CS Student Software Project winners announced
€2,000 prize won by team who designed an integrated design-feedback tool

The laboratory course uses elements of drama and invests in students’ initiative and team skills
Kyösti Ruuttunen pondered over how the laboratory course could be made more interesting. A fictitious company, Sellu ja Paperi Oy was born.

The Polaris study project visualizes climate change anxiety
Finnish Broadcasting Company’s mobile story tries to capture how young adults experience climate change.

Nordic Five Tech establishes new network for artificial intelligence
The Nordic AI Network aims to make the Nordic region a global hub in AI research, education and innovation

Sini Koskimies appointed as Communications Manager for School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Koskimies’ task will be to lead, develop and enhance School of Arts, Design and Architecture communications for more impact.

Parking in Otakaari 5 will become subject to a charge
The parking lots surrounding the startup hub A Grid will become subject to a charge from 14 June 2019.

In the Bachelor’s Programme in Bioinformation Technology, the best thing is getting to solve study tasks together
The broad range of courses offered and the free movement between the different schools enabled Oskari Lehtonen to go deep into the topics that interested him.

Renovation begins at the School of Business’ old main building
The iconic building in Töölö will be renewed and renamed.

PhD-student internships in Companies or Research institutes (Apply until 15th of May)
A 2-4 months internship arranged in Companies or Research institutes. The salary/grant and travel costs is covered by the ADMA2 Project.

RawMaterials University Days 2019 in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Sweden!
RawMaterials University Day at Aalto University, Finland; 2 October 2019

Starting Point of Wellbeing continues
Starting Point of Wellbeing continues to give students advice and guidance on services related to wellbeing from September onwards.

Science, technology, art and business collide during the annual Aalto Festival
Starting on 8 May, Aalto University showcases talent in seminars, parties, lectures and exhibitions during Aalto Festival 2019.

Getting a PhD in watching Twitch: exploring why millions watch people play video games
In his doctoral dissertation, Max Sjöblom examines services like YouTube and Twitch and tries to understand why people keep watching others play video games

First-year students perform tremendously in the Electrical Engineering Workshop course and according to the course assistant a little sparky tuning is all for the best
Students working as course assistants play a vital role in one of the most important courses at the School of Electrical Engineering.

The graduates of the Aalto University Mikkeli Campus are well employed within their own field of study
Some of the students of the BScBA Program are employed within their own field of study already before graduation.

From nanopaper to pancakes, student-built devices at Mechatronic Circus put on a variety show
Mechatronics course culminates in an event featuring student projects and circus antics.

Kalle Keinonen was nominated the Ceremonial Garland Weaver for the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
For the first time in the school’s history the position is held by a male student. The piece of jewerly for the Ceremonial Garland Weaver was designed by Theo Weckström.

Shaking up Tech – a runaway success in 2018 – is expanding across Finland
Last year Shaking Up Tech, which encourages women to enter the field of technology, was fully booked in an hour. Thanks to the event’s expansion, more than 400 high school students can attend this year.

CS Dissertation: Tuomo Lempiäinen increases understanding of capabilities and limitations of distributed systems
During his doctoral studies, Tuomo Lempiäinen studied the theory of distributed computing and participated in the organization of the ALGO conference.
