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There is a bit of a researcher inside Mikko Kosonen
The Chair of the Aalto University Board encourages initiative and courage.
What will Otaniemi look like in 2050?
New buildings and services, more residents and plenty of green. The outlines for the next stage of development at the campus are already being drawn on the map.
10 + 1 tricky questions for future-proof teaching
Niina Pitkänen shares insights on future work-life oriented teaching.
Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees in Arts, Design and Architecture
The next ceremonial conferment of Doctoral and Master's Degrees in Arts, Design and Architecture will be held during the ceremony week on 13th June 2025. Doctors and Masters are welcomed into the scientific community at the most prestigious of academic events every six years.
School of Business moves to Otaniemi campus
An excellent learning and research environment will strengthen the international significance of the School of Business.
Public art sparks our imagination
Aalto University is the first university in Finland to commit to the principle of the art percent.
Alumni are getting more involved in Aalto University’s development
A new alumni network board gives alumni a stronger voice in the university.
The climate is changing - will education at Aalto change as well?
A discussion session was organised At Aalto to reflect on how university education could better respond to the challenges of climate change.
The preparation of a living strategy launched
Almost 330 Aalto community members brought up their views for the preparation of the new strategy in the kick-off event on 24 January. The event was attended by both staff and students.
The Bachelor’s Program in International Business celebrates its 30th anniversary this year
The BBA Program was the first English-taught bachelor's degree program in the School of Business.
Tuomas Auvinen appointed Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Auvinen's five-year term begins in March 2019.
Mikko Kosonen appointed Chair of the Aalto University Board
Susanna Pettersson was appointed Vice Chair.
Aalto University and South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences engage in strategic collaboration
The objective is to increase the number of flexible study paths and to contribute to the emergence of innovations.
What do we see in a mirror? New metasurfaces look “bright” at one direction, while “dark” for the opposite direction
Researchers at Aalto University developed metasurfaces with extreme angle-asymmetric response. The new device can be a good or bad reflector depending on the angle the light hits it.
Tomorrow's filmmakers supported by Suomi-Filmi Ltd. donation
Suomi-Filmi Ltd. has made a donation ʵ University School of Arts, Design and Architecture as part of its 100th anniversary celebration.
Aalto University is a founding partner of two new EIT Innovation communities
EIT Manufacturing and EIT Urban Mobility aim to make a sustainable and competitive society.
Introducing Bassam El Baroni, Assistant Professor in Curating and Mediating Art
Bassam came ʵ in May 2018 from the Dutch Art Institute MA program at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Aalto University and Singapore University of Technology and Design enter broad collaboration agreement
The collaboration will increase student exchanges, boost staff and faculty mobility, and advance innovation and entrepreneurship
Computer Science at Aalto ranks 88th in the Times Higher Education Ranking
Computer Science at Aalto ranks 88th in the Times Higher Education Ranking. Engineering and technology placed 101-125 in the world.
Card illustrations made by students for the Finnish Refugee Council
Milja Komulainen and Ella Eskola, first year students in the Visual Communication Design programme, illustrated a series of cards for the Finnish Refugee Council’s ”Better Gifts” product family.
