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Open Educational Resources MOOC for teachers and students
Understand how to use materials with open licences in a copyright-compliant manner.

What is radical creativity? The recent film offers various interpretations
The film "Radical Creatives" expands our understanding of creativity and explores Aalto's culture in a compelling way.

Unite! Space Tech project kicks off at the Winter Satellite Workhop
The project led by Professor Jaan Praks will create a collaboration network for the teaching of space-related subjects within the Unite! universities.

Nordic joint project aims to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from marine traffic
The research project develop renewable fuels suitable for ships' combustion engines.

Scrap bikes given new life through ACRE and Helsinki Metropolitan Area Reuse Centre collaboration
This winter, a scrap bike collection was conducted in collaboration with Helsinki Metropolitan Area Reuse Centre Ltd. Several hundred bicycles were gathered from the Aalto University campus.

Unite! visiting professorship program offers 13 guest professor positions at TU Darmstadt
TuDa is looking for experienced postdocs as visiting professors.

Mashrura Musharraf: You don’t get to see a lot of women like me in academic leadership positions
'I think my shoes are quite unique, and so is my path. You don’t get to see a lot of women like me, a non-white female from Bangladesh, in academic leadership positions. Especially in a male-dominated field like marine technology.'

Continued increase in applications to English bachelor’s programmes
Aalto University experiences wide interest from students all over the world

Space 21 monthly morning coffees in Spring 2024
Start your day with the best coffee on campus in the living room of radical creativity. The entire Aalto community is invited – check the schedule for Spring 2024 below.

Mikko Kosonen: Empathy is needed to communicate across disciplines
'When you disagree or feel defensive, it’s important to really try to hear what the other person is saying. That requires empathy. If disciplines have different languages, it’s easy to talk past each other.'

Water and environmental engineering receives significant donation from MVTT
The donation will reinforce teaching and its impact in the field of water engineering.

District heating customers and companies could benefit from better services
District heat providers should do more to heed their customers' wishes, and both stand to gain.
Apply for Unite! Seed Fund to foster collaborative teaching, research and student activities
Financial boost for collaborative ideas from teachers, researchers and students across the Unite! alliance of nine European universities. Apply now!

EIT RawMaterials Call for Innovation proposals (2025) - Draft proposal by 31 JAN 2024
Call for proposals 2025 / Innovation / EIT RawMaterials
Call draft deadline: 31.1.24 / call final deadline: 29.5.2024
Call draft deadline: 31.1.24 / call final deadline: 29.5.2024

50 years of discovery through the measurements made at Metsähovi Radio Observatory
Aalto University’s Metsähovi Radio Observatory has played an important role in the development of Finnish radio astronomy.

Space experts gather in Otaniemi
The annual Winter Satellite Workshop has expanded one of the largest New Space meetings in Finland, Scandinavia and the Baltic countries.

Five things everyone should know about cooling and ventilation
How do we keep our houses cool when summers are getting hotter? Is it worth using a natural ventilation system? Is air-conditioning the same as cooling? Professor Risto Kosonen offers some tips for managing indoor air temperature in your home.

Record high number of applicants ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University’s master’s programmes
Applicants represent altogether 132 nationalities indicating strong worldwide interest

Ernst Enkvisti in Memoriam (1931–2023)
Naval Architect developed Finnish know-how in shipbuilding.
