Alumni Events

Alumni Events

Second Annual FJAN Alumni Event on April 10^th 2010

The Finnish-Japanese Alumni Network (FJAN) members gathered together to celebrate the second annual FJAN Alumni Network event at the premises of the Finnish Institute in Japan, Tokyo.

The event started with a seminar session held at the Finnish Institute. First, director of the Finnish Institute in Japan, Mr. Heikki M?kip?? welcomed participants to the event. He reminded the participants of the importance of the alumni network and that the Institute wanted to provide all of the alumni possibilities to stay in contact with Finland.

Then there were music performances from Japanese Alumni of Sibelius Academy, Sibatomo. Sibatomo is an ensemble who contributes to the development of arts and cultural exchange between Finland and Japan.

The keynote speaker of the event, Vice President of Aalto University, Professor Martti Raevaara gave a lecture about the University reform in Finland. Prof. Raevaara introduced the facts that led to the law reform of the Finnish Universities. He also presented the basis of the Aalto University which was created by merger of Helsinki School of Economics (HSE), Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) and University of Art and Design Helsinki (TaiK).

After this, the participants of the event introduced themselves by telling their name, the university in Finland they had studied or researched in, when it was and what their field of study was.

Then, it was time to give the floor to FJAN member, Mr. Rio Numajiri who shared his inspiring experience why it is important to stay in contact with Finland. After that, there was another performance by Sibatomo. At the event, the Finnish Institute also launched a discussion forum for the FJAN network. (To join the discussion forum, please see the instructions from the left side of this page, under "FJAN discussion forum".)

After the seminar session, it was time for informal get-together. The participants enjoyed a great buffet of traditional Finnish foods, sauna, m?lkky and Finland Quiz. The event was really pleasant and the Finnish Institute would like to thank all the participants.