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The handbag – a contemporary marketplace icon
The handbag’s journey to an icon and a branded highlight of the wearer's personality is closely linked to the development of women’s standing in society.
Virpi Tuunainen and Tomas Falk appointed Associate Deans of the School of Business
The positions will continue until the end of 2024
Students helped Finavia expand its knowledge on marketing in Russia
Two students collected, analysed and summarised the special features of marketing practices in Russia.
New teaching case addresses the internationalisation difficulties of global marketplaces
The e-commerce company Rakuten has grown into a giant online player in trade and services.
To an international career through business studies in Tampere and Aalto
Sari Nevanpää, recipient of the Dean's List award, was immediately snatched into Lidl's interesting fast career track programme.
Change can only succeed with the people on board
Culture is the cheapest and most efficient management system, says Professor of Practice Pekka Mattila.
New podcast: Puttonen & Vilkkumaa
The new podcast from the School of Business discusses the idea that better business builds a better society.
School of Business’ Dean awarded successful business students
Dean Ingmar Björkman awarded graduates who had completed their degree within the normative length of studies and with excellent grades. The yearly award was given to 13 Bachelor’s students and 14 Master’s students on 20 November 2019.
AI development is significantly impacting IT consulting
Students gave suggestions to KPMG consultants on how to make use of artificial intelligence.
Pekka Töytäri appointed as Professor of Practice of product-service systems sales    
The professorship focusing on sales management is established with donations from the Weisell Foundation, Valmet and Wärtsilä.  
From a Bachelor of Hospitality Management to a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Studying in a Master’s programme deepens and expands competence. If you like studying, you will thrive in your studies also on the basis of a degree from a university of applied sciences.
Dinner tables instead of dumpsters
When a consumer movement in Germany started to develop ways to reduce food waste, a large number of usable food products closing their expiry date ended up on consumers’ plates instead of the landfill.
School of Business awarded the Courses of the Year
Selecting the Courses of the Year 2018 started a new tradition, which highlights the high quality and ever developing teaching at the School of Business.
Retailing is going through a huge transformation
Dr Richard Cuthbertson, one of leading retail experts in the world, will join the Department of Marketing.
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.
Platform economy and global marketplaces are currently shaping the field of trade
The project supported by Business Finland took almost three years to complete and was concluded at the end of August.
QS Ranking: Aalto places 140th in the world
Aalto is #1 in Finland with regard to relative number of research citations and employer reputation.
World Challenge 2018 Finals in Finland on 27–30 August – work for a better world
Innovators are invited to develop apps that improve life on earth by utilising satellite data.
Finding the unknown, D.Sc. Natalie Segercrantz
Doctoral graduate Natalie Segercrantz likens research work to being an explorer. In a laboratory, one can encounter something that has never been witnessed before.
Dissertation: Mailing letters increased social benefit take-up
Households that received a directed mailing informing them of the guarantee pension program were faster and 50 % more likely to apply for the benefit than households that relied only on public information.