University of Helsinki
Few days ago a delegation from the Posgrado en Ciencias Forestales visited VITRI and the Dept. of Forest Sciences part of the ongoing cooperation between our Department and the Colegio de Postgraduados (México); these activities are also part of a larger framework of cooperation between the University of Helsinki and several academic institutions in Mexico.
Some of activities carried out during the visit included an information session with forestry services providers (Simosol, TAPIO, TRESTIMA, Arbonaut, Metsäkeskus), meetings at the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (including a representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), a formal visit to the Mexican Ambassador in Finland H.E. Norma Pensado, a visit to a local paper mill (Kirkniemi Mill, Sappi Group) finally a visit to the Forestry Field Station in Hyytiälä and one of the logging sites managed by StoraEnso. Continue reading “COLPOS delegations says Adios!”