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Upper secondary school students become professors on Day of the Girl
An initiative between Aalto University and Otaniemi Upper Secondary School gives students the possibility to draw attention to technology- and society-related topics that they see as important.
Work is changing faster than before
At the seminar of Aalto鈥檚 Future of Work network, you could hear about research results and share your own experiences.
Pekka T枚yt盲ri appointed as Professor of Practice of product-service systems sales 鈥 鈥
The professorship focusing on sales management is established with donations from the Weisell Foundation, Valmet and W盲rtsil盲.鈥
Towards a better world by understanding context and user
Studies in information networks helped Pietari Keskinen to realise that making the world a better place calls for understanding of context, instead of hard technology.
From space technology to spider silk and the bio-economy 鈥 over 2 000 women and girls gather for three different technology events
Technology companies will need more than 53 000 new experts in the next few years. We are holding 'Shaking up Tech' for high school students, 'Girls' Day' for upper comprehensive school students in Heureka, and 'Women in Tech' for technical professionals: three events that highlight the many possibilities in the field of technology and introduce role models.
Five tips for a happier life
Wise decisions can鈥檛 be made without taking other people and the broader context into account.
New study reveals what happens when public services and market forces collide
Research shows that when a government agency becomes a state-owned company, responsibilities for decision-making get less clear, and risk-taking and salaries can go up
Lauri Saarinen: Make production local and sustainable by highlighting the cost of global supply networks
Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Lauri Saarinen: 鈥淚 grew tired of the fact that all goods and components had to be purchased in large batches and with long delivery times鈥 while at the same time, production plants were closing down in Finland鈥
Meet the new Innovation Advisors at SCI
We chat to Ilkka Hyyti盲inen and Juha Siivola who, along with Tuomas Planman will support the school as innovation advisors
Dean of the School of Science grants Master鈥檚 thesis awards 2018
Kukka-Emilia Huhtinen, Ana Maria Triana Hoyos and Antti Tolppanen receive the Master's Thesis Awards.
A story of courage and empathy on Otaniemi campus
Finland鈥檚 president awards Doctoral Candidate Jaakko Korhonen the Life Saving Medal for heroic action
Fixing back problems and improving hygiene at music festivals: innovative ideas by this year鈥檚 undergraduate student projects
The theme of this year鈥檚 annual SCI course project was health and well-being
Entrepreneurship education takes a leap forward - Lauri J盲rvilehto appointed as Professor of Practice
Thousands of students have already completed the program that鈥檚 designed to inspire and educate entrepreneurs to build new ventures. J盲rvilehto aims to develop the program further.
Digital solutions and artificial intelligence improve the quality of health care
Technology can be used, among other things, to improve the accuracy of dispensing medicines and to enhance wound care competence.
Self-taught relationship virtuoso
Karla Nieminen gives courses on relationship skills and networking. She tests her theses in practice, too, because she used to be 鈥渟o bad鈥 at being social.
What the Finnish concept of sisu can offer the world
First study dedicated to the world-famous concept: sisu can help people exceed preconceived limitations, but can be detrimental when used unwisely
Prodeko Purpose Hackathon aims to save the planet
As well as aiming to fix the programmer shortage, topics on the 5 April event will also include the accountability of the construction industry, climate change, and the net impact of companies.
International Women's Day alumni seminar stirs up discussion of neural networks and peace
The topics covered in the alumni seminar also included new business models and the societal impact of AI and digitalisation.
World-leading neuroscientists gathered on Twitter for online research conference
Scientific conferences are expensive, time-consuming and often involve a heavy carbon footprint. Luckily, there are alternatives.
More recycling and business worth billions to the battery sector
The main objective of BATCircle is to generate added value to sectors manufacturing battery metals and chemicals, and their circular economy.
