Science Tuesday

学術火曜日

The Finnish Institute in Japan is organizing monthly Science Tuesday lectures. The purpose of this series is to present Finnish researchers in Japan as well as Japanese researchers in Finland.

Upcoming lectures

November 26th at 6—7:30 PM, TBA, online
December 17th at 6—7:30 PM, TBA, online

Past lectures

June 4th, 2024
Dr. Jaakko Hyry (Nagoya Institute of Technology)

May 7th, 2024
What Motivates Entrepreneurs into Circular Economy Action? Evidence from Japan and Finland
Dr. Savu Rovanto (Hitotsubashi University)

April 2nd, 2024
Modern Alchemy, or, Materials Design for 23rd Century Quantum Technologies
Dr. Hannes Raebiger (Yokohama National University)

March 5th, 2024
How Nordic expatriates in Tokyo use humor and for what purposes: language as a social practice perspective
Dr. Miikka J. Lehtonen (Rikkyo University)

September 5th, 2023
Crossing Borders: Human-robot Interaction, Conversational AI, and Ethics
Dr. Kristiina Jokinen (AIST)

February 28th, 2023
Russia’s war in Ukraine: what are the consequences to the co-operation in the Arctic Council?
Dr. Timo Koivurova (University of Lapland, visiting professor at Kobe University)

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