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Milestone in Finnish-American Cooperation

Message from the President of the Republic of Finland

Fulbright Grants to the U.S. 2012-2013

A Finnish Welcome for U.S. Fulbrighters

ANNIVERSARY60th

This sixty-year anniversary of the signing of the Fulbright Agreement between Finland and the United States marks an important milestone in Finnish-American cooperation.

The Fulbright program start-ed in 1946 after the U.S. Con-gress passed the law on selling surplus U.S. government war property to fund international exchange between the U.S. and other countries. When Finland joined the program in 1952, it was still a rural society with a fairly limited amount of inter-national exchange, but the war years were over and Finland was gradually returning to the inter-national scene. Understandably there were some limitations to our foreign policy options and this made it all the more impor-tant to utilize other, softer for-eign policy instruments.

Since its birth, the ASLA-Fulbright Program has brought more than 3500 Finnish stu-dents and researchers to the United States – quite a respect-able number for a small country. More than 1500 American stu-dents, scholars and profession-als have had the opportunity to study in Finland and take home experiences that we hope are both academically useful and memorable.

Science and education have been international in nature well before the age of global-ization, and exchange in these fields offers people the unique opportunity to experience the culture and society of another country while belonging to an international community of re-searchers, students or teachers. It is safe to say that in addition to all its academic merits, the Fulbright program has also had an important role in strengthen-ing ties between Finland and the USA, and in creating lasting networks in so many important fields, from the academic world to culture, trade and politics.

On a general level, it is of utmost importance for us that Finland remains an interesting partner for the USA. We need to ensure that the quality of our

education remains high on all levels. We also need to continue to invest in research and devel-opment to ensure that we can produce results and innovations that contribute to a general spirit of cooperation.

I would, for example, like to see much more direct interaction between Members of Congress and Members of Parliament in Finland and other Scandinavian and European countries. This is an area where there is still room for new networks, perhaps especially among the younger generation of political leaders. Joint meetings and seminars on central topics could contrib-ute to a deeper understanding between our continents, and also help us maintain a political environment in which our com-mon democratic ideas and val-ues remain closely connected. I would like to see Finland in the forefront of strengthening the transatlantic relation.

In Finland, as in the U.S., we highly value mutual trust and cooperation. As a Finn, and a former Finance Minister, it is still heart-warming to hear how some Americans remember Finland as the only European country to pay back the loan it received from the United States after the First World War. The payments were made even during the diffi-cult war years. Indeed, when the U.S. Congress decided to chan-nel the repayments it received on its loan into scholarships for Finnish students, it was a substantial tribute to Finland as a trustworthy partner.

Milestone in Finnish-American Cooperation

From the Executive DirectorDiplomacy at its best.

This is how the U.S. Ambassador to Finland Bruce J. Oreck re-cently described the Finnish-American Fulbright exchange. He emphasized that Fulbright is not merely an academic program, but diplomacy at its best.

The current year marks the 60th anniversary of the sign-ing of the Fulbright Agreement between the Governments of the United States and Finland. The stature of the agreement is widely recognized and thus it has been commemorated in both countries by a great number of events and communica-tions (p. 5-6).

It was especially heartwarming for the Fulbright Center to receive a letter signed by President Sauli Niinistö, which stated that “the Finnish-American Fulbright program has be-come a model of excellence for the world’s most well-known global exchange network.” We are much honored to publish the President’s letter in this anniversary issue of the Fulbright Center News (p. 4).

I also have the great pleasure to introduce the invited col-umnist of this special issue, the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland, Mr. Eero Heinäluoma (p. 2). Mr. Heinäluoma quite rightly reminds us of the origin and history of the Finnish- American program, for it is unique within the world-wide Fulbright community of more than 150 countries. He also emphasizes Fulbright’s role in strengthening the ties between Finland and the United States, and in creating lasting networks in so many important fields, from academia to culture, trade and politics.

I am pleased to report that despite economic uncertain-ties in recent years, the number of Fulbright Center grantees keeps growing. During this past academic year the Center had a total of 86 grantees, as compared to 69 grantees three years earlier (p. 22). In his anniversary remarks, State Secretary Olli-Pekka Heinonen defined four key reasons behind Fulbright’s success in Finland (p. 5.). One of the four key factors is Fulbright’s ability to create partnerships. The program is built on collaboration between governments, public and private partner organizations, the higher education and research sec-tors, private foundations, and an ever-growing number of alum-ni and private citizens on both sides of the Atlantic. Fulbright is fundamentally a joint effort, and we are happy to acknowledge that credit for the achievements belongs to everyone involved.

The Board and the staff team of the Fulbright Center in Helsinki wish to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks to all who have contributed to the continuing success of the Finnish-American Fulbright Program, now and during these remarkable 60 years.

Happy Anniversary!

Terhi Mölsä

Eero HeinäluomaSpeaker of the

Parliament of Finland

Fulbright Center News on Fulbright Centerin asiakaslehti, joka ilmestyy kaksi kertaa vuodessa. Lehdestä julkaistaan myös verkkoversio osoitteessa www.fulbright.fi. Seuraava numero ilmestyy keväällä 2013. Artikkelit ja muu aineisto pyydetään toimittamaan 22.3. 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 2013. The submission deadline for articles and other materials is 22 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.

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2 Kolumnit

4 Message from the President of the Republic of Finland

5 Fulbright Agreement 60 Years

6 Donors to the Fulbright Center

7 20 Years of American Voices Turku Plans a New U.S. Studies Institute

8 Fulbright Center Grants to the United States 2012-2013

10 Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow -stipendillä Kriminologiaa Philadelphiassa

12 Tervetuloa! A Finnish Welcome for U.S. Fulbrighters

12 Visiting the Finnish Parliament

13 Finnish Fulbright Grantee's Doctoral Thesis Wins Two International Awards

13 "Easy and Smooth" Fulbright Inter-Country Travel Grant

14 Haaveiden New York

17 Fulbright Bicentennial Chair Inaugural Lecture

17 Fulbrightereiden matkassa

18 Advice and Tips from Scholars and Alumni Preparing New Grantees for Fulbright in the U.S.

19 "Have a Buddy!"

20 Fulbright-Saastamoinen My Fulbright Experience - Many Happy Returns

21 Alumni News

22 News / Uutisia

23 Fulbright Center

24 Kalenteri / Calendar of Events

In This Issue

Cover: The current year marks the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Fulbright Agreement between the Govern-ments of the United States and Finland. The year has been commemorated in both the United States and Finland by a great number of events and communications.

This issue of the Fulbright Center News honors the 60th Anniversary of the Fulbright Agreement.

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ANNIVERSARY60th

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND

This year the people of Finland and the United States celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Signing of the Fulbright Agreement between the governments of our two countries.

Finland and the United States maintain an excellent relationship based on shared values, mutual respect and understanding. I am confident that the ties that bind us will only strengthen as we work together to address the daunting global challenges of the day. The Finnish-American Fulbright program, with its focus on academic excellence, intercultural competence and global skills, is helping to shape the minds that will find the solutions to those challenges and to those that will come in the future.

Over the past six decades, the Finnish-American Fulbright program has become a model of excellence for the world’s most well-known global exchange network, providing thousands of individuals the opportunity to serve as academic and cultural ambassadors and become leaders in their field. At the same time the Fulbright Program’s positive role in Finnish-American relations has been immeasurable. Fulbright has been called the best and most cost-effective public diplomacy program our two countries have ever had.

I congratulate the Finnish-American Fulbright Program for its significant achievements and I send you my warmest greetings on your 60th Anniversary.

Sauli Niinistö

President of the Republic of Finland

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Fulbright Agreement 60 Years

The current year marks the 60th Anniver-sary of the signing of the Fulbright Agree-ment between the Governments of the United States and Finland. The stature of the agreement is widely recognized and thus it has been commemorated in both the United States and Finland by a great number of events and communications.

In March, the Anniversary was celebrated at the Ambassador’s Reception at the Finnish Embassy in Washington, D.C. with a broad participation representing the U.S. government, Fulbright partners and alumni. In May, the celebrations con-tinued at the Foreign Ministry’s event at Säätytalo in Helsinki. (See Fulbright Cen-ter News, Spring 2012.)

In the summer, the Anniversary was recognized at the 4th of July celebration at the American Embassy in Helsinki. The Center’s Honorary Chair, U.S. Ambassa-dor Bruce J. Oreck, highlighted the Ful-bright Anniversary and the significance of the program in his speech to an audi-ence of over one thousand guests. The Fulbright Center also had its own booth at the event to introduce the Center and discuss its programs with the guests.

Two anniversary fundraising cam-paigns have been launched in conjunc-tion with the Anniversary events, one in the United States and one in Finland.

In late August, the Anniversary was celebrated at the U.S. Ambassador’s Reception at the American Embassy. Remarks on behalf of the Finnish gov-ernment were delivered by the State Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Olli-Pekka Heinonen.

In his remarks, State Secretary Heinonen elaborated on four specific strengths he believes have contributed to Fulbright’s particularly strong position in Finland. First, as the foundation of the co-operation, the State Secretary noted the role of the Finnish and U.S. government support and stressed the importance of sustaining the current level of financial support by both governments to the Finn-ish-American program also in the future.

Heinonen further noted that another central characteristic behind the suc-cess of the Finnish Fulbright program has been its ability to change and renew itself through the years. He also said that the Finnish Fulbright program is a leader in its capacity to develop partnerships with key

Government greetings to the Fulbright Anniversary Reception in August were brought by State Secterary Olli-Pekka Heinonen from the Prime Minister’s Of-fice (top photo, left) and U.S. Ambassador Bruce J. Oreck. In the middle, Fulbright Center Executive Director Terhi Mölsä. The Fulbright Anniversary was high-lighted also during the U.S. Embassy’s 4th of July Reception with over a thousand guests (photo on the right). More anni-versary photos on the Fulbright Center website www.fulbright.fi.

In the spring there were two major anniversary events, one on both sides of the Atlan-tic. The Finnish Ambassador Ritva Koukku-Ronde hosted a memorable event at the Finnish Embassy in Washington D.C. in March. And in May, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland hosted a celebration at Säätytalo, the House of the Estates, in Helsinki. On the photo, Mr. Jari Sinkari, Deputy Director from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs addressing the audience at the House of the Estates.

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In each Fall issue of the FC News, we will be recognizing the generous contributions made by our alumni and friends in support of the Finnish Fulbright Program. We are so grate-ful for the many thoughtful gifts that have been made to help us realize the visionary mission of Fulbright.

Donors to the Fulbright Center Annual Fund in earlier years: Stephen Rabe, Phillips V. Brooks, Beverly Harju, and an anonymous donor.

Donor to the Fulbright Center’s En-dowment: Marjut Robinson.

Gifts made to build the Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Fund, launched March 2012:Alumni of the Finnish Fulbright Program: Randall Allsup, Darrick Chang, Roger Coulombe, Cheryl Greenberg, Christopher Johnson, Kenneth Kolson, John LeBaron, Dan Lloyd, Suzanne Louis, Geoffrey McGovern, Barbara Mossberg, Keith Olson, Margaret Schueman. Friends of the program: Anonymous donors including the 11 Finnish participants of the 2012 U.S. Study Tour on Alumni Relations and Institutional Giving.

U.S. Fulbrighter: Our New Alumni Fund Needs You!

If you have great memories of Finland, then the opportunity to remember Fulbright in your annual gift giving is at hand. As the end of year approach-es, please consider if you are able to send in a gift, of any size, to help us maintain the vigor and strength of the Finnish Fulbright program, its grants and outreach activities. Gifts are tax deductible to the extent al-lowed by law. Please find the official donation letter on the FC website at http://bit.ly/10ekAMd. If you wish to discuss your plans or interests con-fidentially, please contact Executive Director Terhi Mölsä at terhi.molsa@fulbright.fi.

We know that there are many calls on your gifting plans and hope that your Fulbright experience will speak to you about the value of supporting our programs and becoming an active member of the alumni community through this effort. Building the Alum-ni Fund endowment base is one of our top goals for this coming year so that we will have a grant to announce in 2014! Please help us reach this goal.

Antti Ikonen (left) and Teijo Aflecht, third year English translation students at the University of Turku, study also North American studies and they at-tended the seminar on both days. Students receive study points for attending the seminar and writing a paper, but both Antti and Teijo emhasize that they would have come anyway: “it's the presentations and atmosphere that matter”, Teijo says. Both students thanked the presentations for a good balance: “high level performances and interesting topics ranging from academic to entertaining talks”.

"The American Voices Seminar in Turku provided a unique opportunity for us to present about an aspect of American culture that was significant to each of us; as I listened to the other presenters, I was reminded of the richness, diversity, and breadth of the topic”, says Lindsay Whorton (right), a Ph.D. student on Educa-tion Politics at the University of Helsinki. “The conference provided a great opportu-nity to reflect on our American homes and to reconnect with the other grantees with whom we are sharing our new home." With Lindsay, fellow Fulbrighters Ben Norris and Jacqueline Williams.

Donors to the Fulbright Center

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academic, research and industry players in Finland. This will charge the growth of the program also in the future. Mr. Heinonen concluded that the fourth key asset of the program is the support and buy-in of its rapidly growing and active alumni network in both countries.

Every year, the Fulbright Center supports over 80 Finnish and American students, scholars, teachers and professionals in their search for knowledge, new inventions, and solutions for local and global challenges. The Finnish-American Fulbright pro-gram develops future leaders with international skills and cross-cultural capacity. Since the program’s inception, over 3500 Finns have studied or conducted research in the United States on a Fulbright grant, and over 1500 Americans have come to Finland as Fulbright grantees.

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20 Years of American Voices

Turku Plans a New U.S. Studies Institute

In mid-October, American Fulbrighters gathered at the University of Turku to-gether with dozens of Turku students and faculty, and Fulbright Center and U.S. Embassy staff. It was time for the 20th two-day American Voices Seminar.

“The American Voices seminar is an important tradition for the Univer-sity of Turku and the North American Studies program,” says Dr. Janne Korkka, Program Coordinator for the North Amer-ican Studies Program (NAMS) at the University of Turku.

“It highlights the cooperation between NAMS and the Fulbright Center, and reflects the university’s commitment to Finnish-American academic exchanges”, Korkka adds. “We celebrated the 20th seminar this year at an exciting time, as the University of Turku has just an-nounced plans for founding a national in-stitute for the study of the United States.”

The presentation topics ranged this year from Geographies of Race in an American City through an Introduc-

Opening greetings at the 20th Ameri-can Voices Seminar were given by (l-r) Joel Kuortti, Head of the School of Lan-guages and Translation Studies, David McGuire, Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Embassy, Terhi Mölsä, Executive Director of the Fulbright Cen-ter, Kalervo Väänänen, Rector of the University of Turku, and Janne Korkka, Lecturer and Program Coordinator for the NAMS program. Third from the left is Intern Tommi Salovaara, seminar co-organizer with Janne Korkka.

The North American Studies Program at the University of Turku was awarded a certificate of appreciation by the Fulbright Center Board of Directors. The award was presented for “dedicated service and ex-cellence in organizing the annual Ameri-can Voices Seminar, and for unwavering commitment to Finnish-American Aca-demic Exchanges”. Program Coordinator Janne Korkka received the certificate as NAMS representative from FC Board Chair David McGuire and Executive Director Terhi Mölsä.

tion to American Deaf Culture and the Archaeology of Barbie to Philosophical Perspectives on Jazz: America’s Revolu-tionary Music.

“The seminar gives students at the University of Turku an excellent look into various aspects of American culture and new ideas about research on the United States“, Janne Korkka says.

“The seminar is well established,” Korkka summarizes and looks into years to come, “and in the future I believe it will draw in new audiences as the study of the United States gains even more momen-tum at the University of Turku.”

Photos: Mirka McIntire and Fulbright Center.

“In Turku (Åbo in Swedish), in the southwest corner of the country, we of-ten host one or more Fulbright visitors at the University of Turku or Åbo Aka-demi“, says Dr. Keith Battarbee, the founder of the American Voices semi-nar. “We were missing out, however, on getting to know the other Fulbright scholars, unless we happened to meet at a conference. And so, in 1993, the idea was born of inviting all the current

Fulbrighters in Finland to Turku for a couple of days“.

Dr. Battarbee elaborates on the his-tory of the seminar in his article Looking Back over Fifteen Seminars (Fulbright Center News 1/2007, p. 20-21). In his article Battarbee also sheds light on the origin of the seminar title, American Voices: “We needed a platform idea which would accommodate both dis-tinguished senior scholars and graduate students, and would be accessible to our undergraduates. What we wanted

was to hear what these American visi-tors could tell us about their own life and work and experience in America. So we called it “American Voices”.

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Fulbright Center Grants to the United States 2012-2013

ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant Program

Antin, KatriTheologyUniversity of HelsinkiEmory University

Berger, LauraArchitectureAalto UniversityColumbia UniversityThe grant is cost-shared with Aalto University

Haapajärvi, LindaSociologyÉcole des hautes études en sciences sociales, FranceHarvard UniversityASLA-Fulbright Alumni Ambassadorial Award

Häkkinen, SiljaAtmospheric aerosolsUniversity of HelsinkiColumbia UniversityThe grant is cost-shared with the University of Helsinki

Kuha, AnttiLawUniversity of HelsinkiStanford University

Lappalainen, OlliEconomicsUniversity of TurkuUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe grant is cost-shared with the University of Turku

Levänen, JarkkoPublic PolicyUniversity of HelsinkiUniversity of Colorado, Denver

Ojanperä, SannaInternational RelationsUniversity of EssexAmerican University

Simelius, SamuliArchaeologyUniversity of HelsinkiCornell University

Tikkaoja, OonaFine ArtsAalto UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoThe grant is cost-shared with Aalto University

ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows Program

Kolehmainen, Marjo CommunicationsUniversity of TampereOld Dominion UniversityThe grant is cost-shared with the University of Tampere

Nevanperä, Tiina Visual CultureAalto UniversityState University of New York, Stony Brook UniversityThe grant is cost-shared with Aalto University

Tiitinen, LauraSocial WorkUniversity of LaplandColorado State UniversityThe grant is cost-shared with the University of Lapland

Virtanen, SuviChemistryUniversity of JyväskyläRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteThe grant is cost-shared with the University of Jyväskylä

Fulbright-Technology Industries of Finland Grant

Haarnoja, TuomasDoctoral StudentEngineeringLuleå University of Technology and Aalto UniversityUniversity of California, Berkeley

Verho, TuukkaDoctoral StudentPhysicsAalto UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA)Program is funded in cooperation with CIMO, the Centre for International Mobility, operating under the Finnish Ministry of Education.

Härmävaara, Hanna-IlonaFinnish LanguageUniversity of HelsinkiUniversity of Minnesota

Norema, AnneFinnish LanguageUniversity of HelsinkiColumbia University

Pirilä, AmandaEnglish PhilologyUniversity of TurkuUniversity of California, Berkeley

Rönkkönen, HenriikkaFinnish LiteratureUniversity of HelsinkiIndiana University, Bloomington

ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for a Junior Scholar Program

Kovalainen, Heikki A.PhilosophyUniversity of TampereHarvard University

Suominen, ArhoEngineeringUniversity of TurkuGeorgia Institute of TechnologyThe grant is cost-shared with the University of Turku

Tervonen, MiikaHistoryFinnish Literature SocietyColumbia University

Vierros, MarjaLinguisticsUniversity of HelsinkiNew York University

ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for a Senior Scholar Program

Pyykkönen, MiikkaSociologyUniversity of JyväskyläUniversity of California, DavisThe grant is cost-shared with the University of Jyväskylä

Mid-Career Professional Development Grant

Ala-Korpi, Raimo BusinessCentre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of PirkanmaaUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Hakala, JohannaUniversity ServicesUniversity of TampereNorth Carolina State University & State University of New York, Albany

Altogether 42 Finns are studying, conducting research or professional projects in the United States this year on a Fulbright Grant.

Minneapolis, MN

Denver, COSan Francisco, CA

Los Angeles, CA

San Diego, CA

Bloomington, IN

Ithaca, NYAlbany, NY Boston, MA

New Haven, CTNew York, NY

Philadelphia, PABaltimore, MD

Washinton, D.C.

Norfolk, VA

Raleigh, NC

Atlanta, GA

Sarasota, FL

Ann Arbor, MI

• UC Berkeley• UC Davis• Stanford U• SF Concervatory of Music

• UCLA

• UC San Diego

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Fulbright Grant in Photojournalism Sponsored by the Patricia Seppälä Foundation

Rautaheimo, KaisaFreelance PhotographerInternational Center of Photography & Magnum Photos

Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching

Semi, LeenaUniversity Teacher Training School at JoensuuUniversity of Maryland, College Park

Sola, ElinaLielahti School, TampereUniversity of Maryland, College Park

Sydänmaanlakka, MariannaSotunki High School, VantaaUniversity of Maryland, College Park

Fulbright Center's Undergraduate Grant Program for Undergraduate Studies

Aalto-Setälä, JuhaMusic EducationSibelius AcademyUniversity of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Saajola, NinniScriptwriting (movie and TV)TurkuUniversity of Arts in Philadelphia

Zhang, WanmengBusiness EconomicsHelsingin Suomalainen YhteiskouluNew York University, Stern School of Business

Minneapolis, MN

Denver, COSan Francisco, CA

Los Angeles, CA

San Diego, CA

Bloomington, IN

Ithaca, NYAlbany, NY Boston, MA

New Haven, CTNew York, NY

Philadelphia, PABaltimore, MD

Washinton, D.C.

Norfolk, VA

Raleigh, NC

Atlanta, GA

Sarasota, FL

Ann Arbor, MI

Fulbright Center Renewal Grants

Juutinen, JasminFulbright Center’s Undergraduate Grant 2011-12IllustrationRingling College of Arts and Design

Karjalainen, JoonasFulbright Center’s Undergraduate Grant 2010-11Environmental EngineeringJohns Hopkins University

Lehmuskumpu, HeidiASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant 2011-12Fundraising and GrantmakingNew York University

Leivo, MarkusFulbright Center’s Undergraduate Grant 2011-12MusicSan Francisco Conservatory of Music

Salminen, ElinaASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant 2011-12ArchaeologyUniversity of Michigan

Salo, JanneFulbright Center’s Undergraduate Grant 2010-11Art HistoryYale University

Säätelä, ElsaFulbright Center’s Undergraduate Grant 2009-10JournalismCUNY, Baruch College

New Haven• Yale U

New York• Columbia U• New York U• Stony Brook U• International Center of Photography• Magnum Photos Inc.• CUNY, Baruch College

Philadephia• The U of the Arts

• American U• U of Maryland

• Old Dominion U

• North Caroline State U

• Georgia Institute of Technology• Emory U

• Colorado State U• U of Colorado

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute• State U of New York, Albany

• Ringling College of Art and Design

• Indiana U, Bloomington

• U of Minnesota

• UCLA

• UC San Diego

• U of Michigan

• Cornell U

• Harvard U• MIT

• Johns Hopkins U

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Onnekkaat sattumat veivät PhiladelphiaanVaikka rikollisuutta tutkitaan Suomessa usean tieteenalan piirissä, on krimino-logian asema itsenäisenä tutkimusalana varsin heikko. Koska itse teen väitöskir-jaani väestötieteen alalle, oli koko ajan selvää, että vierailu ulkomaiseen, ainoas-taan kriminologiaan keskittyvään yliopis-ton laitokseen olisi hyödyllistä. Kontaktit Pennsylvanian yliopistoon syntyivät on-nekkaiden sattumien kautta. Väitöskirja-ohjaajani oli matkustamassa tapaamaan kollegoitaan Philadelphiaan, ja tavattu-amme sattumalta lentokentällä juuri en-nen hänen matkaansa tuli puheeksi, että kyseinen yliopisto olisi erinomainen koh-de vierailulle. Paikallisten professorei-den kiinnostuttua tutkimuksestani aloin selvittää rahoitusvaihtoehtoja varsin kiireisellä aikataululla: toinen onnekas sattuma oli, että Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows -ohjelman hakuaikaa oli vielä jäljellä. Vaimoni Heidi oli lisäksi jäämäs-sä äitiyslomalle vuodenvaihteessa, joten matkan ajoitus oli sikälikin ihanteellinen.

Yhdysvaltalaisen tutkimuksen osuus kaikesta kriminologisesta tutkimuksesta on varsin merkittävä, ja sikäläiset pit-kittäisaineistot edustavat alan kärkeä. Toisaalta samoja aineistoja käyttävät kymmenet, jopa sadat tutkijat, ja kilpailu on kovaa. Ehkä juuri tästä syystä poh-joismaiset rekisteriaineistot kiinnostivat paikallisia tutkijoita, erityisesti heitä, jotka olivat perillä kyseisten aineistojen menestyksekkäästä käytöstä muun muas-

Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow -stipendillä

Kriminologiaa Philadelphiassa

sa väestötieteen kentällä. Suomen hyvää mainetta tosin kuvaa usein tutkimusai-heeni esittelyä seurannut (kieli poskessa esitetty) epäilys siitä, onko Suomessa ylipäätään rikollisuutta mitä tutkia näillä kiinnostavilla aineistoilla.

Aitoa yhteistyötäVirallisesti olin vierailevana tutkijana Pennsylvanian yliopiston Population Studies Centerissä, eli väestötieteen laitoksella, mutta käytännössä työsken-telin eniten kriminologian professori John MacDonaldin kanssa. Erityisen

mukavaa oli jakaa työhuone kriminolo-gian alan väitöskirjaansa viimeistelleen väestötieteilijä Matt Rutherin kanssa. McNeil Buildingissa, jossa työhuoneem-me sijaitsi, ovat väestötieteen ja krimi-nologian laitosten lisäksi taloustieteen ja sosiologian laitokset. Voisi sanoa, että ky-seisessä ympäristössä yhdistyivät oman tutkimukseni kannalta relevantit alat. Aloitin työni laitoksella samana päivänä kuin uudet tohtorikoulutettavat, ja tutus-tuin heihin heti alusta lähtien. Vietimme heidän kanssaan paljon aikaa, ja heistä muutama on sittemmin käynyt meillä Suomessa kylässä. Aitoa yhteistyötäkin syntyi: tällä hetkellä työn alla on kaksi artikkelia UPennin professoreiden kans-sa, ja lisää on suunnitteilla. Kävin lisäksi esitelmöimässä tutkimuksestani Fresno State Universityssa järjestetyssä semi-naarissa Fulbrightin tarjoaman Occasio-nal Lecturer Fundin turvin, ja osallistuin myös American Society of Criminology’n vuosiseminaariin.

Väitöskirjatutkimukseni, jossa hyödynnetään kriminologian piirissä suhteellisen vähän käytettyjä rekisteriaineistoja, käsittelee väestöryhmittäisiä eroja rikollisuudessa. Tut-kimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittää, miten sosioekonominen asema mitattuna muun muassa koulutustasolla, tuloilla tai ammattiasemalla on yhteydessä rikollisuuteen, ja toisaalta vakavan väkivallan uhriksi joutumiseen. Tutkimusaihe liittyy siis kiinteästi ajan-kohtaiseen syrjäytymiskeskusteluun. Rekisteriaineistot, joissa yhdistetään yksilötasoista tietoa useasta hallinnollisesta rekisterilähteestä esimerkiksi väestörekisteristä poimittuun perusotokseen, soveltuvat erityisen hyvin syrjäytymistematiikan tarkasteluun, sillä ne tavoittavat kaikki väestöryhmät huomattavasti paremmin kuin väestökyselyt.

Aaltosen perhe, Mikko, Heidi ja Emma-tytär Kiitospäivän illallisella.Kuva: Gabriele Enders

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Fulbright-stipendin saaminen oli kes-keinen tekijä vierailuni onnistumiselle. Kaikki opiskelijoista henkilökuntaan tunsivat Fulbright-ohjelman, ja ohjelman hyvä maine avasi monia ovia: olen varma, että ilman Fulbright Scholar -titteliä olisi ollut huomattavasti hanka-lampaa vakuuttaa pai-kalliset oman tutkimuk-sen kiinnostavuudesta. Ohjelman tunnettuus, unohtamatta Fulbright Centerin tarjoamaa ensiluokkaista tukea käytännön asioissa en-nen matkaa ja matkan aikana, auttanee erityi-sesti nuorta ja kokematonta tutkijaa. Kuuden kuukauden Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows -ohjelma sopii koke-mukseni mukaan hyvin tutkijalle, joka on jo edennyt väitöskirjaprojektissaan, mutta tarvitsee kuitenkin pidemmän yhtäjaksoisen ajan, jolloin voi keskittyä täysipainoisesti tutkimustyöhön. Koska omaan työnkuvaani Oikeuspoliittisessa tutkimuslaitoksessa kuuluu paljon muu-takin kuin tutkimustyötä, oli tällainen väitöskirjatutkimukselle pyhitetty jakso ensiarvoisen tärkeä.

Perhe mukanaMinä, Heidi ja matkan aikana ensimmäis-tä syntymäpäiväänsä viettänyt tyttärem-me Emma viihdyimme Philadelphian University Cityssa hyvin. Löysimme ka-lustetun asunnon hyvissä ajoin ennen matkalle lähtöä yliopiston verkkosivujen kautta, ja asuimme samassa asunnossa koko kuuden kuukauden ajan. Rikolli-suutta tutkivana olin tietoinen kaupungin vaarallisesta maineesta ja korkeasta hen-kirikollisuuden tasosta, joten ennen mat-kalle lähtöä huolehdin turvallisuudesta: käytin kesällä useita iltoja tutkimalla verkossa paikallisen poliisin ja tiedotus-välineiden karttoja, joihin on merkitty

rikosten tapahtumapaikat. Kaikki huolet osoittautuivat kuitenkin turhiksi. Phila-delphia ei ole Yhdysvaltojen kaunein kaupunki, mutta juuri tämä rosoisuus ja kaupungin rikas historia saivat ”Phillyn” tuntumaan erityisen kiehtovalta. On

myönnettävä, että kaupun-gin laaja urheilutarjonta ei myöskään haitannut.

Perheen mukanaolo tuo omat haasteensa Fulbright-kauden suun-nitteluun, ja ihmisten tapaaminen yliopisto-ympäristön ulkopuolel-la vaatii omaa aktiivi-suutta ja avointa mieltä.

Meidän tapauksessamme pienen tyttäremme mukanaolo luultavas-ti helpotti sosiaalisen piirin rakentumis-ta. Heidi ja Emma menivät paikallisen koulun päiväkerhoon, joka kokoontui kahtena aamupäivänä viikossa. Jo ensim-mäisellä kerralla he tapasivat kaksi vas-taavassa tilanteessa ollutta äitiä tyttäri-neen, joiden kanssa ystävystyminen kävi nopeasti. Vietimme meidän kolmen per-heen kesken paljon aikaa yhdessä. Mu-siikkileikkikoulut ja yliopiston yhteydessä mahdollisesti toimivat perhekeskukset sekä erilaiset puolisoille tarkoitetut akti-

viteetit ovat myös hyviä keinoja tutustua ihmisiin. On hyvä muistaa, että erityisesti suurissa yliopistoissa on jatkuvasti paljon vastaavassa tilanteessa olevia perheitä. Amerikkalaiset lapset, ainakin meidän asuinalueellamme, olivat kerhoissa tyy-pillisesti lastenhoitajan kanssa, joten paikalliseen väestöön oli vaikeampi saada kontaktia lastenkerhojen kautta. Kontaktit amerikkalaisiin syntyivätkin yliopiston ja naapureiden välityksellä. Sosiaalista elämää ja erilaisia tapahtumia oli loppujen lopuksi enemmän kuin aikaa osallistua kaikkeen kiinnostavaan. Kai-ken kaikkiaan viettämämme puoli vuotta Philadelphiassa oli ikimuistoista aikaa.

Teksti: Mikko AaltonenMikko Aaltonen työskentelee Oikeus-po-liittisessa tutkimuslaitoksessa tutkijana ja viimeistelee Helsingin yliopiston sosiaali-tieteiden laitokselle laajaan rekisteriaineis-toon perustuvaa väitöskirjatutkimustaan sosioekonomisista eroista nuorten ai-kuisten rikollisuudessa. Hän oli vierai-levana tutkijana University of Pennsyl-vaniassa ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows -stipendillä syyskuusta 2011 helmikuuhun 2012.

Haluatko sinä lähteä Yhdysvaltoihin puoleksi vuodeksi edistämään väitöskirjatutkimustasi?

Hae ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows -ohjelmaan! Haussa ovat seuraavaksi lukuvuoden 2014-2015 stipendit. Varmista, että oma kotiyliopistosi on mukana rahoittamassa opiskelijoidensa osallistumista ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows -stipendiohjelmaan ja vahvista yliopistopaikkasi Yhdysvalloissa ennen hakuajan umpeutumista.

Lue stipendiohjelman hakuohjeet Fulbright Centerin verkkosivulta (www.fulbright.fi/fi/stipendiohjelmat-maisteri-ja-tohtoritason-opintoihin-ja-tut-kimukseen/asla-fulbright-pre-doctoral).

Fulbright-stipendin saaminen oli

keskeinen tekijä vierailuni onnistumiselle.

Stipendiaatin kuulumisia

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Tervetuloa! A Finnish Welcome for U.S. Fulbrighters

Each year at the end of August, U.S. Fulbright Grantees gather in Helsinki for orientation training before embarking on their grant period in their host cities around Finland. This year, the program kicked off with a welcoming dinner, and continued with three days packed to the brim with information on a wide range of topics such as Finnish taxation, economy, history, foreign policy and higher education.

Presentations on Finnish culture and language were also included, and the grantees were introduced to the Fulbright community and the Finnish Fulbright program. At the end of the orienta-tion, each grantee received a copy of Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, with their certificate of the successful comple-tion of the orientation.

The three and a half days of orientation gave the grantees a chance to get to know each other, and an evening get-together organized by the ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association provided an opportunity to meet Fulbright alumni in Finland. The alumni event also offered a chance for the grantees to connect with their designated “buddies”, Fulbright community members who provide assistance in integrating into Finnish life and local activities.

A particular highlight of the orienta-tion was the evening reception held at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in honor of the U.S. Fulbrighters, which gave the grantees a chance to network with pro-fessionals and organizations involved in Finnish-American exchanges.

Text: Sonja KuosmanenPhotos: Sonja Kuosmanen and Tuomas Hellman

For the final day of the orientation, the grantees were invited to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for sessions on Finnish history, economy, and foreign policy – as well as on differences between Finnish and American conversation culture.

Ambassador Bruce J. Oreck, Fulbright Center Executive Director Terhi Mölsä, and State Secretary Olli-Pekka Hei-nonen welcomed the newly arrived grantees to Finland at the Reception at the Ambassador’s Residence.

Grantees paused to enjoy beautiful architecture and piano music in the Rock Church, an architectural highlight of Helsinki designed by brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and one of the stops on a sighseeing tour offered to the grantees by the City of Helsinki.

Visiting the Finnish ParliamentU.S. Fulbright grantees visited the Finnish Parliament in November. Ms. Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (on the right), Chair of the Grand Committee, hosted a lunch for the Fulbrighters and offered her insights on current affairs, especially on the relationship between Finland and the EU. The Grand Committee serves as the Parliament’s EU Com-mittee. The group also followed the Plenary Session and was taken on an informative guided tour in the Parliament building.

The Parliament visit was a part of Fulbrighters’ Thanksgiving enrichment activi-ties. In addition, the group attended a special guest lecture by professor and Fulbright Alumna Toboho Moja from New York University, visited the Museum of Contempo-rary Art KIASMA, and enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Fulbright Bicentennial Chair Richard Schein at the Fulbright Bicentennial Residence.

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Grantee News

"Easy and Smooth"Fulbright Inter-Country Travel Grant

simple and the applications are usually processed within days.

Mari Pohjola, Planner of Inter- national Activities at Laurea Univer-sity of Applied Sciences hosted profes-sor Charles C. Snow of Pennsylvania State University for a conference visit last Spring. According to her experience ap-plying for an Inter-Country Travel Grant for Laurea was very easy and smooth and the visit as such was a tremendous success. “Laurea will definitely consider applying for an Inter-Country Travel Grant again”, Ms. Pohjola says.

One of the U.S. Scholars to Finland this Fall, Dr. Benjamin Zeller (in photo) from Lake Forest College and a grantee at Åbo Akademi, has visited Sweden and Norway on two separate Inter-Country Travel Grants. He says that the process of applying for the grant was easy and “the local Fulbright Commission helped my hosts to make sure that everything was

done properly.”“I got a lot out of the Inter-Country

grants. In addition to the chance to visit two universities and regions I probably wouldn't have otherwise, I met a number of new colleagues and students. In Swe-den an entire high school class attended one of my lectures! I had a lot of great informal conversations about academic culture and norms in different parts of the Nordic world as compared to other America and other Nordics.”

“The Inter-Country Travel Grant Pro-gram was a big draw for me even when I was considering applying for the Ful-bright, since I had colleagues at other Nordic universities and standing invita-tions to lecture there,” says Dr. Zeller.

“It really is a great program for fostering international networks and collaboration.”

Photo: Mirka McIntire

Finnish Fulbright grantee Erkki Heinonen has received two international awards from the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) for his ongoing doctoral work. Both awards are given to one researcher annually.

Erkki Heinonen's dissertation inves-tigates the individual characteristics of therapists as predictors of working alliance and outcome in psychotherapy. Heinonen conducts his research at the Helsinki Psychotherapy Study at the Na-tional Institute for Health and Welfare. In 2010-11 he conducted his dissertation re-search work as an ASLA-Fulbright Gradu-ate grantee, and in 2011-12 as a Fulbright Center Renewal grantee at the University of Chicago.

“When it comes to science, everything tends to be near, big, and there are a lot of things happening”, says Heinonen about his two years on a Fulbright in the U.S. “For example, last spring there were three major psychology or psychotherapy conferences that took place in Chicago

Finnish Fulbright Grantee’s Doctoral Thesis Wins Two International Awards

"Collaboration with our U.S. colleagues continues after the Fulbright exchange, but also with various other international contacts, across the globe, formed during that period." Erkki Heinonen pictured here at Hoover Dam.

within a month. Arranging conferences to your calendar - and budget - is a lot easier when the conferences actually come to you!”

“Then things also lead to other things,” Heinonen continues. “Going to a confer-ence in Washington, D.C., I decided at the suggestion of a U.S. professor to visit the American Psychological Association that's right next to Capitol Hill. I got a very friendly reception, a tour around the place, and even interviewed the CEO for a magazine piece. Soon, of course, I was an affiliate student member of the APA, going to their annual conference, meet-ing doctoral students across the coun-try, and learning about all sorts of really interesting stuff that APA and American psychologists in general do.”

APA is the largest scientific and pro-fessional organization representing psy-chology in the United States; it is also the world's largest association of psy-chologists. SEPI is an interdisciplinary, international organization of researchers, theorists, and clinicians interested in the integration of psychotherapy. Its aim is to

scholars are available for visits to other universities and research institutions in other European countries through the Inter-Country Travel Grant Program. To fa-cilitate this program for all of Europe, the Fulbright Center in Finland annually com-piles a database of American Fulbright grantees in Europe www.fulbright.fi/fi/stipendiohjelmat-korkeakouluille/inter-country-travel-grant.

Finnish higher education institutions can apply for a travel grant from the Fulbright Center to support short visits by American Fulbright lecturers. Apply-ing for an Inter-Country Travel Grant is

promote, examine, and integrate diverse approaches to bringing together the strengths of various therapy orientations.

Text: Johanna Lahti

Approximately 250 American scholars annually spend a Fulbright term in Europe. In addition to work-ing at the host institution, the

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Valokuvaaja Rami Hanafin pitkäaikai-nen unelma toteutui vuonna 2010, kun hän sai Fulbright Grant in Photojournalism sponsored by Patricia Seppälä Foundation -stipendin. 15 000 Yhdysvaltain dollarin sti-pendin avulla Hanafi muutti kahdeksaksi kuukaudeksi New Yorkiin opiskelemaan. Mukana muuttivat myös vaimo Mira ja tuolloin yksivuotias tytär Silva.Haave New Yorkissa asumisesta oli hau-tunut Hanafin mielessä jo vuosikausia, aina siitä lähtien, kun hän oli lukioaikana

vaihto-oppilaana Yhdysvalloissa.– Kävin silloin New Yorkissa ja minulle jäi ajatus, että tulisin vielä takaisin, Hanafi kertoo.Hakiessaan opiskelemaan valokuvausta Hanafi haki sekä Tampereelle että New Yorkiin. Ovet aukesivat Tampereen yli-opiston tiedotusopin laitoksen kuvajour-nalismin linjalle. Opintojen loppumetreillä Hanafi otti vastaan valokuvaajan pestin Aamulehdestä. Työt veivät vuosiksi, ja New Yorkiin lähteminen lykkääntyi.

Stipendikaudellaan New Yorkissa valokuvaaja Rami Hanafi irtautui kamerastaan ja keskittyi inspiroitumiseen.

Haaveiden New York

Rami Hanafi vietti lukuvuoden 2010-11 New Yorkissa opiske-lemassa kuvajournalismia.

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Tauko töistäFulbright Centerin ja Patricia Seppälän säätiön yhteisellä stipendillä on tarkoi-tus tukea ammatillista kehittymistä ja täydennyskoulutusta Yhdysvalloissa leh-tikuvauksen, kuvajournalismin ja visuaa-lisen journalismin alalla. Kun stipendi oli ensimmäistä kertaa jaossa vuonna 2008, Rami Hanafi "missasi deadlinen". Seuraa-valla stipendikierroksella hän ehti täpä-rästi hakuun mukaan ja sai stipendin.– Se oli viimeinen potku. Oli selkeää, että lähdemme. Ei ollut enää mitään selitystä, Hanafi sanoo.Stipendi sattui hyvään aikaan Hanafin uralla. Takana oli neljä vuotta tiivistä työ-tä Aamulehdessä sekä omien lumilautai-lu- ja mainoskuvausten parissa. Hanafista tuntui sopivalta pitää tauko opiskelua varten.– Olin valmis ja halukas pitämään tauon ja rikkomaan omia käytäntöjäni.

Valintoja runsaudenpulassaRami Hanafin stipendikausi alkoi syksyllä 2010. Pohdiskeltuaan erilaisia vaihtoeh-toja Hanafi päätyi valitsemaan kursseja avoimen yliopiston puolelta kahdesta eri opinahjosta, International Center of Photographysta (ICP) ja School of Visual Artsista (SVA).– En halunnut sitoa itseäni yhteen kouluun.Koulut Hanafi valitsi niiden hyvän mai-neen vuoksi. SVA:sta löytyi kaikkea muutakin kuin valokuvauskursseja. ICP olisi tarjonnut valmiin, vuoden kestävän opintopaketin, mutta valitsemalla kurssit itse Hanafi sai juuri itseään kiinnostavan valikoiman.Kurssien valinta ei sitten ollutkaan ai-van yksinkertainen tehtävä. Yksityisten koulujen esitteet ovat markkinointima-teriaalia, ja kurssikuvaukset ylisanoilla kuorrutettuja.– 50 kurssia kuulostaa hienoilta, mutta niistä 25 vastaa odotuksia, Hanafi kuittaa.Toinen haaste oli valtavan suuri kurssitarjonta.– Kun Suomessa on yksi henkilöku-vakurssi, siellä on kymmenen.Lopulta Hanafi valitsi ohjelmaansa muun muassa näyttely- ja taidekuratointiseminaa-rin, valokuvajulkaisukurssin, digivedostus-kurssin ja Photoshop-kurssin, johon hän oli todella tyytyväinen.– Jokainen luento oli ensimmäisten kym-menen minuutin jälkeen uutta asiaa. Vetäjä tunsi ohjelman hyvin ja aiheeseen mentiin tarpeettomankin syvälle, Hanafi naureskelee.

Aika kortillaHanafin päivät New Yorkissa eivät kuiten-kaan kuluneet luennoilla, vaan hän työs-kenteli assistenttina kahden tanskalaisen valokuvaajan studiolla viitenä päivänä viikossa. – En ole ollut hyvä istumaan koulun pen-killä. Tykkään oppia tekemisen kautta joko itse tekemällä tai katsomalla kun muut tekevät, Hanafi sanoo.Kursseilla Hanafi kävi iltaisin ja viikonloppuisin.Hanafin perhe oli lähtenyt New Yorkiin sillä ajatuksella, että heillä olisi paljon yhteistä aikaa ja mahdollisuus kierrellä kaupungin museoissa ja gallerioissa. Toi-sin kävi.– Tilanne oli sama kuin kotonakin, Hanafi huokaa.Loppua kohti Hanafi vähensi kursseilla is-tumista, ja aikaa jäi gallerioillekin. Jälleen vastassa oli valinnan vaikeus.

– New Yorkissa on se hyvä ja samalla huo-no puoli, että tarjontaa on niin paljon, et-tei ole mahdollista käydä kaikkialla missä haluaisi.

Irti kamerastaStipendikaudeltaan Hanafi odotti eniten maisemanvaihdoksen tuomaa inspi-raatiota. Valokuvaaja hylkäsi kame-ransa lähes kokonaan ja keskittyi sen sijaan uuden oppimiseen ja vaikutteiden imemiseen.– En käytännössä kuvannut kauheasti mi-tään muuta paitsi tytärtäni. Tuntui varsin hyvältä olla hetki kuvaamatta.Korkeista odotuksista huolimatta Hanafi oli realisti. Hän tiesi entuudestaan, kuin-ka asiat suuressa maailmassa toimivat.– Ei sinne mennä takki auki. Esimerkiksi tapaamisten saaminen voi olla haasta-vaa, hän kertoo.Hiukan yllättäen haasteita toivat

Henkilökuvassa alumni

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käytännön asiat. Suurin yllätys oli, kuinka vaikeaa oli sopivan asunnon löytäminen sopivaan hintaan.– Olin varautunut tiet-tyyn summaan, mutta maksoimmekin puolet enemmän.Myös pankkitilin ja puhe-linliittymän avaaminen oli vaikeaa. Hanafin nor-maalisti pitkä pinna oli koetuksella, kun hän aje-li neljättä kertaa metrolla pankkiin.– Kämppää ja pikkujuttuja lukuun otta-matta kaikki sujui kuin rasvattu.

Tuliaisina ideoitaNyt, noin kaksi vuotta stipendikauden jälkeen, Hanafi muistaa New Yorkin kuu-kausia mahtavana aikana perheen kans-sa loistavassa paikassa.– Kaikki, mitä kaupungilla oli tarjotta-vana, oli mukava jakaa yhdessä, hän hymyilee.Irrallaan Suomen kuvioista ja ihmissuh-teista Hanafi havahtui siihen, mitä maa-ilma on Suomen ulkopuolella. Vieraassa ympäristössä heräsi paljon ideoita ja ajatuksia.– Omasta pienestä piiristä ulos astuminen tekee aina hyvää.Osa New Yorkissa heränneistä ideoista on

jo vireillä ja kehittyy. Silti Hanafi ei osaa vielä sanoa, mikä ammatillisessa mieles-

sä oli se tärkein tuliainen.– Se iskee jälkeenpäin, mikä se paras juttu oli. Kohta sen pitäisi alkaa heräillä.Kursseilta Hanafi am-mensi paljon konkreet-tisia käytännön oppeja, jotka ovat muuttaneet hä-nen työskentelytapojaan. Tyylilliset ja visuaaliset

vaikutteet näkyvät pidem-män ajan päästä, sillä ne kumpuavat alitajunnasta.– Oleellisimpana pidän inspiroitumista ja uusien ajatusten heräämistä, sitä lähdin hakemaan, Hanafi linjaa.Suomeen paluun jälkeen Hanafi ei ole vie-lä palannut Aamulehteen. Opintovapaan jälkeen hän on jatkanut virkavapaalla. – Haluan tehdä asioita, jotka heräsivät New Yorkissa, ja saada ne tehtyä.

Yhdysvallat on kuvajournalismin uranuurtajaPatricia Seppälän säätiön tarkoitus on edistää lehtikuvauksen ja muun doku-mentoivan ja raportoivan valokuvauksen journalistista ja teknistä kehitystä ja tie-teellistä tutkimusta. Säätiö tukee alaan

Yhdysvalloissa kuvajournalismin

ala on korkeatasoinen ja arvostettu.

liittyviä projekteja sekä alan koulutusta ja opiskelua.Fulbright Grant in Photojournalism spon-sored by Patricia Seppälä Foundation on tarkoitettu jo ammatissa toimiville kuva-journalisteille Yhdysvalloissa tapahtuvia opintoja varten.Säätiön hallituksen puheenjohtaja, leh-distöneuvos Vesa-Pekka Koljonen pitää stipendiä säätiön toiminnan kannalta arvokkaana ja vertaa sitä säätiön joka toinen vuosi jakamaan Patricia Seppälän kuvajournalismipalkintoon.

– Toinen on palkinto ja toisella halu-amme tukea ammattitaidon kehittymistä, Koljonen sanoo.Yhdysvallat valikoitui kohdemaaksi yh-teistyökumppanin, Fulbright Centerin, perusteella. Kaupan päälle Yhdysval-lat sattuu olemaan kuvajournalismin edelläkävijämaa.– Yhdysvalloissa kuvajournalismin ala on korkeatasoinen ja arvostettu. Sieltä tulevat myös alan merkittävimmät saavu-tukset, Koljonen linjaa.Koljonen kiittelee yhteistyökumppanin ammattitaitoa.– Fulbright Centerillä on hyvä koneisto, jonka avulla meidän raha tulee tehok-kaalla tavalla käytetyksi.

Teksti: Tuisku PirttimäkiKuvat: Rami Hanafi

"Perhe- ja työelämän yhdistäminen voi joskus olla haasteellista", Rami sanoo.

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Stipendiaattien kuulumisia

Fulbrightereiden matkassa

Linda Haapajärvi ja Silja Häkkinen aloittivat Fulbright-kautensa muutama kuukausi sit-ten Harvardissa ja Columbian yliopistossa.

”Vuosi on käynnistynyt vauhdikkaasti,” Harvardissa sosiologian jatko-opintoja suorittava Linda Haapajärvi kertoo ja toteaa Bostonin yllättäneen hänet. ”Kau-punki on kauniimpi ja mukavampi kuin mitä odotin. Asun paremman puoliskoni kanssa Bostonin keskustassa ja se herät-tää ihmetystä Harvardin opiskelijoissa, jotka kaikki asuvat Cambridgessä yliopis-ton nurkilla,” Linda kertoo. ”Minulle tämä järjestely sopii hyvin. On mukava tutus-tua sekä monipuoliseen Bostoniin että pikkukaupunkimaiseen Cambridgeen.”

Lindan syyslukukausi on täynnä teke-mistä. ”Osallistun kolmeen seminaariin, jotka tuottavat paljon lukemista. Olen järjestänyt tapaamisia paikallisten tutki-joiden kanssa ja ajatuksenvaihto on ollut antoisaa. Olen myös luennoinut undergra-duate-opiskelijoille omasta tutkimukses-tani, koordinoin sosiologian jatko-opis-kelijoiden klassikkolukupiiriä ja vietän paljon aikaa kirjastossa tutustuen minul-le uusiin yhteiskuntatieteiden tuuliin. Kun paikalliset opiskelijat laskeutuvat winter recessin viettoon joulukuun alkupuolella, minä aion paneutua omaan tutkimuksee-ni uudelleen,” Linda kuvailee.

Linda kertoo odottavansa erityisesti marraskuista konferenssimatkaa Arizo-naan sekä maaliskuulle merkittyä esitel-määnsä Center for European Studies'issa amerikkalaisten osaajien edessä ja ”tie-tysti Fulbright Enrichment -seminaaria, jos onnistun saamaan siihen paikan!”

Väitöskirjatutkimusta aerosoli- ja ym-päristöfysiikan alalla Columbian yliopis-tossa tekevä Silja Häkkinen kertoo so-peutuneensa entuudestaan tuttuun New Yorkiin hyvin.

Usein korostetut henkilökohtaiset suhteet ja yhteydenpidon merkitys nou-sevat esiin Siljan kuulumisissa: ”tutkimus Columbian yliopistossa on käynnistynyt lupaavasti. Aiempi yhteydenpito sekä professorin että tutkimusryhmän kanssa on auttanut tässä paljon.”

”Käytännön järjestelyissä on ollut tekemistä, mutta apua olen saanut niin yliopistolta kuin sen ulkopuolel-takin,” kertoo Silja. ”Myös Fulbright Gateway-orientaatio Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvaniassa auttoi alkuun pääsyssä ja muihin Fulbrightereihin oli ilo tutustua.”

Tulevalta vuodelta Silja kertoo odotta-vansa uusien asioiden, lähinnä laborato-riotyöskentelyn, oppimista sekä tuoreita ideoita väitöskirjatutkimukseen.

Terveisissään vuoden kuluttua Yhdys-valloissa aloittaville stipendiaateille Lin-da ja Silja korostavat aktiivisuutta ja oma-aloitteisuutta. ”Kannattaa olla aktiivinen

Fulbrightereiden matkassa on sarja, jossa seurataan kahden 2012-2013 ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant -stipendiaatin, Linda Haapajärven (vas.) ja Silja Häkkisen, valmistautu-mista Fulbright-vuoteensa, stipendikautta Yhdysvalloissa sekä kokemuksia ja palautet-ta Fulbright-vaihdon jälkeen.

Fulbright Bicentennial Chair Inaugural Lecture

alusta pitäen. Vaikka yliopisto järjestää paljon tervetuliaistapahtumia, on pallo sen jälkeen omissa käsissä,” Linda koros-taa. ”Ota yhteyttä alasi asiantuntijoihin ja ehdota tapaamista. Käy tutustumassa eri seminaareihin.”

Elämä ei kuitenkaan ole pelkkää opis-kelua ja tutkimuksen tekoa: ”Muista myös vapaa-aika rentouttavine aktiviteettei-neen. Jokaiselle löytyy varmasti mukavaa tekemistä eikä yksin kannata jäädä,” Lin-da neuvoo. ”Itse olen nauttinut ilmaisesta yliopistoliikunnasta ja osallistunut opis-kelijoiden luovan kirjoittamisen piiriin ja kirjallisuuskerhoon.”

Silja välittää terveisensä erityisesti vieraileviksi tutkijoiksi lähteville stipen-diaateille: ”Pelkästään tutkimuksen tekeminen Yhdysvalloissa tuo paljon vapautta tehdä juuri sitä mitä tutkimuk-selta haluaa. Koska kuitenkin olemme vierailijoita yliopistossa, meistä ei pidetä automaattisesti samalla tavalla huolta kuin tutkinto-opiskelijoista, eli olkaa oma-aloitteisia ja huolehtikaa, että teidät huomataan.”

Lue seuraavalta sivulta tänä syksynä valittujen

stipendiaattien ensimmäisestä orientaatiokoulutuksesta ja siitä,

kuinka parhaillaan Suomessa olevat amerikkalaiset Fulbright-stipendiaatit

ja suomalaiset alumnit evästivät heitä.

Fulbright Bicentennial Professor Richard Schein gave his inaugural lecture in November. The lecture, titled “Historical Geographies for the Present: stories of land and landscape”, attracted an audience of over a hundred students and faculty in the Small Festivities Hall of the University of Helsinki.

In his address Professor Schein discussed a number of landscape stories illustrating places where cultural and social meanings have been claimed and contested.

The event was hosted by the Chancel-lor of the University of Helsinki Ilkka Ni-iniluoto. In his remarks, U.S. Ambassador

Bruce J. Oreck, who also serves as the Honorary Chairman of the Fulbright Center Board, congratulated Professor Schein and thanked the University of Helsinki and the Fulbright Center for their long-lasting cooperation. The Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in North American Studies is the oldest of the Fulbright Dis-tinguished Chairs worldwide.Photo: Tuomas Hellman

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their university applications. In their first training session, the Pre-Admission Ori-entation, the grantees received practical information about admission process both from the applicants’ point of view, and that of U.S. universities.

Use Your Connections and NetworksChristopher Meehan, Salim Elwazani, and Richard Schein, current American Fulbright Scholars in Finland, held a panel discussion on the topic What Do Academic Departments Look for in an Ap-plicant? The Student-Mentor Relationship.The scholars emphasized the importance of connections and networks. “Use net-works of connections in your discipline”, encouraged Christopher Meehan. “Talk to your faculty here in Finland, as they are the ones with the connections”, contin-ued Meehan on how to build the network and find the right people. Richard Schein pointed out the importance of personal contact: “Contact the professor you want to work with, and do so ahead of time”, he

instructed and gave also a valuable piece of advice to ensure the professor reads the message, “Be brief! Mention basic things in five lines”.

Distinctive Features between Small, Medium and Large Graduate ProgramsClose teacher-student relationship are distinctive to small programs, with plenty of ‘face-time’ and learning from distinguished individuals. For medium sized pro-grams, check the num-ber of faculty and type of research they have done, as some pro-grams put emphasis on research and scholarly work whereas others emphasize teaching. Large programs have a lot of students and courses, as well as funding opportunities. The downside is that the teacher-student ratio can be high, often 1 to 60-100.

Be Articulate and Choose Letter Writers CarefullyAs to selecting proper programs, Salim Elwazani instructed to identify a few, diversified programs to apply to. He also stressed the importance of being articu-late about goals. Richard Schein clarified how the application papers are read at

Advice and Tips from Scholars and Alumni Preparing New Grantees for Fulbright in the U.S.

Christopher Meehan, Fulbright-Tampere University of Technology Scholar (left), Salim Elwazani, Fulbright-Aalto University Distinguished Chair, and Richard Schein, Fulbright Bicen-tennial Chair held a lively panel discussion with plethora of advice and tips.

the university: “Do we see indications that the student will be successful in our program?” He also reminded to choose recommendation letter writers carefully, “people who know you in that context”.

“What is the Most Important Part of Application?”“There is no one thing that matters the most”, or “depends on the type of pro-gram you apply to”, were the answers to

the question on what the most important part of the application is. Among the many factors that matter, a few in particular were highlighted. It is important to empha-size the areas you are strong in, and when writing your personal statement it is impor-tant to keep in mind three major points; what you want to do,

why you want to work with a particular person, and why you think the particular program you are ap-plying to is good for you. Concerning standardized testing, such as the GRE, the importance varies. “Be above the minimum though, because for example in engineering everyone has a great math score”, says Christopher Meehan, Assistant Professor from the De-partment of Civil and Environmental En-

A newly selected group of eleven Finnish Fulbright students gathered for their first orientation meeting at the Fulbright Center in September. These Master’s and doctoral students were trained for the university application process and for the U.S. year 2013-14 ahead of them by real experts: American Fulbright scholars currently in Finland and Finnish Fulbright alumni.

At present, the grantees are working on

I was fascinated to hear the alumni share

their experiences from the Fulbright

enrichment seminars and what they had

learned in collaboration with other grantees.

- Kirsi Cheas

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Advice and Tips from Scholars and Alumni Preparing New Grantees for Fulbright in the U.S.

At the Buddy event organized by the ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association at the Sibelius senior secondary school during the orientation, U.S. grantees got to meet their desig-nated Fulbright Buddies over snacks and impressive musical performances by Sibelius students. Buddies are Fulbright community members who are helping arriving Fulbright grantees to integrate into their local community.

Alumni Advice for Future Fulbrighters to Finland:

"Have a Buddy!"

Every year in their mid-year and final reports, Fulbright grantees are asked to share their experiences and tips on living in Finland with future grantees. Advice that might be helpful to future grantees ranges from essential items to how to make the most of their stay in Finland.

A recent Fulbright Center report that analyzed the feedback given by U.S. student grantees dur-ing the years 2008–2012 found one piece of ad-vice to be highlighted in a number of reports: take part in your host institu-tion’s buddy program! Having a buddy was said to be a major contributing factor in making grantees feel more integrated into Finnish society, more connected to their host institution and, above all, it gave them a chance to meet Finns!

According to U.S. Fulbright student alumni, it is very important for grantees to take part in any kind of “buddy” or tu-tor program that the host institution has to offer. The availability of such programs depends on the host institution and can run under many different names, so it is definitely worth finding out whether your host institution has a tutor, “buddy”, host family, or kummi-program! Many grantees found participating in the program to be a lot of fun and one of the highlights of their stay in Finland. Getting to know one Finn

or Finnish family through the program helped grantees feel more integrated and advanced their possibilities of networking. “Buddies” also helped with staying con-nected to the host institution and adapting to Finnish life, but most of all buddies and host families were appreciated because of their friendship. You might get to experi-

ence something you never would have expected!

Many Fulbright grantees felt that their tutor, “buddy”, or host family acted as an anchor and connection to local life, the host institu-tion and Finnish cul-ture. Many enjoyed various free time activities with their Finnish “buddies”, from ice swimming and sauna, to visiting

extended family or friends in the country-side. Being a part of a Finnish family or a network of friends was a memorable, life-changing experience.

So don’t let this piece of advice slip you by! Find out if your host institution has a “buddy” or tutor program and make sure to participate! You will gain a Finn-ish friend and learn to see Finland from the Finnish point of view. And you might even learn a bit of Finnish!

Text and photo: Saara Naukkarinen

gineering at the University of Delaware. Professor of Architecture at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Salim El-wazani, reminded that portfolio is impor-tant in creative fields. When in the U.S., “hang out with your graduate student peers, you will learn from them”, con-cluded Richard Schein, Professor of Ge-ography from the University of Kentucky.

Inspiring to Hear the Scholars and the AlumniDuring the orientation day, Finnish Ful-bright graduate student alumni shared their experiences and tips on the session titled Applying for a Degree Program, and Con-necting with Your Academic Host, a session for visiting student researcher grantees.

Kirsi Cheas from the University of Helsinki is preparing for doctoral studies on a Fulbright grant next academic year as a visiting student researcher. “Receiving the Fulbright grant is an honor I couldn't possibly be more excited about,” she says. “Although, before my orientation I was also feeling a bit concerned. How could I meet all the expectations – of the Fulbright Commission, of my future American pro-fessors – implicit in this prestigious award? My mind also started filling with practical questions: would I manage to find enough funding and do everything on time?

“The orientation was the perfect op-portunity to learn how I could turn my Fulbright year into the most amazing ex-perience of my life,” Kirsi said. “As I am in-trigued by coming up with new approach-es to media studies, I felt really inspired to hear how the American scholars and Finnish alumni talked about the academic atmosphere in the U.S. and how it pro-motes creativity and good argumentation skills. All speakers also emphasized the importance of the students’ own initiative, providing valuable tips on how to make first contact and fit in once you arrive.”

The second training day, the Pre-De-parture Orientation, will take place on May 13, 2013 and is meant for all Fulbright Center Grantees.

See www.fulbright.fi/fi/stipendiaateille/tietoa-graduate-stipendiaateille for infor-mation on orientation guides and orienta-tion seminars for Finnish Fulbright Gradu-ate Grantees.

Text: Johanna LahtiPhoto: Sonja Kuosmanen

“I had a wonderful Finnish host family and highly recommend

that other grantees should sign up for a host family if it is offered by their university. My

host family took me to their cottage 3 times and even

made a smoke sauna for me! Getting to know a family in

depth was definitely a highlight of my experience in Finland.”

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Walking back to my flat from a party in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2011, I reflected on my previous six months as my stay in Finland was coming to a close. My Fulbright experience had dramatically and profoundly exceeded my expectations. It was a rich, rewarding, and transforma-tive time for me, both professionally and personally. And it provided the opportu-nity to cultivate long-lasting friendships and numerous professional connections. There were many goodbyes at the party, and the next few days were crammed with bon voyage dinners and get-togethers or-ganized by my hosts.

We arrived in early July during the worst heat wave in history, but the high tem-peratures and humidity soon moderated. Kuopio was perhaps the most beautiful and comfortable place in the world to spend a six-month sabbatical. It came as no surprise to me that coincidentally Fin-land was recognized as the “Best Country in the World” by Newsweek magazine. My flat was just a few minutes walk from Väinölänniemi uimaranta where I went for a regular swim in Kallavesi. Riding my Jopo on the extensive network of bike paths, I explored nearby towns and mar-veled at all the lakes, and the loveliness of the Northern Savonian countryside. I felt that I was leading a particularly privileged and charmed life, especially after regular reports by my colleague and fellow Fulbright scholar on sabbatical in a country at the bottom of that list.

The Fulbright-Saastamoinen Founda-tion fellowship brought me to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Kuopio (now University of Eastern Finland) to

work with colleagues to study genes important in drug toxicity and cancer development. It was an opportunity of a lifetime to be a plugged-in to Finland’s world-renowned biomedical research enterprise, outsized for such a relatively small country. The Finns have made impressive advancements in medicine, nutrition, public health, disease preven-tion, and wellness research, as their health outcomes and impressive life expectancy statistics attest. Admirably, Finnish researchers have long sought to export their public health strategies to de-veloping nations and underserved people throughout the world.

I felt some anxiety to be leaving just as we were starting to make some prog-ress in the lab. My rudimentary Finnish language skills were slowly plodding along to where I was just now joining words to form actual sentences. But my colleagues encour-aged me to take the long view. Email and shipping sam-ples overnight via FedEx would allow the projects to con-tinue across conti-nents. “Who knows, you may be back sooner than you think,” they suggest-ed. After all, I had been to Kuopio a few years before as an external examiner for a PhD dissertation defense, so there was a growing familiarity. Being a Fulbright fellow also opened doors during those six months to travel throughout the coun-try, to present research seminars, and to meet with world-renowned researchers I knew until then only through reputation.

On that brisk early morning of the New Year, my face and gloved fingers were starting to feel the nip, so I stepped up my pace. Taking a shortcut to my flat through Snellman Park, I encountered an elderly gentleman dressed in full Santa regalia, slowly leading a reindeer by a short rope. Whether this was a dreamy vision oiled by the exuberant New Year’s party, or the particularly harsh -35°C of the snowy Finnish winter, it was an unforgettable moment. “I don’t want this to end,” I re-call thinking as I attempted to exchange holiday greetings in my kindergarten-level Finnish, while admiring the gentle

reindeer by his side. True to the predictions of my Finnish

hosts, the Fulbright experience has con-tinued well beyond that cold New Year’s morning. I returned just a few months later, in May, and twice more in the subse-quent year for guest lectures, and to help teach summer short courses. These Ful-bright connections have also extended into Asia. Building on a successful scholar and student exchange between UEF and the University of Hong Kong, I assisted UEF colleague Hani El-Nezami design a curriculum for the MS programme in Food Toxicology at the University of Hong Kong. Along with numerous members of UEF faculty, I travel to Hong Kong each year to deliver lectures to students in this successful and growing programme.

As I write this a few days before Thanksgiving holiday, I am preparing to

return to Finland the week before Christ-mas, to contribute to a short course for medical students. We will also be plan-ning new experi-ments and student exchanges between our laboratories. I may finally give in to my host’s chal-lenges to take a dip

in frozen Väinölänni-emi. In any event, I will be keeping an eye out for Santa and his reindeer.

Text: Roger CoulombeProfessor of Toxicology and Director of the Graduate Program in Toxicology at Utah State University, where he teaches courses in Environmental and Molecular Toxicol-ogy, and maintains an active research program in molecular toxicology food safety, and cancer chemoprevention. He was educated at Oregon State University, and the University of California, Davis. He was awarded the 2010-2011 Fulbright-Saastamoinen Fellowship in Biomedical Research to the University of Eastern Finland Kuopio where he worked in the Faculty of Health Sciences. In a previous sabbatical, he spent a year at the School of Veterinary Studies, Murdoch Univer-sity, Perth, Western Australia. He regularly travels between Finland and the United States to lecture and continue cooperative scientific research.

It was an opportunity of a lifetime

to be a plugged-in to Finland’s world-renowned

biomedical research enterprise, outsized for such a relatively small

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Christian Benefiel spent the academic year 2010-11 as a visit-ing student at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts on a Fulbright U.S. student grant. While in Finland, he researched sustainable practices for artists at foundries. During his Fulbright year in Finland, Benefiel received an award from the Lois Roth Endow-ment, a partner of the Fulbright Center, which later enabled him to create an art work for an outdoor exhibition in the town of Pirkkala after his grant period had ended. Benefiel received his MFA in sculpture from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Fulbrighters Minding the Gaps -- and Bridging Them

More information on the conference: Ad. Prof., Dr. Arno Tanner arno.tanner@migri.fi

The U.S. alumni association: www.fulbright.org.

and during the past two decades has worked as a liaison to strengthen cultural and educational relations between the Unit-ed States and Finland, particularly in the fields of architecture and design. He has written on Finnish architecture and lectured extensively both in Finland and in the United States. MacKeith also directed the international Master’s Program in architecture

Fulbright Alumnus Inaugurated Honorary Consul

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Arno Tanner, the President of the Finnish ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association represented Finland in the international Fulbright alumni conference in London. Having his expertise in migration research, Tanner presented in the conference on the integration of the Russian-speaking minority in Finland.

The U.S. Fulbright Alumni Association, with a membership of over 100.000, organized an international Fulbright alumni con-ference "Fulbrighters Minding the Gaps -- and Bridging Them" in London in October. Fulbright alumni representatives from around the world discussed alumni related matters and shared best practices. The conference program also included guest lectures and an economist panel on the situation of the global economy.

Prior to the conference, Fulbright alumni presidents held a development seminar. “It seems that all alumni organizations face very similar challenges: where to get funds from, how to find all potential alumni, and how to arrange events that are of interest to very different kinds of alumni groups”, says Dr. Arno Tanner who represented Finland in the conference. Tanner is the current President of the Finnish ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association.

Tanner shared some of the best practices of the Finnish Alumni Association during the conference: “The Finnish associ-ation has had recent successes for instance in locating potential members through contact information searches, in widening the membership pool, as well as in the arrangement of buddy pro-grams for visiting Fulbright grantees”, Tanner elaborates. With his own expertise in migration research, Tanner also delivered a presentation in the conference on the integration of the Russian-speaking minority in Finland.

“A fantastic experience, thanks to the U.S. and U.K. confer-ence organizers” Arno Tanner concludes.

at the Helsinki University of Technology from 1994 to 1999.The Finnish Honorary Consulate of St. Louis is the 29th of its

kind in the United States. Its focus will be on encouraging closer ties between academic and research institutions and mapping out the commercial potential of the region. Rather fittingly, St. Louis is also the home of a famous monument, the Gateway Arch, which was designed by a Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen.

Source: Embassy of Finland, Washington D.C. (www.finland.org)

Peter MacKeith’s article, Learning from Finland, was published in the Alumni in Focus series in the Fulbright Center News 1/2011.

Benefiel’s Sculpture to Permanent Outdoor Exhibition in Pirkkala

Fulbright alumnus Peter MacKeith has been inaugurated as Honorary Consul in St. Louis, Missouri. MacKeith, currently both Associate Dean and Associate Pro-fessor of Architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Wash-ington University in St. Louis, is a graduate of Yale University School of Architecture

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News / Uutisia

Staff News

Appointment News from the Board

The Fulbright Center welcomes Ms. Amy Hirsch who succeeds Ms. Marjut Robinson on the Fulbright Center Board of Directors. Ms. Hirsch is the Assistant Counselor for Press and Public Affairs at the American Embassy in Helsinki.

We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Ms. Robinson for her commit-ment, and welcome Ms. Hirsch to the Board.

New Board ChairsAccording to the by-laws of the Finland-U.S. Educational Ex-change Commission (Fulbright Center), the Chairship rotates in 2-year terms between Finnish and U.S. Chairs. Following the term of Professor Bo Pettersson of the University of Helsinki as the Chair of the Board, Mr. David McGuire, Counselor for Press and Public Affairs at the American Embassy in Helsinki, will serve as the Chair for the following term. Mr. McGuire has served as a member of the Board since 2011.

Dr. Heikki Ruskoaho, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at the University of Oulu, was elected the Vice-Chair of the Ful-bright Center Board of Directors. Professor Ruskoaho has served as a member of the Board for the past two years.

There are altogether eight Board members: four U.S. and four Finnish members. The U.S. members are appointed by the American Embassy and the Finnish members by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Starting out as an intern at the Fulbright Cen-ter in August, Sonja Kuosmanen has now joined the Fulbright Finland team on a more permanent basis as Coordinator. She holds a Master of Arts degree in English Philology from the University of Helsinki and spent a semester on exchange at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge during her stud-ies. She has previously worked at University Admissions Finland.

Yhdysvaltalaisissa korkeakouluissa opiskeli kaikkiaan 640 suomalaista lukuvuonna 2011–2012. Lukumäärä on lähes sama kuin edellisvuonna (639). Suomessa puoles-taan opiskeli 312 yhdysvaltalaista lukuvuonna 2011–2012. Edellisvuonna yhdysvaltalaisia oli yhteensä 211 eli määrä on kasvanut lähes 48 prosentilla. Tiedot käyvät ilmi kan-sainvälistä liikkuvuutta käsittelevästä Open Doors 2012 -raportista, jonka on julkaissut yhdysvaltalainen Institute of International Education (IIE).

Lue englanninkielinen lehdistötiedote Open Doors 2012 -raportista osoitteessa www.fulbright.fi.

Fulbright Center numeroina 2012

• Asiakaskontakteja yli 6100, joista kansainvälisen alan ammattilaisia n. 45 %

• Infotilaisuuksia ja tapahtumia 72, joissa yhteensä 4153 osallistujaa

• Verkkovierailijoita 152 000

Stipendiohjelmat • Yhteensä 86 stipendiaattia, joista 45

suomalaista ja 41 amerikkalaista stipendiaattia • Yhteisstipendit mukaan lukien jaettu

yli 880 000 euroa apurahoina

Fulbright Centerin rahoitus • 73 % Suomesta (Tukisäätiö, Suomen valtio,

yksityiset säätiöt, suomalaiset yliopistot, muut) • 26 % Yhdysvalloista (20% Yhdysvaltain

valtiolta, 6% muut) • 1 % Kanadasta (Kanadan valtio)

Vuoden 2012 kohokohtia • Suomen ja Yhdysvaltain välisen Fulbright-

sopimuksen allekirjoittamisesta 60 vuotta: useita juhlavuoden tapahtumia USA:ssa ja Suomessa

• Suomalaisen korkeakouludelegaation alumni- yhteistyötä ja varainhankintaa koskeva opintomatka Yhdysvaltoihin

• Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Endowment -kampanja käynnistyi

Uusia stipendiohjelmia • Fulbright-HAAGA-HELIA Scholar Award • ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Ambassadorial Award

Tilastot ovat FC:n tilikaudelta 1.10.2011–30.9.2012.

Fulbright Center serves as the national EducationUSA center in Finland.

Yhdysvaltalaisten opiskelijoiden määrä suomalaisissa yliopistoissa kasvanut

Yliopisto-opiskelijoille uusi kesästipendi Yhdysvaltoihin!

Suomalaisille yliopisto-opiskelijoille on tulossa hakuun uusi Environmental Stewardship -stipendi. Stipendi on tarkoitettu 18–22 -vuotiaille alempaa korkeakoulututkintoa suorittavil-le yliopisto-opiskelijoille. Kaikki kulut kattavalla stipendillä opiskellaan kesällä 2013 viiden viikon ajan Institute on Environmental Stewardship -ohjelmassa Yhdysvalloissa. Koulutuksen aikana tutustutaan ympäristöön liittyvien aiheiden lisäksi myös yhdysvaltalaiseen kulttuuriin ja yhteiskuntaan.

Lisätietoja: www.fulbright.fi. Ohjelma tulee hakuun alkuvuonna 2013.

Honorary Chair: H.E., Bruce J. OreckAmbassador of the United States to Finland

Finnish Members:

Dr. Heikki RuskoahoProfessor in Molecular PharmacologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of OuluVice Chair

Dr. Matti KokkalaVice President, Strategic Research, Services and the Built Environment, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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

Ms. Birgitta VuorinenCounsellor of EducationMinistry of Education and CultureTreasurer

American Members:

Mr. David McGuireCounselor for Press and Public Affairs American EmbassyChair

Dr. Bruce ForbesResearch ProfessorArctic CentreUniversity of Lapland

Ms. Amy HirschAssistant Counselor for Press and Public Affairs American Embassy

Dr. Laura StarkProfessor of EthnologyUniversity of Jyväskylä

Ex-officio: Ms. Terhi MölsäExecutive DirectorFulbright Center

Dr. Aki KalliomäkiOhjelmakoordinaattoriProgram Coordinatorp. (044) 5535 269• Tutkija-, asiantuntija- ja luen-

noitsijastipendit suomalaisille• Tutkija-, asiantuntija- ja

luennoitsijastipendit amerikkalaisille

• Inter-Country -ohjelma• Neuvonta opiskelusta

USA:ssa

Ms. Karoliina KokkoVastaava ohjelmapäällikköSenior Program Managerp. (044) 5535 268• Jatko-opiskelijastipendit

suomalaisille• Jatko-opiskelijastipendit

amerikkalaisille• Neuvonta opiskelusta

USA:ssa ja Kanadassa• Alumnikoordinaattori

Ms. Sonja KuosmanenKoordinaattoriCoordinator p. (044) 5535 275• Fulbright-tapahtumat• Verkkopalvelut• Rekisterit• Toimistopalvelut

Ms. Johanna LahtiApulaisjohtajaDeputy Directorp. (044) 5535 278• Fulbright Center News (toimituspäällikkö)• Undergraduate-stipendit

suomalaisille• Renewal-stipendit

suomalaisille• Testaus ja testeihin liittyvä

neuvonta• Neuvonta opiskelusta

USA:ssa

Ms. Suzanne LouisProjektikonsultti (osa-aikainen)Project Consultant (part-time)• Friends of Fulbright Finland

-verkosto• Alumnikoordinaattori• Fulbright Center News

Ms. Tanja MitchellSuunnittelija (osa-aikainen)Coordinator (part-time)p. (044) 5535 277• Verkkopalvelut• Julkaisut• Fulbright Center News• Neuvonta opiskelusta

USA:ssa ja Kanadassa

Ms. Terhi MölsäToiminnanjohtajaExecutive Directorp. (050) 570 5498

Vaihtotoimikunnan jäsenet / Fulbright Center Board of Directors

Toimikunnan sihteeristö / Fulbright Center Staff

FUSEEC/Fulbright Centerin toimintaa rahoittaa Suomen ja Yhdysvaltain Stipenditoiminnan Tukisäätiö / Säätiön hallitus:The Finland-America Educational Trust Fund / Board of Directors:

E-mails: firstname.lastname@fulbright.fi

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Finnish members:

Mr. Jouni MölsäDirector of CommunicationsDepartment for Communications and CultureMinistry for Foreign AffairsChair

Ms. Jaana PalojärviHead of International RelationsFinnish Ministry of Education

American members:

Mr. Danny HallDeputy Chief of MissionAmerican EmbassyVice-Chair

Mr. David McGuireCounselor for Press and Public AffairsAmerican Embassy

Agent / Säätiön asiamies:

Ms. Terhi MölsäExecutive DirectorFUSEEC/Fulbright Center

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.

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

Hakaniemenranta 6FI-00530 HELSINKIFINLAND

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4.10. INFO: Maisteri- ja tohtoriopinnot Yhdysvalloissa

INFO: Fulbright Centerin tutkija- ja asiantuntijastipendit

8.10. INFO: Applying to and Studying at Competitive U.S. Colleges

11.10. INFO: Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching -apuraha-ohjelma opettajille

12.–13.10. American Voices -seminaari Turun yliopistossa

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25.10. Avoimet ovet Fulbright Centerin tietopalvelussa

29.10. Hakuaika seuraaviin ohjelmiin päättyy:

• Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistant -ohjelma

• Scholar-ohjelmat (pre-doctoral, junior, senior)

1.11. INFO: Opiskelu Kanadassa

12.–16.11. International Education Week Yhdysvalloissa

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12.11. INFO: Opiskelu- ja stipendi-mahdollisuudet Vanderbilt-yliopistossa

13.11. Studying in the USA - an Education Exposé Fulbright Centerissä

13.11. Maailmalle-tapahtuma kauppa-keskus Kampissa

20.–21.11. Fulbright Center Lapin yliopiston KV-viikolla

22.11. Thanksgiving:FC suljettu

27.11. Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in American Studies, Inaugural Address

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4.–5.12. Fulbright Center Studia-messuilla

5.12.Vaihtotoimikunnan kokous, Fulbright Center Board Meeting

6.12. Itsenäisyyspäivä: FC suljettu

19.12. Hakuaika MCPD-ohjelmaan päättyy

24.–26.12. FC suljettu

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Kevään infotilaisuudet

julkaistaan Fulbright Centerin

verkkosivuilla tammikuun

aikana

31.1. Fulbright Center Jyväskylän yliopistossa

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1.2. 9th North American Studies Roundtable

Vaihtotoimikunnan kokous helmikuussa

2013

•Fulbright Center Board Meeting February 2013

Fulbright Centerin stipendi-ohjelmien uudet

hakutiedot julkistetaan helmikuussa

www.fulbright.fi