How does an oil company make a green leap? Can the procurement community help Ukraine out of trouble? Welcome to the Prodeko seminar on responsible business on 6 May!
The theme of this year's Prodeko seminar is Navigating Responsibility and Growth, and speakers include Kaisa Hietala, Exxon Mobil's Board of Directors, and Sammeli Sammalkorpi, CEO of Sievo Oy.
The 5G Hack the Mall summer course
This year’s Aalto University 5G summer course will again be held as an online training course from 6 to 17 June 2022.
ABB Oy donates 360 000 euros ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University
'The world is undergoing a major transformation, and it is important to take care of competence development. High-quality research and future top experts will continue to support Finland's competitiveness,' says Pekka Tiitinen, CEO of ABB Oy.
Pentti Kujala, the grand old man of marine technology, gave his farewell lecture in a full hall
Following a career of over 40 years in marine technology companies, Helsinki University of Technology and Aalto University, Professor Pentti Kujala has left teaching and research duties and moved on to a position as Senior Advisor at Aalto University. At his farewell celebration, Kujala gave an account of his colourful career that began in Somero and the friendships that formed the basis of a wide-ranging stakeholder network. The scene at the farewell lecture was a crowded one.
Meet Airi and Joona, Aalto’s student representatives in the Unite! university alliance
We talked to Airi and Joona about their new roles as Unite!’s student representatives and got some great ideas and advice from them.
Pekka Pokela appointed as Professor of Practice in the field of product development at Aalto University
His areas of expertise include product development, strategic management and sales, partnerships, and sustainable business.
Data mycelium and a sculptural illusion - winning proposals of Aalto University's public art competition celebrate engineering
The artworks will be located in the K2 and K3 buildings in the Aalto University Works block
Professor Heidi Salonen's Installation Talk: Indoor air quality – Importance and threats
Aalto University celebrates its tenured professors with popular talks by the new tenure track professors on 27.4.
Try the easier way to give feedback on facilities
Projector not working, lights broken, trash bin needs emptying? The new feedback feature has now been added to the Aalto Space application. Now you can easily leave feedback or report an issue regarding the facilities.
Honorary doctors in technology 2020 - 2022
Aalto University has granted ten Honorary Doctorates of Science in Technology. The new honorary doctors have all made significant impact in science, technology and society.
Inclusive European student mobility being developed in Unite's new project IDEM
The aim is to facilitate, for example, the full participation of students with disabilities and refugee backgrounds in exchange and mobility programs.
Design builds transformation capacity
The book Designing Change is a quick and readable cross-section of Aalto's world-leading design research
Proposal embodying innovative design won Otaniemen Tietokorttelit architecture competition
The winning proposal, nicknamed Superpositio, for the Biology and Marine Technology area design competition in Otaniemi, Espoo
Aalto University offers places to visiting researchers fleeing Ukraine war
Nearly 250 donations for Ukrainian students to study at Aalto so far
Unite's new Mission Statement 2030 leads the way forward for the university alliance
Unite! wants to pave the way for the excellence in research, innovation and education that is essential to meet the challenges of our time.
Unite! supports the manifesto for the future of universities in Europe
The Manifesto presents students’ ideas on the future of Higher Education in Europe, as well as recommendations to make European universities more in line with their expectations.
Fabian and Jaakko Ahvenainen Foundation grants awarded for 2022
The foundation awarded five grants for 2022, worth €17 000 in total.
More than 12 000 applicants in joint application to Finnish and Swedish degree programmes
Applicants’ interest in Aalto University’s bachelor’s programmes remains strong.
Researchers join forces with companies to develop low-carbon industrial production
Aalto University, the University of Oulu, and VTT, together with seven companies are searching for ways to reduce the environmental impact of industrial production, and for measures that can be combined in an environmentally responsible brand strategy.
Graduation ceremony returns to campus
After a long period of virtual events, the School of Engineering held a traditional, in-person graduation event on 16 March.
