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Crust x CS Alumni Talks
Three Creative Sustainability students share their insights on an Alumni Event organised by the student association Crust. They discuss the importance of alumni engagement with current students as a way of showcasing possible future workflows, while alleviating stress about post-graduation uncertainty.
Creative Sustainability Graduation Show 2025
At this year's Arts Grad Show, held at the beginning of the academic year, visitors were captivated by the innovative works of 2025 graduates from the Creative Sustainability program. This annual showcase is a testament to the collaborative efforts of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, the School of Business, and the School of Chemical Engineering, all united in their commitment to addressing today's pressing sustainability challenges such as climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and socio-ecological disturbances.
Why do we need to learn how to repair again? Introducing Broken II, a new repair course
This blog post introduces the new Aalto course called Broken II, where students get to learn repair skills. The post was written by Creative Sustainability alumna and current Ph.D. student Goeun Park, the Co-teacher of Broken II.
Introducing CS Students' Sustainability Initiatives: Aalto Foodsharing
Aalto Foodsharing is a grassroots community focused on saving and sharing food otherwise going to waste. The initiative was started in the spring of 2024 and has saved thousands of kilos of food waste. In addition to running a community fridge, the Foodsharing team organizes various events and practices advocacy around the topic. In this post, Ronja Tammenpää, one of the founders, tells us more about the inspiring and impactful community.
Introducing CS Students' Sustainability Initiatives: Smoothies & Movies
Smoothies & Movies film screenings were started in the spring of 2023 by CS student Andrzej Tarasiuk. The sustainability-focused movie nights have since gathered a wide audience and included a discussion of sustainability themes in each film. This post opens up Andrzej’s initiative’s background, impact, and future.
Introducing CS Students' Sustainability Initiatives: Sustainability Game Nights
In 2024, CS Design student Beste Polatkal started hosting Sustainability Game Nights, where participants could learn about sustainability through board games, card games, and role-playing games. In this post, Beste explains her motivation behind the project and offers tips to those considering starting a sustainability initiative.
Field Kitchen - TasteLAB
TasteLAB is a field kitchen where Aalto students can gather, cook, and connect through food culture. This kitchen also processes produce from the Test Site. Creative Sustainability students Adela Navratilova, Tianyi Yu, and Paul Wong founded the project.
Solar Oven / Low-Tech
This solar oven project, launched by Angelina, was the first initiative from the low-tech team, focusing on sustainable and simple technology.
Biogas Digester
The biogas digester, "Katla," was first proposed in late 2023. It converts organic waste into biogas and fertilizer for our community gardens, building a stronger local resource cycle.
Meadow
This project focuses on increasing biodiversity by planting a meadow that attracts pollinators. The project was started in the fall of 2023 by Creative Sustainability student Meri-Tuuli Moilanen.
Beekeeping
Our beekeeping project introduces students to the world of honeybees. Participants can join our free introductory course, then work as hive buddies with experienced beekeepers. We also maintain meadows for the bees.
Gardening
The longest-running project at the Test Site, Gardening, is all about creating a vibrant green space in the heart of Otaniemi while sharing nature-based practices with fellow students.
Introducing CS Students' Sustainability Initiatives: Aalto Repair and Rewear
Aalto Repair and Rewear is a mending-focused community initiative founded by Thekla Weißkopf and Regina Kazanjian, two Creative Sustainability master’s students. This blog post tells more about Thekla and Regina's (Kaz) motivations for the initiative.
Sustainability in Action: How CS Studies Shape Ramboll’s Regenerative Design Approach
An excursion to Ramboll offered valuable insights into how systems thinking and regenerative design are applied in a company context.
Insights from CS x Crust Alumni Panel Discussion on Careers in Sustainability
Four CS alumni share their experiences from working in sustainability.
Pragati Singhal - A Look Into Sustainability From Another Part of the World
Creative Sustainability student Pragati Singhal shares her experience of an international internship project in Chile.
Creative Sustainability Chemical Engineering theses
Creative Sustainability Master's thesis works from the field of chemical engineering at the Aalto University
Creative Sustainability master’s student Michael Buchta shares his experience in the programme
A Creative Sustainability master’s student shares his experience studying the programme at Aalto.
Ten Nonconsumerist Christmas Gifts for Those Who Already Have Everything
This is a list of ten Christmas gift ideas that don’t require purchases of any kind. They work for other occasions as well!
Do you see the blue sky? Ponderings on climate poetry
Climate change inspires literature, not only of the nonfictional kind, but also fiction and even poetry. I want to share with you some of my ponderings on a poem that struck a chord with me the first time I read it years ago and that I still keep finding more meanings in every time I come back to it.