Kicking off the implementation project for Aalto University’s new HR system Workday
The Kick-off event for the new HR system Workday was held Tuesday 2 October 2018.
A tale of forbidden love from Nairobi
Rafiki, a film shot by Christopher Wessels, is screened at the Love & Anarchy Helsinki International Film Festival. Wessels graduated from Aalto University a couple of years ago.
Aalto University among the 10 best landscape architecture programmes
Five student projects were selected to represent Aalto at the Biennial of Landscape Architecture in Barcelona.
Communicating research is about clarifying thinking
Social media gives researchers the tools for making an impact, building networks and showcasing expertise. Read on for some tips to get you started!
"Feels great!" - Jaakko Kahilaniemi won ING Unseen Talent Award
"Nature Like Capital" photo series by Kahilaniemi focuses on how people use nature as capital - not as environment and a natural place.
Architectural week in libraries this week
Libraries all over Finland celebrate architecture 1-7 October, for the first time. Architectural week is inspired by Finland's exhibition at the Venice International Architecture Biennale.
Finlandia Prize for Architecture for the New Children’s Hospital
The hospital was designed from child's point of view.
Educational satellite won a spot in the International Space Station
Aalto students designed a satellite, which even a child can assemble and programme. The instructions can soon be downloaded from the web and you can design the exterior yourself, perhaps from a milk carton.
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.
Beta site launched 4 Oct at 12 noon – old aalto.fi redirected to new site
With the beta.aalto.fi launch, one of the main hubs i.e. Study at Aalto, is published for the first time on the new platform, in addition to the already published other content. With the launch, the node addresses are changed to plain URLs.
Aalto University recruits a new Vice President to lead the Innovation agenda
Aalto University recruits a new Vice President to lead the Innovation agenda
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.
A unique set of observations revealed: Solar radio brightenings behave like a beating heart
Solar research helps to predict solar storms that pose significant problems for telecommunications, GPS systems, and electricity distribution networks.
At ten years old, Design Factory is yet to make itself obsolete
The experimentation platform has grown beyond Aalto University and become a global network. More boundaries remain to be broken, even within Design Factory’s own operating environment.
Aalto rises once again in Times Higher Education’s university rankings
Aalto rises once again in Times Higher Education’s university rankings
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.
BiographySampo, a new intelligent web service, displays the lives and connections of renowned Finns
What do the personal networks of Alvar Aalto, Jean Sibelius or Eliel Saarinen look like and how do they intertwine? The application is based on over 13 000 biographies.
School of Business was granted EQUIS accreditation for a further five years
Aalto University School of Business was granted the EQUIS (The European Quality Improvement System) label of excellence for a further period of five years as from November 2018.
Aalto University and University of the Arts Helsinki sign partnership agreement
Aalto University and University of the Arts Helsinki sign partnership agreement
