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Ivan Vujaklija shares an accessible route for students and visitors
In the 100 words series, the Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and Automation shares how he has promoted equality, diversity and inclusion at Aalto
Dean Jussi Ryynänen recruits different people for good balance
In the 100 words series, the Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering shares how he has promoted equality, diversity and inclusion at Aalto
Tools for enhancing collaboration and appreciative interaction skills
Appreciative interaction builds smooth collaboration, trust and well-being – check out the autumn training offerings and sign up
Understanding Finland: the role of culture, nature and societal engagement - webinars in autumn 2025
Webinar series consists of three webinars during autumn 2025. The theme of the webinars is Understanding Finland: the role of culture, nature and societal engagement.
The power of appreciative interactions: webinars in Autumn 2025
Webinar series consists of three webinars during autumn 2025. The webinars covers themes such as appreciative interactions, Negotiations &Conflicts and Challenges & opportunities for interaction in hybrid work .
What do equality, diversity and inclusion mean in your work?
Each employee is encouraged to reflect on this as part of their My Dialogues discussion
Oasis is ending. How will you take action?
As the Oasis of radical wellbeing project is coming to an end, what message will it leave you with?
Why should everyone study creativity right now?
Chief Human Resources Officer Riitta Silvennoinen is encouraging employees to be radical by taking time for learning. All staff at Aalto have the opportunity to take a basic course in radical creativity during their working hours.
Vote for the best idea! How do we spend 14 000 euros on student wellbeing?
In autumn 2024, students were asked to come up with ideas on how the university should spend 14 000 euros to improve student wellbeing on campus. Now it's time to vote for the best idea to be implemented during spring 2025.
Strengthening Mental Health - Strategies and Tools for Wellbeing: webinars in Autumn 2024 and Spring 2025
Webinar series consists of two webinars during autumn 2024 and two webinars during spring 2025. The webinars cover mental health, recovery, work community, and psychological safety.
How to live a good life? Art of Living MOOC by Frank Martela
This massive open online course on how to live a good life is lectured by Ph.D., assistant professor Frank Martela. The course is produced by the Oasis of Radical Wellbeing project and it is part of Aalto’s lifewide learning portfolio. The course was launched on May 30th, 2023
Webinars and training on LGBTIQA+ students’ inclusion (in Finnish)
At Nyyti ry, an organisation promoting students’ mental health, this autumn we are introducing our QueerMieli project’s free-of-charge trainings and webinars about the promotion of LGBTIQA+ students’ mental health and inclusion within higher education communities!
Appreciative encounter - join interactive group coaching
A totally new kind of training open for all Aaltonians starts 7 October – as a participant you will get concrete tools for appreciative interaction both in your work and studies
Aalto Distinguished Professor Tapani Vuorinen: “Only through collaboration can we achieve greater impact”
Tapani Vuorinen, professor of forest products chemistry at the School of Chemical Engineering, was appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor at the opening of the academic year on 3 September.
“Enhancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace” - free online course available, you can register until mid-February
European EDIFY-EDU- project offers an open online course (MOOC).
Polish up your language skills this autumn
Several language initiatives offer Aaltonians a chance to learn and improve their language skills free-of-charge on campus starting September
Sushant Passi: In the future, we will see human-to-human interaction as a luxury
'In 2050, we will be likely be promoting human to human interaction. It is now perhaps getting a bit sidelined, but it is irreplaceable.'
Join the Unite! 21-Day Diversity & Inclusion Challenge
A self-directed, online and free learning tool designed to deepen your understanding of diversity and inclusion.
Four projects received EDI funding from the School of Business in the Spring 2024 call
The School of Business funds projects that strengthen and promote diversity, inclusivity and equality (EDI)
