Ambassador Adams based his lecture on international arbitration on his own experiences. It was the second time that the Ambassador, who took the office in August, visited the University of Turku.
Increasing the quality of research and expertise at the national level is of key importance for enhancing Finland's competitiveness. The Universities of Eastern Finland, Oulu, Tampere and Turku are jointly developing a model for competitive research and education, while taking into consideration the increasingly tight financial situation all Finnish universities are facing.
A research project of the Department of Teacher Education, "Enhancing learning and teaching for future competences of online inquiry in multiple domains" (iFuCo), has received funding from the Academy of Finland. The funding period is 2016-2018.
The Technology Research Center (TRC) of the University of Turku organises a forum on sustainable water management in a top international conference that combines science and technology. Finnish companies and experts in water sector will attend the Sustainable Water Forum which is based on international collaboration.
Relations in cross-border regions, prospects for co-operation, economic ties, and the role of media in the Baltic Sea Region were topics of the Baltic Dialogue 2015 seminar in Turku on 4–5 November. The seminar brought together Russian and Finnish experts and students of political science and international relations.