Lectures | Event listing | Aalto University /en/listing/317121/feed Event listing en Aalto Welcome Fair 2026 /en/events/aalto-welcome-fair-2026 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:51:45 +0000 Taru Korkalainen 1362371 at /en Welcome, new students, to the Aalto Welcome Fair on 27th August 2026! Fairs Lectures and seminars Students Ryhmä opiskelijoita Aalto CS Talks /en/events/aalto-cs-talks Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:39:43 +0000 Niina Idänheimo 1363400 at /en Corinna Coupette: TBA Sebastian Szyller: TBA Lectures and seminars Networking Blue Aalto CS Talks banner with white slogan text: Come curious — leave inspired We Design, But We Are Not Designers /en/events/we-design-but-we-are-not-designers Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:25:02 +0000 Liina Nurmi 1380755 at /en In this Design Interrupted panel discussion, we delve into the limits of design as seen from outside its professional confines. Lectures and seminars Poster for Aalto University talk ‘We Design, But We Are Not Designers’, text over cropped portrait. Unfolding Design Culture: practical investigations explores possibilities for a new praxis of design and enquiry. /en/events/unfolding-design-culture-practical-investigations-explores-possibilities-for-a-new-praxis-of-design Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:28:34 +0000 Liina Nurmi 1383277 at /en Symposium on post-solutionist design culture: how Design Culture Studies scholars practice creatively, engage publics, and generate insights beyond project conventions. Lectures and seminars Poster for 'Unfolding Design Culture' symposium with speaker portraits and event details in Helsinki. ELEC Introduction to Doctoral Studies, autumn 2026 (course) /en/events/elec-introduction-to-doctoral-studies-autumn-2026-course Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:23:40 +0000 Suvi Katajamäki 1379320 at /en ELEC Introduction to Doctoral Studies course, autumn 2026, for recently admitted doctoral students Lectures and seminars Affordable Housing in the 1910s–1930s: New Narratives on Unbeaten Tracks? /en/events/affordable-housing-in-the-1910s-1930s-new-narratives-on-unbeaten-tracks Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:11:09 +0000 Liina Nurmi 1379327 at /en Seminar reexamines 1910s–1930s affordable housing across Europe to inform today’s design, conservation, density, and livability debates. Academic events Conferences Lectures and seminars Collage of historic and modern city buildings around text: Planning Perspectives Special Issue Presentation Tomorrow's wardrobe & fashion futuring /en/events/tomorrows-wardrobe-fashion-futuring Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:41:28 +0000 Hanna-Mari Ylinen 1366007 at /en 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. Lectures and seminars YUIMA NAKAZATO, GLACIER, March 2025, photographed in Hailuoto. Intrapreneurship in Media Organizations – Designing Research Projects with Practical Impact /en/events/intrapreneurship-in-media-organizations-designing-research-projects-with-practical-impact Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:11:09 +0000 Johanna Moisander 1368950 at /en An interactive seminar on intrapreneurship in media organizations and designing research projects that generate practical impact beyond academia. Academic events Lectures and seminars Workshops Nando Malmelin The Nordic Tipping Point /en/events/the-nordic-tipping-point Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:36:16 +0000 Kamilla Grämer 1362680 at /en How will the climate tipping points change the Nordics, and can we still stop them? Exhibitions Information sessions Lectures and seminars The Nordic Tipping Point visual showing the date and time SciSustain: Beyond the Bench Seminar /en/events/scisustain-beyond-the-bench-seminar Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:29:50 +0000 Luana Dessbesell 1379004 at /en 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. Lectures and seminars Finnish forest Biobased materials in industry /en/events/biobased-materials-in-industry Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:03:45 +0000 Hanna-Mari Ylinen 1375585 at /en 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. Lectures and seminars Brown plant twigs between fabric swatches and two test tubes with yellow and red liquids on white table What's in the "Cloud"?: Collective Map-Making Workshop /en/events/whats-in-the-cloud-collective-map-making-workshop Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:51:36 +0000 Hanna-Mari Ylinen 1379524 at /en 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. Lectures and seminars Photo of the door sign in Space21 Designers in Materials Research – From CHEMARTS to Biodesign /en/events/designers-in-materials-research-from-chemarts-to-biodesign Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:59:02 +0000 Hanna-Mari Ylinen 1379311 at /en How does design shape the future of bio-based materials? Join us to hear experiences, practical insights and ideas for the future. Lectures and seminars Hands stretching translucent sheet on red background with text about designers in materials research The Convergence of AI and Quantum Technologies /en/events/the-convergence-of-ai-and-quantum-technologies Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:54:17 +0000 Gavin Pugh 1379711 at /en 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. Lectures and seminars A very complicated technical machine School of Chemical Engineering's Alumni Seminar: Innovation Driven Defossilisation /en/events/school-of-chemical-engineerings-alumni-seminar-innovation-driven-defossilisation Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:35:31 +0000 Emilia Holopainen 1377078 at /en 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. Lectures and seminars Networking Alumni seminar - Innovation Driven Defossilisation