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International Bulletin N:o 65 – October 2024, Click here
We 35-year-olds – sending greetings from Oulu!
The Oulu Lyceum Club celebrated its 35th anniversary in December 12.12.2023 in an idyllic snowy landscape – Maikkula Manor – less than 10 km from the centre of Oulu. (https://www.maikkulankartano.fi)
President Paula Rossi, in her keynote speech, opened the core of Lyceum’s activities, which is summed up in the Club’s motto: “Understanding on a socio-cultural basis since 1988”.
“As members, we come from different fields and backgrounds, and our ideas about social values, for example, may differ. Understanding means that we meet each other in dialogue and that we respect and value each other’s opinions, even when we disagree.
Education may be academic and scholarly, but hopefully we have also accumulated inner, spiritual development. I have read somewhere a summary that also applies to Lyceum meetings: listen, seek common ground, be patient, treat everyone equally and with respect, and seek cooperation.”
The past was recounted in words, memories and photographs. Hely Laitinen (President of the Association of Finnish Lyceum Clubs 1994-1996), honorary member of the club, shed light on internationalism and recalled her IALC trips. Tytti Isohookana-Asunmaa (President (2013-2015), founding member and driving force behind many of the Club’s trips abroad, described the enthusiastic activities of the early years of the Club. Päivi Kytömäki (President 2018-2022) returned to the events and atmosphere of the IALC International Culture Days in Oulu in summer 2018. We enjoyed memories, fellowship, discussions and good food. We were unanimous: Oulu Lyceum Club has provided its members with many moments of joy over the years.
Oulu 30 September 2024
Paula Rossi
President
Oulu Lyceum Club