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Janne Hirvonen is the new Head of Technical Service at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
The appointment will take effect on 1 June 2024.
Fia Hedman was able to develop her skills and she learned a lot of new things as a Trainee in the School of Business' External Relations Unit
Bella-Fia Hedman, a third-year marketing student at the School of Business, worked for four months in autumn 2023 as a communications and marketing trainee at the School of Business' External Relations unit.
Aalto-EIT Masters Matchmaking Event 2023
鈥淎alto-EIT Masters Matchmaking鈥 event was organized to support international top talents find industrial thesis positions in Finland.
Showcasing female architects and their works
Finnish Architects Saija Hollm茅n, Jenni Reuter and Helena Sandman are featured in 鈥樷100 Women: Architects in Practice鈥欌 book presenting female architects and their works all over the world.
Panu Savolainen: I wish we would have a day when we remove the power dynamics completely
鈥業n many indigenous cultures, there are such periods, when leaders relinquish their power. Either that power is given to someone, maybe the poorest or most oppressed community member, or then the power isn鈥檛 used by anyone.鈥
Lauri Niinist枚 in Memoriam
Emeritus Professor Lauri Niinist枚 died at the end of February at the age of 82 after a long illness. He was a long-time professor of inorganic chemistry at the Helsinki University of Technology.
When a team is less than the sum of its parts: tensions between individual and team wellbeing
New research highlights the conflict between the needs of a team and the needs of the individuals in the team 鈥 and what leaders can do to strike the right balance to keep things ticking smoothly.
Jinjing Zhu: Being able to tell about my skills and give examples of my past experience helped me get this position
Jinjing Zhu, a Master's student in Business Analytics, is doing an internship with OnePlus Finland.
Maarit Korpi-Lagg: I have so few female colleagues that sometimes it鈥檚 difficult to maintain self-esteem
'Both in physics and computer science there are very few female researchers and professors. Last year we had a celebration because the first female student passed my course. It was a big thing for me.'
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
鈥業f we make informed and thoughtful choices, it can catalyse diversity in our community鈥
On 27 February 2024, Assistant Professor Jaana Vapaavuori hosted a breakfast event to catalyze all kinds of diversities, in conjunction with the U.N. Day of Women and Girls in Science. Different diversities can be, for example: ideas, identities, representations, backgrounds, experiences, and bodies.
Rofice Dickson has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Ph. D. Rofice Dickson has been appointed five-year fixed term Assistant Professor position at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering as of 1 September 2024. The field of the professorship is Circular and Sustainable Chemical Engineering.
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.
Aalto University to host CESAER Task Force Openness of Science and Technology
Aalto University is proud to host the鈥疌ESAER鈥疶ask Force Openness of Science and Technology on 16鈥17 April 2024.
Minna Halme: At first, sustainability wasn鈥檛 taken seriously
'I was told to do a doctoral thesis on a different topic if I want a job in the future.'
Architecture students use AI to design social innovations for London
The project combined qualitative evolutionary design and visual generative artificial intelligence, for the first time.
Four student projects receive funding through Unite! Seed Fund
The鈥疐und aims to activate students from the nine Unite! universities to jointly pursue new activities.
Sandra Kaabel has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science
Ph.D. Sandra Kaabel has been appointed five-year fixed term Assistant Professor position at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science as of 1 April 2024. The field of the professorship is Organic Synthesis Technologies.
Unite!鈥檚 pathway for the management of open science and innovation in the European Universities Alliances
Unite! presents a new university open science and innovation governance model and five policy recommendations.
