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ELO films praised at the Haugesund Film Festival
My Name is Hope won the Next Nordic Generation Award. The Lightning Rod as well as Aalto University's ELO Film School got an honorary mention.
Funding for impact assessment research concerning the Helsinki Capital region
In the 2025 call for proposals, the Urban Impact project will allocate funding for two thematic areas: Urban development research and Employment research. Research call is open until 12 September 2025.
Maija Savolainen's photographs renew the sailing imagery
Savolainen's wants to highlight feminist sailing culture as well as concerns about the environmental state of the Baltic Sea.
Modern Helsinki Map presents jewels of contemporary architecture
Modern Helsinki Map presents over 50 significant examples of modernist and contemporary architecture in the Helsinki region.
Five things: Origami unfolds in many ways
The word ori means ‘folded’ and kami means ‘paper’ in Japanese. Origami refers to both the traditional Japanese art of paper folding and to the object it produces. At Aalto University, this centuries-old technique finds applications across a variety of disciplines. Here are five examples:
ARTEFAKTI24
The second iteration of ARTEFAKTI, the graduation exhibition of Contemporary Design MA programme.
Call for Applications: Aalto Creatives pre-incubator programme starts in September
Join the Aalto Creatives afterwork and info session on 27.8.2025 to find out more about the open call and meet the Aalto Creatives team. At this event, alums from the pre-incubator will talk about their entrepreneurial journeys and share their experiences from participating in the AC programme.
Aalto University again ranked Finland’s top university in the QS World University Rankings
Aalto placed 114th globally
Aalto students' art and science work Mama depicts the often invisible roles of mothers and women
The FIBRATIONS exhibition opens on 10 June at Heureka, a Finnish Science Center in Vantaa. It showcases student work at Aalto University that combines math and arts. One of the six student groups created a giant art and science piece Mama, which resembles a womb and represents motherhood, femininity and balance.
Aalto University participates in Finland's first Glass Biennale
The School of Arts, Design, and Architecture at Aalto University will be prominently featured in the first international Finnish Glass Biennale, taking place from June 5th to 8th, 2025, in Riihimäki, Nuutajärvi, and Iittala.
Aalto University's flagship event for fashion and textile expertise Näytös/Näyttely25 now bigger than ever
At the end of May, the international fashion and textile world will turn its attention ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University, where students graduating from the Bachelor's Major in Fashion and the Master's Major in Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design will present their thesis work.
Helmi Donner's The Lightning Rod to premiere in Cannes
The Lightning Rod (orig. Matalapaine), written and directed by Helmi Donner, has been selected to La Cinef, the official section of the Cannes Film Festival for short films made in film schools.
Honorary Doctors in Arts and Design 2025
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture has granted the title of Honorary Doctor to six distinguished professionals in the fields of art and design.
Cinema Sheryl opens its doors – New student-oriented cinema aiming at young people and film culture
The cinema brings a completely new, student-driven perspective to the movie experience – designed for and by young people.
Specialisation programme in film and television dramaturgy met a need in the field
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture at Aalto University organised a specialization programme in film and television dramaturgy, offering screenwriting professionals the opportunity to deepen their expertise in expert roles related to audiovisual storytelling.
Learn new skills for appreciative encounters in the Aaltogether Ateliers
Welcome to open meetups in March-May to develop togetherness through means of embodied practices and social arts
Professor Rauno Ronkainen is Cinematographer of the Year
The Cinematographer of the Year Award 2024, presented by the Finnish Society of Cinematographers, was awarded to Rauno Ronkainen for his film Stormskerry Maja.
The Annual Review provided an overview of Aalto ARTS’ year 2024
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture's Annual Review on 12 March 2025 reflected on the results of the previous year and celebrated ARTS activities.
Metaverse revolutionises architecture - turning physical spaces into digital experiences
Aalto University and Henning Larsen, part of the Ramboll Group, are creating a new world where augmented reality brings new content and meanings to spaces.
Aalto Creatives launches Art & Tech Open Call '25 development grant for creative industry projects
The Art & Tech Open Call seeks applications from artists and creatives who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of what is possible with technology.
