Future of Forests – join the event on October 6th
Read more about the strategic partnership between forestry and the University of Edinburgh.
The Think Corner evening will be full of videos from both universities, a lively panel discussion with representatives of both Forest Sciences and industry, and brief greetings from doctoral students doing the research in partnership.
You are welcome to join us at Think Corner (Yliopistonkatu 4), the maximum number of participants will be confirmed later.
You can participate online through this link.
Program Wednesday, October 6, 17:00 – 18:30 EET / 15:00 – 16:30 GMT
Opening remarks Professor Hanna Snellman, Vice Rector of the University of Helsinki
Professor Jonathan Seckl, Senior Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh,
The panel discussion will be moderated by Mikko Jalo, Assistant to the Finnish Minister for the Environment and Climate
Panelists:
- Annikki Mäkelä, Professor of Forestry, Department of Forest Sciences
- Sami Oksa, Vice President, Stakeholder Relations, UPM Forest North Europe
- the third panelist will be confirmed later
Video greetings from doctoral students
We thank the Foresters’ Foundation for their kind support in carrying out the event!
More about the partnership
The University of Edinburgh and the University of Helsinki entered into a strategic partnership in 2019. Together, they will create common places for doctoral students in two fields where both universities have excellent experience and world-class research infrastructure: human genomics and forestry.
The global covid19 pandemic or the Brexis have not halted the partnership between the two universities: four graduate students began their work as planned.
