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Welcome, new students, to the Aalto Welcome Fair on 27th August 2026!

Corinna Coupette: TBA
Sebastian Szyller: TBA

In this Design Interrupted panel discussion, we delve into the limits of design as seen from outside its professional confines.

Symposium on post-solutionist design culture: how Design Culture Studies scholars practice creatively, engage publics, and generate insights beyond project conventions.

ELEC Introduction to Doctoral Studies course, autumn 2026, for recently admitted doctoral students

Seminar reexamines 1910s–1930s affordable housing across Europe to inform today’s design, conservation, density, and livability debates.

We need a fashion futuring approach and a new mindset—how we design and manufacture, and how we understand fashion—and this seminar aims to offer that.

An interactive seminar on intrapreneurship in media organizations and designing research projects that generate practical impact beyond academia.

How will the climate tipping points change the Nordics, and can we still stop them?

SciSustain: Beyond the Bench is a one‑day seminar at Aalto University (Otakaari 2A, Living Room) with online streaming. Associate Professor Charles Cai opens with a keynote on aligning research with real‑world constraints to deliver impactful innovation, followed by a policy–industry panel with ECHA, UPM, and Boreal Bioproducts. The “SciSustain Stars on the Stage” session showcases practical frameworks and results, including lyocell‑type transparent film scale‑up, techno‑economic and life‑cycle assessment for commercialization, social LCA for new circular value chains, and the Science Translation Framework 1.0. The afternoon continues with a metrics and framework workshop for invited guests and closes with optional visits to Designs for a Cooler Planet. Join researchers, industry, and policymakers to translate sustainability science into market‑ready solutions.

This webinar introduces current developments and possibilities in the use of bio-based materials in industry, with a focus on textiles as well as other application areas.

Workshop for critically engaging with material realities behind "the cloud", by turning the planetary resources behind our digital systems something we can see and touch.

How does design shape the future of bio-based materials? Join us to hear experiences, practical insights and ideas for the future.

This panel discussion will explore how the two burgeoning fields of quantum technology and AI are beginning to converge and examine their potential impact on Finland’s long-term competitiveness.

Welcome to the School of Chemical Engineering Alumni Seminar to hear the latest news from the School and University, listen to inspiring alumni talks, and network with fellow alumni.