Spring Forum

Friday 5.5.2023 at 13.00 –  15.00

Ministry of Education and Culture

International Forum organizes an afternoon event as part of the Spring Forum program on Friday 5 May from 13:00 to 15:00 at Aalto University (Otaniemi campus, Otakaari 1, 02150 Espoo). The afternoon event follows the theme of the Spring Forum 2023 which is "Internationality in transition".

The event of the International Forum is free of charge and open to everyone.
 

Program

13:00
Opening remarks
Rector Sari Lindblom, University of Helsinki, chairperson of the International Forum

13:10
Keynote
State Secretary to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Johanna Sumuvuori (Ministry for Foreign Affairs)

13:30
Discussion

State Secretary to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Johanna Sumuvuori (Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
Director Jonna Korhonen (Ministry of Education and Culture)
President Örjan Andersson (Novia University of Applied Sciences)
President Ilkka Niemelä (Aalto University)

Moderator is Sofia Lähdeniemi, Head of Unit, Finnish National Agency for Education

14:05
Panel discussion: "Superpower relations and Finland—Universities navigating in a new geopolitical era"
Team Finland Knowledge experts as panelists:

Petri Koikkalainen (USA)
Olli Suominen (China)
Mika Tirronen (India)
Birgitta Vuorinen (UK)

Moderator is senior specialist Sari Eriksson, Ministry of Education and Culture

14:55
Closing remarks
Vice-rector Henrika Franck, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, vice-president of the Forum for International Policies

After the International Forum part of the program, the afternoon will continue with the closing ceremony of the Spring Forum.

Please register for the event here.


Spring Forum 2023 | Finnish National Agency for Education (oph.fi)