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International cooperation and surfing in Portugal - Miro-Markus Nikula is studying his master's in a double degree programme
Miro-Markus is studying Communications and Data Science, and he is looking forward to a year in Lisbon and has already started studying Portuguese.
Welcome to hear the latest news from Sustainable Campus!
Do you want to know more about the Carbon Neutral Campus 2030 project? Or about the biodiversity in campus nature? Do you need to calm down and take a silent moment without IT devices? You are welcome to join our Sustainable Campus event on 24th March!
Open University: free-of-charge studies for Ukraine citizens
The Open University is offering free-of-charge studies for Ukraine citizens. The studies may be taken for free during the school year 2025–2026. Course registration process must be completed by 31 July 2026.
Wooden-structured Little Finlandia opened its doors in Töölönlahti Bay
The building erected in the Töölö Bay area to temporarily house Finlandia Hall’s functions during its renovation is, in the words of architect Jaakko Torvinen, like a forest in the centre of Helsinki.
A warm thank you to all our Kauppis 110 donors!
‘It is rewarding to work in an institution with such strong and extensive support of its community,’ says Dean Timo Korkeamäki.
Students developed a strategy implementation tool for NGO Startup Refugees
School of Business students also perform project work for non-commercial organisations
Ending energy imports from Russia could cut other electricity imports to Finland – model shows what chain reaction could mean for the security of supply
A risk analysis by Aalto University shows that electricity supply could stop far short of demand: in the worst-case scenario, the gap could be more than 2,500 hours per year.
Medals of Honour of the President of the Republic of Finland to Reetta Karinen and Annika Tuomola
Two Presidential Medals of Honour have been awarded to the School of Chemical Engineering.
Aalto University offers study rights without fees and with scholarships to Ukraine’s university students
Support for at least 40 Ukrainian students and students who have received asylum from Ukraine
Why the world’s happiest country (and yours) should think more about people’s wellbeing
How a country’s institutions take care of its people shows up in how satisfied people are with their lives
Aalto Startup Center’s alumni companies increased their turnover in 2020 despite COVID-19
The turnover of Aalto University's alumni companies has developed in the opposite direction from that of Finnish companies on average.
KU Leuven, Aalto University and University of Helsinki join forces to boost research collaboration
New seed funding will be awarded jointly to fund up to five exploratory research projects
New horizons for Unite!
The two new partners Graz University of Technology and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology presented themselves to the Unite! community during the 5th Dialogue.
Smart urban planning makes daily life smooth in Finland
Easy access to green areas and an environment of trust are some of the ingredients for success
Suggest a name for Otakaari 2A building
The competition is open to all for the first time. Competition time is 10 March - 10 May 2022
CEST research acknowledged at Physics Days
Manuel Kuchelmeister received the best poster award at Physics Days 2022
How an exciting engineering challenge drew a physicist into solar painting
A scientist and an artist worked together to produce a painting that produces electricity, as well as a transdisciplinary podcast. Next, they want to let audiences see all the beautiful things that researchers are normally too shy to showcase.
African European scientific partnership to tackle future critical materials shortages
A collaborative African European project RESTART dedicated to the implementation of a full value chain for recycling end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic solar panels has begun.
New Windows Workstations in M101 Classroom
The Surface Studio workstations in the M101 classroom have been changed to new Windows computers.
Elina Mäkelä is the Spirit of Mercury at the 16th Ceremonial Conferment of the School of Business
She is the daughter of Provost Kristiina Mäkelä, one of the longest serving professors at the School of Business
