Spring. January 27-29, #FinnishWelcome. Hakaniemenranta 6 Helsinki, Finland

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1 Spring Arrival Orientation Program for U.S. Fulbright Grantees to Finland January 27-29, 2016 #FinnishWelcome Hakaniemenranta 6 Helsinki, Finland

2 Wednesday, January 27th Optional Program 18:00 Optional: Dinner Arranged by the ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association Restaurant Linnankellari (Merikasarminkatu 1, Helsinki) Meet Arno Tanner, Board member of the ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association. At 6 pm, before the dinner, the group will be provided a half an hour guided tour of the historical building which is also a former jail. The dinner will start after the tour, at 6:30 pm. Thursday, January 28th 8:45 Fulbright Center staff escort leaves from the lobby of Hotel Cumulus Hakaniemi (Siltasaarenkatu 14) Location: Fulbright Center, Plaza, 5th floor, Hakaniemenranta 6 9:00-9:30 Welcome and Introductions: Kahvia ja karjalanpiirakoita Picking up your orientation materials Meeting the FC team, grantees and speakers over morning coffee and traditional Finnish pastries Introducing all participants 9:30 10:15 U.S. Fulbrighters and the Fulbright Program in Finland: What Everyone Needs to Know Terhi Mölsä, Executive Director, Fulbright Center 10:15 10:30 Break

3 10:30-11:00 Practical Advice for a Successful Fulbright: Key Contacts During Your Fulbright and How They Can Help You Host Institution s role and services Fulbright Center services Sonja Kuosmanen, Program Coordinator, Fulbright Center Speaking Engagements, Publicity and Fulbright Center Media Channels Opportunities for Getting Involved - What Can Fulbrighters Do to Help? Media Publicity Fulbright Speaker Program Terhi Mölsä, Executive Director, Fulbright Center Mirka McIntire, Manager of Teacher Exchange and Education Programs, Fulbright Center 11:00-11:10 Fulbright Arctic Symposium, Fulbright Forum and Other Spring Events Mirka McIntire, Manager of Teacher Exchange and Education Programs, Fulbright Center 11:10-11:20 Inter-Country Travel Grant Program Terhi Mölsä, Executive Director, Fulbright Center 11:20-11:50 10,000 Years of Finnish History in 30 Minutes Petteri Granat, History Teacher, Vaskivuori High School, FDAT Grantee :50-12:00 Break 12: Lunch Restaurant Lasiranta

4 13:00-14:00 Panel Discussion: Finnish System of Education (K-12) National, Municipal and School-Level Moderator: Terhi Mölsä, Executive Director, Fulbright Center Panelists: Leo Pahkin, Counsellor of Education, Finnish National Board of Education Hanna Björkman, Head of International Relations, Helsinki City Department of Education Petteri Granat, History Teacher, Vaskivuori High School, FDAT Grantee :00-14:30 Finnish System of Higher Education and Research Differences between universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS) Finnish systems of higher education and research Internationalization in Finnish higher education and research Timo Korkeamäki, Professor, Hanken School of Economics 14:30-14:45 Break 14:45-16:15 Break-out Sessions for Fulbright Teachers and Scholars Group 1: Teachers: Schools and Teachers in the Finnish System Location: Plaza, 5th Floor Moderators: Mirka McIntire, Manager, Teacher Exchange and Education Programs, Fulbright Center Aina Kytömäki, Teacher Trainee/English Teacher, University of Helsinki; Intern, Fulbright Center Discussion leaders: Petteri Granat, History Teacher, Vaskivuori High School, FDAT Grantee Taru Pohtola, English and German Teacher, Martinlaakso High School, FDAT Grantee

5 Marianna Sydänmaanlakka, Guidance Counsellor, Sotunki Upper Secondary School/Sotunki Distance Learning Centre, FDAT Grantee Tarja Mykrä, Pedagogical Specialist, Mercuria Business College, FDAT Grantee Group 2: Scholars: Higher Education Classroom in Finland and Navigating the University and Departmental Cultures Location: Conference Room Tukholma, 5th Floor Moderator: Sonja Kuosmanen, Program Coordinator, Fulbright Center Discussion leaders: Nely Keinänen, Lecturer, University of Helsinki Timo Korkeamäki, Professor, Hanken School of Economics Christopher Harris, Fulbright-Tampere University of Technology Scholar :15-16:30 Break 16:30 The group will walk together to dinner 17:00 19:00 Informal Dinner at Jeff Reneau s Location: Helsinki Host: Jeffrey K. Reneau, Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Vice-Chair of the Fulbright Center Board of Directors Emergency contact for grantees during orientation: (Mirka McIntire) (Sonja Kuosmanen)

6 Friday, January 29th 8:45 Meet at the Haka6 building lobby Location: Fulbright Center, Plaza, 5th floor, Hakaniemenranta 6 9:00-9:20 Morning Coffee and Pulla, Debriefing of Thursday s Pending Issues 9:20-9:30 U.S. Citizen Services Registering Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) Passport Replacements Other Citizen Services Visa-free travel to Saint Petersburg Amiee McGimpsey, Consul, U.S. Consulate 9:30-10:10 Practical Advice and Administrative Issues Insurance & Health; Reporting; Travel; Safety Matters Sonja Kuosmanen, Program Coordinator, Fulbright Center Local Regulations and Practical Advice Residence Permit Registration and ID Cards Notice of Moving Karoliina Kokko, Senior Program Manager, Fulbright Center Grant Payments and Banking Opening a Bank Account Grant Payment Sonja Kuosmanen, Program Coordinator, Fulbright Center 10:10-10:20 Break

7 10:20-10:50 Finnish 101 Johanna Lahti, Deputy Director, Fulbright Center 10:50-11:10 Walk to Sibelius Upper Secondary School Location: Sibelius Upper Secondary School, Liisankatu 13 Group Photo 11:15-11:45 Finnish Education in Practice: Tour of the School and Student Performances Hosts: Tarja Aro, Principal Juha Salo, Vice Principal, English Teacher Pirjo Tervonen, Math and Chemistry Teacher, Fulbright Teacher Exchange Grantee Reijo Aittakumpu, Music Teacher, Fulbright Teacher Exchange Grantee :45-12:45 School Lunch with Fulbright Alumni 12:45-13:20 Wrap-up, Evaluations and Certificates Closing of the Orientation Seminar Spring 2016 Terhi Mölsä, Executive Director, Fulbright Center Optional Visit to American Resource Center (ARC) Location: American Resource Center, Fabianinkatu 30 Fulbright grantees escorted to ARC (20 min) or back to the hotel 13:45-14:15 ARC Activities and Resources, Introduction to Finnish Library System Taina Iduozee, Information Resource Center Director, American Resource Center

8 Map Hotel Cumulus Hakaniemi Fulbright Center Sibelius Upper Secondary School Central Railway Station Kaisa Library (American Resource Center) Restaurant Linnankellari

9 Orientation Speakers In addition to the Fulbright Center staff and Alumni experts, we are pleased to include the following speakers in the Spring 2016 Orientation program for U.S. Fulbright Grantees. Petteri Granat Petteri Granat teaches history, social studies and philosophy at Vaskivuori Upper Secondary School in Vantaa, Finland. He has a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Tampere (2003) and he was an exchange student at Ohio State University (1997). Petteri received a Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching grant in Leo Pahkin Mr. Leo Pahkin (M. Sc), Counsellor of Education at the Finnish National Board of Education since 1999, works mainly in the development of mathematics and science education in pre-school, basic, and upper secondary education. Currently, he is also a project manager in a project for gifted and talented children in Finland. He has previously worked as a subject teacher in basic and upper secondary education and a teacher trainer and researcher in the University of Joensuu. He is also a deputy member of the Finnish matriculation examination board. Timo Korkeamäki Timo Korkeamäki is the Dean of Research and the Pentti Professor of Finance at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki. He received his PhD in 2001 from University of South Carolina. Prior to joining Hanken in 2008, he taught at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA for seven years. Hanna Björkman Ms. Björkman is the first point of contact when U.S. visitors and experts wish to visit schools in Helsinki and learn about the Finnish education system. Since Finnish students have excelled in international comparisons like the Program for International Student Assessment that measures the mathematics, science, reading, and problem solving of 15-year-old students. Nearly 1,200 foreign education professionals travel to Finland each year to learn about the Finnish education system. In addition to this she also coordinates the international activities of approx. 115 Helsinki public schools. Taina Iduozee Taina Iduozee is Information Resource Center Director at the American Resource Center. She graduated from the University of Tampere in 1991 and has previously worked at libraries in Helsinki and Jyväskylä, as well as at the library of the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research. Amiee McGimpsey Amiee McGimpsey arrived at the United States Embassy Helsinki in August As a career Foreign Service Officer, she is currently head of the Consular Section at the Embassy. Her prior assignments in the Foreign Service include Consular Chief in Reykjavik, Iceland, Vice Consul in Islamabad, Pakistan, Human Rights Officer in Caracas, Venezuela and Liaison to the Afghanistan Threat Finance Cell in Kabul, Afghanistan.

10 Participants Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Keisler, Jeffrey Fulbright-Aalto University Distinguished Chair Business University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA Aalto University 5 months, beginning in January 2016 Rao, Bhaskar Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair in Information and Communication Technologies Electrical Engineering University of California, San Diego, CA Tampere University of Technology 6 months, beginning January 2016 Zhu, Junyong Fulbright-Aalto University Distinguished Chair Biochemical Engineering USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI Aalto University 6 months, beginning February 2016 Fulbright Scholars Schindler, Anton Fulbright-VTT Grant in Science, Technology and Innovation Civil Engineering Auburn University, AL VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland 4.5 months, beginning January 2016 Wallace, Melissa Fulbright-University of Tampere Scholar Award Translation and Interpreting Studies University of Texas, San Antonio, TX University of Tampere 5 months, beginning January 2016 Fulbright-Schuman Program Weintraub, Carrie Fulbright-Schuman Program International Relations University of Pittsburgh, PA UPI-FIIA Finnish Institute of International Affairs 3 months, beginning January 2016 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Brandt, Ann Special Education Baggaley Elementary School, Latrobe, PA Niilo Mäki Institute 4 months, beginning January 2016 Dowding, Erin ESL/EFL Flushing International High School, Flushing, NY University of Jyväskylä 6 months, beginning January 2016 Hanson-Peters, Meghan Social Studies Steamboat Springs High School, Steamboat Springs, CO University of Jyväskylä 5 months, beginning January 2016 Marquardt, Anna English Carencro High School, Lafayette, LA University of Turku 6 months, beginning January 2016 Radday, Elizabeth Mathematics, Special Education The Marvelwood School, Kent, CT Niilo Mäki Institute 6 months, beginning January 2016 Tow, David English, Journalism Terra Lind High School, San Rafael, CA University of Helsinki 3 months, beginning January 2016 Walsh, Patrick History Catlin Gabel School, Portland, OR University of Jyväskylä 6 months, beginning January 2016

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12 Hakaniemenranta 6 Helsinki, Finland Fulbright Center #FinnishWelcome