EDI related news
Marcela Acosta-Garcia appointed as new Program Manager for UNITE! at Aalto University
Marcela Acosta-Garcia is the new Program Manager at the Aalto University Summer School, joining the Unite! project, an alliance under the Erasmus+ Framework Program. She is working with EU partner universities to create learning opportunities at home or abroad.
What is international Aalto about? Share your thoughts and ideas by 13 October!
In the Community Event on 30 September, we presented the key internationalisation elements in our strategy. Join the online community discussion below and share your thoughts and ideas on the subject.
Raili Kajaste-Rudnitskaja: chemical engineering studies opened up an international career in the oil industry and investment banks
Raili talks about her international career
Alumnus Atte Heikkil盲: Acting as a mentor was a great experience for me
School of Business alumnus Atte Heikkil盲, who pursues an international career as a project manager in Sweden and Senior Client Success Manager in Spain, participated in the Aalto mentoring program as a mentor. He recommends the program both to students and alumni: 鈥楯oin the program with an open mind and challenge your own and the mentor's possible presumptions.鈥
New research: Companies with LGBT-friendly policies perform better
LGBT鈥恌riendly corporate policies enhance firm performance, according to new research from the School of Business and the University of Vaasa.
Share your ideas for the Aalto University Equality Plan 2022鈥2024
How should we develop the equality, diversity and inclusion of the Aalto community? Member of Aalto community, please share your views on the Aalto.fi discussion by 7 June
Academic co-operation on the boreal forest belt launched to accelerate innovation and adoption of bio-based solutions
University of British Columbia (UBC), Aalto University and VTT are joining their strong expertise on bio-based materials by launching the Boreal Alliance. The collaboration is realized via the Finnish FinnCERES Flagship and the BioProducts Institute at UBC.
International Women's Day 2021 - celebrating the women of PHYS!
Article highlighting the accomplishments of the women from the Physics Department
Key problems regarding equality have been recognized - A pilot to promote solutions
As a result of Aalto participating in the Equal career paths (NOW!) project, Learning Services are piloting a service concept where students share their experiences on e.g. working in teams and teachers get to walk in the students' shoes. The expected outcome is that the participants become more aware of their unconscious biases, learn how their behavior affects other people,聽and ideate on how the experiences of the students in (gender) minority can be better acknowledged in teaching.聽
School of Science announced 2021 equality implementation plan, and funds new diversity and inclusivity projects
The three community led projects will facilitate discussions about inclusivity, and increase representation of a more diverse range of people in science teaching and research
Everyone from directors to team members can help to create an inclusive organisation聽
There are many forms of diversity in our society. For example, gender, ethnicity, ability or educational background should be reflected in organisations from start-ups to multinational corporations or NGOs to academia.
Summer School application period opens 1.2.2021
Aalto University Summer School welcomes applications to summer courses from local and international students and working professionals.
All Aalto students have access to gender studies
Hilma network offers courses for the students and training for teachers.
Aalto ranked 37 in the Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking
The ranking position is a round-up of the earlier FT rankings.
As our life becomes more digital, so does violence too
What is online abuse? As part of the Digital Service Design course, students interviewed people from key user groups who today are a target of this type of abuse and made their user needs visible for Naisten Linja.
PICTURE A SCIENTIST documentary coming 黑料网 virtually
Documentary film addressing systemic bias available for free watching to all Aalto members.
How a foreign market entry fails: the case of Guggenheim Helsinki
Both local and overseas resistance proved too difficult to overcome, highlighting need to study culture, decision-making and political power relations before moving into new market
MONTA group aims at advancing diversity and inclusion at the School of Business
Katja Toropainen, the founder of Inklusiiv and graduate student of the School, also makes a call for more discussion and sharing of best practices about diversity in organizations.
Master's thesis on international students' experiences in Aalto
In her Laurea UAS thesis in Service Design, Riikka J盲盲skel盲inen has mapped the experiences of international degree students studying in Aalto.
School of Science Diversity and Equality Plan for 2020 published
Equality plan available on our governance page follow-on from discussions from the end of last year
