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Chemical engineering design project brings mutual benefit to companies and students
The Design project in chemical engineering lets groups of students draft a preliminary implementation plan on topics offered by companies collaborating in the course.
Apply for study exchange in January 2024!
he exchange application period begins on the 10th January and ends on 31st January. Students can come and ask questions regarding the exchange to the info events and help desks.
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
Foresight aims to understand human behaviour and improve the world
The topic will soon be available for study as part of the lifewide learning offering.
Ernst Enkvisti in Memoriam (1931–2023)
Naval Architect developed Finnish know-how in shipbuilding.
Retiring Professor Ari Jokilaakso: "Metallurgy is a hot topic"
Retiring Professor Ari Jokilaakso has had a distinguished career in metallurgy in Otaniemi and in industry.
Apply ÄûÃʵ¼º½ Digital Creatives pre-incubator programme 1.1.-14.2.2024
The application period for the fifth Aalto Digital Creatives pre-incubator program is open!
Aalto in 2023: The most water-repellent surface ever, breakthroughs in space, feeling the love and more
This year has been another feast of science and art at Aalto University
How machine learning can support atmospheric compound discovery
Read how machine learning can help identifying new compounds in atmosphere
Pack-Age: a rich heritage of boundary-breaking design
Pack-Age, Aalto University's packaging design minor subject, is celebrating its twelfth anniversary as a developer of innovative packaging solutions. Originally launched in 2011, the course has grown into a multifaceted platform that combines student insights, diverse resources and an experimental design environment with challenges from industry.
Have you been on Erasmus+ mobility period or considered participating? Answer a survey by 12 Jan 2024, you can win a gift card!
Have you participated or considered participating in the Erasmus+ mobility programme during the years 2014-2023? Answer a survey and you can win a 50 eur gift card!
Arno Solin elected Computer Science teacher of the year 2023
The teacher of the year was announced at the CS Department meeting on Wednesday 20 December 2023.
Aalto University contributes to the newly founded EU Commission’s NEB Academy
The EU Commission’s initiative New European Bauhaus has created the NEB Academy to enhance the development of skills around sustainable construction.
Our five most read computer science stories of 2023
Researchers at the Department of Computer Science have explored new frontiers in computational social science, machine learning and various other subfields in 2023. Our readers were most interested in stories that dealt with love, information security and creativity. See the top five below.
URA foundation scholarships to 19 Aalto athletes
The scholarship amount is either 1 500 or 3 000 euros for one academic year
Aalto University's parking garage Otaparkki opens on January 1, 2024
The new parking garage opens next to Maarintalo on Sähkömiehentie at the beginning of January 2024.
Nokia donates again to quantum and XG doctoral schools
Nokia's industrial doctoral schools in Aalto have been a success. Nokia donates another 480,000€ to them.
‘Organising a congress is always an honorable task,’ says Espoo Ambassador 2023, Professor Peter Lund
Espoo has a new congress ambassador, professor of engineering physics Peter Lund, who was chosen as the Espoo Ambassador 2023. The award recognises Lund's significant contribution to inviting and organising international scientific congresses in Finland, Espoo, and abroad.
New heads of department at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Professor Rodrigo Serna has been appointed as Head of the Department and Professor Daniel Lindberg as Vice Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, starting in 2024.
