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65 years of class reunions
The class of '52 that began their studies at the Helsinki School of Economics 73 years ago has been meeting regularly for decades.
Suomen Messus盲盲ti枚 donates EUR 3.1 million 色色啦 University for a Professorship in Experience and Event Business
The professorship will be established at the Department of Marketing in the Aalto University School of Business
Finnish Design Push 鈥 design accelerates the development of technology companies
Finnish Design Push, a joint initiative between the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture and Technology Industries of Finland, strengthens the role of design in Finnish industry.
Professor Jenni Reuter: 鈥淎rchitecture can make the world a little better鈥
Architect Jenni Reuter is driven by a desire to do meaningful work, develop herself and others, and build a more sustainable future. She believes that every action can do some good 鈥 including in architecture.
BioSustex PhD/Postdoc Meet to Exchange Insights and Strengthen Collaboration
On Friday, members of the PhD and Postdoctoral group involved in the BioSustex Project convened for a collaborative meeting to exchange research findings and experiences.
H盲meenlinna Art Museum鈥檚 exhibition brings artworks to life through film
H盲meenlinna Art Museum will open a new exhibition Kehyskertomuksia: 24 fps / Reframing Cinema, produced in collaboration with the Aalto University Department of Film ELO.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam T么 L芒m visited Aalto University
The visit was hosted by President of Aalto University Ilkka Niemel盲.
Aalto Doctoral Education Services Receives Unite! Award
Aalto's Unite! Doctoral Education Team, led by Dr Minna S枚derqvist, received an award for their long-term efforts to enhance doctoral mobility and collaboration across the Unite! Alliance. The award ceremony took place during the XII Unite! DIalogue.
President Ilkka Niemel盲 to alumni: 'At Aalto, we dare to dream - and we dare to do'
Aalto Alumni Weekend brought together 1 400 alumni.
The Alum of the Year Juha Jolkkonen Has Built an Impressive Career as a Leader, Physician and Reformer
Alum of the Year Juha Jolkkonen has played an active role in developing the Aalto Executive MBA program for the City of Helsinki.
Alum Nina Zhao: Curiosity has taken me far
Nina Zhao has graduated from the master's program in Global Management, and she currently works at EY People Advisory Services in New York.
Support for the transition to working life and insights into one's own skills
Participants of the latest mentoring programme Inka Vettenranta and Marek Hude膷ek share their mentoring experiences.
Eight new teams onboarded the Aalto Creatives pre-incubator programme this autumn
Eight new teams onboarded the Aalto Creatives pre-incubator programme this autumn. With ideas stemming from fields such as design, gaming, music, AI and XR, the teams take their first steps towards becoming startup founders.
School of Science Alumnus of the Year Matti Aksela: it鈥檚 always worth learning something new
Aksela mentors international students through the Aalto International Talent programme and hopes to see even greater diversity in the technology sector.
School of Electrical Engineering Alum of the Year 2025 Ville Voipio shares his insights on the importance of adaptability
Three themes guide Ville Voipio's career: digitalisation, sustainability and economic well-being. He received the Alum of the Year award at the Alumni Weekend event on 25 October 2025.
From polymer technology to international research centres 鈥 Chemical engineering alum of the year Petri Lehmus
Petri Lehmus, Vice President of Research and Development at Neste Corporation, has been named alum of the year by the School of Chemical Engineering. Throughout his career, he has led international research centres, built the success story of Neste鈥檚 renewable business and advanced chemical engineering research and education at Aalto University.
School of Engineering Alum of the Year Mika Viljanmaa: There鈥檚 no point in developing something useless
Viljanmaa, an award-winning inventor, calls Otaniemi his professional and spiritual home.
Mentor Eduardo Hern谩ndez Villalobos: I learned from challenges faced by young designers
Aalto Mentoring Programme offered a chance for meaningful engagement and community building for the School of Arts, Design and Architecture graduate.
Professor Tuuli Mattelm盲ki: 鈥淚nsight often comes through surprise鈥
Professor of Design is researching how creative and empathetic working methods can promote social change and eco-social sustainability.
A rap algorithm led him to research language models at Google DeepMind 鈥 now Eric Malmi returns 色色啦 as an adjunct professor
Eric Malmi received his PhD from Aalto University in 2018 with a dissertation that developed AI methods for linking historical records and family trees. At Google DeepMind he has developed Gemini language models and a chess AI. He returned to his alma mater because of ELLIS Institute Finland.
