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Aalto ranks 54th for responsible consumption and production in THE Impact Ranking
The Impact Rankings 2022 by the Times Higher Education assesses universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Oops: What a job posting that was!
Jussi Impiö started work as Head of Sustainable Solutions at Aalto University in summer 2021. In 2009, however, he had a labour market issue in Africa to resolve.
ABB Oy donates 360 000 euros ºÚÁÏÍø University
'The world is undergoing a major transformation, and it is important to take care of competence development. High-quality research and future top experts will continue to support Finland's competitiveness,' says Pekka Tiitinen, CEO of ABB Oy.
Changes in autumn orientation and teaching periods
The orientation of new students will start already this summer with pre-orientation assignments. The teaching periods are also changing.
Reach out and touch it — our researcher explains why getting a feel for things matters
Nowadays, you can do nearly everything digitally, but without touching things you miss out on a dialogue with yourself.
Aalto Travel Services busy
The service channels of travel services are congested. Processing times for service requests and expense reports are currently longer than normal.
Pentti Kujala, the grand old man of marine technology, gave his farewell lecture in a full hall
Following a career of over 40 years in marine technology companies, Helsinki University of Technology and Aalto University, Professor Pentti Kujala has left teaching and research duties and moved on to a position as Senior Advisor at Aalto University. At his farewell celebration, Kujala gave an account of his colourful career that began in Somero and the friendships that formed the basis of a wide-ranging stakeholder network. The scene at the farewell lecture was a crowded one.
Degree regulations changed, admissions criteria discussed by AAC in April meeting
The AAC decided to update the structure of the Bachelor of Science (Economics and Business Administration) degree, effective 1 August 2022.
Renewing employees’ computers is changing
Aalto University is developing lifecycle management for workstations and telephones with the goal of more efficient equipment recycling, cost savings and better data security. The new model will be introduced in stages.
Alumna Annastina Saari: I want to be involved in solving the climate crisis
‘I had always dreamed of a career dealing with environmental questions’, says our alumna Annastina Saari, who studied international business as well as information and service management, and who now works as a consultant for D-mat, a company that is specialized in sustainable lifestyles.
Mikko Möttönen and his team aim to rein in qubit errors
Professor Mikko Möttönen of Aalto University and VTT has received a €2.5 million ERC Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for the ConceptQ project. This is the fifth time Möttönen has received one of the extremely competitive ERC grants.
Meet Airi and Joona, Aalto’s student representatives in the Unite! university alliance
We talked to Airi and Joona about their new roles as Unite!’s student representatives and got some great ideas and advice from them.
Degree programme report tool as a new cloud version (PowerBI app) has been published April 1st 2022
Degree programmes can use the report tool to support the monitoring of and developing their activity.
Women's networks build on many strengths, from having a clear focus to an absence of masculine energy
A professor and an entrepreneur talk about what women's networks can offer: inspiration and advice, peer support, and even help landing a new job.
Pekka Pokela appointed as Professor of Practice in the field of product development at Aalto University
His areas of expertise include product development, strategic management and sales, partnerships, and sustainable business.
A Bloc & A Blanc Mayday - Check the offers!
Mayday offers fill the service concentrations of Otaniemi 25 April - 1 May 2022. Check the offers!
A Bloc & A Blanc Mayday: Check the offers!
Mayday offers fill the service concentrations of Otaniemi 25 April - 1 May 2022. Check the offers!
HowUTeach self-assessment tool for teachers is piloted at Aalto
HowUTeach is a research based self-assessment tool created primarily for teachers. The purpose of HowUTeach is to increase teachers’ awareness of their teaching and thereby enhance individual self-reflection relating to work and wellbeing. HowUTeach is being piloted at Aalto during the academic year 2022-23.
