Finnish consul general to visit UAA Sept. 10, Arctic policy and education on the agenda

Kirsti Westphalen, consul general of Finland, will be on UAA's campus next Monday, Sept. 10, to discuss Finland's Arctic policy and education reform as it can relate to Alaska. Open to the public are her presentations "Finland and Alaska: A conversation about Arctic policy" and "The Finland phenomenon: A discussion of the Finland school system."

ISER Lunchtime Talk: "Finland and Alaska: A conversation about Arctic policy"
Monday, Sept. 10, 12-1 p.m.

Diplomacy Building (4500 Diplomacy Drive), Conference Room, Fifth Floor

"The Finland phenomenon: A discussion of the Finland school system."
Monday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
Rasmuson Hall, Room 101

Westphalen has worked in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs for three decades, and has had postings in Paris, Beijing, New York, Damascus and Rabat. Since 2008, she has been the consul general of Finland in Los Angeles, where she has focused on sustainable and clean technology solutions, educational excellence and exchanges between Finland and the United States.