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Open Innovation Challenge for Students (Call is open until 31. March 2025)
Are you ready to tackle one of the three significant environmental challenges? Do you have ideas on how to overcome these challenges?
Metaverse revolutionises architecture - turning physical spaces into digital experiences
Aalto University and Henning Larsen, part of the Ramboll Group, are creating a new world where augmented reality brings new content and meanings to spaces.
Call open: academic projects for Europe's first 50-qubit quantum computer
VTT's and IQM's recently unveiled 50-qubit computer is now open for research use
A super year for Aalto ARTS at the Venice Biennale
Finnish expertise will be widely showcased at the upcoming Biennale Architettura in Venice, and Aalto ARTS researchers and alumni are play a major role in the programme.
PORT_2025 brings Aalto students together to tackle sustainability and AI challenges
PORT_2025 brought Aalto University students together to tackle sustainability & AI challenges, fostering innovation and collaboration with mentorship from industry leaders.
Aalto Creatives launches Art & Tech Open Call '25 development grant for creative industry projects
The Art & Tech Open Call seeks applications from artists and creatives who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of what is possible with technology.
Study: World鈥檚 critical food crops at imminent risk from rising temperatures
Warming will severely decrease the amount of global cropland available for staple crops of rice, maize, potato and soybean.
Students developed the store-picking process in Prisma stores
A total of five groups of students wanted to solve a challenge by the S Group
New business & management e-books
Aalto University has acquired new Edward Elgar e-books in the field of business and management.
Alum Philipp Hummel: 鈥楳eaningful work revolves around three key aspects鈥
Our Global Management alum Philipp Hummel works as a Consultant at Bain & Company. For him, meaningful work revolves around three key aspects: broader positive impact, personal growth, and flexibility.
Overview of Aalto's open access publications 2024
91 % of Aalto's scientific journal articles published in 2024 are available open access.
Aalto University updates its Open Science and Research Policy
Aalto鈥檚 open science and research policy has been renewed. The policy gives guidance to all researchers.
Second National Open Science and Research Monitoring Conducted in Autumn 2024
Results of the second national open science and research monitoring.
A language-supported study path enhances technology students' employability
Higher education institutions in the Helsinki metropolitan area are working together to develop language-aware teaching. The Aalto sub-project focuses on the technology sector. It integrates Finnish as a second language studies into an English-language bachelor's degree. Students will receive language-related counseling. Content studies will be integrated in collaboration with technology teachers.
Design Factory Unveils New Publication on Creative Practices
The visual documentary Designing Culture - Perspectives on Creative Practices from Aalto Design Factory Designers explores the essence of what makes Design Factory a unique, design-driven organization and offers insights into the creative practices that drive innovation and learning. 鈥淢y goal was to shine a light on the often-unseen yet deeply impactful work of the design professionals who help shape the culture and identity of Aalto Design Factory鈥, states the editor, Design Coordinator Anna Kuukka.
Publication of Master's theses information in Aalto's research portal delayed
Publication of Master's theses information in Aalto's research portal delayed
Aalto EE Selected to Deliver Continuous Education to Enhance Green Transition Investments
The aim of the Service Center for Continuous Learning and Employment education is to support the implementation of green transition investments and the development of related skills and competencies.
Call for proposals: Internal seed funding from Aalto Networking Platform available
Aalto's internal seed funding is targeted for the preparation of major interdisciplinary consortia proposals seeking funding from external funding agencies or industry. Deadline for proposals is 1st of April 2025.
Studies in chemical engineering led Nenne Nordstr枚m to emission monitoring: "I have learned that attitude is everything鈥
Studies in chemical engineering led Nenne Nordstr枚m to emission monitoring: "I have learned that attitude is everything鈥
Autoethnography of Techno-Spiritual Practices at CHI 2025
Doctoral Researcher Xiaran (Sarah) Song鈥檚 paper titled 鈥淲alking in My Shoes: An Autoethnography of Techno-Spiritual Practices鈥 has been accepted at the prestigious CHI Conference
