News about collaboration
Meyer Turku and Aalto University to expand collaboration in marine technology research and education
Aalto University and Meyer Turku Oy have signed an agreement that will strengthen and develop multidisciplinary research and education collaboration as well as give a boost to expert co-operation.

Rauma Marine Constructions to partner with Aalto University looking to cut emissions and increase safety in seafaring
Experts of the future are crucial to the maritime sector

Small tech companies meet summer design school: reveals a great potential for customer-driven success stories
Companies around the world use design to grow their business. The three-year research project looks for ways to speed up the transformation of small businesses to become more design-driven. The first year has already given great results.

Young Finnish fashion designers work together with famous brands
Adidas, Fiskars and Terinit renew their brands with collections by fashion designers Anna Isoniemi, Maria Korkeila and Rolf Ekroth.

Nominees for the Metex Awards announced
The four Metex Prize nominees are graduates at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Technology Industries of Finland's Centennial Foundation awards the Metex Prize 23 January.

The temporary facilities of Finlandia Hall, “Little Finlandia” has been developed with Wood Program and Building Design Studio
Little Finlandia will bring a comfortable living room open to all in the Töölönlahti Bay area.

Growing demand for climate-friendly construction: could wood architecture become one of Finland’s exports?
The Wood Wonders exhibition to be opened at Helsinki Airport on the 5th of February will show passengers the innovations related to wood construction and display the sector’s latest developments.

Students develop tools for Helsinki to evaluate the impact of design
Aalto University’s Department of Design and the City of Helsinki initiated collaboration last spring to evaluate the impact of the City's design activities. The evaluation represents the first extensive survey of the City’s design projects and the benefits and challenges of those projects.

Aalto Talent Expo 2019 took over Otahalli
The first Aalto Talent Expo fair was organised on 31 October in Otahalli, where 142 organisations and more than 4000 students of art & design, technology and business got together and created new connections.

Apply ʵ Thesis Project: City of Espoo - Population growth as a possibility
Aalto Thesis project's application for Master's students has ended. Read more of the City of Espoo's project!

Thanks to eSIM tehnology, SIM cards are soon part of history
Student team worked on an eSIM & Brokering Connectivity Project for Elisa Oyj.

Multiplayer bouncing exercise brings extra motivation
The game gives players an empowering experience using custom computer vision, movement exaggeration, and game design techniques.

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.

Apply ʵ Thesis project: Population Register Centre – Design System in Digital Public Sector
Aalto Thesis programme’s application period for master’s students has ended for this project. Read more about the Population Register Centre’s project here!

Collaboration between Aalto and Saab: high-level research and product development go hand in hand
Ten-year contract enables long-term research collaboration. Ten projects are now under way.

Collaboration between Aalto University and HUS will create more innovations and new types of expertise
A recently signed contract expands the long-term collaboration between Aalto University and the Helsinki University Hospital (HUS).

Fast but controlled: racing car built during Protocamp course is equipped with artificial intelligence
The Speed Demon project team was commissioned to build a small self-driving AI racing car.

Students examined automation possibilities available for financial administration software
Commissioned by Accountor, a set of metrics assessing software automation capabilities were created.

New biomaterials and their market potential are at the centre of interest in the United States
How can bio-based materials be adopted as an alternative to synthetic plastics on an industrial scale? Is it possible for environmentally friendly textile production to be profitable?

Aalto's alumni developed a solution for reducing consumers’ carbon footprint
Colour coding the packaging material of daily consumer goods would facilitate recycling but a cleaner and homogeneous recycling fraction would also enhance the opportunity for waste reuse.
