened the Forum. U.S. Ambassador
to Finland, Fulbright Center’s Honorary Chair
Bruce J. Oreck spoke about Vision and Risk
as Partners in Success.
Fulbright Forum presentations and panels
engaged the audience and created lively
discussions on both days.
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www.fulbright.fi
Creating Linkages
Helsinki Universities and Multi-National Business
Create Linkages to Improve Selling Capability
I first became invested in Finland, and
how people here sell, in 2006, when
a colleague I had met at a conference
reached out and asked for help in developing a sales program at Haaga-Helia
University of Applied Sciences. Since
then, I have visited and/or worked with
several Finnish universities in different capacities. So when colleagues
from Haaga-Helia suggested I apply
for a Fulbright Award, I was excited! At
the same time, researchers from several Helsinki Universities were submit-
Photo: Susan Heikkinen
ting a grant, called MANIA, to Finnish
Funding Agency for Innovation, TEKES
Fulbright Professor Ellen Pullins (middle) with Timo Kaski, MANIA Project
for a research project that really inter-
Leader, and Sirpa Holmström, Head of International Services at Haaga-Helia.
ested me, and asked me to be involved.
Long story short, TEKES funded MANIA,
with professional salespeople and their
can trust and makes buying easier.
Fulbright honored me with the award,
buyers, and over 25 video recordings
•• The salesperson isn’t an individual
and I was coming to Finland for three
of actual sales encounters. We have
hero, swooping in to solve problems,
months starting January, 2015. Haaga-
debriefing interviews and a number of
but the focus is on internal and
Helia graciously offered to split my
the participants have been engaged in
external collaboration, and
time on teaching and curriculum with
personality profiling. Qualitative analy-
research work on MANIA.
sis of this data uses a number of differ-
MANIA is a two-year research proj-
ent methodologies.
teamwork.
•• Salespeoples’ mental and
psychological states are largely
ect focusing on complex business-to-
Several conference papers have been
ignored by organizations. Culture
business services selling. The research
accepted and a number of journal publi-
and development of psychological
goal is to improve sales success of com-
cations are currently being developed or
capital should support the
panies in Finland by creating new sci-
under review. Eventually, we think there
entific knowledge, practical tools and
will be more than a dozen journal publi-
sales methods. The MANIA research
cations to share basic knowledge across
known in sales theory and practice,
approaches selling as multi-disciplin-
several disciplines. Company feedback
and what is understood and executed
ary, involving researchers from several
sessions to identify tool development
by salespeople. Researchers
fields. It focuses on sales interactions
have been conducted with most of the
need to translate concepts for
and value creation at the individual and
firms, and will be completed this month,
understanding, and managers need
organizational levels. The project inves-
with tools and training to come in the
to oversee execution.
tigates the role of emotions, hidden
fall. The first set of unique insights was
needs and differing motivations that
shared with a group of about 150 cor-
One of the things I have often heard
influence sales meetings.
porate partners, alum, and students
since my arrival in Finland is “Finns
for
at Haaga Helia’s first sales summit in
can’t sell.” I disagree. I have seen excep-
implementing and funding the research
March. Currently practical writing and
tional capability in students and busi-
includes Haaga-Helia, Aalto University,
presentation development are under-
ness people. I have seen extraordinary
University of Helsinki, TEKES, Barona
way. We are also working on future grant
exceptions. Finns can sell. But, I believe
Group Oy, Canon Oy, Fountain Park
proposals to continue the work.
wholeheartedly that this MANIA project
The
consortium
responsible
salesperson in this demanding role.
•• There are clear gaps between what is
can elevate that perception and change
Oy, Happimaa Oy, Konecranes Finland
Oy, Movenium Oy, Movenote Oy and
So far, there are few things we have
the way selling is viewed and executed.
Rocla Solutions Oy. The external part-
learned:
•• Dialogue is critical: value can
I know that this project is one giant step
ners are the Edward Schmidt School
toward linking businesses and universi-
of Professional Selling (University of
only be created when both parties
ties in a way that will benefit Finland, as
Toledo, Ohio USA) and the Snellman
collaborate.
well as the profession of selling, in the
•• Value doesn’t necessarily come
Institute, Helsinki.
Initial anticipated outcomes include
scientific
publications
about
basic
future.
only from the product itself. The
salesperson, through diagnosis and
knowledge and theory, but also practi-
providing new insights from current
cal publications and presentations, new
trends and research, can provide
Text: Ellen Bolman Pullins, PhD
tools and methods for companies, and
value.
Schmidt Research Professor of Sales & Sales
benchmarking information. The MANIA
team has collected over 100 interviews
•• Buying services is risky, so
customers want a relationship they
Management, University of Toledo, and
Fulbright-Haaga-Helia Scholar 2015
www.fulbright.fi
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Introducing Fulbright Center's Partners
The atmosphere at Hanken is
international, which is reflected in the
broad network of international academic
partnerships, the extensive exchange
programs and the high number of
international students.
Nordic Brilliance In One Of The World’s
Safest Countries
For over 100 years, Hanken School of Economics, or more familiarly Hanken,
Clark University. The projects are con-
has shaped the future of many successful scholars and business leaders. Hanken
ducted within such fields of research
characterises itself by five elements that permeate all its activities: research
as business ethics, entrepreneurship,
orientation, quality education, internationalization, close ties to the business
humanitarian logistics, and intellectual
community, and the promotion of social responsibility.
property law.
“Hanken represents the Nordic type of
research. Hanken’s professional research
the
business school where the ties between
services and other support functions offer
Organizational Research that, since 2008,
research and education are close. We
assistance in finding research funding,
supports a small number of recent Nordic
have low barriers between stake-
connecting to external research partners
PhDs of exceptional promise to continue
holder groups, allowing for an informal
and handling all practical matters.”
their training under the supervision
Hanken is also a member of Scancor,
Consortium
of
exchange of ideas between professors,
The atmosphere at Hanken is inter-
students, alumni and society in general,
national, which is reflected in the broad
University.
which is another hallmark of Finnish
network
PhDs conduct post-doctoral research at
society”, says Rector Karen Spens
partnerships, the extensive exchange
(beginning 1 August, 2015).
programs and the high number of inter-
“Having experience from working
national students. Hanken has ambi-
as a professor in both the U.S. and in
tiously worked to increase the share
Finland, I can truly say that the research
of international faculty, and today the
conducted at Hanken is at an interna-
The research environment at Hanken is
share is among the highest of all Finnish
tionally pioneering level. Evidence of this
dynamic, with scholars at the forefront of
universities.
is that Hanken exceeds the world aver-
Academic Freedom in an
International Context
their respective fields of interest.
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Scandinavian
of
international
academic
of senior faculty members at Stanford
Currently,
two
Hanken
Stanford.
In the U.S., Hanken has ongoing
age as regards indexes for both citations
“Our researchers enjoy a high level of
research projects with universities such
and publications in Top10 journals”, says
academic freedom with the opportunity
as University of Virginia Darden School
Timo Korkeamäki, Dean of Research and
to pursue both basic, applied and contract
of Business, Temple University, MIT, and
Professor in Finance.
www.fulbright.fi
Quality Guarantee
HANKEN AT A GLANCE
Additional proof of the high quality in
teaching, research, internationalization
and corporate interaction at Hanken is
Hanken in Figures
that the school has been awarded two
•• Founded in Helsinki 1909
of the most prestigious international
•• Unit also in Vaasa since 1980
accreditations, EQUIS in 2000 and AMBA
•• Research and teaching in Swedish and
in 2008. Hanken aims at being a triple-
English in five different departments
accredited university by 2016, as the
•• Number of students enrolled for bachelor
process for securing the AACSB accreditation is under way.
Hanken values responsibility, sustainability and ethics in all operations.
In fact, Hanken was the first university
and master’s degrees – 2200
•• Number of doctoral students – 160
•• Academic staff – 120
•• Number of partner universities worldwide – 105
in Finland to sign the UN Principles for
Areas of Strength
Responsible Management Education
•• Economics
(PRME) and has since then been
•• Finance
appointed PRME Champion and been
•• Management and Organization
awarded for its PRME report.
•• Marketing
As a further sign of quality, today
Hanken is the holder of one of the
Majors
four Fulbright Distinguished Chairs in
•• Accounting
Finland.
•• Commercial Law
Hanken has units in Helsinki, the
•• Economics
dynamic capital of Finland, and Vaasa,
•• Entrepreneurship, Management and Organization
the center of the Finnish energy cluster,
•• Finance
both offering an inspiring setting for a
•• Information Systems Science
stay in Finland.
•• Management and Organization
“A visit at Hanken is the perfect opportunity not just for a scholarly fruitful exchange but for a trip to
remember for the whole family!” rector
Spens concludes.
•• Marketing
•• Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility
Executive Education
•• Hanken Executive MBA
•• Hanken Executive Education Vaasa
Text and photos: Hanken
•• Hanken & SSE Executive Education
Fulbright Center has a cooperation agreement with nearly 30 selected higher
education institutions, foundations and organizations. Get to know them
by reading the earlier articles in the series online at www.fulbright.fi.
www.fulbright.fi
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Conversations with World Leaders program with Mr. J. Frank Brown, Managing Director
of the global growth investment firm General Atlantic (in the middle). Every conversation
in the series is attended by a group of Fulbright students from different countries
specializing in a range of academic fields. Kirsi Cheas from Finland on the right.
Enriching the Fulbright Experience
Enrichment activities are an integral part of the Fulbright Program. Fulbright
partners with organizations to be able to offer a variety of programs in multiple
locations. In this article, ASLA-Fulbright Graduate grantee Kirsi Cheas shares her
experience from New York City.
My
doctoral
research
focuses
on
Finnish and American world news. In
Twilight Cruise Around Manhattan!
2012, I applied for the ASLA-Fulbright
Since 1987, the U.S. Department of
grant as I thought it would provide me
State has designated One To World as the
with a unique opportunity to become
official coordinator of Fulbright enrich-
acquainted with American news media,
ment programs in the greater New
and to share my understanding about
York area. In my view, the opportuni-
Finnish communication culture with
ties provided by One To World are fun-
American students and scholars. I also
damental for our Fulbright experience:
wanted to learn how interdisciplinary
thanks to these programs, Fulbrighters
studies were organized and promoted in
get to exchange ideas with Americans
the U.S. My aspiration was to become a
and other Fulbrighters with distinct
visiting scholar at New York University
backgrounds beyond the university
during the academic year 2013–14. When
where we are conducting our studies.
learning that I had won the grant, I felt
“We develop partnerships with a large
like the most fortunate person on earth.
variety of social, cultural and volunteer
Still, I did not realize just how much
institutions in the metro area. The aim
being an outsider examining the U.S.
this Fulbright grant would transform
is to create activities that highlight local
from afar, they are immersed in our
and deepen my understanding about
culture and history while also build-
daily lives. In some small way, they get
the United States and the surrounding
ing cross-cultural understanding,” Ms.
to walk in someone else’s shoes. This
world, until I arrived in New York City
Asya Dinets, Director of One To World
exposure to another culture, to different
and began receiving invitations from
Enrichment Programs explains.
ways of thinking and doing will, hope-
an organization called One To World:
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and mingle with other Fulbrighters in our
Meetings and
workshops
significantly
increased my selfconfidence and
public speaking
skills, making me
perform better in
my presentations at
my university and
preparing me for my
career as a researcher.
Ms. Jane Brown, One To World’s
fully, permeate the rest of their lives.”
Experience an authentic Thanksgiving din-
Director
ner in an American family! Come help the
Sponsorship, adds that “when an inter-
Reciprocal Learning
victims of hurricane Sandy in our community
national student comes to study in the
One of my favorite programs was
work project! Improve your communication
United States, it is an opportunity not
“Conversations with World Leaders,”
skills in our public speaking workshop! Take
only for a wonderful educational expe-
which introduced me to successful
part in a discussion with leading experts
rience, but for a chance to see the world
Americans like Mr. Jonathan Schwartz,
at the Council on Foreign Relations! Meet
from a different perspective. Instead of
Executive Vice President of the Univisión
www.fulbright.fi
of
Membership
and
Communications network; Mr. Steve
student – the program also gave me the
Ross, Director of the Books Division of
opportunity to listen to their thoughts
the Abrams Artists Agency; Mr. John
and learn from their experiences.” This
Zogby, famous public opinion poll-
way, the enrichment programs instruct
ster; and Mr. J. Frank Brown, Managing
us to appreciate ideas of different peo-
Director of the global growth investment
ple, regardless of their age, socioeco-
firm General Atlantic. These leaders did
nomic status or specialization.
not only describe the highlights, but also
Fulbright Seminar
Ignites Interdisciplinary
Collaboration
The Fulbright Center in Finland
strives to provide opportunities for
the difficulties they had been through
Building a Better Future
in their careers, teaching us important
Next to being cultural ambassadors,
laborate across borders. Every year
lessons about persistence when pursu-
Fulbrighters are expected to perform
the Center sponsors grantees to
ing goals we are passionate about. For
excellently in our studies. There were
international seminars in Europe.
every conversation, One To World would
times when I would receive a fascinating
Beyond their specific content focus,
compile a group of Fulbright students
invite from One To World – to commu-
the
from different countries specializing in
nity work projects, culinary expeditions
fruitful networking opportunities.
a range of academic fields. The leaders
to restaurants and vineyards, parties,
Fulbright Scholar Paul Flikkema’s
were always interested in hearing more
visits to American families… – only
experience is a good example of this.
about our thoughts and backgrounds,
to realize I had a seminar or a research
eagerly expanding their knowledge
paper due. Sometimes I was obliged to
When
about the surrounding world.
prioritize schoolwork over the events.
2013–2014) applied to attend the
its U.S. grantees to connect and col-
international
Paul
seminars
Flikkema
are
(Finland
I was also very fond of the “Global
Still, I find that the enrichment
Classroom” program, which gives foreign
activities always filled me with positive
EU-NATO Seminar, he hoped to meet
Fulbright students a chance to share our
energy, helping me with my research
other researchers working in smart
cultures in public schools around New
rather than stealing time from it. The
grid technology, his new area of
York City. “It is wonderful to bring Global
meetings and workshops significantly
research. At that event, in Belgium and
Guides into the classroom and see NYC
increased my self-confidence and pub-
Luxembourg in February 2014, he met
students so excited to taste new food,
lic speaking skills, making me per-
Ian Rinehart (Germany 2013–2014),
learn new dances, play new games and
form better in my presentations at NYU
who was working on a project to under-
ask questions,” describes Ms. Marissa
and preparing me for my career as a
stand Germany’s Energiewende (Energy
Munn, Director of the project at One To
researcher. Thanks to the enrichment
Transition) and the remunicipalization
World. “I am challenged every day to
activities, I made close friends with so
of energy utilities in Germany. They
think about my own cultural norms and
many Fulbrighters from around the
quickly found common ground in dis-
expectations. I constantly think about
globe. I saw Russians develop mutual
cussing the socio-technological forces
how to communicate in a culturally sen-
understanding with Ukrainians; Israelis
that are driving the evolution of the
sitive way.”
with Palestinians.
smart grid, the integration of renew-
Fulbright-Schuman
Program’s
While the Conversations with World
“One To World creates these incred-
able and clean energy technologies,
Leaders would take place in elegant
ible connections, in which two people
and the differences between Germany
offices in midtown Manhattan, Global
of two different cultures that were once
and the United States.
Classroom exposes Fulbrighters to com-
confronted are now sitting on the same
In summer 2014 they collaborated
pletely different American realities in
table, one sharing with the other his/her
on a proposal to the National Council
neighborhoods like the Bronx and Long
culture’s most cherished traditions,”
on Science and Environment’s Energy
Island City. The children attending these
marvels Giselle Diez, an Argentinean
& Climate Change Conference for a
elementary, middle and high schools
who has coordinated enrichment pro-
symposium. With the leadership and
often came from low-income families.
grams for several years.
staff at NCSE, and researchers Gary
“I love our community work programs.
In addition to working with Fulbright
Radloff and Bruce Beihoff at the
Seeing instances where America is not
grantees, One To World promotes connec-
Wisconsin Energy Institute, they orga-
perfect and how people respond to it
tions with roughly 75,000 self-sponsored
nized a series of symposia around the
is a wonderful lesson to bring home,”
international students in the NY area.
smart grid of the future through the
“One To World is a seed of mutual
autumn of 2015. Their efforts paid off:
Still, the premise of Global Classroom
understanding that we plant in all of
at the conference in January, Rinehart
is very similar to all of One To World’s
the people that get involved with us. But
and
programs: reciprocal learning. Just like
the bigger impact comes with time and
symposia (‘Integrating Clean Energy
the “World Leaders” are expected to be
will be seen in future generations, cre-
Across Scales: Buildings-to-Nations’
open to the ideas of Fulbright students,
ating a more peaceful world,” concludes
and ‘Utilities in 2050: Which Possible
we Fulbrighters are supposed to inter-
Giselle Diez.
Futures are Likely and Desirable’),
phrases Ms. Jane Brown.
act with the American students. In the
Flikkema
co-moderated
two
where scientists, technologists, and
words of Ms. Arianny Amador Padilla,
Text: Kirsi Cheas, ASLA-Fulbright Graduate
policy analysts from many states gath-
Fulbright student from the Dominican
Grantee 2013-2014, New York University.
ered to learn from experts in the field,
Republic, “Global Classroom has not
only given me the chance to teach
including researchers from the U.S.
Photo: One To World
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
American students about the traditions
(NREL) and Amory Lovins of the Rocky
in my home country and guide them
Mountain Institute.
through my journey as an international
www.fulbright.fi
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Alumni in Focus
Suzanne Louis who has been volunteering at
the Fulbright Center since 2006 spearheads
the initiative to develop the American alumni
program, Friends of Fulbright Finland.
Supporting the International
Change Makers
Fulbright Finland alumna Suzanne Louis talks about her passion for internationalization, her belief in the value of student mobility and cultural exchange, and
the positive impact international collaboration has on society at home and abroad.
Suzanne Louis is one Fulbright grantee
working life, I’ve been fascinated by the
who has made international exchange
reasons why young people choose to go
her life’s work. The former director of
abroad to develop their education.”
the University of Virginia’s internabehind the Friends of Fulbright Finland
Fostering International Exchange
and Mobility
alumni program in the U.S., Suzanne is
In more recent years, Suzanne’s nomad-
passionate about intercultural under-
ism has taken a Nordic turn, moving
standing and the value of interna-
between her adopted hometown of
tional experience. Born in Kansas City,
Charlottesville in Virginia and the other
Missouri, Suzanne describes herself as
place she feels most at home, Helsinki in
a “domestic nomad”, her family having
Finland, where she volunteers with the
moved around the U.S. several times in
Fulbright Center as a Project Consultant
her early years. “I developed early on the
and expert panel member.
tional center, and now the driving force
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It’s very common
for us to hear from
grantees that their
year in Finland was
life changing, but
for it to continue
to add value to
the rest of their
career is something
even better.
capacity to adjust to new environments
“I first came to Finland in 1991 to
in how international exchange activities
and develop new relationships with
attend a conference in Jyväskylä, and
were handled at a non-American uni-
people in each place. It seemed a natural
I was hooked! Afterwards I traveled to
versity, to compare best practices with
part of life.”
Finland several times, on holiday as well
my home institution, and to learn how
This outlook developed and expanded
as business trips related to international
mobility programs were being developed
during her time studying cultural
education. Eventually it was clear to me
in Europe, and how they were expressed
anthropology, leading her to study
that I had to find an opportunity to stay
at the local level in universities.”
Mandarin Chinese, then spend a year
for longer if possible. That’s what led me
teaching and studying in Taiwan, before
to apply for the Fulbright grant.”
“At that time, bringing international
students onto the campus was quite a
embarking on a successful career in
Suzanne was awarded a Mid-Career
novelty for Finnish universities, but
international educational exchange.
Professional Development grant in 2001,
we had quite a lot of experience of this
“I’ve spent my career with students
hosted by the International Relations
in the U.S., which I was able to share,”
coming from 150 countries around the
office of what is now Aalto University in
Suzanne explains. “My host university
world. From the earliest days of my
Helsinki. “My goal was to immerse myself
particularly wanted to develop its intake
www.fulbright.fi
of Chinese students, exploring how best
just trendy, it’s something that’s very
to support them during the admissions
important to these people. They really
process and once they were on campus.”
want to make a difference, and that’s a
Suzanne was impressed by the num-
very compelling argument.”
ber of academic exchanges being orga-
“We’re very interested in finding
nized for Finnish and other European
individuals pursuing research that has a
students, especially through Erasmus,
larger meaning in the rest of the world,
the European Union student exchange
who want to reach out to their commu-
program. “At the University of Virginia,
nities through their work.”
we had maybe half a dozen one-to-one
Social justice for Suzanne means
exchange programs with foreign uni-
the potential to change communities or
versities. But the volume being handled
societies for the better. “For example,
through Erasmus was really something
we may have someone in medicine doing
else.”
bench research, but their goal is to find
“In the U.S. we had lots of students
ways to eliminate diabetes. We’re look-
coming in from abroad from Asia, Africa,
ing for people with this additional mind-
and Latin America, but very few from
set, who are passionate about their work
Europe. I felt that was kind of an imbal-
because it can have a broader effect,
ance. The European exchange programs
perhaps as part of a larger team. These
At the Friends of Fulbright Finland Boston
have been extremely successful, and are
are people who think ‘I’m not the only
event in May, Suzanne Louis was recognized
much easier for European students to
bright light in the sky, but I want to add
for her nearly 10 years of volunteer service
manage and negotiate, while U.S. insti-
my light to others who are working to
for Fulbright Finland.
tutions may appear more inaccessible,
solve this problem.’”
for example requiring tuition fees.”
The physical sciences are not the only
Suzanne reflects that this imbalance
fields that can make this kind of impact,
“Every year, we’re building the Finnish
has remained, but that Fulbright plays a
Suzanne points out. “Social justice hap-
Fulbright community by 35-40 American
significant role in enabling educational
pens in many different ways and in
grantees, so this is definitely a growth
exchanges between Europe and the U.S.,
many different contexts. It may as well
industry! But developing an alumni pro-
something she feels is important not
come from literature or performance art
gram takes a long time, and is not some-
just for the individual but also for the
as it would come from studying biology
thing that can always show measurable
community.
or medicine. Ultimately, it’s the applica-
success in just a few years. Because the
tion of research that’s interesting, valu-
USA is a huge place and our American
able and useful.”
alumni are scattered throughout the
“I think that everyone benefits if students and researchers are free to travel
and study anywhere in the world. The
country, it makes it difficult to have
more individuals are able to travel in a
Exchange as a Lifelong Process
significant way, not just as tourists, but
Currently, Suzanne is spearheading
we do is in very small groups, maybe
to really get to know people in the host
an initiative to develop the American
just a few people getting together infor-
country, the better. Through media we
alumni program, Friends of Fulbright
mally. We count that as a success too. It’s
only get a very lopsided point of view of
Finland. “This is a new aspect of the
gratifying that more and more alumni
what other countries are about. It’s not
Finnish
are also taking leadership roles in the
until you spend time with people from
explains. “We’re trying to establish
different cultures that you can reach a
closer links between the Fulbright
The value of these ongoing relation-
deeper understanding.”
Center and the Finnish experience with
ships is something Suzanne and col-
the Americans who were in Finland on
leagues highlight to each new intake of
their Fulbright grant. It’s very common
Fulbright grantees. “We talk to them
for us to hear from grantees that their
about the alumni program virtually on
Developing this understanding is a par-
year in Finland was life changing, but for
day one when they’re in orientation with
ticular success of the Finnish Fulbright
it to continue to add value to the rest of
us. Being a participant in Fulbright is a
program, Suzanne notes. “Coming to
their career is something even better.”
lifelong opportunity.”
Social Justice and Cultural
Understanding
Fulbright
program,”
large face-to-face events. A lot of what
she
alumni network initiatives.”
Finland is an excellent opportunity
“We already have a number of U.S.
To support this, a new grant is being
for Americans to learn more about the
scholars who return to Finland on quite
developed specifically for American
Nordic countries, particularly social jus-
a regular basis to collaborate with their
alumni of the Finnish Fulbright pro-
tice programs that could be adapted for
previous hosts. So we have these ongo-
gram. “The grant is designed to encour-
the United States in some way. Of course
ing bonds between researchers and
age alumni to continue or renew their
we can’t compare the two countries
students, a creative team approach that
contacts with their Finnish hosts or
directly, because the population size and
includes both Finns and Americans.
partners,” explains Suzanne. “We aim
history are so different, but I think the
This type of active participation in the
to develop a large and diverse network of
societies’ goals are similar, in terms of
Fulbright community is something we
partners who share Fulbright Finland’s
using research and education to improve
want to develop even further.”
vision, which is ‘to empower the minds
Growing an active network of alumni
our lives.”
that will find global solutions to tomor-
particularly
is an ambitious goal, says Suzanne,
impresses Suzanne is the number
potentially including more than 1700
of Finnish grant applications focus-
Americans who visited Finland on
Text: Louisa Gairn
ing on environmental issues. “It’s not
a Fulbright grant since the 1950s.
Photos: Johanna Lahti
Something
that
row’s challenges’”.
www.fulbright.fi
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Alumni News
Our World of
Partnerships:
Celebrating the Finnish
American Fulbright
Experience
Alumni and friends of the Finnish Fulbright
Program gathered in Boston at the end of May
to celebrate the 65-year history and vigor of
the program and the 10th year of the Friends of
Fulbright Finland American alumni network. The
theme of partnerships carried the day and allowed
participants to see the inside story of the Fulbright
Finland…for the Future campaign.
The
venue,
the
USS
Constitution
learn more about
Museum, proved to be very educa-
their experiences
tional, as the historic naval vessel USS
as Fulbrighters in
Constitution was nearby in dry dock
Finland.
awaiting repair. The ship is well over 200
planners are most grate-
years old, and its hull will be recovered
ful for the valuable sponsorship
with new copper sheeting containing
provided by these partners to enable
the signatures of our alumni, utilizing
this celebration to take place.
the past as grounding to move forward
The
event
into the future. This opportunity sym-
Artist of the Event
bolically cemented the mission of the
The featured Artist of the Event was
Finnish Fulbright Program.
Jacquelyn Gleisner who also designed
Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Bengt
the event’s logo illustrations. Jacquelyn
Holmström, Paul A. Samuelson Professor
Gleisner (b. 1984) studied art as a
of Economics at MIT in the United States,
Visiting Researcher at Aalto University
and Member of the Aalto University
in Helsinki, Finland on a Fulbright
Board in Finland, gave an inspira-
grant in 2010. The same year, Jacquelyn
tional talk on Exchanges, Networks and
began writing about the arts for the
Innovation, and Cultural Counselor Keijo
non-profit Art21’s online magazine.
Karjalainen brought greetings from the
This summer one of Jacquelyn’s paint-
Finnish Embassy in Washington DC.
ings will be installed at the Embassy
Karjalainen together with Deputy Consul
of Botswana through the Art in the
General Anna Yletyinen from Consulate
Embassies Program, supported by the
created the visual image for the event.
General of Finland in New York City
U.S. Department of State. Jacquelyn cur-
Gleisner is a Fulbright U.S. Graduate Student
were also on hand to meet alumni and
rently teaches at the New Hampshire
grantee 2010-2011 at Aalto University
The Artist of the Event, Jacquelyn Gleisner,
School of Art and Design.
Institute of Art and Framingham State
University in Massachusetts.
“In Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We
Cannot See, an old man explains to the
novel’s young protagonist, Marie-Laure
that crystals grow in the same way that
stories do. A story is the result of the
gradual layering of different voices, as
a network of crystalline atoms extends
slowly under the precise conditions. The
particular shape of a crystal tells a story
of how it has been formed. As an artFulbright Center Executive Director Terhi Mölsä (left), Friends of Fulbright Finland Liaison
ist and a writer, my work is likewise the
Suzanne Louis, Distinguished Alumnus and the event’s keynote speaker Dr. Bengt Holmström,
product of my cumulative experiences
Cultural Counselor Keijo Karjalainen from the Finnish Embassy in Washington D.C. and Deputy
and encounters,” Jacquelyn Gleisner says.
Consul General Anna Yletyinen from the Consulate General of Finland in New York.
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www.fulbright.fi
Our World of Partnerships event gathered together Friends of Fulbright
Finland (FoFF) in Boston. It was a perfect afternoon for meeting with old
and new friends while raising a toast for the ASLA-Fulbright program and
the FoFF network. Artist of the Event Jacqueline Gleisner is on the right.
The Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Enrichment Award
Terhi Mölsä, Executive Director of the Fulbright Center and Suzanne
Louis, Friends of Fulbright Finland Liaison announced the Friends of
Fulbright Finland Alumni Enrichment Award in the event. The Award
highlights the three-year initiative to establish an endowment to
fund a new grant for American alumni. The Alumni Enrichment
Award will be open for the first time on August 1, with the application deadline being October 15. Donations to build the endowment
are most welcome, thereby enabling the grant to be awarded annually. Information about the Grant is on the Fulbright Center website
at www.fulbright.fi.
Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Council
The Boston event also saw the announcing of the first Friends of
Fulbright Finland (FoFF) Alumni Council. The FoFF alumni network
in the United States has developed to a stage where it benefits from
the regular input of a coordinated group of alumni who can voice
their opinions on a variety of matters important to the alumni.
Council members are recruited from the American alumni of the
Finnish Fulbright program, representative of all the different grant
programs and recruited from around the U.S. The first council members announced at the Boston event are Bradley Boehringer, John
Helling, Kenneth Kolson, Suzanne Louis, and Paul Majkut. More
information on the Alumni Council on the Fulbright Center website
www.fulbright.fi
Text: Suzanne Louis
Photos: Johanna Lahti
Edward Sivak signing copper. Sivak's Fulbright term is still
ahead--he has received a Flex grant, which will bring him to
More information and photos of the Boston event can be found here:
Aalto University in the fall 2015 and also during the following
www.fulbright.fi/en/events/65th-anniversary-commencement-asla-
academic year.
educational-exchange-program-between-finland-and-us
www.fulbright.fi
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News / Uutisia
New Team Members at the Fulbright Center
Emilia Holopainen (left) began at the
of Tampere, Danube University Krems
International Internship Program (IIP)
Fulbright Center in January as Exchanges
(Austria), Beijing Normal University
which identifies and promotes intern-
Assistant. Emilia has a Master’s degree
(China), and University of Applied
ship opportunities that advance the
in General and Adult Education from
Sciences Osnabrueck (Germany). Hwa-
professional training of UW-Madison
the University of Helsinki. She has also
hyun comes from South Korea.
undergraduate students and reinforce
studied Human Resource Management at
Oklahoma State University.
Olivia Koivisto, a third year undergraduate student from the University
their academic learning through practical application.
Hwa-hyun Min works at the Fulbright
of Wisconsin, Madison’s School of
Olivia will be assisting in organizing
Center for two months as an intern. The
Journalism & Mass Communications
the Arrival Orientation Week for the new
internship is part of Hwa-hyun’s studies
interns at the Fulbright Center as an
U.S. Fulbrighters arriving in Finland this
in a Research and Innovation in Higher
Events
this
August. After graduation, her goal is to
Education Erasmus Mundus Master’s
summer. She is coming to the Fulbright
pursue a career in the field of advertis-
program (MARIHE) at the University
Center
ing, marketing and public relations.
Management
through
the
Assistant
UW-Madison’s
ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association
New President
Join the Association!
Anna Kronlund was selected as the 2015 President for the ASLA-
Join the ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association by paying the
Fulbright Alumni Association Board. Kronlund is an ASLA-
20 € annual membership fee. The Association welcomes also
Fulbright Graduate Grantee at the Columbia University from
supporting members. If you are interested in ASLA-Fulbright
2009-2010. She is currently working as a Senior Research Fellow
Alumni Association and Fulbright Center activities, join your
at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (UPI/FIIA).
fellow Fulbrighters and become a member!
www.fulbright.fi/en/asla-fulbright-alumni-association/registration-instructions
Fulbright Finland…for the Future is an invitation for partnership! This 3-year campaign lasting from 2014 through 2016
is a remarkable joint effort that aims to bring the FinnishAmerican Fulbright program onto a completely new level.
There are numerous ways to be involved and to contribute by
donating time, talent, or treasure. Which will you share?
List of current partners and more information
on how to be involved
www.fulbright.fi/en/fulbright-finland-for-the-future
Fulbright Center serves as
Fulbright Center advises on
the national EducationUSA
higher education in Canada.
center in Finland.
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www.fulbright.fi
Suomen ja Yhdysvaltain opetusalan vaihtotoimikunta
Finland-U.S. Educational Exchange Commission
(FUSEEC)
Vaihtotoimikunnan jäsenet / Fulbright Center Board of Directors
Honorary Chair:
H.E., Bruce J. Oreck
Ambassador of the
United States to Finland
Dr. Bo Pettersson
Professor of the Literature
of the United States
Finnish Members:
Mr. Immo Aakkula
Counsellor of Government,
Legal Affairs
Ministry of Education and Culture
Treasurer
Dr. Heikki Ruskoaho
Professor of Pharmacology
and Drug development
American Members:
Dr. Matti Kokkala
Senior Advisor, Smart Cities
VTT Technical Research
Centre of Finland
Chair
Ms. Jeanie Duwan
Assistant Counselor for
Press and Public Affairs
American Embassy
Mr. Jeffrey K. Reneau
Counselor for Press
and Public Affairs
American Embassy
Vice-Chair
Mr. David Yoken
Senior Music Lecturer
Arts Academy, Turku
University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Laura Stark
Professor of Ethnology
University of Jyväskylä
Ex-officio:
Ms. Terhi Mölsä
Executive Director, Fulbright Center
Toimikunnan sihteeristö / Fulbright Center Staff
Ms. Emilia Holopainen
Ohjelma-assistentti
Exchanges Assistant
p. (044) 5535 277
•• Program services support
•• Sosiaalinen media
•• Verkkopalvelut
•• Tapahtumat
Ms. Karoliina Kokko
Vastaava ohjelmapäällikkö
Senior Program Manager
(grant program oversight)
p. (044) 5535 268
•• Maisteri- ja
tohtorivaiheen stipendit
•• Neuvonta opiskelusta
USA:ssa ja Kanadassa
•• Alumnikoordinaattori
Ms. Sonja Kuosmanen
Ohjelmakoordinaattori
Program Coordinator
p. (044) 5535 275
•• Distinguished Chairs
•• Tutkija- ja luennoitsijastipendit
•• Inter-Country-stipendit
•• Fulbright-tapahtumat
•• Rekisterit
Ms. Johanna Lahti
Apulaisjohtaja
Deputy Director
p. (044) 5535 278
•• Fulbright Center News
(toimituspäällikkö)
•• Undergraduatestipendit suomalaisille
•• Renewal-stipendit
suomalaisille
•• Inter-Country-stipendit
•• Testaus ja testeihin
liittyvät asiantuntijapalvelut
•• Neuvonta opiskelusta USA:ssa
Ms. Mirka McIntire
Ohjelmapäällikkö, Koulutus- ja
opettajavaihto (osa-aikainen)
Manager, Teacher Exchange and
Education Programs (part-time)
p. (044) 5535 269
•• Opettajaohjelma
•• Study of the U.S. Institutes
for Scholars and
Secondary School Educators
•• Asiantuntijastipendit
•• Seminaarit ja
koulutustapahtumat
Ms. Hwa-hyun Min
Projektiassistentti (harjoittelija)
Project Assistant (Intern)
Ms. Suzanne Louis
Ms. Terhi Mölsä
Projektikonsultti (osa-aikainen)
Project Consultant (part-time)
•• Friends of Fulbright
Finland -verkosto
•• Alumnikoordinaattori
•• Fulbright Center News
Toiminnanjohtaja
Executive Director
p. (050) 570 5498
E-mails: [email protected]
Tukisäätiö
FUSEEC/Fulbright Centerin toimintaa rahoittaa Suomen ja Yhdysvaltain Stipenditoiminnan Tukisäätiö / Säätiön hallitus:
The Finland-America Educational Trust Fund / Board of Directors:
Finnish members:
American members:
Agent / Säätiön asiamies:
Mr. Jouni Mölsä
Director of Communications
Department for Communications
and Culture
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Chair
Ms. Susan Elbow
Deputy Chief of Mission
American Embassy
Vice-Chair
Ms. Terhi Mölsä
Executive Director
FUSEEC/Fulbright Center
Ms. Jaana Palojärvi
Head of International Relations
Finnish Ministry of Education
Mr. Jeffrey K. Reneau
Counselor for Press and
Public Affairs
American Embassy
The Finnish members are
appointed by the Ministry of
Education and the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs. The American
members are appointed by
the American Embassy.
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Support comes to us from:
Hakaniemenranta 6
FI-00530 HELSINKI
FINLAND
toukokuu
12. 5.
ORIENTAATIO:
Suomalaisten
stipendiaattien
lähtöorientaatio ja
stipendien julkistamistilaisuus
15. 5.
hakuaika päättyy:
•• ASLA-Fulbright
Graduate Grants
•• FulbrightTechnology
Industries of
Finland Grants
2. 6.
hakuaika päättyy:
kesäkuu
30. 5.
Friends of
Fulbright Finland
alumni event in
Boston
11. 6.
Vaihtotoimikunnan kokous
•• Fulbright
Center’s
Renewal
Grants
Fulbright Center
Board Meeting
6. – 17. 7.
Fulbright Center
suljettu
heinäkuu
elokuu
26. 8.
ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association
Welcome Event
23. 9.
ORIENTAATIO:
Suomalaisten
Fulbright Graduate
-stipendiaattien
orientaatio
syyskuu
lokakuu
24. – 27. 8.
ORIENTAATIO:
Yhdysvaltalaisten Fulbrightstipendiaattien tulo-orientaatio
Syksyn
infotilaisuudet
julkaistaan
Fulbright Centerin
verkkosivulla
alkusyksyn
aikana
9. – 10. 10.
American Voices
-seminaari Turun
yliopistossa
24. 9.
Vaihtotoimikunnan kokous
Fulbright Center
Board Meeting
26. – 30. 10.
Fulbright Center’s Study Tour on Graduate
Admissions and Strategic Enrollment
Management
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