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Understanding connections: Climate Change, Health and Architecture
What does climate change and architecture have in common? We dig deeper into the course topics with course faculty Professor of Practice Laura Arpiainen and Adjunct Professor Matti Kuittinen. In this course, students will learn how to design and build for a better future and contribute to positive change.
Aarni Kapanen illustrates Dudes & Feelings podcasts
Fighting toxic masculinity with a podcast and the help of Visual Communication Design.
School of Business Donor Stories: Roope Rekola
鈥業 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.鈥
Cooperation creates value for students and the City of Mikkeli
Students of the Aalto University Mikkeli Campus worked on seven projects for the City of Mikkeli related to sustainable development. This gave the students an opportunity to combine theory and practice in a meaningful way, and the cooperation provided the City of Mikkeli new insights on how to tackle current challenges.
Academic co-operation on the boreal forest belt launched to accelerate innovation and adoption of bio-based solutions
University of British Columbia (UBC), Aalto University and VTT are joining their strong expertise on bio-based materials by launching the Boreal Alliance. The collaboration is realized via the Finnish FinnCERES Flagship and the BioProducts Institute at UBC.
Entrepreneurs build the future instead of predicting it
Get behind the scenes with the teachers behind this year鈥檚 courses at Aalto University Summer School. Lidia Borisova, Head of Education, Aalto Ventures Program and Simo Lahdenne, university teacher, dig deeper into their course Entrepreneurial Path.
School of Business donor stories: Mika Koskinen
The high level of teaching has always been our School鈥檚 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
Sustainability is one of the four School of Business key strategic initiatives
Professor Minna Halme: Business schools play a key role in solving sustainability challenges.
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 鈥 in the United States!'
Alumnus Patrick Lees: Any working experience is valuable both on a social and career perspective
The career of Patrick Lees, School of Business Mikkeli Campus alumnus, took an unexpected turn early on and led him to work with renewable energies. 鈥淪mall details and timing can have a significant impact on your career, and I urge not to be too fixed with your career plan.鈥
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.
JUKO shop steward wanted for the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
All AKAVA members who are interested in becoming ARTS shop stewards can enroll until 15 February 2021.
School of Business alumni story: Married couple Mia Hoang and Juhana Polso
The Bachelor鈥檚 Program in International Business is not only an exceptional business education opportunity, some even find their significant other there. Our alumni Mia Hoang and Juhana Polso started a life together while studying in the program, and after Mikkeli they both combined studies of business and technology in the University of Nebraska.
New strategy for the School of Business
New vision and mission statements and the four strategic initiatives will guide the School鈥檚 activities throughout 2021鈥2024.
Creating original and aesthetically sustainable designs
From fellow design students to business partners, Jukka Jokinen and Heikki Konu's vases are available in the Aalto University Shop.
First cross-institutional studies cooperation initiated within the FITech network
Aalto University and University of Turku have signed a cooperation agreement that enables cross-institutional study of minor subjects.
Fashion Design graduates among finalists in the Designers' Nest competition
Graduates from Fashion Design are once again paving the way for Finnish fashion design with their innovative and unique collections.
Alumna Tuuli Hakkarainen: To know your strengths, you need to get to know yourself first
Unlike most of her fellow students, School of Business, Mikkeli Campus alumna Tuuli Hakkarainen chose an academic career path. She defended her dissertation in December 2020, and in her doctoral thesis she examined expertise sharing within multinational corporations.
Alumna Elina Lamponen: Internships and other jobs during your studies are a good way to try out different things
School of Business, Mikkeli Campus alumna Elina Lamponen gives current students a valuable piece of advice regarding working during studies: 鈥淭ry to get a job at a smaller company. The company might not seem as prestigious as bigger companies, but the duties are usually more varied, and you get to see and do more and get responsibility early on.鈥
Alumnus Pekka Lehtinen: Network as much as you can during the studies and after, widen your perspective
School of Business, Mikkeli Campus alumnus Pekka Lehtinen has had a long career and he continues to value the skills he gathered during studies: 鈥漈eamwork and the skill to think outside the box have brought the biggest insights into my career.鈥
