A record number four American Resource Center (ARC) Grants have been awarded in 2017 due to the exceptionally high quality of applications this year. The selection panel consisted of Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs T.J. Grubisha, U.S. Embassy; Executive Director Terhi Mölsä from the Fulbright Finland Foundation; and Assistant Public Affairs Officer Ethan Tabor, ...
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By American Resource Center | 30 January, 2018 | Topics:
Alumni, American Spaces, Education, Embassy, News
| Tags: American Resource Center, ARC, ARC Alumni, ARC Grant
On the first day of the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Institute (BFTF or simply The Ben as I would soon know it), the organizers sat us down in the lecture hall that would soon become our home and begun to tell told us about what was to come. They spoke of rules, classes, and all ...
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 10 January, 2018 | Topics:
Alumni, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., Success Stories
| Tags: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Institute, BFTF
On July 24th, Future Leaders summer program grantees from the U.S. and youth alumni from Embassy youth programs gathered at the Embassy’s Innovation Center for an energy and conservation-themed youth seminar. Three guest speakers, Jouni Nissinen, Steven Vanholme, and Karlina Ozolina, generated a lively discussion and interesting questions related to current issues. The youth seminar ...
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 26 July, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Education, Embassy
| Tags: Active citizenship, Innovation
(Helsinki – June 30, 2017) It’s been three weeks of summer holiday and our trip to America is starting to feel more and more real. It’s hard to believe that in less than a week we are actually going to hop on a plane taking us to spend an entire month in the U.S. As ...
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 19 July, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Education, Embassy
| Tags: Ambassador's Entrepreneurial Challenge, Blog, Youth programs
Assistant Public Affairs Officer Jeanie Duwan had the pleasure of congratulating the ARC Grant 2016 winners at the Kaisa library on May 11, 2017.
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By American Resource Center | 15 May, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, American Spaces, Education
| Tags: ARC Grant
Ambassador Charles C. Adams hosted a reception in honor of the 2016-2017 American Fulbright Grantees at the U.S. Embassy Finland on August 23, 2016. The keynote speaker was Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Culture Anita Lehikoinen. Altogether there will be over 40 American students, researchers, teachers, and experts in Finland in 2016-2017.
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 23 August, 2016 | Topics:
Alumni, Ambassador, Education, Events
‘Empowering Youth Alumni to Act for the Arctic’ conference, organized by the Embassy Helsinki, gathered these future decision-makers to learn about the Arctic opportunities and challenges. The group heard from Ambassador Oreck, U.S. Special Arctic Representative Admiral Papp, and Finnish Foreign Ministry’s Arctic Official, Counsellor René Söderman.
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By U.S. Embassy Finland | 23 April, 2015 | Topics:
Alumni, Ambassador, Events, Public Affairs
| Tags: Ambassador Oreck, Arctic, Youth Alumni
