News
Two new buildings to be built in the centre of Otaniemi campus
Building Otakaari 2A & 2B begins in January 2022, construction to be completed by summer 2023
A fascination with light and its possibilities drives Professor Zhipei Sun’s research
Aalto University's Professor Zhipei Sun is on the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list for the third time – congratulations!
Brain researchers receive a Christmas gift: New MEG device enables more accurate measurements and recycling of helium
The previous MEG device served researchers for over 20 years.
CEO Tapani Järvinen’s Environmental Technology Fund has distributed the awards
The Tapani Järvinen fund has contributed to research in environmental technologies.
Chem Awards 2021 are chosen
The School of Chemical Engineering rewards outstanding individuals and teams during the year.
Chris Brzuska elected Computer Science teacher of the year 2021
The teacher of the year was announced at the CS Department meeting on Thursday 16 December 2021.
Films by Aalto alumni Alli Haapasalo and Hanna Bergholm at the Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival will see the world premiere of two feature fiction films and one feature documentary from Finland. Two of the films are directed by ELO alumni.
Open University services during the Christmas season
Open University services will be limited during the Christmas season.
School of Business participates in the 2022 Positive Impact Rating (PIR)
Positive Impact Rating (PIR) is an international business school rating, in which students evaluate the societal impact of their school.
Our Kauppis Memory: Reunions are always happy and often emotional
‘Mikkeli Spirit glues the whole group together.’
How to apply fierce self-compassion into practice?
Learn about the concept of fierce self-compassion by reading Oasis of Radical Wellbeing's project lead, psychologist Merita Petäjä's blog post.
Platform economy needs principles of fair play, says Timo Ali-Vehmas
‘There are interesting platform companies in Europe – like Spotify from Sweden and Wolt from Finland – but in terms of platform economy market value, Europe is almost on the same level as Africa,’ points out Timo Ali-Vehmas, Aalto University's new Executive in Residence.
SILTA connects entrepreneurial students with the opportunities of Silicon Valley
A new startup hacker house program will be taking entrepreneurs from Finland to the San Francisco Bay Area in the spring of 2022.
School of Science Awards 2021 highlight great people and achievements at our school this year
The annual awards were given out at the school's Christmas party.
Alumnus of the Year 2021 Petteri Koponen: a never-ending interest in studying new things has served me well as a start-up entrepreneur and investor
Petteri Koponen, a venture capitalist at Lifeline Ventures, has been named the Alumnus of the Year for 2021 at the Aalto University School of Science. He has established four companies, including Jaiku and First Hop, and he is currently the Chair of the Board at Wolt and Varjo.
Towards the next generation of social innovations – Northern Dimension Future Forum 2021
The annual Northern Dimension Future Forum took place at Aalto University, Finland, and online on December 1, 2021. In the Future Forum, experts and stakeholders discussed the sustainability of social innovations and policy measures induced by the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of Northern Dimension thematic partnerships. From the Aalto University, Professor Riitta Kosonen, Director of CEMAT and Lead coordinator of the Northern Dimension Institute, Professor Otto Toivanen, Aalto School of Economics, and Milja Leinonen, Chair of the Board, Aalto University Student Union, participated in the event.
Aalto University FaCT MA students took part in a new Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum educational project
FaCT MA students Eerika Yli-Rahko and Hanna-Lotta Hanhela have participated in a novel collaboration between Aalto University and the prestigious Spanish Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum.
Product design course focusing on the challenges of the crane industry – corporate cooperation bearing fruit
Aalto University students look for solutions to challenges faced by Konecranes.
Aalto in 2021: Super hearing, a greenhouse that’s actually green, prospective astronauts, and lots more
A second pandemic year hasn’t slowed Aalto down. Read about what our community has been up to in 2021 — and learn something new!
Factory of the Future deploys indoor 5G and WiFi6 to support manufacturing research
Students and researchers can use the new facility to explore the applications of cutting-edge communications technologies in Industry 4.0.
