News from Aalto University
Water is a treasure
Human activities have a strong impact on water cycle and water quality, which leads to challenges in both Finland and elsewhere in the world.
Entrepreneurship can be a path to adjustment for asylum seekers
Preconditions for entrepreneurship can be supported by expanding their knowledge base, networking, internships and entrepreneurship training.
Sustainable development to be further integrated to teaching
According to Nordic universities, sustainable development should be further integrated not only to campuses but also to teaching.
Students developed Otaniemi waterfront walkway
Multidisciplinary urban planning course brought together students and leading experts from the Aalto and the other Nordic countries.
Luxury fibre from recycled cardboard
Prize-winning spinning method can reduce the environmental hazards of textile production.
Universities demand closer cooperation to stop climate change
Universities challenge ministers in COP21 to acknowledge the role of research and education in stopping climate change.
Students generating ideas for a welcome package for asylum seekers
Course participants approach the task by means of service design and graphic design.
Otaniemi is being developed into a new kind of city district
Energy self-sufficiency for the campus area requires not only sun, wind and deep holes but also radical changes into the habits of moving around.
Carbon-neutral Otaniemi will get a boost from the Climate-KIC project
Innovations and smart companies now occupy the key position in the prevention of climate change.