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About us
The Media Lab Helsinki was founded in 1994 and is now a part of the Department of Media at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture of the Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland. The mission of the Media Lab is to explore, discover and comprehend the new digital technology and its impact in society; to find and exploit the possibilities it opens to communication, interaction and expression and to evaluate, understand and deal with the challenges it poses to design and creative production.
Latest Theses
The theses from the Media Lab are on public display at the Aalto University library as well as some of the latest ones also online. First recorded theses are from 1995 up to this date.
Circular economy
Circular economy keeps materials in use longer using strategies like reuse, remanufacture, recycling, and replacing ownership with rentals.
Preliminary assignments for Bachelor's Programme in Design and Media
The preliminary assignments for the 2027 admission round will be published here at a later date.
Confirmed invited speakers of ITICAT2019
ITICAT2019 will include invited lectures by the first-rate scholars worldwide.
Study Communications Engineering
The department Communications and Networking provides mainly master's and doctoral level education, but also has the responsibility for the courses related to communications and networks (ICT) in the bachelor's level Information Technology major for native students in Finnish and Digital Systems and Design major students in English.
New Coordinator for Teaching Lab
Niina Pitkänen is the new Coordinator of Teaching Lab. She is a creator of new, an energetic organizer, a network builder, an expert in communications and work life – a multi-talent. After a notable almost 10-year career at the University of Jyväskylä, Niina and her family have relocated to Southern Finland. The next challenge for Niina waits for her at Aalto University, where she will be a part of fostering the integration of work life skills and business cooperation into teaching and learning.
News of ITICAT2019
Poster Presenter Guidelines: the recommended poster size accordingly is 120 cm high x 90 cm wide.
Designing Adaptive and Creative Organizations
If your company is interested in exploring how to redesign its processes, systems and structures to be more adaptive to changes, more innovative, and/or more entrepreneurial, and then these student projects may be of interest to you.
Digital Business Master Class
Digital Business Master Class is a challenge-based course with a focus on digital technologies as tools for building businesses.
FAQ: Information Technology Program (ITP)
We have collected some useful answers to frequently asked questions. They are divided into two sections based on their relevance: FAQs that most likely interest Students/Applicants, and FAQs that more likely interest potential Partner Companies.
Open University students on courses for degree students
If you have Open University students on your course, you should keep in mind that while the students have the same rights and responsibilities as degree students, there are a few practicalities to consider:
Visiting lecturers
Several courses in Sound in New Media master's programme are taught by visiting lecturers. Read more about them.
Data privacy notice for applicants for degree education
This privacy notice applies to applicants to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral education, and contains information about how your personal data is processed and the rights that you have to your own personal data.
How to apply to ViCCA
The admissions to Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art (ViCCA) are organised once a year. The current application time is December 1, 2021 – January 3, 2022.