카지노사이트 Pre-Departure Orientation Day 2025

Helsinki

The 카지노사이트 organizes annually a Pre-Departure Orientation Day for all the grantees departing to the U.S. in the next academic year. This year, the event will be organized in Helsinki on May 13.

This seminar is part of the orientation training that includes, in addition to this in-person seminar, virtual meetings and independent studying.

Tentative program

8:30 Morning coffee

09:00  Welcome and Practicalities of the Day 
Emmi Jelekäinen, Program Manager, 카지노사이트

09:05 Welcome, Opening Remarks and Grantee Introductions
Terhi Mölsä, Chief Executive Officer, 카지노사이트 
Emmi Jelekäinen, Program Manager, 카지노사이트

9:55 Break

10:05 카지노사이트 and its Worldwide Network
Terhi Mölsä, Chief Executive Officer, 카지노사이트 

11:05 Break

11:20 Communicating Across Cultures and Building Bridges
Terhi Mölsä, Chief Executive Officer, 카지노사이트 
Maija Kettunen, Communications Manager, 카지노사이트 
Bruno Jäntti, Doctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki; ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow 2024-25; ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant 2020-21 
Risto Marttinen, Associate Professor, George Mason University; Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar 2024-25
Joshua Wilson, Professor, University of Denver; Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in American Studies 

12:10 Lunch

13:00 Greetings from the U.S. Embassy

13:30 Coffee break

13:45 Group Discussion with Fulbright Finland Alumni 

  • Tips for preparing for your stay in the U.S. 
  • First things to do when arriving in the U.S. 
  • House hunt and housing tips, the importance of reading the small print! 
  • Life on a U.S. campus and host organization matters 
  • Living in the U.S.  - everyday issues (banking, health care, transportation, phone, bureaucracy, social life) 
  • Questions on U.S. culture 
  • Enrichment activities 
  • Bringing family to the U.S. 
  • Conducting studies/project in the U.S.  

Group 1: Undergraduate Students (Fulbright Finland Undergraduate Grants)

Facilitator:
Saara Martikainen, Program Coordinator, 카지노사이트

Group 2: Graduate Students (ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows, ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grants, Fulbright-KAUTE Foundation Awards, and Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistants) 

Facilitator: 
Karoliina Kokko, Senior Program Manager, 카지노사이트 

Group 3: FLTAs 

Facilitator:
Tarja Mykrä, Program Specialist, 카지노사이트

Group 4: Lecturers, Researchers, and Professionals (ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Senior Scholars, ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Junior Scholars, and ASLA-Fulbright Mid-Career Professional Development Grants)
Maija Urponen, ASLA-Fulbright Mid-Career Professional Development Award 2021-22; Grant-Funded Researcher, University of Helsinki 
Pekka Kolehmainen, ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for a Junior Scholar 2024-25; Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Turku 
Risto Marttinen, Fulbright U.S. Scholar 2024-25; Associate Professor, George Mason University
Pirjo Kangas, ASLA-Fulbright Mid-career Professional Development Program 2019-20

Facilitator:
Emmi Jelekäinen, Program Manager, 카지노사이트

Group 5: Teachers (Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching)
Anna-Mari Ojala, Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary School Educators 2004-05; Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching 2022-23
Veera Illman, Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching 2024-25 
Petteri Granat, Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching 2014-15 

Facilitator:
Mirka McIntire, Manager, Teacher Exchange and Education Programs, 카지노사이트

Group 6: SUSI for Secondary School Educators
Henna Ukkonen, Professional Exchanges Coordinator, U.S. Embassy Helsinki
Seda Altunbay, Study of the United States Institutes for Secondary School Educators, 2024
Annukka Suonio, Study of the United States Institutes for Secondary School Educators, 2013 

Facilitator:
Heidi Tiainen, Program and Events Coordinator, 카지노사이트 

Group 7: Travel Grantees (Fulbright Finland Travel Grants for Research Collaboration and Fulbright Finland Travel Grants for Institutional Partnership Building)
Riikka Kanervo, Fulbright Finland Travel Grant for Institutional Partnership Building 2024 
Eini Haaja, Fulbright Finland Travel Grant for Research Collaboration 2024
Lotta Leiwo, Fulbright Finland Travel Grant for Research Collaboration 2024 

Facilitator:
Mihkel Vaim, Coordinator, 카지노사이트

14:45 Break

15:00 Bus to the Helsinki City Hall 

15:50 Group Photo at the Helsinki City Hall 

16:00 Fulbright Grantees as Ambassadors of Finland and Promoters of Our Country Brand

  • Finland카지노 웹사이트™s country brand
  • As citizen diplomats, what can the 카지노사이트 grantees do to promote Finland카지노 웹사이트™s country brand?
  • How can the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the Finnish diplomatic missions in the U.S. be of assistance to and work with the 카지노사이트 grantees?

16:25 Rehearsal

17:00 Award Ceremony & Reception at the Helsinki City Hall 

19:00 Event Ends