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Getting familiar with ground properties in field exercises of Geoengineering
Building always requires knowledge about the ground. Geoengineering examines the characteristics of ground and its suitability for construction. Last spring, teachers of Geoengineering and cooperative companies offered students field exercises as part of courses in Geoengineering.
Extension of Wihuri doctoral grant for Lauri Himanen
Lauri Himanen receives 2nd-year doctoral funding from the Wihuri Foundation.
A team of students designed a user-centric dashboard for Bank of Finland IT
The ITP project was a part of the Bank of Finland’s IT transition process.
High school students got a taste of the limitless possibilities of technology at Shaking up Tech
In the Shaking up Tech event at Aalto University on 11 October 2018, high school students met women who rule the world of technology. Especially the inspirational talks made a strong impression on the students.
The PSChallenge18 course develops public services at the forefront of the digital transformation
The students are experts in the service needs and lifestyle habits of the digital generation, which is the base for solving challenges in the #PSChallenge18 course.
Significant optimization potential found for Stora Enso in a student project
A tool was developed as a customised student project to optimize material flows in a network.
Innovating in the IDBM Challenge course for the future of Helsinki and Copenhagen
Students in this multidisciplinary and multi-format IDBM Challenge course developed practical solutions for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Young women want to find their way into careers in technology—high school students rushed to book the new event Shaking up Tech full in an hour
Young women want to find their way into careers in technology—high school students rushed to book the new event Shaking up Tech full in an hour
Hundred per cent of doctors from the School of Electrical Engineering are satisfied with their degree
Last winter, Aarresaari, a career services network of Finnish universities, conducted a survey on how doctoral graduates from 2014 were employed. A hundred per cent of doctors from the School of Electrical Engineering were satisfied with their degree from the career point of view.
One-week course in rotordynamics receives more participants from the industry than in the previous years
Students and industry participants got an overview of rotordynamics and learned to critically review rotordynamics reports.
Project course led to the creation of a mobile game – collecting sensor data from the environment using a magic wand
Students created a mobile game that’s played on a real map of the players’ surroundings. They collect phone sensor data from the environment with a magic wand and use it in battles.
University Lecturer Anu Lehtovuori is an expert in academic multitasking
Being a university teacher is much more than just teaching. The lecturers in Aalto University are academic professionals with multiple skills, who are actively involved in research and the development of the university’s operations.
From energy engineers to energy entrepreneurs
Great ideas need to be developed into business models to achieve sustainable energy transition.
Curator Paola Antonelli's open lecture: Broken Nature 20 September
The lecture will be on the relationship between design, nature and humanity.
The study of electrical engineering brought Texas students to the Finnish heat
A group of students from Texas spent a hot month in a wireless communications course at Aalto University.
Cryocourse 2018 on low-temperature technology at Aalto
This international school provides training on fundamental and industrial issues on cryogenics 21-26 September 2018.
Speaker series: advanced materials commercialization for scientists and entrepreneurs
A speaker series and course on technology innovations at Aalto University in Autumn 2018
Application period for master’s level studies starting in autumn 2019 begins at the turn of the year
It's recommended to prepare in advance in order to apply for the highly valued Global Management/CEMS master's programme.
Trainee programs offer a good perspective for working life already during the studies
Flexibility and adaptability to change are good assets also in the trainees.