Fulbright Forum on Education
Online
Fulbright Forum on Education provides a unique opportunity to hear about the research and projects that the current U.S. Fulbright scholars, teachers, and graduate students are doing in Finland. The seminar is held online and it is open to the public.
Feel free to “stop by” for part of the event to listen and discuss the themes that match your area of interest and that also work with your schedule!
The times mentioned in the program are EET (Helsinki, Finland); check your local time e.g. here: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
Program for the 2025 Fulbright Forum on Education
March 26, 2025 at 16:00-17:50 - sign up for the event here.
| time | speaker | fulbright project |
|---|---|---|
| 16:05-16:20 | David Barnett, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program | The Role of Environmental Education in Promoting Student Wellbeing |
| 16:20-16:35 | Kitten Vaa, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program | Empowering Hope and Action: Sustainability Education Tools for the Primary Classroom |
| 16:35-16:50 | Samantha Hull, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program | The Intersection of Libraries and Learning: Schools and Trust |
| 16:50-17:00 | Break | |
| 17:00-17:15 | Ann Bartkowski, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program | Learning in a New Country: Lessons (so far) from Finland on Educating Newcomer Students |
| 17:15-17:30 | Andrew Greene, Fulbright-University of Turku Graduate Award | Foucault, Football, and the Future: Reflections from a Year in a Finnish Master’s Program |
| 17:30-17:45 | Risto Marttinen, Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program | Meeting the Needs of Youth Through Out-Of-School Programming: The Finnish Model for Leisure Activities |