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Nominate candidates for Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award

The award is granted yearly to teams addressing unique challenges and striving for sustainable value creation and superior performance. Propose nominees for award recipients by 24 September!
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A few awardees from the past years. Photos: Mary-Ann Alfthan and Mikko Raskinen

Aalto University invites suggestions for Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award winners. The award is granted yearly to teams addressing unique challenges and striving for sustainable value creation and superior performance. Nominate an award recipient by 24 September 2025.

The award can be given to teams that do pioneering work in the following areas:

  • education development
  • to improve the excellence and impact of research and artistic activity
  • and to enable the international success of the Aalto University community.

The awarded activity can:

  • be cross-border activity that fuels and brings on the success of others
  • develop an ethically sustainable and responsible culture and way of working
  • involve key stakeholder groups in the development of operations, taking into account the views and expectations of all stakeholder groups
  • promote creativity and excellence in the Aalto University community
  • build on previous knowledge and experience, and use resources wisely and efficiently
     

The award committee that makes the decisions of the awardee(s) consists of Veli-Matti Mattila (Chair of the board at Orion Corporation) and professors Tua Björklund, Tuuli Mattelmäki and Risto Rajala from Aalto University Schools of Engineering, Science and Arts, Design and Architecture.

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Aalto's satellite team and research funding specialists awarded for their outstanding work

The Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award is given annually to selected teams for their work in advancing quality and excellence. In addition to main prizes, Closing Loops research pilot received an honourable mention.

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Building 2030 - Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2023

The Building 2030 wants to make Finland's construction industry the most reliable in the world

The Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2023 was awarded to the Building 2030 consortium, led by Olli Seppänen and Antti Peltokorven, which includes 21 companies.

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