Stories from alumni and students
Fashion designer, photographer and band join forces to create a magical summer utopia
Fashion designer Justus Kantakoski and photographer Mortti Saarnia, were nominated for an EMMA Award this year for a music video for Suistamon S盲hk枚.
Alumnus Tomi Nyman: Sales business is consultative and creative problem solving
Tomi Nyman, who works as National Manager at Hilti, says that social skills and mentality for continuous learning are the most important skills in today鈥檚 working life. That鈥檚 why the understanding of how I learn is the single most important lesson learnt at university. Nyman鈥檚 study combination, Management as a major and Finance as a minor, is especially useful in his current position.
Alexander Wirtz receives a master鈥檚 thesis award
The winning thesis is in the field of finance, and it looked at a wide range of factors that have been hypothesized to affect an individual investor鈥檚 equity allocation decisions
Summer School Alum story: 鈥淚 feel fortunate to work on something that directly impacts so many people worldwide鈥
Jonathan Kahati from Israel took a leap of faith and worked hard to pursue his dream of becoming a product manager, one of the most versatile job roles in today鈥檚 product-driven organisations.
Alumna Annastina Saari: I want to be involved in solving the climate crisis
鈥業 had always dreamed of a career dealing with environmental questions鈥, says our alumna Annastina Saari, who studied international business as well as information and service management, and who now works as a consultant for D-mat, a company that is specialized in sustainable lifestyles.
Summer School Alum story: 鈥淒igital Business Master Class was a wonderful supplement to my MBA鈥
With a background in Marketing and Brand Management, Cordelia Blanchard was looking for short-term exchange possibilities and found the Digitial Business Master Class by Aalto University Summer School.
Alumnus Kron Rexhepi: The most important work life skills are curiosity and the willingness to learn new things
School of Business alumnus Kron Rexhepi followed his interests to pursue a career in data analytics. The networks formed at the School and the programming courses he took helped him to find an inspiring job where he could utilize his previous experience in both consulting and data.
Master's student Akseli Rautakorpi: 鈥滳hemistry plays a central role in solving our biggest societal problems"
Akseli Rautakorpi chose Chemistry and Materials Science as his Bachelor's major. Currently, Akseli is studying and working part-time as a member of a research team.
Mimi Tran used the open university path in technology to transfer from beauty and cosmetics to engineering
Second-year chemical engineering student Mimi Tran graduated in 2019 as a beauty care professional, but wanted to continue studying and developing her skills. Currently, Mimi is pursuing a major in bioproducts with a minor in industrial engineering and management.
Alumnus Atte Hujanen: I have been an entrepreneur all my life
鈥楾o succeed and enjoy being an entrepreneur, you need to enjoy unpredictable situations, reacting to them, and overcoming them. If the image of such an everyday life gets a smile on your face day after day, then entrepreneurship may be for you,鈥 thinks Atte Hujanen, the founder of the karaoke streaming service Singa.
From a cabin crew member to a chemical engineer
Mariina Tikka, who is completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, started her studies in autumn 2020. For her major, Mariina chose bioproducts (biotuotteet in Finnish), which is one of the three options in the School of Chemical Engineering Finnish Bachelor's programme. Interested in natural sciences, especially biology, Mariina feels that she has found her place in the field of chemical engineering.
Alumni Ambassador Niklas Huotari: I like that there is always an opportunity to learn more
鈥業t鈥檚 worth following your own interests and enthusiasm, because then there鈥檚 a better chance of really becoming good at something.鈥 says Niklas Huotari, a new School of Business Alumni Ambassador and the CEO of aTalent Recruiting.
Student Reetta K盲lv盲l盲 wants to use technology to develop better cancer treatments
Reetta studies bioinformation technology, and she thinks university seems easier than upper secondary school because she can study according to her own schedule.
School of Business student story: Elli Jauhiainen
Elli Jauhiainen, a second-year student of the Bachelor's Program in International Business says the best thing about the program is the opportunity to learn how to work in a multicultural environment: 鈥淚t is fascinating to get to know the etiquette and customs of other business cultures.鈥
School of Business alumna Oona Anttila: Internship was an important experience for my career
Our alumna Oona Anttila became interested in the themes of sustainable development already at the beginning of her studies, and later she applied for the multidisciplinary Creative Sustainability master鈥檚 programme. Currently, she works at the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Alumnus of the Year 2021 Petteri Koponen: a never-ending interest in studying new things has served me well as a start-up entrepreneur and investor
Petteri Koponen, a venture capitalist at Lifeline Ventures, has been named the Alumnus of the Year for 2021 at the Aalto University School of Science. He has established four companies, including Jaiku and First Hop, and he is currently the Chair of the Board at Wolt and Varjo.
Dragons out! Kari Kakkonen employs fantasy to lead children into the world of software testing
A ground-breaking children鈥檚 book on software testing brought Aalto University alumnus Kari Kakkonen the EuroSTAR Software Testing Excellence Award.
鈥楾he work-life balance in Finland is amazing鈥
Bhavya Omkarappa shared her story of Finnish work-life balance as part of the Finland Works open online course.
School of Business student story: Nikolai Andriakov
Studying in the Bachelor's Program in International Business gives Nikolai Andriakov the quantitative skills needed in business life: 鈥淎s a technical-oriented person, I really want to gain these skills and there are many courses that help to build a solid knowledge in quantitative disciplines.鈥
Alumnus Aki Toivonen: The role of marketing and branding will only be emphasized in business in the future
鈥業 believe that the role of marketing and branding will only be emphasized in business in the future as we move from the current consumer culture to increasingly conscious choices鈥
