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How should we spend 12 000 euros of the university budget on student wellbeing? Vote for the best idea by 15.9.2021!
In May 2021, we encouraged students to submit ideas on how to use 12 000 euros ("one euro for every student") of the university budget. Now it is time to vote for the best idea which will be implemented during autumn 2021 or early 2022.
Nominations for the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize open
The prize is one of the world’s most important awards for a ground-breaking innovation.
Aalto University Executive Education’s link ºÚÁÏÍø University tightens – the role of lifewide learning strengthens
Pekka Mattila will leave his position as Aalto EE's Group Managing Director on 31 December, while continuing as Professor of Practice at the School of Business
Outdoors areas and pedestrian routes will be improved near Otakaari 1 and Dipoli
The pedestrian connection from the metro to Dipoli and the Amphitheater Square area will be improved during the autumn of 2021. The aim is to create comfortable, versatile, safe and accessible outdoor areas, respecting original design solutions and implementations. The construction sites will start already in August.
The Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition showcases 30 projects for a more sustainable future
What is wise to design for future generations in a world of plenty?
Night work at Raide-Jokeri construction site during July
Night work will be done at Raide-Jokeri construction site during July
Check out the Aalto University Works K3 site online
A Webcam has been installed to the Aalto Works K3 site to follow the real-time situation. The site has been started up during the spring 2021.
Aalto ranks 28th in Times Higher Education listing for young universities
The ranking lists the world’s best universities under 50 years of age.
Putting our values into action – See Code of Conduct updates
Code of Conduct, our common ’fair play rules’ touch all of us
Aalto University signs the revised Magna Charta Universitatum declaration
The declaration enshrines the essential principles of autonomy, academic freedom, knowledge, research, and teaching.
Board approved the 2022 budget and the 2023–2025 long-term plan and discussed growth scenarios for 2030
The board convened on 10–11 June 2021.
Aalto University rises to 112th in the world in QS Ranking
Aalto is 63rd worldwide in research impact.
Shopping centre A Blanc opens in Otaniemi during summer
Designed by Alvar Aalto, the building previously known as Otaniemi’s old shopping centre, currently shopping centre A Blanc, was modernised to serve diverse business operations with respect to its historical value.
Finnish Design Info website launched
The goal is to share information about Finnish design, its diversity and what it can achieve.
Plastic collection in break rooms is expanding on campus
The plastic collection pilot implemented in 2019 will expand on the Otaniemi campus.
An operating model for lifewide learning (LWL) is being built
LWL plays an important role in the university's strategy.
A student centre will be built as a joint meeting place for Aalto University students
The building, to be built at the heart of the campus, will be implemented as a joint effort by student organisations and the university.
ShanghaiRanking: Aalto University ranks in top 100 worldwide in ten academic subjects
Business Administration, Management, Marine/Ocean Engineering and Telecommunication Engineering were the best performers among Aalto’s subjects.
Coronavirus exposure in Väre building
A person in Väre on 17–18 May has been confirmed to have contracted coronavirus.
Tuomas Auvinen: Radical creativity as culture
Creativity is experimenting, and therefore a valuable skill for us all to master in a constantly changing and complex world. Radical creativity does not appear overnight, but we can build capabilities for it, says Dean Tuomas Auvinen.
