Alum Anton Jantunen: 'In my role, analytical skills, a comprehensive understanding of complex concepts, and the ability to see connections are especially useful.'
Anton Jantunen's journey led him from major consulting firms and startups to working in Nairobi at the UN Sanitation and Hygiene Fund, which aims to improve access to safe sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health products and services. Jantunen works with innovative financing models for the fund.
Vesa Kemppainen: ‘An important quality in working life is an interest in new things’
Alum story: Art Director at Fiskars Group Vesa Kemppainen believes that creativity and the ability to make creative decisions are important skills in working life.
Summer School Teacher Interview: "Human-centered UX design places people at the forefront of technological advancements."
Learn how to design human-centered solutions in the Human-Centered UX Design course by Aalto University Summer School.
Opin.fi implementation is progressing, and the first demo videos of the service have been released
The schedule for the launch of Opin.fi has been clarified regarding the offerings to be included in the service. The progress of the launch can also be tracked through the 'logbook' on aalto.fi, where we will update the most important current news about the launch of Opin.fi. Additionally, getting to know the service is now easier, as videos showcasing the learner's and administration's views of the interface have been released.
Bioinspired colours and adaptable materials - Professor Olli Ikkala's third EU project builds on living systems
Department of Applied Physics Professor Olli Ikkala received his third Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) on 11 April 2024. The funding amounts to €2.5 million and the project will run for five years.
Olli Ikkala and Esa Saarinen found a common thread in baroque music and lecturing
Olli Ikkala will continue his research on nature-inspired materials and will find himself again as an organist after his busy research career. Esa Saarinen, on the other hand, continued to lecture the Philosophy and Systems Thinking (Filosofia ja systeemiajattelu) course to packed halls this spring. When they met, they discussed the organ and the atmosphere of the lectures.
Summer school teacher interview: The Data Visualisation summer course equips you with the must-have tools for communication in a data-scentric world
This August, Aalto University Summer School offers a course on Data Visualisation that deep-dives into visualisation methods, digital tools, and principles of storytelling. Course instructor Dr. Tomi Kauppinen, Head of Aalto Online Learning at Aalto University, shares his thoughts on why data visualisation is such an important skill in your toolkit today.
FITech's summer courses have been published - the application period starts now!
The application period for FITech's summer courses started today, on 4 April. There are over 100 courses available from the topics of 5G, energy storage, hydrogen economy, ICT, and wind power.
Aalto University Junior reached a record 31,000 children and young people last year
Aalto University Junior had another record year. Read more about the activitiies in 2023.
Alum Ohto Pentikäinen ‘Anyone can come up with problems, but those who can solve them creatively are hot currency in building better business’
Our alum Ohto Pentikäinen has been entrepreneurial since childhood. From establishing a snack kiosk in middle school to officially founding his first company in high school and juggling multiple projects and businesses alongside studies, Ohto emphasizes that entrepreneurship has primarily been a tool for him to solve problems.
Digivisio 2030 transforms the future of learning through opin.fi
Finnish universities have united their efforts in the Digivisio 2030 project to build the future of learning, with its first manifestation being the opin.fi website tailored to the needs of lifewide learners. The service is set to be released first as a beta version in fall 2024 and fully in spring 2025.
Handbook introduces the world of ceramics
The Ceramics Handbook guides the reader to working with clay through texts, images, illustrations, animations, and videos.
Aalto University participates in Digivisio 3.0 pilot
The Digivisio project office offered all the 2.0 pilot HEIs the opportunity to continue to the 3.0 pilot, which takes place between Q1/2024-Q1/2025. Aalto is involved in the 2.0 pilot as part of the FITech network university until Q1/2024 and continues independently with its own funding to the 3.0 pilot.
Mariana Salgado is the Alumn of the Year of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Service design expert speaks for the designers’ role in public policy creation and in helping strengthen participation.
Summer School teacher interview: Learn how to approach design challenges in the Nordic Product Design course by Aalto University Summer School
Aalto University Summer School offers a brand-new undergraduate-level summer course on Nordic Product Design for 2024.
Genuine networking is about meeting people as people
For School of Business alum Jude Kokkonen, people and doing things together is a matter close to his heart
Lifewide Learning Community for Teachers launched in Teams
The Lifewide Learning Community for Teachers, now accessible on Teams, supports a culture of continuous education, innovation, and multidisciplinary collaboration among the university's teaching staff.
Inspiring encounters in the US with alumni and friends highlighting radical creativity
Inspiring encounters in the US: alumni and friends are important in fostering collaboration and radical creativity
Alum Maija Keskinen: I enjoy learning new things and trying out different roles
Our alum, Maija Keskinen, knew from the start that she wanted to study economics. "Meaningful work to me means being able to serve society and do my part to ensure that decisions made in public administration are based on the highest quality information possible," Keskinen explains.
Doctoral level expertise is needed as ABB is engineering the energy transition
Joint doctoral research projects between Aalto University and ABB are training scientists to develop the cutting-edge products needed in the future.
