To new beginnings!

To new beginnings!
A new term is beginning – for the new arrivals as well as for the returning students and staff. New acquaintances will be made, new faces will become familiar, and old faces will gain new features. There are many new teachers in the staff, who will inevitably bring new ideas with them. We look forward ...

Festschrifts and academic festivities

Festschrifts and academic festivities
One catch-phrase nowadays is that universities are dynamic. Indeed, there are many changes going on during each academic year. But there are also traditions that are valued by the academic community. For instance, the academic year has the opening ceremony in September and the graduation ceremony, publiikki, in June where new MAs are celebrated. In ...

A Day to Remember 1

A Day to Remember
What happens when three professors of the School of Languages and Translation Studies retire at the same and give their valedictory addresses in the same room? There is of course a full house, with colleagues, collaborators, students, friends and family in attendance. The addresses are full of memories from the professors’ long careers, both personal ...

Welcoming words by Professor Risto Hiltunen

Welcoming words by Professor Risto Hiltunen
Dear readers, According to the OED, blog as a noun has the meaning A frequently updated web site consisting of personal observations, excerpts from other sources, etc., typically run by a single person, and usually with hyperlinks to other sites; an online journal or diary. As a verb, the word means To write or maintain ...