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Helsingin Metalliteollisuuden Piiriyhdistys discontinues its operations and donates its funds to ownership
Board members representing family businesses wish the operating environment would be encouraging even towards the owners of smaller companies
Pekka Lundmark hopes to see more international talent in Finland
Nokia's president & CEO Pekka Lundmark gave a speech at Aalto University International Talent program's kick-off event on January 24th.
Alumni Ambassador Niklas Huotari: I like that there is always an opportunity to learn more
‘It’s worth following your own interests and enthusiasm, because then there’s a better chance of really becoming good at something.’ says Niklas Huotari, a new School of Business Alumni Ambassador and the CEO of aTalent Recruiting.
New professor Laure Mercier de Lépinay: It is important to stay flexible in our understanding of the world
Laure Mercier de Lépinay I continue to study microwave optomechanics which can allow us to uncover new fundamental physics.
2022 brings new opportunities for the future of Unite!
In 2022 Unite! alliance is preparing for the new Erasmus+ call for European Universities Initiative and will be strengthened by two new partners.
Collaboration with Aalto University VCD students brings fresh ideas to NWB Finland
Aalto VCD students will develop and design visual packaging and branding concepts for NWB Finland to be implemented in new packaging formats for stillwater.
Three flagships receive continued funding
Materials Bioeconomy FinnCERES, Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI and the platform for photonics research PREIN have received the Academy of Finland’s funding for second flagship term
World-leading research on bio-based materials continues in Finland
The Academy of Finland continues to support the FinnCERES materials bioeconomy Flagship with a significant funding of up to 10.7 M€ for 2022-2026. Over 6 M€ of the funding has been officially confirmed and the final grant will be announced early 2025.
Graz University of Technology and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology join the Unite! alliance
With the expansion from seven to nine members, Unite! University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering increases its impact on the European Higher Education Area.
Russia - not so difficult, not so different?
Seminar “Career opportunities with Russia” was held on December 9th at Aalto University’s Dipoli in Otaniemi, Espoo, as an on-line event.
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’s programme. Currently, she works at the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Business and economics alumni association donates to the School of Business
The donators want to support the internationalization of the School of Business' students and to help them create international networks.
Retired Professor Ari Koskinen encourages chemists to be brave
Professor of Organic Chemistry Ari Koskinen retired in December 2021. Koskinen, who has specialised in research on pure enantiomers, has built a distinguished career both in Finland and internationally.
Marcus Wallenberg Foundation donates 200 000 euros ʵ University School of Business
The foundation’s donation has a special impact this year, as it generates matching funding in the government’s matching funding campaign for universities.
Neste donates 750 000 euros ʵ University
The donation is targeted to the field of technology within the Finnish state's matching funding campaign for universities. Aalto has decided to use the donation for research and education in chemical engineering.
Capstone course develops extremely well students’ working life skills
Collaboration between consulting companies and the School of Business was again highly successful.
Teuvo Kohonen in memoriam
Academician of Science, Professor Teuvo Kohonen (1934–2021) has passed away. Kohonen was a pioneer of research and education in information technology. His work on neural networks received global acknowledgement.
Product design course focusing on the challenges of the crane industry – corporate cooperation bearing fruit
Aalto University students look for solutions to challenges faced by Konecranes.
Dragons out! Kari Kakkonen employs fantasy to lead children into the world of software testing
A ground-breaking children’s book on software testing brought Aalto University alumnus Kari Kakkonen the EuroSTAR Software Testing Excellence Award.
Professor Valeriy Vyatkin named IEEE Fellow
He is being recognised for contributions to software development methods and practices in industrial automation
