Commissioner Bieńkowska introduced to entrepreneurship
The programme included a visit to Design Factory and Startup Sauna.
Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for the EU's Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs visited Aalto University on 28 September. The operation of Design Factory was introduced to the Commissioner and she also visited Startup Sauna. Vice President Tuija Pulkkinen told her about Aalto University and its innovation activities. The Commissioner asked, among other things, about the students' possibilities to study entrepreneurship.
In the picture, Pyry Taanila, who was recently nominated as the Young Designer of the Year, is demonstrating the Catchbox throwable microphone to Elżbieta Bieńkowska at Design Factory.
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