News on donors and donations
Cooperative business veteran Taavi Heikkilä starts his new post at Aalto University
Heikkilä’s Executive in Residence position has been established with donated funds. Cooperative business is stronger in Finland than anywhere else in the world, which is why donors believe it is important to invest in research and teaching in this field and in collaboration between businesses and the university.
School of Business Donor Stories: Roope Rekola
‘I feel that I have received a lot from the School for life, and without Kauppis, I certainly would not be in that place in life where I am now.’
School of Business donor stories: Mika Koskinen
The high level of teaching has always been our School’s strength and competitive advantage. All courses were without exception interesting and of high standard. Although I have made my career outside of business, my studies in business have helped me enormously in the operational environment of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
School of Business donor stories: Seija Goldstein
'As I graduated from the Helsinki School of Economics, I could not have expected in my wildest dreams that I would end my career as a nationally recognized expert in regional publishing – in the United States!'
Aalto University establishes a unique professorship in ownership
The professorship, established with donated funds, promotes high-quality academic research and teaching as well as Finnish ownership expertise and the culture of ownership.
Several researchers at School of Business to receive a grant from Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation
The Foundation wants to work towards maintaining the preconditions for scientific and artistic activities and to enable experimental projects.
Pekka Töytäri appointed as Professor of Practice of product-service systems sales    
The professorship focusing on sales management is established with donations from the Weisell Foundation, Valmet and Wärtsilä.  
Donation from the Finnish Business College Foundation to the School of Business
ºÚÁÏÍød funds will be used for the development of teaching and learning.
Helsinki Graduate School of Economics gets new professorship in data sciencesÂ
New professorship at the Aalto University School of Business made possible by joint 2.5 million euro donation from the Saastamoinen and Jenny and Antti Wihuri foundationsÂ
Tuukka Saarimaa appointed as Professor at Helsinki Graduate School of Economics
Saarimaa D.Sc. (Econ.) will begin as Assistant Professor in Urban Economics 20 August 2018.
Professorship of urban economics donated ºÚÁÏÍø University
The professorship will provide expertise to the question of cities’ urban vitality and industrial policy.
Vuorineuvos Marcus Wallenbergin säätiö foundation donates an additional 120 000 euros to education in the field of business and economics at Aalto University
With its donation, the foundation wants to support the high standard of education provided by the School of Business.
Million Euro barrier broken
Business and economics have attracted donations worth over a million Euros as part of Aalto University’s fund raising.
