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10 Partnering with the University of Turku

18 Muutoksia testijärjestelyissä

20 Recognizing Alumni

My wife and I and our two very

young daughters spent the bet-

ter part of the academic year

1960–1961 in Helsinki on a Ful-

bright research grant working

in the National Library. Things

were still a bit austere in Finland

in those days. Finns experienced

a small version of what they

called a “night frost” with the

Soviet Union, and lettuce during

the winter was sold leaf by leaf.

Fresh produce was hard to come

by in the dead of a Helsinki win-

ter. Yet for me professionally, and

for our family personally, it was

one of the happiest and most pro-

ductive times of our lives.

It was not easy to use libraries

then in the Soviet Union, though

I made one extended trip into

St. Petersburg to give the first se-

ries of lectures on the then new

Harvard-Leningrad exchange

program. The Helsinki Library

had been a deposit library for the

Russian Empire from 1809–1917.

It was beautifully serviced and

maintained with Scandinavian

efficiency. I was thrilled to find

that the basic organization of the

stacks was by decade throughout

the 19th and early 20th centuries,

and I was permitted to work in

the stacks. As a result, I was able

to read the original versions of

Russian literary and historical

writings and periodicals and then

read the response and criticism

of them in subsequent journals of

the same year. This permitted an

immersion in Russian literature of

a kind that few scholars are able

to have. This opportunity enabled

me to focus on transforming a

course I was giving at Harvard

into probably my most important

single scholarly work; The Icon

and the Axe: An Interpretive His-

tory of Russian Culture.

I became fascinated with Fin-

land as a total society. Having our

very young kids run along free

outside with their “park aunt”

during the week was a thrill for

them. My wife and I enjoyed see-

ing them both having fun and not

having a single cold or adverse ef-

fect from the harsh winter weath-

er. Stopping off for lessons in the

Finnish language with Mrs. Altio,

who was a marvelous language

teacher, enabled me to manage

enough Finnish while I was there

to read such works as The Seven

Brothers, whom I could never

quite relate to, and Väinö Linna’s

Here Under the Northern Star. I al-

ways wondered why he didn’t get

a Nobel Prize. I loved shopping

for books on the way back from

the library and then walking on

to our apartment on Runebergin-

katu. I enjoyed regular saunas,

warm human associations with

Finns, and a particularly memo-

rable trip to Kuopio up north

which has the special beauty of a

very different type of 19th century

wooden town. The beautifully

displayed treasures of the Vala-

mo monastery of the Finnish Or-

thodox Church were far more at-

tractive and reverently displayed

than comparable treasures in the

Soviet Union.

Central to the experience was

the wonderful series of events

for me and my wife that made

dark evenings shine thanks to a

magnificently ordered Fulbright

program in Finland under Sven

Sjögren. I have since returned reg-

ularly and always happily to Fin-

land to keep up with old friends

and to hear the glorious music

under the midnight sun at Savon-

linna. Later, as a member of the

Board of Foreign Scholarships

that runs the Fulbright program

world-wide and as its chairman

in the early 1970s, I always held

up the Finnish Fulbright program

as a model for what an exchange

program should be. Every time

I return to the National Library

overlooking the beautiful square,

it will always be for me a kind of

homecoming.

James H. BillingtonLibrarian of Congress

Treasured memories

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orIn this issue of the Fulbright

Center News we invite you to

celebrate our partners and our

alumni.

A record number of Finnish

universities are participating in

the Center's grant programs this

fall by cost-sharing – 75% of the

Finnish graduate student awards

are partially or fully sponsored

by our partners (p. 4).

The Fulbright Center has

signed another long-term coop-

eration agreement with a Finnish

university. The new agreement

provides grants for U.S. graduate

students to study at the University

of Turku, which has been very ac-

tive recently in North-American

exchanges, particularly through

cooperation with Fulbright. We

are very pleased to introduce to

you our partner university in this

issue of the News (p. 10–13).

Further along the lines of

cooperation, I am pleased to an-

nounce that the Fulbright Cen-

ter will soon be moving to new

premises (p. 22). Our current

office, while beautiful and cen-

trally located, has become too

small to host our growing activi-

ties. But we are moving not only

because of improved training

facilities and bigger auditoria,

we are also moving closer to our

partners. The Centre for Interna-

tional Mobility CIMO of the Finn-

ish Ministry of Education and

the National Board of Education

have long been valued partners

to the Center. As we now have

daily contact, the ideal location

is, in short, next door to each

other. It is for this reason that we

are moving into the same build-

ing at Hakaniemenranta 6 in

Helsinki, and we expect to be in

full swing there in early 2009.

The Fulbright Center and

CIMO will launch a new level

of their partnership by organiz-

ing a national seminar

in mid-December titled

Finnish-North-American

University Cooperation:

Curriculum Development

and Joint Programs (p.

9). The seminar fea-

tures invited speakers

from the United States,

Canada and Finland and

aims to benchmark best

practices and concrete

tools for cooperation for

transatlantic exchanges.

We welcome you to the

seminar and look for-

ward to having you visit us in our

new premises in the new year!

This Fall issue of the Fulbright

Center News is also a theme

issue for our alumni. Articles,

interviews, and collections of

reminiscences, all in their own

voice, speak to the power of the

Fulbright experience. As we

honor our alumni from the past

six decades of Finnish-Ameri-

can Fulbright exchanges, I am

very pleased to present to you

the invited columnist of this is-

sue. He is a distinguished Ameri-

can alumnus of our program, Li-

brarian of the U.S. Congress, Dr.

James H. Billington. Dr. Billing-

ton was a Fulbright researcher

in Finland in 1960–61 and later

chaired the J. William Fulbright

Foreign Scholarship Board in

Washington. Over the course

of his Fulbright he became a

great friend of Finland and has

returned many times, including

this Fall.

Much has changed in Finland

since the early 60's of Dr. Billing-

ton's Fulbright, but the very fun-

damentals of the Finnish-Amer-

ican program that he describes

remain exactly the same to this

very day: the pursuit of academic

excellence, the transformative na-

ture of the personal experience in

intercultural exchange, and the

welcoming network of Fulbright

in Finland and around the world.

It is in this spirit that we wish you

a prosperous fall season!

Terhi Mölsä

Kolumnit

Fulbright Center News on Fulbright Centerin asiakaslehti, joka ilmestyy kaksi kertaa vuodessa. Lehdestä julkaistaan myös verkkoversio osoitteessa www.fulbright.fi. Seuraava numero ilmestyy keväällä 2009. Artikkelit ja muu aineisto pyydetään toimittamaan 2.3. mennessä. Artikkeleissa ilmaistut mielipiteet ovat kirjoittajien omia.

The Fulbright Center News is a biannual newsletter published by the Fulbright Center in Finland. The Fulbright Center News is also available online at www.fulbright.fi. The next issue will come out in Spring 2009. The submission deadline for articles and other materials is 2 March. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Fulbright Center.

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.

Aineisto vapaasti lainattavissa, lähde mainittava.Reproduction allowed, source must be cited.

Päätoimittaja/Editor-in-ChiefTerhi MölsäExecutive Director

Toimittajat/EditorsJohanna Lahti (toimituspäällikkö)Tanja HolopainenSuzanne Louis

Toimituksen yhteystiedot/Contact InformationThe Fulbright CenterKaisaniemenkatu 3 B, 5th floor00100 HelsinkiFINLAND

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Fulbright CenterOpening hoursMon-Wed, Fri 9:00–15:00Thu 9:00–17:00

Tel. +358 9 5494 7400Fax +358 9 5494 7474E-mail: office@fulbright.fi

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4 ASLA-Fulbright -jatko-opiskelijat lukuvuodelle 2009–2010

5 Meneillään olevat stipendihaut

6 Grants to the U.S. 2008–2009

8 August Brings Americans to Finland

9 Ready, set, go Suomi!

9 Seminar on Finnish-North American University Cooperation

10 Introducing Fulbright Center's University Partners

12 Focus on University of Turku

14 Alumni Thought and Memories

17 from Turku to Berkeley

17 FLTA -ohjelma lukuvuodelle 2009–2010

18 Muutoksia testijärjestelyissä

19 Internationalization: A Force for Change at Canadian Universities

20 Recognizing Alumni

21 Andrés Reséndez - Fulbright Bicentennial Chair 2008–09

22 Uutisia

23 Fulbright Center

24 Kalenteri

In This Issue

Cover:The university focus series introduces the Fulbright Center's partners that have a formal cooperation agreement with the Fulbright Center. In this issue the focus is on the University of Turku. Pages 10–13 and 17.Cover photo: Vesa-Matti Väärä

Photo: Kati Kaarlehto

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ASLA-Fulbright -jatko-opiskelijat lukuvuodelle 2009–2010Ennätysmäärä suomalaisten yliopistojen cost-share -stipendejäFulbright Centerin ensimmäiset stipendit lukuvuodelle 2009–2010 on myönnetty. Elokuun haussa stipendin hakijoita oli 41. Hakemusten taso oli jälleen korkea. Stipendejä myönnettiin yhteensä 15, joista kaksitoista on ASLA-Fulbright Graduate -stipendiä ja kolme Fulbright-Technology Industries of Finland -stipendiä.

Tänä vuonna peräti kaksi kolmasosaa myönnetyistä ASLA-Fulbright-stipendeis-tä on suomalaisten yliopistojen ja Ful-bright Centerin yhdessä rahoittamia Cost-share -stipendejä.

Hakijat edustivat yhtätoista suoma-laista yliopistoa ja kolmea ammattikor-keakoulua. Lisäksi kuudella hakijalla oli ulkomainen tutkintotausta. Hakemukset edustivat laajasti eri aloja: 34 % yhteis-kuntatieteitä, 22 % taiteita, 12 % humanis-tisia tieteitä, 12 % oikeustiedettä ja 10 % kauppa- ja kansantaloustieteitä. Loput 10 % jakaantuivat tasaisesti lääke-, luonnon- ja teknisten tieteiden kesken.

Koko lukuvuoden opintoihin tarkoi-tetut stipendit ovat suuruudeltaan vä-hintään 15 000 ja enimmillään 50 000 dollaria. Varsinaisen stipendin lisäksi Ful-bright Centerin stipendiaateilla on käy-tettävissään runsaasti lisäetuja ja -palve-luja, kuten ilmainen viisumi ja vakuutus, henkilökohtaiset neuvontapalvelut sekä Fulbright-ohjelman järjestämät seminaa-rit ja vapaa-ajan toiminta. Lisäksi etuihin kuuluu opiskelupaikan hakuun sekä läh-töjärjestelyihin valmentavat koulutusse-minaarit, joista ensimmäinen järjestettiin tuoreille stipendiaatelle heti valitapäätös-ten julkistamisen jälkeen.

ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant -stipendit jatko-opiskelijoille

Suvi-Tuulia KetoMusic: Master of Music Performance in Trumpet PerformanceSibelius-AkatemiaStipendi rahoitetaan yhdessä Sibelius-Akatemian kanssa

Saara KoikkalainenSociology: Mobility of skilled migrants in Europe: a view from across the Atlantic. Lapin yliopistoStipendi (6 kuukautta) rahoitetaan yhdessä Lapin yliopiston kanssa

Eerika Koskinen-KoivistoAnthropology: Social Interaction and Performance Theory. Interactions of gender, class and work: the strategies of a female worker in 20th century Finland.Jyväskylän yliopistoStipendi rahoitetaan yhdessä Jyväskylän yliopiston kanssa

Anna KronlundPolitical Science: Debates on the State of Exception in the U.S. Congress after September 11, 2001. Jyväskylän yliopistoStipendi rahoitetaan yhdessä Jyväskylän yliopiston kanssa

Meri KulmalaSociology: Elaborating doctoral dissertation on emerging welfare and state-civil society models in Russia in the 2000s in interaction with U.S. scholars. Helsingin yliopistoStipendi rahoitetaan yhdessä Helsingin yliopiston kanssa

Jussi LaineGeography: New Civic Neighborhood on the United States-Mexico Border: A Case Study of the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region. Joensuun yliopisto

Terhi LintukangasTheater Arts: Master’s degree in actingTurun ammattikorkeakoulu

Mervi MiettinenLiterature: Questioning the Superhero Narrative. Tampereen yliopistoStipendi rahoitetaan yhdessä Tampereen yliopiston kanssa

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Fulbright New Century Scholars -oh-jelma kokoaa vuosittain 25–30 tutkijaa ja asiantuntijaa eri puolilta maailmaa työskentelemään jonkin maailmanlaa-juisesti merkittävän tutkimusaiheen pa-rissa. Lukuvuoden 2009–2010 teema on: ”The University as Innovation Driver and Knowledge Center. The Program will en-gage scholars involved in research and project initiatives that advance under-standing of the university as innovation driver and knowledge center and contri-bute to advancing economic prosperity.” Ohjelmaan voivat osallistua asiantuntijat ja eri tieteenaloja edustavat tutkijat, joi-den erikoistumisalue liittyy vuoden tutki-musteemaan.

NCS-ohjelmaan valitut stipendiaatit osallistuvat:

orientaatioon, väliarviointitapaamis-•een ja päätösseminaariin (jokainen noin viikon mittainen)

2–3 kuukauden kansainväliseen •tutkijavierailuun, sekä ohjelmavuoden aikana jatkuvaan •yhteydenpitoon NCS-verkoston muiden tutkijoiden ja verkoston vetäjän (NCS Distinguished Scholar Leader) kanssa.

Suomalaiset hakijat järjestävät 2–3 kuu-kauden tutkijavierailun Yhdysvaltoihin. Amerikkalaisten hakijoiden on mahdol-lista vierailla Suomessa ohjelman puit-teissa. Stipendin suuruus: 30 000 USD ja ylläpito ohjelman seminaarien aikana.

Suomalaisten hakijoiden hakuaika päättyy 7.11.2008 klo 12.00.

Lisätietoja: www.fulbright.fiSami Krogerus (09) 5494 7402

Etsitkö vierailevaa luennoitsijaa kurssillesi?

Stipendit tutkimukseen YhdysvalloissaASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for a Junior Scholar -ohjelma on suunnattu tutkijanuraansa aloittaville tohtoreille. Apuraha on USD 10 000–15 500, ja se on tarkoitettu vähintään 4 kuukauden tutki-mustyöhön Yhdysvalloissa. Stipendin ha-kuaika päättyy 31.12.2008. Apurahan voi käyttää lukuvuoden 2009–2010 aikana.

Stipendit asiantuntijoilleMid-Career Professional Develop-ment Grant -ohjelma tarjoaa apurahan 4–6 kuukauden opintoihin, jotka tähtää-vät oman ammattitaidon täydentämiseen

ja kehittämiseen Yhdysvalloissa. Apura-ha on enimmillään USD 13 500. Ohjelma on suunnattu työuransa keskivaiheessa oleville ammattilaisille ja asiantuntijoille, jotka etsivät uusia näkökulmia ja lähesty-mistapoja omaan työhönsä. Ohjelmasta ei rahoiteta akateemista tutkimusta eikä hakijoilta edellytetä akateemista loppu-tutkintoa. Mid-Career Professional De-velopment -stipendin hakuaika päättyy 12.12.2008. Apurahan voi käyttää luku-vuoden 2009–2010 aikana.

Lisätietoja:www.fulbright.fiSami Krogerus (09) 5494 7402

Tutkija- ja asiantuntijastipendien hakuaika päättyy joulukuussa

Markku NurminenMedical Sciences: Gene therapy, Therapeutic angiogenesis. Kuopion yliopistoStipendi rahoitetaan yhdessä Kuopion yliopiston kanssa

Ville RiikonenArchitecture: Studies in Architectural theoryTeknillinen korkeakoulu

Laura SchwöbelAnthropology: Comparative Ethnic Studies: immigration, transnationalism, and diaspora studies.Jyväskylän yliopistoStipendi rahoitetaan yhdessä Jyväskylän yliopiston kanssa

Suvi TaljaHistory: Comparative Urban History on Gender and Leisure-Time Sports. Helsingin yliopisto

Fulbright-Technology Industries of Finland -stipendit

Stipendit rahoitetaan yhdessä Teknologiateollisuuden 100-vuotissäätiön kanssa.

Eija HaapalainenComputer Science: Time series modeling in intelligent data mining applications – Model and parameter selection and update. Oulun yliopisto

Elina KemppainenChemistry: Chemical Modification of Carbon Nanotubes. Oulun yliopisto

Olli LuukkonenEngineering: Artificial impedance surfaces and electromagnetic materials. Teknillinen korkeakoulu

Lisätietoja jatko-opiskelijaohjelmasta www.fulbright.fiKaroliina Kokko (09) 5494 7404

”The University as Innovation Driver and Knowledge Center”

Vuosittain noin 250 amerikkalaista luennoitsijaa ja tutkijaa osallistuu Fulbright-vaih-toon Euroopassa. Heidän asiantuntemuksensa on käytettävissäsi Inter-Country Tra-vel Grant -ohjelman kautta.

Suomalaiset yliopistot ja korkeakoulut voivat hakea matka-apurahaa toiseen maa-han sijoitetun Fulbright-luennoitsijan noin viikon kestävälle Suomen vierailulle. Oh-jelmaan on jatkuva haku. Luettelo amerikkalaisista luennoitsijoista Euroopassa sekä matka-apurahan hakuohjeet ja -kaavake löytyvät Fulbright Centerin kotisivulta.

Lisätietoja: www.fulbright.fi, Terhi Topi (09) 5494 7408

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Grants to the U.S. 2008-09ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant Program

for graduate studies and doctoral dissertation research

Honkasalo, Julia PhilosophyUniversity of HelsinkiNew School for Social ResearchThis grant is cost-shared with the University of Helsinki

Huikuri, Salla Political ScienceUniversität Hamburg , University of HelsinkiPrinceton University

Huopaniemi, Otso Theater ArtsTheatre Academy of FinlandColumbia UniversityThis grant is cost-shared with the Theater Academy

Kokkonen, Riikka Music, ViolinSibelius-AkatemiaMannes College of Music

Lyhykäinen, Henna ForestryUniversity of HelsinkiOregon State University

Palokangas, Teemu CommunicationsUniversity of TampereUniversity of MinnesotaThis grant is cost-shared with the University of Tampere

Ratilainen, Saara Russian Language and LiteratureUniversity of TamperePrinceton UniversityThis grant is cost-shared with the University of Tampere

Sjöberg, Fredrik Political ScienceLondon School of EconomicsHarvard University

Solonen, Antti MathematicsLappeenranta University of TechnologyUniversity of MinnesotaThis grant is cost-shared with the Lappeenranta University of Technology

Tarvainen, Laura LawUniversity of LaplandColumbia UniversityThis grant is cost-shared with the University of Lapland

Fulbright-Technology Industries of Finland Grant

for graduate study and post-doctoral research in projects with relevance to the fields represented by the technology industries. Program in cooperation with Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation

Mäkinen, Iiro EconomicsHelsinki School of Economics, University of Helsinki Stanford University

Tenhiälä, Antti Business AdministrationHelsinki University of TechnologyUniversity of Minnesota

Onnela, Jukka-Pekka PhysicsOxford UniversityHarvard University

Fulbright-Technology Industries of Finland Renewal Grant

for continuing studies after the initial grant year

Siljander, Juhana MathematicsNew York University

Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA)

for Finnish teaching and graduate studyprogram in cooperation with CIMO, the Centre for International Mobility, operating under the Finnish Ministry of Education

Heikkola, Leena Finnish Language and LiteratureÅbo Akademi Columbia University, Department of Germanic Languages

Kahri, Virve Scandinavian LanguagesTurun yliopistoUniversity of California, Berkeley, Department of Scandinavian

Ohvo, Maija Finnish LanguageTampereen yliopistoIndiana University, Department of Central Eurasian Studies

Rönkkö, Anna LiteratureOulun yliopistoUniversity of Washington, Department of Scandinavian Studies

Tikkanen, Nina LiteratureJyväskylän yliopistoUniversity of Minnesota, Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch

ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for a Junior Scholar Program

for post-doctoral research

Löfström, Erika EducationUniversity of HelsinkiUniversity of West Florida, Center for Applied Psychology

Löytönen, Teija DanceTheater AcademyArizona State University

Parviainen, MikkoMathematicsHelsinki University of TechnologyUniversity of Pittsburgh

Mid-Career Professional Development Grant

for professional development projects

Martsola, RiittaPsychologyPrivate psychotherapistUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

University of Washington

University of California, Berkeley Stanford University

University of ArizonaArizona State University

Oregon State University

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Vaahtoranta, Tapani Political ScienceFinnish Insitute for International AffairsWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Fulbright Grant in Photojournalism sponsored by Patricia Seppälä Foundation

Persson, Eva PhotojournalismFreelance photographerInternational Center of Photography

Fulbright Center's Undergraduate Grant Program for undergraduate studies

funded by the Finland-America Educational Trust Fund

Kukkonen, OttoEconomicsHelsinki School of EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

Lindroos, MatiasMarketingHanken, Swedish School of EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

Louhivuori, Eeva Performance (vocals) and music therapyPop & Jazz ConservatoryBerklee College of Music

Markkanen, Anna Violin performanceJyväskylä University of Applied SciencesSouthern Methodist University, Texas

Orre, IljaBusinessRessu High SchoolCollege of William and Mary

Viertokangas, Jenni Social studiesVaasa University of Applied SciencesFinlandia University

Fulbright Center Renewal Grants

for continuing studies after the initial grant year

Ahmed, Hameed University of RochesterBA in Marketing and Economics

Carlström, UlrikaSmith CollegeBA in Government

Hulden, Vilja University of ArizonaPh.D. in History

Kaustinen, Sara University of ArizonaBA in Dance

Myrskylä, Mikko University of PennsylvaniaPh.D. in Demography

Numminen, Nina Columbia College ChicagoPerforming Arts Management

Slama, Sara Brown UniversityBA in Psychology

Uotila, Siri Harvard UniversityBA in Chemistry and Physics

Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program

for teachers in secondary schools, polytechnics and vocational colleges(Administered by the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki)

Jokivirta, Marianne Academic yearHome institution: Hyvinkää Sveitsin LukioHost institution: Holmes Middle School, Alexandria, VA

University of Wisconsin, Madison

University of Minnesota

Columbia College Chicago

University of Rochester

Berklee School of Music Harvard University

Brown University

Columbia UniversityNew York UniversityInternational Center of PhotographyMannes College of MusicNew School for Social Research

University of Pennsylvania

Woodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsHolmes Middle School

University of California, Berkeley Stanford University

University of ArizonaArizona State University

Finlandia University

Princeton University

Indiana University

University of West Florida

University of Pittsburgh

College of William and Mary

Southern Methodist University

Smith College

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August Brings Americans to Finland

Twelve newly arrived American Fulbright grantees gathered in Helsinki at the end of August to start their grant year in Finland. Each fall, the Fulbright Center orga-nizes a three-day orientation to provide the grantees with information sessions on Finnish education, culture and society as well as an opportunity to network with professionals and organizations involved in Finnish-American exchanges.

Information sessions offered advice on living in Finland, details about the higher education system, and other aspects of setting up life as a student, researcher, or lecturer in Finland. Plenty of time was allowed for more informal chatting with the numerous specialists who joined the program and with each other.

Grantees were honored at an evening reception held at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence, and were feted at the Sibelius Academy with a special private piano concert and cordial welcome by the ASLA-Fulbright alumni buddies. They enjoyed a city tour of Helsinki, provided with a visit to the Ateneum including a slide-lecture on the history of Finland as seen through Art.

On the third day the grantees were invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for intro-ductions to the Finnish Business world, Finnish communication patterns and language.

This was the first group of American grantees arriving in Finland for this academic year. Altogether there will be nearly 40 American grantees in Finland this year.

Back l-r: Ursula Gibson, VTT, Andrés Reséndez, University of Helsinki, Robert Yamasato, Sibelius Academy, Ashley Duncan, Åbo Akademi University and Turku Law School, Mark McKnight, Northern Pho-tographic Center, Oulu.

Middle: Bernadette Baker, University of Tam-pere, Brian Arnold, University of Oulu, Jeanine Markley, Sibelius Academy and East Helsinki Music Institute, Geoffrey McGovern, University of Tampere

Front: Janis Sotherden, Hyvinkää Sveitsin Lukio, Linda Holtslander, Library 10, Deborah Turner, University of Tampere

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Becoming oriented is no small task, especially to a place as interesting and di-verse as Finland. FC staff assisted us in ev-ery sense of the word ‘orient.’ They helped us become familiar with the current state of Finnish academic, demographic, econo-mic, and international affairs. They helped us get our bearings by leading walks and tram rides to the various Orientation sites. And, they helped us adjust to what it means to be a Fulbright Fellow… having access to FC resources, meeting Fulbright alum—including our personally assigned buddy, and maintaining Fulbright/life bal-ance. Meaning, we may on occasion need to say ‘no’ to some of the endless opportu-nities now before us.

My favorite Orientation moment? That’s a hard question. Maybe it was an informal, lunch conversation about cultural differ-ences… or maybe my surprise to learn that ATM and even charge cards have given way to electronic banking… then again, it may have been being in one of the first tour buses to reach the Rock Church shortly after it opened.

Living and conducting research in Finland has already been a life and a career changing opportunity. With the Orientation behind me, I have a sense of the national Finnish values of discovery and foresight. FC staff organized a fruitful

Before returning to graduate school, I had been a librarian manager and studied oral traditions of numerous cultures. I had looked forward to my second trip to Europe and my first time living outside of my country. Modern technology makes it possible to connect with people from oth-er cultures. Yet, living with others makes it possible to become even more familiar with our similarities and differences.

I study how people, specifically emerg-ing leaders, talk to share information. Do they ever talk in ways that effectively doc-ument information? I will study this idea of an oral document while being affili-ated with the Department of Information Studies, University of Tampere. My find-ings will support new approaches to orally based information in matters of security, intellectual property, cultural heritage and leadership skill development.

I prepared for my Fulbright year in prac-tical ways. Items that I assembled fell into three categories: research project tools, surviving winter, and creature comforts. Observing and interviewing professionals required a good deal of technical equip-ment, while creature comforts remained few. I anticipated finding new ones once I had settled. I frequently visited the library in support of learning to speak very basic Finnish.

Ready, set, go Suomi!

The Fulbright Center and Center for In-ternational Mobility, CIMO are jointly organizing a seminar on Finnish-North American academic cooperation. The seminar focuses on curriculum develop-ment cooperation and joint/dual degree programs as means to enhance coop-eration and academic mobility between Finnish and North American higher education institutions. The seminar will highlight existing projects and networks as well as provide information on funding measures. The seminar is held in Helsin-ki 11.–12.12.2008.

Seminar on Finnish-North American University Cooperation: Curriculum Development and Joint Programs

Fulbright Center ja Kansainvälisen hen-kilövaihdon keskus CIMO järjestävät Helsingissä 11.–12.12.2008 asiantunti-jaseminaarin edistääkseen yhteistyötä suomalaisten ja pohjoisamerikkalaisten korkeakoulujen välillä. Seminaarin teema liittyy opetussuunnitelmayhteistyöhön sekä yhteis/kaksoistutkintojärjestelyiden ja liikkuvuuden edistämiseen korkea-koulujen välillä. Tavoitteena on laaduk-kaan koulutusyhteistyön ja liikkuvuuden lisääminen. Seminaarissa kerrotaan kou-lutusyhteistyöstä, annetaan esimerkkejä

toimivista yhteistyöprojekteista ja -verkos-toista sekä tietoa rahoituslähteistä.

More information: Terhi Topi, Fulbright Center +358 9 5494 7408terhi.topi@fulbright.fi and

Maija Airas, CIMO+358 207 868 588maija.airas@cimo.fi

launch pad from which I am now able to discover the richness of Finland and plan for the experiences I have been enabled to create.

Deborah TurnerFulbright-CIMO Graduate Student

Grantee 2008–09University of Tampere

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The University of Turku and the Fulbright Center have signed an agreement creating a new grant for U.S. graduate students. The Fulbright-University of Turku Graduate Award is jointly funded by the Uni-versity of Turku and the Fulbright Center.

The 9-month award is 1,000 EUR/per month. Added to this, the Fulbright Center pro-vides a travel grant, program services, obligatory insurance relating to the pro-gram, and the opportunity to participate in different Fulbright events in Finland and in Europe. In addition, the Center funds the grantee’s participation in the University of Turku’s International Sum-mer School held in August. In the United States, the application deadline is in Oc-tober for studies in Finland beginning the following autumn semester. More infor-mation: www.fulbrightonline.org

Yhteistyö tuo monia etuja"Nimikkostipendi tuo Turun yliopistolle ainutlaatuisen markkinavaltin Yhdysval-loissa. Vahvan Fulbright-verkoston kaut-ta voimme markkinoida Turun yliopistoa laajasti mutta samalla kohdennetusti Pohjois-Amerikan laajoilla koulutusmark-kinoilla", iloitsee kv. asioiden päällikkö Irinja Paakkanen.

Amerikkalaiset opiskelijat voivat anoa stipendiä yhden lukuvuoden opiskeluun Suomessa. Turun yliopisto rahoittaa vuosittain vähintään yhden stipendin.

The Executive Director of the Fulbright Center Terhi Mölsä (left), Vice-Rector Erno Lehtinen and the Head of International Affairs Irinja Paakkanen signed the agreement in June in Turku during the Erasmus Mundus BALANCE seminar coordinated by Coimbra Group. Photo: Kirsi Korpela

New Grant for U.S. Graduate Students

Stipendi myönnetään yhteistyössä Fulbright Centerin kanssa ja se voi-daan kohdentaa Turun yliopiston priorisoimille hakijaryhmille. Paino-pistealueet määritellään vuosittain. Tarkoituksena on tarjota stipendiä

myös osarahoitteisena vastaanottavan laitoksen tai projektin kanssa.

Stipendijärjestelmä sopii myös nuor-ten vastaväitelleiden tutkijoiden rekrytoi-miseen, sillä jatko-opiskelija, joka ennen haun päättymistä Yhdysvalloissa ei vielä ole suorittanut tohtorintutkintoaan, on kelpoinen hakija.

Lisätietoja: www.utu.fi/en/research/mobility/fulbright.htmlwww.fulbright.fiText: University of Turku

Getting to Know Finland through the International Summer SchoolThe third International Summer School introducing Finnish language and culture was organized at the University of Turku, and included participants from seven dif-ferent countries. The four-week, fee-based program, is organized every August, and applications are open to university stu-dents, scholars and university staff.

Coordinator Liisa Aho says that the common element amongst the Summer School students is an interest in Finnish language, culture and history. Each stu-dent may combine a suitable study pack-age from the offered modules of Finnish language, culture, history, religion, and the traditions of Finnish society. Summer

School studies accrue a total of ten cred-its in the ECTS system. Examinations are held at the end of August.

The social program plays an impor-tant role for Summer School participants. Such activities as visits to Turku Castle, the Turku Provincial museum, Turku Cathe-dral, as well as excursions to Naantali and Ruissalo have been popular. The group has also watched Finnish movies together and baked traditional goodies such as pulla (sweet bun) and karjalanpiirakka (Karelian pastry).

Assisting students to manage everyday matters in Finland are the tutors, who are University of Turku students. In addition to the tutors, there are two interns assisting

with the program. Students at the Faculty of Humanities may apply for the intern positions.

Summer School students and staff

The university focus series introduces the Fulbright Center’s part-ners. Earlier articles in the series highlighted the University of Kuopio (2/2006) and University of Helsinki (1/2007). A formal cooperation agreement exists between the Fulbright Center and each of these universities.

The University of Turku has been very active recently on the Finnish-American mobility scene: a new grant agreement with the

Fulbright Center will support American graduate students to study at the university; the BALANCE project seminar introduced the Bo-logna process to U.S. academics; the International Summer School was held for the third year at Turku University, with one of the Ameri-can Fulbright grantees participating; the Fulbright FLTA Program includes a Turku University student who is now teaching Finnish language and culture at Berkeley, just to name some examples.

Introducing Fulbright Center’s University Partners

Focus on University of Turku

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North American Guests Learn More about European Higher Education

The third guest seminar within the Eras-mus Mundus BALANCE project, coordinat-ed by the Coimbra Group, was held at the University of Turku in June. The objective of the project is to enhance the knowledge-base in the United States and Canada of the Bologna Process and its aim to create a common European Higher Education Area.

The three-day seminar was hosted by the International Affairs unit at the University of Turku. There were approximately forty guests from the United States, Canada, and the European Coimbra Group mem-ber countries. The seminar was chaired by the director Inge Knudsen (Coimbra Group Office) who was pleased with the excellent seminar and all its arrange-ments.

“Through active discussions, the partic-ipants got new information and perspec-tives. Some matters are now clearer, but additional discussions on the details and interpretations relating to the European higher education reforms are still needed, ”Head of International Affairs Irinja Paak-kanen summarises the seminar. Thus, the Coimbra Group will organize four addi-tional similar BALANCE seminars, the next in Graz in October and two seminars to be held in North America in 2009.

Professor Carol B. Lynch from West-ern Washington University in the USA

confessed that the seminar was the first time she was introduced to Finland – and the Bologna Process. Lynch said that the seminar helped her understand the importance of international cooperation and mo-bility. She mentioned that as soon as she arrived home, she would be in contact with the International Office of her own university, where together they would determine the suitable forms, channels and part-ners for international cooperation in her own program.

Further information: www.coimbra-group.eu/balance

Text: University of Turku

Vice Rector Craig Klafter (University of British Columbia, Canada) was especially interested in the Finnish education system and saw a good starting point for bench-marking: “Finland and Canada are similar not only in respect to ice hockey and forests, but also in free education, bilingualism and location next to a great and powerful neighbor.”

Despite an intensive official and social program, jet lag did not seem to slow down the guests at the BALANCE seminar. Participation was active and the guests remained smiling.

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Getting inside Finnish cultureBernadette Baker, Doctor of Education, was one of the ten students at the In-ternational Summer School this year. Baker, who comes from Australia, has lived and worked in the United States for the past fifteen years. This autumn she is a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Tampere; how-ever, in the spring semester she will be returning to the University of Turku to take up her permanent position

Summer School students and staff

as professor in the Faculty of Education. Professor Baker says that the Fulbright

advisors recommended the University of Turku Summer School, about which she has only good things to say. She enjoyed all of the courses as well as the social pro-gram, and she praises Finnish food. She continues, saying the Summer School is organized quite well, and everything has been carefully thought out, also from a pedagogical point of view. Professor Baker sees as an important strength the fact that people of various ages and from different countries and fields participate in the Summer School. She has really enjoyed living in another culture. People have been very nice and patient. Professor

Baker recommends the Summer School to everyone coming to Finland. According to her, this is because the course provides a deeper and broader framework to under-stand Finnish culture and history than one can acquire through books alone.

Finally, what is the most important thing Professor Baker has gained from the Sum-mer School? She emphasizes, since every country has a different relationship to its past, to understand how history affects the way people think and how they feel.

Further information: www.utu.fi/summerschool email: summerschool@utu.fiText: University of Turku

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University of Turku

Six faculties Humanities •Mathematics and Natural Sciences •Medicine •Law •Social Sciences •Education •

in 2007over 3,000 employees of which 60 % •research and teaching staffover 18,000 students of which 2,000 •doctoral students1,900 degrees awarded of which •140 doctoral 2,800 scientific publications of •which 75 % internationalFunding 190 MEUR•Coordinates or participates in 8 •National Centres of Excellence in Research3 Quality Units of Education nomi-•nated by the Ministry of Education for 2007–2009National University of Excellence in •Adult Education 2007–2009

www.utu.fi/en

Focus on University of Turku

Scientific Ambition and Achievements Thrive at the University of Turku

Rector Keijo Virtanen has a challenging task. As the Rector of Finland’s second larg-est university, he will guide his University and its staff through the remarkable chang-es that shape the Finnish higher education sector in the near future. Legislation regu-lating Finnish universities will change in 2010, giving higher education institutions more independence, for example in fund-raising and in financing their operations.

“In 2010 the University of Turku will also merge with its smaller neighbor university, the Turku School of Economics,” says Rec-tor Virtanen. He sees a lot of potential in this merger: “The University of Turku will strenghten its position as a significant mul-tidisciplinary research institution. The main focus areas of the new University will be in-ternationally competitive research and edu-cation, extensive business competence and effective commercialization of innovations.”

Excellent Research Environment At the moment, the University of Turku

is a research-led university with six facul-ties and ten special units. Biosciences, Mathematics, Astronomy and Space Re-search, Research of Learning and Educa-tion and of processes related to the inter-action of culture and society are among the strategic strength areas of the Universi-ty. “Our expertise ranges from Humanities to Medicine and Natural Sciences. Multi-disciplinarity will definitely remain one of our key strengths in the future as well,” emphasizes Rector Virtanen. “We encour-age dialogue between different disciplines as well as cooperation between university research groups and the private sector. We believe the best new innovations are discovered in this way,” Rector Virtanen emphasizes.

Rector Keijo Virtanen warmly wel-comes both Fulbright students and re-

search fellows to the University of Turku. “Our University offers an excellent research environment where multidisciplinary col-laboration is enabled, among others, by nine Academy of Finland Centres of Ex-cellence in Research, the Turku Centre for Biotechnology, the Turku PET Centre and the neighboring university Åbo Akademi University,” Virtanen says. “On the other hand, we are small enough to be able to of-fer a modern but cosy campus area where all the facilities and services are within easy reach.” According to a recent survey among international degree students, it is the home-like atmosphere in addition to the well functioning student services that they would market about the University of Turku.

Rector Virtanen himself has a very spe-cial relationship with the United States. As a researcher, he has served as a Research Assistant and a Fulbright Fellow at the Uni-

The mobility mechanisms of viruses, bacteria and cancer cells are studied at the National Centre of Excellence in Host Defence. The director of the Centre, professor Sirpa Jalkanen (on the right) with her doctoral student Kaisa Auvinen. Photo: Vesa-Matti Väärä

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versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In his research, Professor Virtanen has focused for example on American immigration and ethnic history as well as on the American impact in Europe and Fin-land. He is also the Editor for Finland for the Journal of American History. “I have precious memories from the States, and excellent contacts have remained for decades. I would like this to be the case with our American guests as well!”

Master’s Degree Programmes Prioritize Quality

In 2007, the University of Turku had over 1,000 international students from 78 different countries. “Currently the major-ity of our international students are ex-change students. In the future we want to increase the number of Master’s degree and doctoral students”, according to Vice Rector for Education, Professor Erno Lehtinen. At the moment, the University of Turku offers nine international Master’s Degree Programmes out of which eight are taught in English. The Degree Pro-gramme in Finnish and Other Finno-Ugric Languages is taught in Finnish but aimed for non native speakers.

All Master’s programmes offered in English are multidisciplinary and include interesting themes such as Baltic Sea Re-gion Studies, Asian Studies, Bioinformat-ics, Learning Environments and Digital Media. There is also a wide choice of additional courses available in English in fields such as Finnish-Nordic Society and Culture, Development Studies and Euro-pean Studies.

“We constantly focus on the quality of the programmes we offer. Our goal is to maintain excellence in the programme structure and contents, as well as in the students accepted to the programmes,” Lehtinen says. “Several departments and faculties at the University of Turku have been nominated as high-quality educa-tion units by the national Higher Educa-tion Evaluation Council (HEEC). Current-ly this status is held by the Faculty of Law, Psychology and the School of Art.”

According to Vice Rector Lehtinen,

Fulbright guests are famil-iar on the campus: “Each October, the North Ameri-can Studies program hosts a two-day seminar called American Voices which covers many different as-pects of American society and culture. All American

university teachers and graduate students who are visiting Finland through the Fulbright Program are invited to the seminar,” says Lehtinen. Furthermore, the Fulbright Program plays an important role for our Department of English which annually co-hosts a Fulbright Scholar to-gether with Åbo Akademi University.

The University of Turku also coordi-nates 15 national Graduate Schools for doctoral studies nominated by the Finnish Ministry of Education. “The Finnish Gradu-ate School System is unique in the world. Young, talented doctoral students are hired for full-time research positions and are true members of research groups from the very beginning of their career,” Vice Rec-tor Lehtinen explains proudly. “To promote the post-doc career of young scholars, we have also recently founded two multidisci-plinary research collegia, Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS), which will promote cutting-edge research in the hu-manities and social sciences, and Turku Collegium for Science and Medicine.”

City of Science and Capital of Culture

Turku, the oldest city in Finland and the country’s former capital, is located on the South-West coast of Finland. The city has been a distributor of science and culture for the entire country since the Middle Ages. The first Finnish university, the Roy-al Academy of Finland, was established in Turku in 1640, bringing Turku into the fami-ly of old university cities on the continent.

The University of Turku was established in 1920 as the first Finnish-language uni-versity in the country. Due to its long aca-demic heritage, the University has been invited to join the Coimbra Group, formed by long-established, prestigious European research universities such as Cambridge, Oxford and Heidelberg.

Built on seven hills surrounding the River Aura, Turku is today an attractive business and university city with a vivid cultural life. Within easy reach of the city is one of the most beautiful archipelagos of the world. The vitality and availability of local music, theatre, dance, visual arts and literature are further enhanced as Turku will proudly host the European Capital of Culture in 2011.

Text: University of Turku

Photo:Ilmari Vakkala

Photo:Robert Seger

Rector Keijo Virtanen is a former Fulbright fellow himself.

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Alumni Thoughts and Memories about Being a Fulbrighter

Fulbright alumni have many and diverse

experiences during their grant time. But

it’s not unusual for certain themes to ap-

pear over and over as they describe their

Fulbright lives. Finland Fulbrighters have

kindly offered us a peek into their lives

through their own Fulbright memories

and observations. We have taken the edi-

torial privilege to group these thoughts

into common threads, but you can read

their complete stories, some with photos,

on the Fulbright Center website at:

www.fulbright.fi

It is as though dawn and dusk had formed a conspiracy, shutting out the overhead light of daytime’s prime, expropriating the shadowless glare of high noon, imposing between them a shared coalition of softer, darker shades of nuanced, shadowed light.

Life Changing Experience, for the Family as well

Finnish & American Traditions & Values

- John LeBaron

- Cherie Sampson

I wonder what it is like ten years later…will it be recognizable to me? Will I find the site where I made my installation of willow? Will I remember where to step and where not to step in the mysterious mire landscape…?

My year as Fulbright Bicentennial Chair at the University of Helsinki Renvall In-stitute was a life changing event. The world seemed to reveal itself in its myriad ways to me and my family as we lived in Helsinki and traveled throughout Finland and northern Europe.

- John Wunder

Our experiences and friendships in Finland have enriched our lives beyond description.

- Frances Karttunen

I recently returned to Finland from Puer-to Rico where I spent the academic year 2007–2008 studying energy technology and life.

- Antti Lehtomäki

The Fulbright experience opened many doors for me and changed everything, perhaps more than anything.

- Paul Ilsley

We were invited to three juhannus cel-ebrations, including one that included this lovely bonfire on the shore of a small lake near our friends' cottage north of Tampere where people danced and had a raffle for many prizes. We had gorgeous weather, went swimming, did the sauna, ate and drank and told good stories, and played the Finnish game Mölkky.

- Cheryl J. Fish

I know I’ve lived in Finland because I now give myself the gift of a sauna after every gym work out. I never took a sauna at the gym before.

- Joan Maynard

My hosts were very generous, taking us to enjoy the day-long Mayday celebrations, the Procession of the Promotio outside of the Cathedral, and their Department’s annual end-of-year pesäpallo game and dinner on Suomenlinna Island!

- Ronald E. Rice

I was very impressed by the fantastic creativity, the huge amount of positive energy, serious and hard work, the high level, the courage of making new, and the non-judgmental, respectful, loving rela-tion between educators and students.

- Grazyna Zeranska-Gebert

Alongside my research, I learned and ex-perienced many intangible things during my Fulbright year. Notable examples in-clude how to smoke fish, how -30 C feels, how to skate on frozen lakes, and how to behave in a Finnish sauna.

- Dan Benesh

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On this visit, I particularly enjoyed seeing old friends, who have remained special over all these years, and just to have the chance to share a meal in their home reminded me of the depths of Finnish friendship.

- Allan Winkler

So the Fulbright experience got us connected to many aspects of Finland and the Finnish culture and it gave us a chance to meet people who have remained friends ever since.

- Harley Johansen

We had also stayed in touch with many friends and colleagues, but even with those whom we hadn’t been in direct communication, it seemed we could take up immediately from where things had been left upon our previ-ous visit. It was that rare but treasured sense that any time intervals were irrelevant to our continuing relationships.

- Doug Maynard

Concrete Professional Gains

Creating Friendships

Teija Aarnio, 1988-89 Rutgers, State University of New JerseyAntero Aarvala, 1960-61

Northwestern UniversityDan Benesh, 2004-05 University of JyväskyläHenry Bullamore, 2000 University of Turku Cheryl J. Fish, 2007 University of TamperePaul Ilsley, 2002 University of HelsinkiHarley Johansen, 1992 University of Joensuu

Frances Karttunen, 1972 University of Tampere, 1985 & 1997-98 University of HelsinkiJohn LeBaron, 1998-1999 University of OuluAntti Lehtomäki, 2007-08 University of Mayaguez, Puerto RicoDouglas Maynard, 2006 University of HelsinkiJoan Maynard, 2006, spouseJohn Pichtel, 1999 Tampere University of

Technology

Ronald E. Rice, 2006 University of HelsinkiCherie Sampson, 1998 Mekrijärvi Research StationAllan M. Winkler, 1978-79 University of HelsinkiJohn R. Wunder, 1995-96 University of HelsinkiJulie Zenz, 2004-05 Nakkilan Yhteiskoulu and LukioGrazyna Zeranska-Gebert, 2008 Longy School of Music, Indiana

School of Music, & Opus 118 Harlem School of Music

Alumni Contributors

- John LeBaron

- Cherie Sampson

My Finnish experience has supported my ability to “think out of the box” and plan ideas to enhance the school day in America.

- Julie Zenz

Little did I know that my Fulbright experience would lead to an intense involvement with Finland and the Baltic region that continues to this day for my whole family?

- Harley Johansen

From the research perspective, the Fulbright experience was a highly productive period in terms of both hands-on research and proposal preparation. From the teaching side, it has been a satisfying experience to teach such mature and intel-ligent students.

- John Pichtel

In summary, I consider my Fulbright experiences among the

highlights of my career, and a critical

factor in refreshing my classroom teach-

ing.

- Henry BullamoreOur experiences and friendships in Finland have

enriched our lives beyond description.- Frances KarttunenMy Mid Career Professional Development

Grant has afforded me the best time in my life.

- Grazyna Zeranska-Gebert

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In August 1988 I traveled with two suitcases to the United States. I had just gotten married and my new husband was accompanying me. We arrived at JFK airport in New York, rented a car, and drove towards New Brunswick, New Jersey. At that time, I knew only that I will start my microbiology studies at Rutgers, State Uni-versity of New Jersey.

Being a Fulbright Grantee Twenty Years Ago

Opening a window to the past, here are two more stories from Finnish grantees, offering the long perspective. For full stories see www.fulbright.fi.

Memories as an ASLA-Fulbright Grantee and the Effects on My Later Life ~ from My Diary Notes ~

On Tuesday, August 9, 1960 at 13.25, the airplane took off towards Copenhagen, carrying a group of grantees studying in the USA. The plane landed at Kastrup airport at 14.00 local time. The connecting flight was marked at 18.00 on a jet plane, thus for 4 hours we had a chance to familiarize ourselves with the Danish airport before crossing the Atlantic. But instead of moving into the airplane, we grantees were put on a local bus and were driven to a restaurant outside Copenhagen for dinner. The reason for this chain of events was, as we came to know, they had given our seats on the plane to some American tourists. Then after the dinner we were driven back to Kastrup airport where a propeller plane took off at 22.30, that is a 4.5 hours delay from the original schedule. We were at the destination the following day at 9.45 local time. The flight had taken 16 hours and 15 minutes, that included a 40 minute layover in Glasgow. You certainly felt having sat on an airplane that a jet plane would have taken only half the time.

Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) was my study destination 1960-61. My majors were city planning and traffic and transportation…

When I returned from the US, I finished my studies at the Dept of Political Sci-ence, University of Helsinki, all the way to the Licentiate degree, apparently all these degrees led to my being chosen as the department head of the Ministry of Transportation beginning July 1, 1970…

At school I studied English as a secondary foreign language and German as my major language, thus my English skills improved considerably while in the USA. Therefore at the Ministry I often had to participate in meetings and seminars that took place in foreign countries and had to prepare reports for the seminars…

On Sunday, August 26, 1961, at 11.30, a ship took off from New York to Co-penhagen, landing on the 3rd of September. I slept overnight in Copenhagen and the journey continued on Monday by airplane to Helsinki where it landed at 13.25 and so was the grantee’s study period in the USA over.

- Antero Aarvala

What began in 1988-89 turned out to be one of the most impor-tant periods in my life. I really enjoyed the U.S., and it became my second home country. The time spent there introduced me to an international world, and helped me acquire fluent English skills. I conducted research and studied with students from different countries and made lifelong friends from all over the world.

This experience formed a crucial part of my present person-ality. I am forever thankful for the grant that I received because with that help I was able to make one of my dreams come true. Although in my work today I don’t use the theoretical skills I de-veloped in the U.S, still, the most important thing that happened to me as a Fulbrighter was the opening of my thinking and a broad-based understanding of different things I can utilize ev-eryday in my life.

- Teija Aarnio

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The Finnish summer seems to just have started but already in three weeks I’ll be under the California sun. It still seems a bit unreal to me and I definitely could not have imagined anything like this last year. A year ago I was in Turku, about to finish my studies of languages, intercultural is-sues, pedagogy, and a few other things. After all the years of active student life and mingling with the international stu-dents at our university, I felt a bit sad to be leaving all of that behind me. However, life seems to have a way of presenting us with unexpected possibilities.

For some reason studying at Berkeley has always been a dream of mine, but I was never presented with a realistic pos-sibility of doing that. In the autumn of 2007 however, I got an e-mail describing a Fulbright program for Foreign Language Teaching Assistants. Since I’m planning to be a language teacher and have had many good experiences with American professors, I was immediately intrigued. I also still wanted to go abroad to get some more professional experience before finding a permanent job. Once I saw that Berkeley was among the possible destina-tions, I knew I had to apply.

Although the departure still feels somewhat unreal to me, I am looking very much forward to my year at Berkeley. My instructor Sirpa Tuomainen seems to

from Turku to Berkeleyhave plenty of things in store for me and I am bound to learn a lot. What I am espe-cially excited about is that my duties are extremely varied, starting from organiz-ing extracurricular activities for the stu-dents of Finnish to class room teaching and participating in research and devel-opment projects. Not to mention that I’ll get to take courses at UC Berkeley myself and have them included in my degree from Turku.

Moving from one country to another requires taking care of many practical things, both in the home country and in the new country which can sometimes get rather arduous. Luckily, this is not my first time to be going abroad so I knew what to expect, and with all the help we have had from the Fulbright Center in Fin-land, I must say everything has gone very smoothly. Also, having met all the FLTAs and other Fulbright scholars at the orien-tation day I don’t feel too worried: I know there will be plenty of people all over the continent who find themselves in the same situation with me!

Virve KahriFLTA Grantee 2008–09

University of California, Berkeley

FLTA -ohjelma lukuvuodelle 2009-10Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistant -apurahaohjelma (FLTA) tarjoaa suomalaisille opiskelijoille mahdollisuu-den viettää yhden lukuvuoden yhdysvalta-laisessa yliopistossa. Stipendiaatti avustaa Suomen kielen ja kulttuurin opetustehtä-vissä ja voi lisäksi täydentää omia opinto-jaan ja tutkimustaan yliopiston kursseilla.

Ohjelman tarkoituksena on tukea ja monipuolistaa Suomen kielen ja kulttuu-rin opetusta Yhdysvalloissa sekä antaa sa-malla suomalaisille opiskelijoille mahdolli-suus tutustua amerikkalaiseen opiskelu- ja korkeakoulumaailmaan. Suomen FLTA-ohjelma on Fulbright Centerin ja Kansain-välisen henkilövaihdon keskus CIMOn yh-teistyössä rahoittama ja hallinnoima.

Nyt haussa olevat apurahat myönne-tään lukuvuodelle 2009–2010. Lukuvuosi kestää 9 kuukautta ja alkaa joko elo- tai syyskuussa 2009 riippuen amerikkalai-sen yliopiston aikataulusta. Tänä vuonna FLTA-stipendiaatin voivat vastaanottaa seuraavat amerikkalaiset yliopistot: Co-lumbia University, Indiana University, Port-land State University, University of Califor-nia, University of Minnesota ja University of Oregon. Hakuaika päättyy maanantai-na 10.11.2008 klo 9.00.

Lisätietoja: www.fulbright.fiTerhi Topi (09) 5494 7408

Ken Kolson (2006, University of Oulu, in the photo on the right) and his wife Jane (on the left) hosted a Memorial Day picnic at their home in Alexandria, Virginia, welcoming alumni of the Finnish Fulbright pro-gram living in the greater D.C. area, current grantees from Finland, and members of the Fulbright Center staff. Conversation was vigorous with memories about Finland and discussion about how to keep the Finnish experience alive. Fazer chocolate and licorice were evi-dent on the buffet table along with traditional American dishes, and there was an abundance of home-made sima!

Friends of Fulbright Finland Gather in Alexandria

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Suomessa suoritettavien TOEFL- ja GRE-testien käytännön järjestelyt muuttuvat jou-lukuun puolivälissä 2008. Fulbright Center neuvoo jatkossa asiantuntijoita kieli- ja tasotestiasioissa kuten ennenkin, mutta tes-tien järjestäminen siirtyy Fulbright Centeril-tä testiorganisaatio Prometricille.

Fulbright Centerin yhteydessä on yli kym-menen vuoden ajan toiminut Prometric-testikeskus, jossa on järjestetty amerik-kalaisia akateemisia kieli- ja tasotestejä. Vuosien mittaan Prometricin kansainvä-liseen testiohjelmaan on tullut yhä enem-män erilaisia ammatillisia tai työpaikan hakuun liittyviä sertifiointitestejä, joilla ei ole yhteyttä korkeakoulutukseen, kan-sainväliseen vaihtoon tai korkeakoulujen pääsykokeissa käytettävään testaukseen. Näiden testien osuus on noussut jo yli puoleen Fulbright Centerissä järjestettä-vistä testeistä. Koska Prometricin kans-sa tehty sopimus ei enää salli järjestää yksinomaan korkeakoulujen käyttämiä kieli- ja tasotestejä – kuten TOEFLiBT ja GRE – Fulbright Center ei voi enää toimia teknisenä testinjärjestäjänä.

Muutkin eurooppalaiset Fulbright-ko-missiot ovat, muun muassa samasta syys-tä, joutuneet viime vuosina luopumaan testien järjestämisestä. Äskettäin testeis-tä luopui Kreikan Fulbright-komission testikeskus Ateenassa, ja nyt on Suomen Fulbright Center saman edessä. Koko Eu-roopan alueella on enää kolme Fulbright-komissiota, jotka vielä toistaiseksi järjes-tävät testejä ja näidenkin osalta tilanne

Muutoksia testijärjestelyissäkoskien ensi vuotta on auki.

Vaikka testikeskustoiminta päättyy, Fulbright Center jatkaa kuitenkin enti-seen tapaan testeihin liittyvässä varsinai-sessa tehtävässään, eli neuvoo edelleen asiantuntijoita kieli- ja tasotestiasioissa sekä selvittää opiskelijoille testitulosten merkitystä ja käyttöä amerikkalaisten yli-opistojen sisäänotossa. Samoin Fulbright Center järjestää jatkossakin tarpeen mu-kaan joitakin korkeakoulujen sisäänotos-sa käytettäviä testejä, kuten Law School Admission Councilin LSAT-testi, sekä val-voo tarvittaessa amerikkalaisten yliopis-tojen etäopiskelijoiden tenttejä.

Helsingissä TOEFL-testiä on jo pari vuotta järjestänyt Premeria (entinen Mik-roJussi), joka jatkaa TOEFL-testausta en-tiseen tapaan. Prometric vakuuttaa, että teknisistä vaihdoksista huolimatta opiske-lijat pääsevät myös GRE-testiin Suomessa ilman katkoja.

Prometric kertoo olevansa perustamas-sa Helsinkiin omaa testikeskusta, joka aut-taisi myös ratkaisemaan testaus-tilanteen ajoittaiset tekniset ongelmat huomatta-vasti entistä nopeammin. Koska Fulbright Center ja muut testien paikalliset järjestä-jät eivät pääse Prometricin tietojärjestel-mään, akuutissa testaustilanteessa ilme-nevät tekniset ongelmat on tähän saakka selvitetty Prometricin Hollannissa sijaitse-vasta teknisen tuen yksiköstä. Opiskelija on saattanut teknisten vaikeuksien vuoksi joutua odottamaan pitkäänkin ennen kuin on päässyt suorittamaan testin. Fulbright Center on toistuvasti pyytänyt Prometricil-ta parannusta asiaan.

Prometricin Vice President for Ope-rations (Europe & Middle East) Andy Britton tutustui elokuussa Suomen testa-ustilanteeseen ja esitteli testausta koske-vat uudet suunnitelmat. Fulbright Center Newsin mennessä painoon Prometric ei ollut vielä julkistanut tulevan uuden keskuksen yhteystietoja eikä toiminta-ai-kataulua. Suomen Prometric-testikeskus-verkkoon liittyvät mahdolliset kysymyk-set kannattaa tässä vaiheessa osoittaa suoraan Andy Brittonille, andy.britton@prometric.com, puh. +44 207 213 0132 tai +44 7813 980 558. Educational Testing Service:n (ETS) osalta Suomea koske-vista muutoksista on Fulbright Centerille puolestaan informoinut Eileen Tyson, etyson@ets.org. Tysonin mukaan uusi, sekä TOEFL- että GRE-testejä Suomessa jatkossa järjestävä testikeskus julkiste-taan aivan lähiaikoina.

TOEFLiBT, www.ets.org/toeflTestiajat ja –paikat: www.ets.org/bin/get-program.cgi?test=toeflTestinjärjestäjä Suomessa: Premeria, www.premeria.fi

TOEFL PBT, www.ets.org/toeflTestinjärjestäjä Suomessa: Suomi-Amerik-ka yhdistysten liitto, www.sayl.fi

University of Cambridge ESOL examinationsTestinjärjestäjä Suomessa: Finnish British Societywww.finnbrit.fi

Testinjärjestäjät Suomessa ja yhteystiedot

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XVI American Voices Seminar

The 16th annual Ameri-can Voices Seminar will be held in Turku in October. Twelve current Fulbright grantees will share their thoughts on a range of sub-jects concerning North America. The seminar topics will vary from different mu-sical subjects, such as John Cage and fiddling styles in North America, to American educational system and phi-losophy. The grantees will also talk about different geo-graphical areas of the United States, such as Kentucky and New England as well as American individualism and diversity of the culture.

The second seminar day will be opened by the U.S. Ambassador Mrs. Barbara Barrett. Her topic will be Finland-U.S. Relations: A Growing Relationship with Changing Times. The semi-nar is organized by the De-partment of English, North American Studies program in cooperation with the Ful-bright Center.

IELTS, www.ielts.orgTestinjärjestäjä Suomessa: Finnish British SocietyTestitiedustelut: puh. (09) 687 70240, ielts@finnbrit.fi www.finnbrit.fi/ielts.html

Korkeakoulujen sisäänotossa käytetyt muut tasotestit:GRE General, GED, USMLE -testitwww.prometric.comwww.ets.org/grewww.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=GEDTSwww.usmle.org

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Internationalization: A Force for Change at Canadian UniversitiesIn a 2007 study on trends in enrolment, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) reported that the coun-try’s international student population had more than doubled over the last 10 years. Currently, Canadian universities attract more than 70,000 international students from over 200 countries in full-time study each year, with more than 22,000 in gradu-ate studies.

Today, more than nine out of 10 Cana-dian universities refer to the international-ization of teaching, research and service in their strategic planning. They readily acknowledge that providing students with international knowledge and intercultural skills is now an integral part of their insti-tutional agenda. Internationalization has become a force for change at Canadian universities.

In their bid to attract and retain interna-tional students, Canada’s universities have seen their efforts supported by the federal government with the recent announce-ment of a prestigious graduate scholarship program, the development of a Canada-wide education brand and a proposed new immigration category, the Canadian Experience Class.

New Research and Scholarship ProgramsIn order to compete in the global graduate recruitment market and to keep top talent in Canada, the federal government an-nounced in September the launch of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Pro-gram (Vanier CGS). Designed to promote the development of leading-edge knowl-

Canada

edge, the program aims to attract candi-dates of the highest caliber in every aca-demic field. When up to speed, the Vanier CGS Program will support 500 Canadian and international doctoral students each year with three-year scholarships each val-ued at up to $50,000 a year.

A New Education BrandThe federal Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade worked very close-ly with the provinces through the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada Secre-tariat to develop concepts for a new edu-cation brand: the Edu-Canada initiative. The Department of Foreign Affairs also consulted education-sector stakeholders including AUCC for their views.

The goal of the Edu-Canada initiative is to better align a non-centralized education sector and interest more international stu-dents in attending Canadian educational institutions. This $2 million initiative is the largest federal government investment over two years in the international educa-tion sector since the creation of the Cana-dian Education Centre Network in the late 1990s.

“This initiative and the new Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Program will help strengthen Canada’s competitive edge and showcase its benefits interna-tionally,” said Pari Johnston, Director of International Relations at AUCC.

New Immigration Policy ReformsLast August, the Government of Canada proposed a new immigration category, the Canadian Experience Class, which will of-

Selvitä hyvissä ajoin, tarvitsetko ulko-maanopintojasi varten standardoidun eng-lannin kielen testituloksen. Jos olet lähdös-sä vaihtoon, tarkista ensimmäiseksi, onko suomalaisella oppilaitoksellasi ulkomaisen vaihtopartnerin kanssa sopimus, jonka pe-rusteella sinun ei lainkaan tarvitse suorittaa englannin kielen testiä. Jos tarvitset testitu-loksen, selvitä seuraavaksi, mitkä testit ul-komainen oppilaitoksesi hyväksyy: TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Certificate vai jokin muu. Näistä testeistä käy kenties useampikin, mahdollisesti kaikki.

Maailmanlaajuisesti tunnetuimmat ja käytetyimmät englannin kielen stan-

Opiskelemaan ulkomaille? Mistä testitulokset?

fer foreign graduates of Canada’s universi-ties the chance to establish permanent res-idency in Canada without having to leave the country first. This past spring, the government also extended the Post-Gradu-ation Work Permit Program from one year to three, allowing graduates to seek work outside their field of study and removing the requirement that eligible students must have a job offer on hand.

“AUCC has long advocated such re-forms. These will help position Canada as a destination of choice for international students,” added Pari Johnston.

The recruitment of international stu-dents contributes more than $5 billion annually in economic benefits to Canada. Based on OECD forecasts, the global de-mand for international higher education (abroad or at off-shore campuses) is set to grow from 1.9 million students today to 7.2 million by 2025. A large part of this growth will occur in the Asia-Pacific region.

While there has been recent progress on scholarships and immigration, much remains to be done to further advance the promotion of Canada’s universities.

Text: Christine ChouryInternational Affairs Branch,

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)

dardoidut kielitestit ovat tällä hetkellä amerikkalainen TOEFL ja erityisesti Kan-sainyhteisön maiden (mm. Iso-Britannia, Australia ja Uusi-Seelanti) käyttämä IELTS-testi. Nykyisin monet yliopistot kel-puuttavat molemmat testit opiskelijavalin-noissaan.

Missä kielitestin voi suorittaa?TOEFLiBT-testiä järjestää Helsingissä Pre-meria useita kertoja kuukaudessa. Suomi-Amerikka Yhdistysten Liitto järjestää TO-EFL-testin kynä-paperi-versiota (TOEFL PBT) muutamia kertoja vuodessa. Reaali-aikaiset tiedot TOEFL-testipäivistä ja -tes-

tikeskuksista saat TOEFLin kotisivulta.IELTS-testi on niin ikään maailmanlaa-

juisesti käytetty standardoitu englannin kielen testi. Suomessa IELTS-testiä järjes-tää kuukausittain Finnish-British Society Helsingin Herttoniemessä. Finnish-British Society järjestää myös University of Cam-bridge ESOL -englannin kielen testejä.

For information on study in Canada please visit www.fulbright.fi

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Recognizing Alumni

Daniel Smeak, a 2003 Ful-bright grantee to Finland, received an honorary doc-torate degree from the Fac-ulty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki in May. This award is the high-est distinction the University can give and in the Confer-ment Ceremony the doctors gain the right to wear their academic regalia, the doc-toral hat and sword. In this

Master of Arts Emi-lie Gardberg on nimitetty Turun musiikkijuhlien uudeksi toimin-nanjohtajaksi. Gardberg opiskeli ASLA-Fulbright Graduate-stipendi-aattina Columbia Universityssä ja valmistui taitei-den maisteriksi toukokuussa 2008 yliopiston Arts Administration -ohjelmasta. Opin-tojensa ohessa Emilie Gardberg

työskenteli Metropolitan Operassa ja Jazz at Lincoln Centerissä.

”Taiteen tuottajalle Yhdysvallat ja var-sinkin New York on todellinen “mekka”, monet laitokset osaavat markkinoinnin ja tilaisuuksien järjestelyn viimeisen päälle”, toteaa Emilie Gardberg ja kertoo opiskelusta Columbian Arts Administra-tion -ohjelmassa: ”Columbian Arts Ad-ministration -ohjelma kuuluu maailman arvostetuimpiin, ja opiskelijoilta vaaditaan etukäteen taiteen BA ja runsaasti työko-kemusta. Kahden vuoden MA-tutkinnon aikana jokainen syventyy omien erikois-intressiensä opiskeluun, minun tapaukses-sani ne olivat johtajuus, human resources ja organisaatio-oppi sekä markkinointi ja

Fulbright-kausi vei Gardbergin Turun musiikkijuhlien johtoon

asiakkaan tunteminen. Opiskelun myötä sain runsaasti uusia näkymiä ja ideoita taiteen tuottamiseen myös Suomessa ja niitä yritän nykyisessä työssäni hyödyntää. Lisäksi työskentely Metropolitan Operassa sekä Jazz at Lincoln Centerissä avarsivat entisestään näkemystäni amerikkalaisesta kulttuurimaailmasta.”

”Fulbrighterina avautuu moni portti”, sanoo Gardberg ja kertoo kokemuksistaan Fulbright-stipendiaattina: ”Alusta saakka asiantunteva Fulbright-ryhmä Suomessa opastaa opiskelupaikan valinnassa, läh-töön valmistautumisessa ja kontaktien sol-mimisessa. Paikan päällä Yhdysvalloissa saa jatkuvaa tukea Suomesta eri asioissa. Myös dokumentit, viisumit, vakuutukset jne. helpottuvat Fulbright-toimiston pal-veluiden ja ohjeiden myötä”, Gardberg kiittelee. ”Perillä USA:ssa Fulbrighterit ympäri maailmaa kohtaavat eri tilaisuuk-sissa, joissa tapaa mielenkiintoisia ihmisiä ja verkostoituu kansainvälisesti. Fulbright-apuraha on USA:ssa varsin tunnettu ja se helpottaa työnhakua, itsensä esittelemistä, kontaktien luomista ja paikkoihin pääsyä. Mukavaa oli myös, että Fulbrighterit pitivät yhteyttä ja loivat tietynlaista “turvaverk-koa” toisilleen.”

Uusi toiminnanjohtaja toteaa Turun musiikkijuhlien työn olevan monella ta-paa unelmien täyttymys: ”saan toimia ko-tikaupungissani Turussa juuri sen asian kanssa, josta olen eniten kiinnostunut. Musiikkijuhlat valmistautuu ensi vuonna juhlimaan viidettäkymmenettä juhlaansa

samalla kun valmistaudumme vuonna 2011 juhlistamaan Turkua eurooppalaisena kulttuuripääkaupunkia! Turussa on siis to-dellista potentiaalia kansainvälistymiseen, kasvuun ja innovaatioon kulttuurisekto-rilla!” Musiikkijuhlien johdossa on vahva Fulbright-edustus. ”On hauskaa toimia toisen Fulbright-alumnin, musiikkijuhlien taiteellisen johtajan, sellotaiteilija Martti Rousin kanssa suunnitellessamme turku-laisen musiikkielämän tulevaisuutta” Emi-lie Gardberg toteaa.

Daniel Smeak to Receive an Honorary Doctorate

Photo: Ari Aalto

Carol A. Darling Honored2005 Fulbright grantee to Fin-land, Carol A. Darling, will re-ceive the Margaret Arcus Outstand-ing Family Life Educator Award in November 2008.

The award is sponsored by the National Council on Family Relations. Dr. Darling’s address will be based on research begun during her Fulbright experience working in collaboration with Dr. Kaija Turkki, Professor at the University of Helsinki’s Fac-ulty of Behavioural Sciences. Dr. Darling is the Margaret Sandels Professor of Human Sciences at Florida State University. Addition-al details about the award can be found at www.fulbright.fi.

way, the University honors distinguished scientists and persons who have acted in close cooperation with the Faculty. During his grant period, Dr. Smeak lec-

tured at the faculty, having a substantial influence on the teachers, staff, and stu-dents of the clinical department with his unique approach to teaching, research, and veterinary hospital organization. Since his return to the U.S., his career has advanced to the position of Hospital Di-rector, James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University. Dr. Smeak generously cites the value of his Fulbright experience as follows: I must admit that the Fulbright position I held in Finland was a life changer – and was largely responsible for my new promotion and direction in my career. Many thanks for allowing me that opportunity in Hel-sinki.

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Andrés Reséndez Fulbright Bicentennial Chair 2008-09

Andrés Reséndez is the 2008-2009 Dis-tinguished Fulbright Professor and Bi-centennial Chair of American Studies at the University of Helsinki. He is associ-ated with the Renvall Institute, a multi-disciplinary center for area and cultural studies that has long been home to a very dynamic scholarly community of Americanists and Latin Americanists. During the academic year Reséndez will offer lecture courses on colonial history of North America and graduate seminars on borderlands and slavery.

Reséndez’s main academic interests revolve around how people construct their ethnic and national identities in North America, and the ways in which these identities intersect with state pow-er, economic change, biology, language, and other phenomena. His first book, Changing National Identities at the Fron-tier (Cambridge University Press, 2005), explores how Spanish-speakers, Native Americans, and Anglo-American settlers living in Texas and New Mexico came to think of themselves as members of one ethnic/national community or another —Mexicans, Americans, Texans, etc. — in the crucial decades leading up to the Mexican-American War of 1846-48. This work also intersects with the recent his-toriography on frontiers. His latest book, A Land So Strange (Basic Books, 2007), looks at North America at the dawn of European colonization and through the eyes of the last four survivors of a disas-trous expedition to Florida in the 1520s. In the course of eight years, these cast-aways would cross the entire continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific describ-ing previously unknown (to the Europe-ans) natives and lands of what is now the American Southeast and Southwest as well as northern Mexico. Since 1999 he has also been involved in collaborative work with molecular anthropologists to track population movements of indig-enous peoples using DNA markers.

Reséndez got his BA in International Relations at El Colegio de México in Mexico City and his MA and PhD in His-tory at the University of Chicago. He has been a visiting Assistant Professor at Yale University in 1997–1998 and has taught at the University of California, Davis (UCD) since 1998. He has written three books

Bicentennial Inaugural Lecture

Fulbright Bicentennial Professor Andrés Reséndez will give his inaugural lecture at the University of Helsinki in November. The exact date and topic will be an-nounced shortly. Please visit www.fulbright.fi for more information.

and co-written two others as well as pub-lished articles that have appeared in the Journal of American History, the Journal of the Early Republic, the Americas, the Hispanic American Historical Review, and elsewhere. Changing National Identities received the 2004 Award for the Book Making the Most Significant Contribution to Knowledge presented by the Texas Institute of Letters and the 2005 Coral H. Tullis Memorial Award for the best book on Texas history presented by the Texas State Historical Association. He has served as a consultant for National Geo-

graphic and has made appearances on PBS and Texas Public Radio.

Reséndez is accompanied by his wife, Jaana Remes who is a Finn and a Senior Fellow at McKinsey Global Institute, and their two children Samuel (10) and Vera (7). The Reséndez family has enjoyed a long association with Finland. They have spent many summers (and a couple of winters!) traveling around the Finn-ish countryside, hiking, picking berries, swimming in the lakes, and taking advan-tage of the many cultural opportunities Finland has to offer.

Reséndez family traveling in the summer of 2007.

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The Finnish Ministry of Education has appointed Dr. Bo Pet-tersson to the Fulbright Center Board of Directors. He succeeds Dr. Raija Sollamo who is rotating off as a Board Member. The Center wants to sincerely thank Dr. Sollamo for her years of dedi-cated service on the Board, and wishes Dr. Pettersson warmly welcome. Bo Pettersson is Professor of Literature of the United States at the University of Helsinki. In 1985–86 he was on an ASLA-Fulbright Cost-share grant at University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with a Master of Arts and stayed on for another year to do research. He is currently Associate Director of The Finnish Graduate School of Literary Studies and a member of several na-tional and international boards of directors and editorial boards, including The International Association of Literary Semantics, Nordic Journal of English Studies and Svenska litteratursällsk-apet i Finland [The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland]. His research interests include Anglo-American literature, liter-ary theory and interpretation, narratology, and aesthetics. His most recent publication is Narrative and Identity: Theoretical Ap-proaches and Practical Analyses (co-edited with Ansgar Nünning and Birgit Neumann, 2008).

Uutisia

Valtion aikuiskoulutusneuvoston de-legaatio lähtee lokakuussa viikon mit-taiselle opintomatkalle New Yorkiin ja Washington D.C:hen. Opintomatkan oh-jelman järjestää Fulbright Center yhdes-sä Institute of International Educationin (IIE) kanssa.

Aikuiskoulutusneuvosto on valtio-neuvoston kolmeksi vuodeksi kerral-laan asettama asiantuntijaelin, joka toimii opetusministeriön yhteydessä. Aikuiskoulutusneuvosto tekee aloitteita ja esityksiä aikuiskoulutuksen kehittä-miseksi sekä seuraa aikuiskoulutuksen kotimaista ja kansainvälistä kehitystä ja alan tutkimusta. Neuvosto on toiminut vuodesta 1985 alkaen.

Aikuiskoulutusneuvoston opintomat-ka on jo toinen Fulbright Centerin jär-jestämä asiantuntijoiden opintomatka Yhdysvaltoihin. Ensimmäinen, viikon mittainen opintomatka New Yorkiin ja Bostoniin helmikuussa 2008 oli suunnat-tu suomalaisten yliopistojen ja ammatti-korkeakoulujen kansainvälisten asiain hallinnon väelle.

Fulbright Center järjestää jatkossa-kin yhteistyöryhmilleen eri teemoihin keskittyviä opintomatkoja Pohjois-Ame-rikkaan.

Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland from 1994-2000, re-ceived the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. Ahtisaari was chosen as the prize winner by the Nor-wegian Nobel Committee “for his important efforts in several continents and over three de-cades to resolve international conflicts”. Ahtisaari has served as a peacemaker in some of the world’s most troubled areas, including Aceh, Kosovo and Namibia.

President Ahtisaari is a strong supporter of the Fulbright program. Two years ago he delivered the keynote address at the 29th annual U.S. Fulbright Association Conference in Mo-rocco. In 2000 Ahtisaari was honored as recipient of the J. Wil-liam Fulbright Prize for International Understanding.

Nobel Peace Prize to Martti Ahtisaari

Bo Pettersson Joins the Fulbright Center Board

Aikuiskoulutusneu-vosto opintomatkalle Yhdysvaltoihin

New StaffMr. Sami Krogerus and Ms. Karoliina Kokko have begun as Program Managers at the Fulbright Center in October.

Mr. Krogerus comes from the University of Helsinki where he served for well over 10 years in international affairs both at the Faculty of Social Sciences and in the central administration. He has studied in Grenoble, France, and has graduated from the University of Helsinki with Master's in So-cial Sciences.

Ms. Kokko's most recent experience is with international researcher mobility at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Prior to that, she worked in the international re-cruitment sector in a EURES network promoting worker and student mobility inside the EU. Ms. Kokko has studied at Humboldt State University, California, and has graduated from the University of Turku with Master's in Geography.

Fulbright Center muuttaaFulbright Center muuttaa tammikuussa 2009 uusiin toimitiloihin Helsingin Hakanie-meen. Uudessa toimipaikassa Hakaniemenranta 6:ssa on valmistumassa mittava pe-ruskorjaus kuluvan vuoden aikana. Samassa toimistorakennuksessa sijaitsevat myös Fulbright Centerin yhteistyökumppanit, Kansainvälisen henkilövaihdon keskus CIMO ja Opetushallitus. Fulbright Centerin ja CIMOn tilat ovat rakennuksen 5. kerroksessa.

Työskentelytilat Fulbright Centerin nykyisessä toimipaikassa Helsingin Kaisaniemen-kadulla ovat valoisat ja avarat, mutta koulutustilaisuuksille, kokouksille ja säännöllisille tiedotustilaisuuksille tarkoitetut yleisötilat ovat käyneet auttamattoman ahtaiksi FC:n toi-minnan kasvun myötä. Uudessa toimipaikassa Fulbright Center saa käyttöönsä entistä tilavammat ja paremmin varustellut koulutus- ja kokoustilat. Muutto yhteistyökumppa-neiden lähelle parantaa lisäksi yhteistoiminnan edellytyksiä ja yhteisiä palveluja sekä tuo monia synergiaetuja. Alkuvuodesta uusissa toimitiloissa avataan myös Fulbright Centerin ja CIMOn yhteinen tietopalvelu.

Muuton myötä Fulbright Centerin postiosoite ja puhelinnumerot vaihtuvat. Uusista yhteystiedoista, aukioloajoista ja palveluista uusissa tiloissa tiedotetaan Fulbright Cen-terin verkkosivuilla www.fulbright.fi sekä erillisissä tiedotteissa.

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Honorary Chair: Ambassador of the United States to Finland H.E. Barbara Barrett

Finnish Members:

Dr. Ossi V. LindqvistProfessor EmeritusInstitute of Applied BiotechnologyUniversity of KuopioVice-Chair

Dr. Bo PetterssonProfessor of the Literature of the United StatesUniversity of Helsinki

Mr. Ilkka TurunenSpecial Government AdvisorDivision for Higher Education and ScienceFinnish Ministry of EducationTreasurer

Dr. Krista VarantolaRector, Professor of EnglishUniversity of TampereChair of the Finnish Council of University Rectors

American Members:

Ms. Nicole ConnPublic Affairs OfficerAmerican EmbassyChair

Dr. Bruce ForbesResearch ProfessorArctic CentreUniversity of Lapland

Mr. Kimberly G. HarganAssistant Public Affairs OfficerAmerican Embassy

Dr. Laura StarkProfessor of Ethnology, University of Jyväskylä

Ex-officio: Ms. Terhi MölsäExecutive DirectorFulbright Center

Ms. Petra HeleniusProjektiassistenttiProject Assistant

Ms. Tanja HolopainenSuunnittelijaCoordinatorp. (09) 5494 7451

Verkkopalvelut•Julkaisut•Fulbright Center News•Neuvonta opiskelusta •USA:ssa ja Kanadassa

Ms. Karoliina KokkoOhjelmapäällikköProgram Managerp. (09) 5494 7404

Jatko-opiskelijastipendit •suomalaisilleJatko-opiskelijastipendit ame-•rikkalaisilleNeuvonta opiskelusta USA:ssa•

Mr. Sami KrogerusOhjelmapäällikköProgram Managerp. (09) 5494 7402

Tutkija-, asiantuntija- ja luen-•noitsijastipendit suomalaisillePitkät luennoitsija- ja asian-•tuntijastipendit amerikka-laisilleNeuvonta opiskelusta USA:ssa•

Ms. Johanna LahtiSuunnittelijaInformation Managerp. (09) 5494 7431

Undergraduate-stipendit •suomalaisilleRenewal-stipendit suoma-•laisilleTestaus ja testeihin liittyvä •neuvontaFulbright Center News•Neuvonta opiskelusta USA:ssa•

Ms. Suzanne LouisProject ConsultantProjektikonsulttip. (09) 5494 7454

Friends of Fulbright Finland •-verkostoFulbright Center News•

Ms. Terhi MölsäToiminnanjohtajaExecutive Directorp. (09) 5494 7403

Ms. Terhi TopiOhjelmapäällikköProgram Managerp. (09) 5494 7408

Lyhyet luennoitsija- ja asiantun-•tijastipendit amerikkalaisilleDistinguished Chairs•FLTA•Neuvonta opiskelusta •USA:ssa ja Kanadassa

Vaihtotoimikunnan jäsenet / Fulbright Center Board of Directors

Toimikunnan sihteeristö / Fulbright Center Staff

Finnish members:

Mr. Petri Tuomi-Nikula Director GeneralDepartment for Communication and CultureMinistry for Foreign AffairsChair

Ms. Jaana PalojärviHead of International RelationsFinnish Ministry of Education

American members:

Mr. Michael ButlerDeputy Chief of MissionAmerican EmbassyVice-Chair

Ms. Nicole ConnPublic Affairs OfficerAmerican Embassy

Agent / Säätiön asiamies:

Ms. Terhi MölsäExecutive DirectorFUSEEC/Fulbright Center

The Finnish members are ap-pointed by the Ministry of Educa-tion and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The American members are appointed by the American Embassy.

FUSEEC/Fulbright Centerin toimintaa rahoittaa Suomen ja Yhdysvaltain Stipenditoiminnan Tukisäätiö / The Finland-America Educational Trust

Fund. Säätiön hallitus / Board of Directors:

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E-mails: firstname.lastname@fulbright.fi

Suomen ja Yhdysvaltain opetusalan vaihtotoimikunta Finland-US Educational Exchange Commission (FUSEEC)

TOEFL-testi11.10. klo 9.0031.10. klo 9.00

6.10.Fulbright Cen-ter Jyväskylän yliopiston kansainvälisillä viikoilla

13.10.ASLA-Fulbright jatko-opiskeli-jastipediaattien orientaatio

17.–18.10.American Voices -semi-naari Turun yliopistossa

23.10.INFO: Fulbright Centerin tutki-ja- ja asiantunti-jastipendit

TOEFL-testi8.11. klo 9.0014.11. klo 9.0022.11. klo 9.00

Vaihtotoimi-kunnan kokous marraskuussa 2008Fulbright Cen-ter Board Meet-ing November 2008

6.11. INFO: TOEFL -testi

13.11. INFO: Opinnot Kanadassa

20.11. INFO: Perustutkinto-opinnot Yhdysvalloissa

7.11.Haku New Cen-tury Scholars -ohjelmaan päättyy

10.11.Haku Finnish Language and Culture Teach-ing Assistant -ohjelmaan päättyy

17.–21.11.International Education Week Yhdysvalloissa

TOEFL-testi5.12. klo 9.00

4.12.INFO: TOEFL -testi

11.–12.12. Asiantuntijase-minaari Pohjois-Amerikan kans-sa tehtävästä koulutusyhteis-työstä

12.12.Hakuaika MCPD -ohjel-maan päättyy

31.12.Hakuaika ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for a Junior Scholar -ohjel-maan päättyy

Fulbright Center muuttaa uusiin toimitiloihin tammikuussa 2009

15.1.Fulbright Cen-ter osallistuu UNIEXPO -messuille Helsingin yliopistolla

Fulbright Cen-terin stipendien haku alkaa helmikuussa

Vaihtotoimi-kunnan kokous helmikuussa 2009Fulbright Center Board Meeting February 2008

Kevään infotilaisuudet julkaistaan Fulbright Centerin verkkosivuilla tammikuun aikana

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Fulbright Center Kaisaniemenkatu 3B, 5th floor 00100 HelsinkiFINLAND

www.fulbright.fi

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