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Thesis award for student for studying controversial forest relationships
New Media student Juulia Juutiainen has been awarded the Rajapinta Association Thesis Award. Rajapinta is a Finnish researcher community focusing on digital social sciences and awards theses studied in Finnish universities. The awards are given to theses that are social science motivated studies of technologies or are using technology to help to run with social science research.
Human networks are the key also in developing circular economy
Everyday discussions within the supply chain may create new dynamics and benefit companies that produce new products from waste materials.
Hey, space!
An updated course in radio astronomy allows students to observe far-away galaxies with the help of Finland's only radio telescope used for astronomical research.
Students’ art works illustrate Helsinki metro stations
Several of the selected works are made by Aalto students. An exhibition of the art works opens today in Kamppi.
Aalto-Helsinki awarded gold medal in iGEM 2018
Multidisciplinary student team from Aalto University and the University of Helsinki made it to the top category out of three in iGEM Giant Jamboree 24–28 October in Boston.
Underwater rover created by international student team to be shown at Dubai Design Week
After months of work on two continents, underwater rover Find-X can be seen at an international exhibition of student works at Dubai Design Week in November.
Crystal Flowers in Halls of Mirrors course - apply now
The course is a unique opportunity to work with your hands and to build an exhibition in a group with many talents - including science.
Getting familiar with ground properties in field exercises of Geoengineering
Building always requires knowledge about the ground. Geoengineering examines the characteristics of ground and its suitability for construction. Last spring, teachers of Geoengineering and cooperative companies offered students field exercises as part of courses in Geoengineering.
Extension of Wihuri doctoral grant for Lauri Himanen
Lauri Himanen receives 2nd-year doctoral funding from the Wihuri Foundation.
A team of students designed a user-centric dashboard for Bank of Finland IT
The ITP project was a part of the Bank of Finland’s IT transition process.
High school students got a taste of the limitless possibilities of technology at Shaking up Tech
In the Shaking up Tech event at Aalto University on 11 October 2018, high school students met women who rule the world of technology. Especially the inspirational talks made a strong impression on the students.
The PSChallenge18 course develops public services at the forefront of the digital transformation
The students are experts in the service needs and lifestyle habits of the digital generation, which is the base for solving challenges in the #PSChallenge18 course.
Significant optimization potential found for Stora Enso in a student project
A tool was developed as a customised student project to optimize material flows in a network.
Innovating in the IDBM Challenge course for the future of Helsinki and Copenhagen
Students in this multidisciplinary and multi-format IDBM Challenge course developed practical solutions for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Young women want to find their way into careers in technology—high school students rushed to book the new event Shaking up Tech full in an hour
Young women want to find their way into careers in technology—high school students rushed to book the new event Shaking up Tech full in an hour
Hundred per cent of doctors from the School of Electrical Engineering are satisfied with their degree
Last winter, Aarresaari, a career services network of Finnish universities, conducted a survey on how doctoral graduates from 2014 were employed. A hundred per cent of doctors from the School of Electrical Engineering were satisfied with their degree from the career point of view.
One-week course in rotordynamics receives more participants from the industry than in the previous years
Students and industry participants got an overview of rotordynamics and learned to critically review rotordynamics reports.
Project course led to the creation of a mobile game – collecting sensor data from the environment using a magic wand
Students created a mobile game that’s played on a real map of the players’ surroundings. They collect phone sensor data from the environment with a magic wand and use it in battles.
University Lecturer Anu Lehtovuori is an expert in academic multitasking
Being a university teacher is much more than just teaching. The lecturers in Aalto University are academic professionals with multiple skills, who are actively involved in research and the development of the university’s operations.
From energy engineers to energy entrepreneurs
Great ideas need to be developed into business models to achieve sustainable energy transition.
