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Aalto University strengthens significantly Finnish film education and research

The teaching and research of film directing at Aalto University is being strengthened with two new professor appointments. Hanna Maylett has been appointed Assistant Professor of Film Directing and Juho Kuosmanen has been appointed Professor of Practice of Film Directing. Furthermore, the teaching and research of film production have also been strengthened with recent new appointments.
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Aalto developing a multidisciplinary Bachelor's programme – students to choose their major during their studies

Set to launch in autumn of 2027, the new multidisciplinary Bachelor's programme will combine science & technology, business, and arts & design
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Awards and Recognition, Research & Art Published:

Young Designer of the Year 2025 is Enni Lähderinne

Lähderinne challenges the way fashion maintains certain body images and builds more acceptance towards all kinds of human bodies.
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ELO films were triumphant at the Love & Anarchy Film Festival

ELO students' films won a total of three prize, including the main prize.
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Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies Published:

Aalto Fashion Showroom 2025 in Paris

Aalto University’s BA and MA graduates in Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design will present their collections in the Aalto Fashion Showroom, held during Paris Fashion Week.
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Cooperation, Research & Art Published:

Artpreneurship seminar: Creativity is a strategic asset for companies

In the age of artificial intelligence, the importance of art and creativity is becoming increasingly significant. It may also be the key to revitalizing business.

The Long Read by Aalto ARTS

Longform stories, in-depth features and profiles, data visualizations and more coming up - enjoy our webmag!

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Creativity Unfolded

Aalto University’s blog series Creativity Unfolded focuses on insights linked to creativity in a multitude of ways. Topics include design, technology, media, architecture, film, games, art theory and more. Read and join the conversation.

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Aalto student – New Student Guide replaces Into

Into.aalto.fi has been migrated to the Aalto.fi site, and the new Student Guide contains information and news for students

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture

Aalto University is committed to promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and non-discrimination in all its activities. We aim to provide a non-discriminatory, gender-equal and accessible environment in which employees and students with diverse backgrounds and duties receive equal treatment and are free to participate without discrimination in university activities.

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Professor Marco Steinberg: ’We need to change, and we need to do it now’

Professor of Practice in Strategic and Industrial Design says that the world’s most pressing issues, like climate change, won’t be addressed by tinkering at the edges of today’s solutions but rather require a more fundamental redesign.

News
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Professor Ranja Hautamäki: ‘Diverse urban nature is key to increasing well-being and carbon sinks’

Professor of Landscape Architecture is tackling the issues of climate change mitigation and urban carbon sinks.

News
Henrika Yliriskun väitös taidekasvatuksen alalta tarkastettiin Aalto-yliopistossa maaliskuussa 2021.

‘Environmental art education should address the problem of human-centeredness’

‘I claim’ series presents our researchers and the results of their work. Henrika Ylirisku researches the premises of environmental art education.

News
Julia Lohmann's Department of Seaweed at WEF. Photo: Mikko Raskinen

Julia Lohmann: ‘We know too much and do too little’

Lohmann’s magnificent seaweed pavilion won the sustainable design category for Dezeen Awards 2020.

News
Karin Krokfors, kuva: Sanna Lehto

'We must look to the past, for a lesson in designing buildings for the future'

Architect Karin Krokfors says buildings should be designed to be adaptable over time. And that history holds plenty of examples for us to study.

News
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Aarni Kapanen illustrates Dudes & Feelings podcasts

Fighting toxic masculinity with a podcast and the help of Visual Communication Design.

News

Aalto Art and Design Cases

Aalto Design Cases is a platform for activity-based creativity and practice-based research in the Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

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Nyang'oro Girls Dormitory, a project by Hollmén Reuter Sandman

Prominent art at Aalto University

Aalto University promotes visibility and impact of art and creativity both in society and at our own campus. Aalto University uses one percent of building costs to fund art.

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Events

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Information sessions, Lectures and seminars, Training to support research

International Open Access Week 2025

International Open Access Week will be held 20 – 26 October. Check Aalto’s programme!
Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, IT & digital tools, Support for teams, Training to support research, Workshops

Aalto AI Talks: Studying and Teaching with AI 21.10.2025

Studying and Teaching with AI: challenges and opportunities
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Information sessions, Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, Support for teams, Training to support research

Current trends in open access publishing: Introduction to Rights Retention Strategy (RRS), Oct 21, 2025

Learn about the Rights Retention Strategy (RRS) with experts from Legal and Research Services.
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Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, IT & digital tools, Support for teams, Training to support research

Prompt engineering for researchers, Oct 23, 2025

Learn how to create effective prompts when using AI tools.
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