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Research & Education
Arts & Culture
Other News
Changes in student counceling
Due to maternity leave the personal student counseling service is not available between April 2009 and June 2010. Please send your enquiries by e-mail.
RESEARCH & EDUCATION
Prof. Airaksinen lectures at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Jan 25, 10)
Finnish-Japanese call for joint research in future of living (Jan 15, 10)
Studying Finnish at Summer University of Jyväskylä (Jan 15, 10)
Eduvisits website opened for arranging educational visits to Finland (Jan 28, 09)
Prof. Airaksinen lectures at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Prof. Timo Airaksinen from the University of Helsinki lectures on “Fin and Japanese technology from a philosopher perspective” at Tokyo Institute of Technology on 10 Feb as a part of event series, “Norden at Tokyo Tech”.
Date: 10 February 2010, 18:00 – 19:30
Place: Collaboration Room, 2nd Floor, West 9 building, Ookayama campus, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Finnish-Japanese call for joint research in future of living
Academy of Finland and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science opened a joint call for collaborative research projects in the field of future of living and for joint seminars in all fields. The call for Finnish researchers will be closed on 29 January 2010 and for Japanese researchers on 17 February 2010.
For more information, please visit Academy of Finland website.
Studying Finnish at Summer University of Jyväskylä
Summer University of Jyväskylä will organize an intensive summer course in Finnish language and culture on June 28 – July 16. 2010.
For more information please visit Summer University of Jyväskylä website.
Eduvisits website opened for arranging educational visits to Finland
A website, Eduvisits-Educational Visits in Finland to arrange educational study visits in Finland is opened in collaboration with the organizations such as Finnish National Board of Education, University of Helsinki and Sibelius Academy. The site offers fee-based services of organizing professional study tours and educational consultancy abroad. For more information please visit Eduvisits.
(Jan 28, 09)
ARTS & CULTURE
(*in cooperation with FIJ)
For Finland-related cultural events see also
the Calendar of the Embassy of Finland
28 November 2009 - 28 February 2010
*MAM Project 010: How do Japanese complain?
The Complaints Choir invites people to complain as they want and to sing their complaints out loud with fellow complainers. The first choir was organized in Birmingham, followed by the Complaints Choir in Helsinki, Hamburg, St. Petersburg and now Tokyo. See more
15 February - 16 May 2010
Lifestyle, Design and Culture in Finland
Professor Makoto Shimazaki has curated an exhibition on Finnish design to Koumicho. See: Embassy of Finland
27 & 28 February 2010
*"Inhabitants" as a Finnish-Japanese cooperation
Virva Talonen closes the three-year Yokohama-Finland choreography project with three performances on Feb 27 and 28. See more
27 February - 5 March 2010
*TPAM: Performing art producers will visit Tokyo
A group of Finnish theatre, dance and new circus producers are visiting the Tokyo Performing Arts Market. See more
1 - 4 March 2010
*TPAM: Booths for theatre, dance and circus
from Finland
Tokyo Performing Arts Market (TPAM) 2010 will host separate booths of Dance Information Centre, Theatre Information Centre and Circus Information Centre from Finland. See more
3 March 2010
TPAM Showcase: "Digital Duende"
As a part of the TPAM showcases the Karttunen Kollektiv from Finland performs a dance work "Digital Duende". See more
13 March 2010
A Hartikainen piece at a TWM performance
A solo flute piece by composer Jarkko Hartikainen will be premiered at the Tokyo Wonder Site. See more
1 April - 30 June 2010
* Jaakko Mattila will visit Youkobo
Artist Jaakko Mattila will visit the Youkobo Art Space residence programme, and also give an exhibition. See more
OTHER NEWS
FJAN - the Network for Former Students
FJAN - the network for former students Finnish-Japanese Alumni Network is meant for all the Japanese students and researchers who studied or worked at a Finnish university. By joining the network, you can meet your old and new friends, who share the same experience as you. The more to come in the future, based on your ideas and wishes!
Register from here!
EVA Apply for EVA Junior Fellows Network!
Every autumn EVA organises a seminar for Junior Fellows, during which they have a possibility to exchange ideas with Finnish business leaders and experts from different sectors.
Please read more at www.eva.fi
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