News from Aalto founder community
Seeds of Bravery, supporting the Ukrainian Tech Ecosystem
Aalto Startup Center and CKIR are proud to announce our collaboration with a new project, UASEEDs, promoting Ukrainian startups and innovation!
Aalto University endowment returned 7.9% during first half of 2024
Endowment provides EUR 41 million to fund research and education this year
Bringing human touch back to industrial settings – 5 things we should know about Industry 5.0
Integrating digital twins and extended reality (XR) technologies leads to smarter, more adaptable industrial operations, says Doctoral researcher Xinyi Tu.
ABB's cooperation with Aalto University deepens - ABB becomes a Premium Partner of the School of Business
Collaboration in teaching in ABB's focus.
Call for applications: Aalto University’s next creative industry pre-incubator programme starts in October 2024
The application period for the Aalto Digital Creatives pre-incubator program is open until 16.9.2024
A faster and clearer path from research to business 
Aalto University’s renewed process enables technology transfer in just 30 days 
Professor Peter Hans Matthews works as a Fulbright-Aalto Distinguished Chair scholarship holder at the Department of Economics
Fulbright programmes and scholarships are highly appreciated in the United States
Integrating entrepreneurship into forestry and agriculture education is critical for Africa
Assistant Professor Patrick Shulist co-develops entrepreneurship education with African partners
Alum Ohto Pentikäinen ‘Anyone can come up with problems, but those who can solve them creatively are hot currency in building better business’
Our alum Ohto Pentikäinen has been entrepreneurial since childhood. From establishing a snack kiosk in middle school to officially founding his first company in high school and juggling multiple projects and businesses alongside studies, Ohto emphasizes that entrepreneurship has primarily been a tool for him to solve problems.
Can creativity be measured, managed and thus grow a business? Researchers join forces with Finnish companies
The Creative Leap research project, funded by Business Finland, aims to make creativity visible in business.
Minna Halme: At first, sustainability wasn’t taken seriously
'I was told to do a doctoral thesis on a different topic if I want a job in the future.'
Doctoral level expertise is needed as ABB is engineering the energy transition
Joint doctoral research projects between Aalto University and ABB are training scientists to develop the cutting-edge products needed in the future.
An entrepreneurial researcher takes action and creates something new
When a researcher thinks like an entrepreneur, they can create something truly groundbreaking.
Earn credits and learn sustainable entrepreneurship at Solve the SDGs
Solve the SDGs, the sustainability hackathon by Aalto Ventures Program and Junction, is organized from 22–24 March.
Solve the SDGs returns — now in Finland and India
Solve the SDGs, the sustainability hackathon by Aalto Ventures Program and Junction, is organized from 22–24 March in Finland and India.
'Doctoral studies are a company's investment in the future'
Murata encourages its employees to pursue doctorates while working
EIT RawMaterials Call for Innovation proposals (2025) - Draft proposal by 31 JAN 2024
Call for proposals 2025 / Innovation / EIT RawMaterials
Call draft deadline: 31.1.24 / call final deadline: 29.5.2024
Call draft deadline: 31.1.24 / call final deadline: 29.5.2024
Alum Jenni Kynnös: 'Meaningful work to me means the freedom to pursue my own vision and constant change'
Marketing alum Jenni Kynnös worked at her parents chocolate shop and in marketing agencies before accidentally becoming an entrepreneur.
Apply ÄûÃʵ¼º½ Digital Creatives pre-incubator programme 1.1.-14.2.2024
The application period for the fifth Aalto Digital Creatives pre-incubator program is open!
Experimentation, risk-taking, seeking the new – entrepreneurial mindset permeates Aalto
For Aalto University employees, entrepreneurial mindset means daring to try something new
