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Aalto University Junior

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Aalto University Junior inspires the makers of the future to enter the fields of art, science, technology, and business

Aalto University Junior offers a sneak peek to the world of higher education to children and young adults around Finland. We support the work of teachers and educators by offering free-of-charge study visits, virtual workshops, training sessions and other services to support teachers in their everyday work, whether they work in primary, secondary or upper secondary education. Our activities showcase the education and research of all the six schools of Aalto University.

Science and creativity as tools for the future!

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Our workshops give the pupil groups an opportunity to explore current themes and learn about the working methods used in different fields

Teachers can browse through our free workshop offering and book a study visit, either as an on-site visit to the Junior Lab, located on the Otaniemi Campus, or as a virtual study visit, which takes place in the teacher鈥檚 own classroom. Junior鈥檚 contents make use of Aalto University鈥檚 cutting-edge research as well as methods that inspire children and young adults. A visit 柠檬导航 Junior inspires children and young adults to learn through current themes and offers a sneak peek to the world of higher education.

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Scientists in Schools

You can book an Aalto University researcher to visit your school and talk about their research in an inspiring way. The visiting researcher will organise a short science session in your class, where they introduce their research area, talk about their work as a researcher and answer the pupils鈥 questions.

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Subscribe to the Aalto University Junior newsletter and stay updated on our current affairs, events and all the fun things we have to offer. As a newsletter subscriber, you will be the first to know about upcoming events and their registration periods and other important news. The newsletter is primarily intended for teachers and is published twice a month in Finnish.

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Lectures and seminars

For school classes - Curiosity and Senses 31.10.鈥 Aalto University Junior Science Theatre

Science theatre events in Finnish, intended for 9-12-year-old students, continue on Aalto University's campus (in Finnish only)
Colourful magnifying glass with geometric shapes inside, next to Finnish text 'UTELIAISUUS JA AISTIT'.
Lectures and seminars

Curiosity and Senses 31.10. 鈥 Aalto University Junior Science Theatre

Science theatre events, intended for 9-12-year-old students, will continue on the Aalto University campus (in Finnish only)

Aalto University Junior news

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Bio-materials 鈥渃ookbook鈥 awakens the inventor within

The hands-on projects in Marvelous Materials encourage creative experimentation using ingredients from household cupboards, nature and even your compost bin
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Nearly 8 500 schoolchildren had the chance to program Aalto Junior's friendly robots

The robotics workshops project, funded by the Weisell Foundation, has been the most impactful of Aalto Juniors' school projects to date in terms of figures, reaching the largest number of students so far.
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Five things: Origami unfolds in many ways

The word ori means 鈥榝olded鈥 and kami means 鈥榩aper鈥 in Japanese. Origami refers to both the traditional Japanese art of paper folding and to the object it produces. At Aalto University, this centuries-old technique finds applications across a variety of disciplines. Here are five examples:
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OP Uusimaa supports Aalto University Junior with a significant donation

The donated funds will be used to build a new digital learning platform, which will be used in the Invest in your Future workshops.
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