Research: More than a quarter of companies do not monitor their marketing performance
Customer satisfaction is also rarely used as a KPI, according to the results of Markkinoinnin tila (the State of Marketing) survey
Suomen Cup Magic: An electric night of football on 28 March 2025
KY United will be facing a club with a history and fanbase like no other. HIFK, so called Stadin kingit, has previously played in the highest level of Finnish football, Veikkausliiga.
Visitor access and use rights policy updated – now applied to existing visitor agreements
Visitors have a visitor email address, and their campus access rights can be defined as needed
Changes in how tuition fees are paid
Tuition fee invoices are no longer sent, as payments are done through Flywire.
Automatic translations available for aalto.fi editors
To support the translation of content on aalto.fi, a new feature for requesting automatic translations is now available for all aalto.fi editors.
Aalto University ranks 51st globally for international outlook
Aalto University climbed higher in the prestigious Times Higher Education ranking of the most international universities
Surface repelling different kinds of drops and fog lands Innovation Prize at Department of Applied Physics
The team plans to find industrial partners for their environmentally friendly and scalable hydrophobic surface.
Collaboration tool trainings, starting with Teams and OneDrive
Trainings on collaboration tools will start in spring 2025 for Teams and OneDrive and will continue in autumn 2025! Teams and OneDrive trainings will focus on using Teams and OneDrive and how to best utilize the tools for collaboration. Later on there will be more technologies, not just Microsoft apps.
The Business and Economics Alumni Association donated to the international student exchange program at the School of Business
The association's 100th anniversary in February celebrated a vibrant association.
Fostering creative industry innovation: Fourteen new teams onboard the Aalto Creatives pre-incubator programme
Aalto Creatives, the creative industry pre-incubator programme, welcomed fourteen innovative teams at a kickoff event on March 11, 2025.
A bio-based solution can replace harmful fire retardants
Researchers from Aalto University and XAMK have developed bio-based fire retardants that offer an environmentally friendly alternative to current chemicals. The test results have exceeded expectations, and the materials appear to perform even better than commercial solutions available on the market.
Summer School Teacher Interview: From DNA to Data Storage – The Future is Molecular
Joonas Ryssy is teaching the new summer course Molecular Nanoscience at Aalto University Summer School this August. We discuss how molecular programming is shaping the future of computing, nanotechnology, and medicine.
Appointments at the Department of Film
The Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture Tuomas Auvinen has made two appointments.
“Significant proportion” of world’s rural population missing from global estimates, says study
Global population datasets, crucial for decision-making by governments and institutions, may underestimate rural populations by as much as 53% to 84%, reveals an Aalto University study.
First progress report of the National Doctoral Education Pilot published
The report highlights 12 conclusions and three recommendations.
Finnish expertise in the usability of eHealth services is appreciated in Japan
Japanese visitors appreciate Senior University Lecturer Sari Kujala and her team’s research on the usability and accessibility of eHealth services in Finland.
Professor Rauno Ronkainen is Cinematographer of the Year
The Cinematographer of the Year Award 2024, presented by the Finnish Society of Cinematographers, was awarded to Rauno Ronkainen for his film Stormskerry Maja.
Leave your legacy on the Aalto campus with the Unite! art competition
Aalto students are invited to propose and create a meaningful and impactful piece of art to represent the collaboration and spirit of Unite! and its nine partner universities.
New scientific poster templates
New PowerPoint templates for scientific poster layouts are now available on all Aalto Mac and PC computers.