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Hundreds of ideas from community event to build a sustainable future
Planning of development actions for the new strategy began at the community event on 31 January.

Access control changing on the Otaniemi campus
Due to the changes in the locking and access control system at Aalto University, mobility in the university buildings is changing also to students.

Professor Rebecca Piekkari appointed to Marcus Wallenberg professorship
The professorship is a token of appreciation for Piekkari’s research merits in the field of international business.

Building with wood is a climate-friendly option – the Wood Wonders exhibition provides five interesting viewpoints on construction
Forest wood used in buildings can bind carbon for centuries. Wood is a strong and versatile building material that improves indoor air quality, reduces the need for heating and air conditioning – and provides pleasure.

What is work and what is its future?
According to experts, we will define work in the future in a different way than we do now.

CME alumnus Adam Lim: ‘I wish we’d had more time together!’
AVP summer school alumnus Adam from SUTD Singapore University of Technology & Design shares his experiences attending Creating Multidimensional Experiences last summer.

Alumnus Ilkka Siitonen: Internships gave me good motivation to complete my studies
School of Business alumnus Ilkka Siitonen encourages students to participate in the events organized together with different companies. “In those events, you get to meet the employees face-to-face and ask them about their job.”

Reijo Luostarinen’s legacy can generate a new agenda for IB research
Panelists discussed the other Nordic internationalization process model in the EIBA annual conference

Leaders must develop their knowledge, understanding and skills to provide responsible leadership
At the CEMS Responsible Global Leadership Seminar, students explored human rights principles from multiple perspectives.

Private sector can help Finland solve health and social services problems
The vast amount of data and expertise should be utilised to the full.

A record number of applications ʵ University
There has been an enormous increase in applications for a study place in master’s and English bachelor’s programmes

You do not need to speak Finnish to get a summer job
More than 70% of the employers that participated in the Aalto Summer Job Day are also happy to hire foreigners who do not speak Finnish.

Power outage in Otaniemi area
There was a power outage in Otaniemi area. The issue is now resolved and repaired.

Triumph, embrace or offset? Entrepreneurs have different storytelling styles for presenting business closure
New pioneering research shows that entrepreneurs communicate to strengthen their professional image and stakeholder relationships - and avoid blaming others.

Student team used service design tools to produce new ideas for look and functionality of Posti Head Office
The practical implementation of the ideas will begin early this year.

Our student team learned a lot from the case competition in Montréal
Student teams of the School of Business participate yearly in various case competitions abroad.

Restaurant services at Aalto University Töölö by Kanresta
The restaurant, Assembly Hall and auditorium will be operated by Kanresta Oy under the name Ravintola Töölö.

The university's new decade started joyously
Almost 1300 people celebrated the 10-year-old Aalto – take a look at the photos!

Alumna Göksu Sarigöl: My internship prepared me for the next chapter of my professional life
Our alumna Göksu Sarigöl did an internship during her studies through the School of Business Internship Programme for foreign students. ‘I was lucky that the School of Business Career Services helped me in this part of my career.’

Timo Viherkenttä appointed as Professor of Practice in Business Law
Timo Viherkenttä, Doctor of Laws and CEO of the State Pension Fund of Finland, has been appointed Professor of Practice at the School of Business’s Department of Accounting as of 1 January 2020.
