Aalto Magazine #20 examines work in the new age
In Openings, Vice President Eero Eloranta and Student Union Chair Joona Orpana exchange opinions on how students become agents of renewal, game changers.
Aalto University鈥檚 new President Ilkka Niemel盲 sits down for a personal interview.
This issue鈥檚 lead article hears expert opinions on how Aalto can train students for the 鈥済reat unknown鈥 鈥 for tasks and professions that we may not yet even be aware of. The interviewees are Professor Kristiina M盲kel盲, Demos Helsinki鈥檚 Johannes Koponen and Aalto University Student Union board member Katariina Helin.
The column Who interviews Aalto alumnus Mikko Koivisto, a service designer who talks about his work in a field that didn鈥檛 really exist just ten years ago.
The solar panels pictured on the cover refer to the On science article. Professor Tanja Kallio and doctoral candidate Sami Tuomi develop catalysts for the storage of renewable energy.
In there presents a photo reportage of an unusual academic event from the past summer, the Modern Heavy Metal Conference, which was arranged by the School of Business.
The column Wow and the magazine鈥檚 inside covers transport readers to the scenes of last August鈥檚 Flow festival.
The latest Aalto University Magazine was published in both Finnish and English. Pick up your copy on an Aalto campus. An electronic version is posted on.
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