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Jason Selvarajan: A shared kitchen helps me bring people together
'When I started the job, I was told that they were looking for a ‘mood manager’ whose job was to create a good, positive atmosphere with the attitude that anything is possible. I'm not always in a good mood, though, despite what other people say.'
Energy saved significantly - the community's actions have produced results in Aalto
Aalto University has reached the energy efficiency goal of its facilities.
From triple jump to submission wrestling – Aalto supports students in combining sports and studies
Aalto University and Urhea have a partnership agreement. Whether your sport is basketball, synchronized skating, or something else, you get encouragement and support to combine practicing and studying
A sugar extracted from biowaste can provide a sustainable and more efficient method for sound absorption and thermal insulation
Researchers at Aalto University have discovered a way to convert polysaccharides from biowaste into a material that can outperform glass wool and other commercially used sound absorption materials with similar thickness.
Thousands of Aalto students and over a hundred representatives of different organisations meet
The next Aalto Talent Expo recruitment fair will take over Otahalli on 2 November 2023
The Spring Forum for Higher Education Institutions’ International Issues
The Spring Forum for Higher Education Institutions’ International Issues is being held on May 3-5, 2023 at the Aalto University campus in Otaniemi. Around 450 experts working on the internationalization of higher education gather to network and discuss current issues at Spring Forum’s network meetings and sessions.
What is academic advising? Listen to a podcast
The final season of the future-led learning podcast takes us to a very practical level. The themes of the season include the current themes of academic guidance, inclusion in teaching, co-teaching and sustainable development. In the fourth episode of the season host Riikka Evans discusses academic advising and how it supports the student's studies with senior university lecturer Kyösti Ruuttunen.
Quality label for Aalto University – excellent reviews of all evaluation areas
The FINEEC quality audit praised the close connection of strategic management with the quality system
New rest facilities for the outdoor areas of the Undergraduate Centre
The outdoor furniture of the campus will be supplemented later during spring and summer.
Astronomers image a black hole’s shadow and powerful jet together for the first time
Aalto’s Metsähovi Radio Observatory took part in capturing the new image.
Metsähovi Radio Observatory helps reveal the secrets of black holes
Together with other observatories around the world, Aalto University’s Metsähovi Radio Observatory has captured an unprecedented image of a black hole.
Studies of vibration-sensitive sites along the Jokeri Light Rail route
Measurements of vibration-sensitive sites will be carried out along the Jokeri Light Rail route between 3 and 5 May 2023. The measurements will be carried out with two trams during test runs.
Suggest the School of Electrical Engineering Alumnus or Alumna of the Year 2023!
Submit your suggestion by 13 August 2023.
Tapio Lokki: You can always find another way
'If I look at my own career, the skills I learned in the Student Union’s Representative Council and as a chairman and artistic misleader at Retuperän WBK are the skills I need as a department head: how to get along with people, how to lead a group, and how to motivate people. A role model is important.'
Register for the remaining Open Science & Research Data Management webinars this spring
All events include a Q&A, so you can get help for your specific questions.
Aalto University to host Nordic Five Tech (N5T) alliance annual meeting in May 2023 
Aalto University will host the Presidents' and Annual Meeting of the Nordic Five Tech (N5T) Alliance on May 23-24, 2023. The meeting aims to foster dialogue amongst the N5T alliances and address collaboration, mobility, and innovation. 
It’s not as difficult as you think to shout upwind
Researchers unveil and explain a common-sense misunderstanding
Alum Carmen Fuentes Soria is working for a more sustainable use of space
Carmen graduated from the SpaceMaster joint programme. She thinks that the internationality is one of the best things of the programme, and she is grafeful that she made friends from all over the world.
Returning to the roots
Arnevi Rautanen and Juha Utriainen gave up their careers to take up farming in the village of Joroinen in Eastern Finland. At their family farm, values are more than just empty words — they are principles that the couple lives by every day.
Honorary doctors in technology 2023
Aalto University has granted seven Honorary Doctorates of Science in the field of technology. The new honorary doctors have all made significant impact in science, technology and society.
