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Monthly workshops encouraged a sense of community among doctoral students
It’s important to provide adequate resources for activities that support the EDI agenda

Ilkka Niemelä to the Finnish Government: Innovations and sustainable growth will be lost if immigration policies are implemented
Internationality has accelerated innovation and helped many Finnish companies from Aalto along their growth trajectories. Nearly half of Aalto University’s academic staff come from outside Finland, and Aalto students are from more than 100 countries.

Lassi Haaranen appointed as Vice Head of Diversity at the Department of Computer Science
‘These issues are crucial for the wellbeing of our students, faculty and staff,’ says Lassi Haaranen

Towards a more equal community: International mobility
Depending on personal circumstances, international mobility can be either a burdensome responsibility or an open door to adventure. Tapio Lokki and Jara Uitto discuss how they experienced their time working abroad – and how they would now advise younger researchers.

"I'm more corageous." - Why co-teaching. Listen to a podcast
New season of Future-led learning podcast takes you to a very practical level of working with students. This season includes topical issues such as academic advising, inclusion, co-teaching and sustainability. Topic for the last episode of this season is co-teaching.

Ida Salin: It takes courage to speak up
'The EDI topics involve a social debate that can stir up strong emotions, including polarisation. When I started the assignment, I was nervous about whether I could talk about the right issues in the right way.'

Aalto BIZ Case Development Center project aims at supporting equity, diversity, and inclusion in teaching
The School of Business is funding projects and initiatives that foster and encourage diversity, inclusivity and equity

What is academic advising? Listen to a podcast
The final season of the future-led learning podcast takes us to a very practical level. The themes of the season include the current themes of academic guidance, inclusion in teaching, co-teaching and sustainable development. In the fourth episode of the season host Riikka Evans discusses academic advising and how it supports the student's studies with senior university lecturer Kyösti Ruuttunen.

Kristiina Mäkelä: My stride is generally brisk, motivated and positive
'Whenever possible, I say yes when someone in our community invites me to an event. I'm involved in so many things, and I move around the campus a lot.'

Students explored how Deloitte could attract more female applicants to their M&A unit
Deloitte aims to develop gender balance

Follow @aaltowellbeing on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok!
Stay up to date on research-based information, events and services on wellbeing and inclusion at Aalto University by following @aaltowellbeing on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

Join us for a free screening of Mission: JOY before Christmas (8 Dec 2022 at 17.00)
Making Waves and the PHYS Diversity Team are inviting all Aalto members to a movie screening of Mission: JOY on 8 December 2022 at 17.00

Women imitate masculine traits to be taken seriously as gamers
Women working in the gaming industry feel required to imitate stereotypically masculine personality traits if they want to gain recognition in gaming communities, reveals new research from Aalto University School of Business.

The School of Business is funding projects that foster and encourage diversity, inclusivity and equality
Aalto BIZ Case Development Center and Root to Rise project received EDI funding

A human-friendly, giant insect hotel emerged in the middle of the city
Alusta, built from clay and populated by plants, is a sanctuary for pollinators and a meeting place for all living things

An eco-filling to replace down
A hundred years ago, cattail fluff was used as life vest filling – now a Finnish company wants the eco-friendly material for pillows and winter coats.

Question on inclusion introduced in course feedback survey
A student’s sense of belonging is strongly correlated with the ability to learn, motivation, academic self-confidence, academic engagement and achievement. To support the development of an inclusive culture, a question about inclusion will be added to the course feedback survey from the beginning of this academic year.

Aalto gathers monthly to talk equality, diversity and inclusion – Join us!
The monthly discussions gather together personnel to talk about equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) at Aalto University. The goal of the discussions is to increase understanding of diversity in the Aalto community through joint discussion.

For Planet. For People. For Peace.
Estoril Conferences 2022: An International platform for a global dialogue towards a more inclusive and sustainable world

Can women be leaders?
A column published in the business students' magazine Kylteri describes disdainful attitudes towards female students at the School of Business, even though Aalto has zero tolerance for inappropriate behaviour. What is the situation regarding equality in the School of Business and how could it be improved?
