Idaliina Friman is the winner of the Designers’ Nest competition
The visually impressive collection made versatile use of recycled material.
Otaniemi’s shopping centre will be renamed A Blanc
The renovation of the beautiful building designed by Alvar Aalto will be completed by summer.
Creating sounds and raising the bar - an interview with Film Sound Designer Iivo Korhonen
Mundane sounds support the characters' personality and Iivo Korhonen is the one recording them. He encourages everyone to dream big, because sometimes that may become your reality.
Wooden Käpylä is an example of resource-wise wood construction
A new book celebrates the hundred-year-old unique wooden house area in Helsinki and tells the story of the multidimensional area.
Aalto's art books gain international recognition
Four publications published by Aalto ARTS Books have been awarded in the ICMA Awards international competition for creative media.
Aalto University rises in ranking for international outlook
Times Higher Education’s listing for the most international universities ranked Aalto 35th in the world.
Creating original and aesthetically sustainable designs
From fellow design students to business partners, Jukka Jokinen and Heikki Konu's vases are available in the Aalto University Shop.
Hanna Renvall: Being a professor and working in the emergency room at the same time teaches ‘what kinds of questions our research should seek to answer’
Hanna Renvall has a shared professorship at Aalto University and the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), she serves as Director at the BioMag laboratory and is also the Deputy Director of the Philomela choir
OPEN CALL: Investment round: up to 2M€ for innovative sustainable energy projects / deadline 15.3.2021
Deadline: 15.3.2021
KIC involved: InnoEnergy
Scope: project must fit one of the 8 call categories (see below)
Funding: up to 2M€ / project including up to 1M€ for applied research
See all criteria listed below
For more info, contact Aalto EIT project manager Petri Allekotte petri.allekotte@aalto.fi
KIC involved: InnoEnergy
Scope: project must fit one of the 8 call categories (see below)
Funding: up to 2M€ / project including up to 1M€ for applied research
See all criteria listed below
For more info, contact Aalto EIT project manager Petri Allekotte petri.allekotte@aalto.fi
‘Materials shape our understanding of the environment’
Dissertation of the Month: Bilge AktaÅŸ believes that if we start paying more attention to what happens in the world beyond humans, we can start repairing our relationship with the environment.
Universities preparing to organise entrance examinations on campuses
Applicants will be informed of how the entrance examinations will be carried out by 16 March.
Increased number of applicants for English-language bachelor’s programmes
Results will be published early June.
Aalto Students and employer organizations met virtually at Aalto Talent Expo Online
Aalto Talent Expo Online was organized between 12th - 14th of January 2021. Thousands of online visit occurred during webinars and video meetings.
Fashion Design graduates among finalists in the Designers' Nest competition
Graduates from Fashion Design are once again paving the way for Finnish fashion design with their innovative and unique collections.
Aalto granted 15.4 million euros for profiling
The objective is to produce revolutionary expertise in four areas: AI-driven healthcare, Computational imagination, Co-innovating circular systems and Leading for creativity
All Aalto students have access to gender studies
Hilma network offers courses for the students and training for teachers.
Aalto community collaborated in identifying emerging trends affecting our strategic choices
Over 100 weak signals and trends were gathered from the Aalto community during the first University Preview process.
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2021
In a world of plenty, what is wise to design for the next generations? This year's theme is Resource wisdom, and a university-wide event will take place in September 2021.
Aalto University attracted a record number of applications to master's programmes
More than 6000 applications for Aalto's master's programmes.
Aalto University Bioinnovation Centre launching
Aalto University’s Bioinnovation Centre will be established with the grant amounting over 10 million euros received from Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. Bioinnovation Centre will start its operation in 2021 by the recruitment of a professor enabled by the grant and opening the first call for the doctoral school supported by the grant.
