Current news
Moments of silence point the way towards better superconductors
Together with researchers from Lund University and VTT, the team at Aalto set up an experiment to detect smalls number of quasiparticles in real-time.
Neste donates 750Â 000 euros ºÚÁÏÍø University
The donation is targeted to the field of technology within the Finnish state's matching funding campaign for universities. Aalto has decided to use the donation for research and education in chemical engineering.
Dipoli and Undergraduate Centre outdoor construction sites paused for winter
The work is to be completed by summer 2022.
Capstone course develops extremely well students’ working life skills
Collaboration between consulting companies and the School of Business was again highly successful.
Teuvo Kohonen in memoriam
Academician of Science, Professor Teuvo Kohonen (1934–2021) has passed away. Kohonen was a pioneer of research and education in information technology. His work on neural networks received global acknowledgement.
Two new buildings to be built in the centre of Otaniemi campus
Building Otakaari 2A & 2B begins in January 2022, construction to be completed by summer 2023
A fascination with light and its possibilities drives Professor Zhipei Sun’s research
Aalto University's Professor Zhipei Sun is on the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list for the third time – congratulations!
Brain researchers receive a Christmas gift: New MEG device enables more accurate measurements and recycling of helium
The previous MEG device served researchers for over 20 years.
CEO Tapani Järvinen’s Environmental Technology Fund has distributed the awards
The Tapani Järvinen fund has contributed to research in environmental technologies.
Chem Awards 2021 are chosen
The School of Chemical Engineering rewards outstanding individuals and teams during the year.
Chris Brzuska elected Computer Science teacher of the year 2021
The teacher of the year was announced at the CS Department meeting on Thursday 16 December 2021.
Films by Aalto alumni Alli Haapasalo and Hanna Bergholm at the Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival will see the world premiere of two feature fiction films and one feature documentary from Finland. Two of the films are directed by ELO alumni.
Open University services during the Christmas season
Open University services will be limited during the Christmas season.
School of Business participates in the 2022 Positive Impact Rating (PIR)
Positive Impact Rating (PIR) is an international business school rating, in which students evaluate the societal impact of their school.
Our Kauppis Memory: Reunions are always happy and often emotional
‘Mikkeli Spirit glues the whole group together.’
How to apply fierce self-compassion into practice?
Learn about the concept of fierce self-compassion by reading Oasis of Radical Wellbeing's project lead, psychologist Merita Petäjä's blog post.
Platform economy needs principles of fair play, says Timo Ali-Vehmas
‘There are interesting platform companies in Europe – like Spotify from Sweden and Wolt from Finland – but in terms of platform economy market value, Europe is almost on the same level as Africa,’ points out Timo Ali-Vehmas, Aalto University's new Executive in Residence.
SILTA connects entrepreneurial students with the opportunities of Silicon Valley
A new startup hacker house program will be taking entrepreneurs from Finland to the San Francisco Bay Area in the spring of 2022.
School of Science Awards 2021 highlight great people and achievements at our school this year
The annual awards were given out at the school's Christmas party.
Alumnus of the Year 2021 Petteri Koponen: a never-ending interest in studying new things has served me well as a start-up entrepreneur and investor
Petteri Koponen, a venture capitalist at Lifeline Ventures, has been named the Alumnus of the Year for 2021 at the Aalto University School of Science. He has established four companies, including Jaiku and First Hop, and he is currently the Chair of the Board at Wolt and Varjo.
