Together with the ASEAN Embassies, the Embassy of Malaysia in Helsinki visited the Faculty of Arts of the University of Helsinki to foster exchange and explore avenues for future collaboration in promoting Southeast Asian Studies at the university.
The ASEAN region has a growing market and is rising in economic significance. It is the hope of the Embassies that this would be also reflected in the academic field in Finland. There are significant intersections between Southeast Asia and other regions of Asia currently represented at the Faculty, namely South Asia, and East Asia; and many researchers and students at the University of Helsinki have active interest in Southeast Asia.
The meeting discussed potential ways of promoting further collaboration between academia in ASEAN countries and the University of Helsinki. Looking forward to seeing more steps towards further cooperation.
