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Professor Emeritus Herbert Sixta: 鈥淭he most important task of a professor is to educate young people, to help them build their career鈥
After an extensive career in academia and the forest-based industries, Professor Herbert Sixta has retired. Having worked in Austria for 25 years, Sixta arrived 色色啦 in 2007, where his research in biorefineries helped create, among other things, the Ioncell process, a technology that turns used textiles, pulp, and paper into new textile fibres sustainably and without chemicals.
More than 12 000 applicants in joint application to Finnish and Swedish degree programmes
Applicants鈥 interest in Aalto University鈥檚 bachelor鈥檚 programmes remains strong.
Charlotte Zborowski and Pedro Silva start as Data Agents at the School of Chemical Engineering
Aalto research data management network has two new members, Charlotte Zborowski and Pedro Silva. Their aim is to support data management practices at the School of Chemical Engineering.
Mets盲 Group donates 160聽000 euros 色色啦 University
The donation has been allocated to the field of technology within the framework of the Finnish government鈥檚 match funding campaign.
Master's student Akseli Rautakorpi: 鈥滳hemistry plays a central role in solving our biggest societal problems"
Akseli Rautakorpi chose Chemistry and Materials Science as his Bachelor's major. Currently, Akseli is studying and working part-time as a member of a research team.
Aalto University endowment provided EUR 31 million in 2021 to fund education and research
Progress towards carbon neutral endowment portfolio continued in 2021
Aalto University has set its sights firmly on building a sustainable future
Board approved the Annual Board Report and Financial Statements for 2021
Unite! presents its strategic roadmap towards open science in the digital age
The roadmap includes objectives, recommendations and actions that Aalto and the other universities of the alliance can promote to make Unite! a European driver of open science and innovation by 2023.
Welcome to hear the latest news from Sustainable Campus!
Do you want to know more about the Carbon Neutral Campus 2030 project? Or about the biodiversity in campus nature? Do you need to calm down and take a silent moment without IT devices? You are welcome to join our Sustainable Campus event on 24th March!
Medals of Honour of the President of the Republic of Finland to Reetta Karinen and Annika Tuomola
Two Presidential Medals of Honour have been awarded to the School of Chemical Engineering.
Aalto University offers study rights without fees and with scholarships to Ukraine鈥檚 university students
Support for at least 40 Ukrainian students and students who have received asylum from Ukraine
New horizons for Unite!
The two new partners Graz University of Technology and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology presented themselves to the Unite! community during the 5th Dialogue.
African European scientific partnership to tackle future critical materials shortages
A collaborative African European project RESTART dedicated to the implementation of a full value chain for recycling end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic solar panels has begun.
Space 21 coordinator Jason Selvarajan encourages everyone to experiment
Get to know Jason Selvarajan, coordinator of Space 21, Aalto's new project space
Mimi Tran used the open university path in technology to transfer from beauty and cosmetics to engineering
Second-year chemical engineering student Mimi Tran graduated in 2019 as a beauty care professional, but wanted to continue studying and developing her skills. Currently, Mimi is pursuing a major in bioproducts with a minor in industrial engineering and management.
Multifunctional Materials Design: highlights of 2021 and aspirations for 2022
Overview of research group achievements and future plans
We strive to provide support to those affected by the war in Ukraine
Updates to the actions Aalto University is taking in response to the war
How to lead and educate for the future?
Aalto's capacity building project experiments with methods, which may help us become more capable of implementing systemic changes
Empower your international career - online sessions with Unite!
Unite! partner universities offer online sessions that will help students further their knowledge on the labor market, with particular focus on international careers.
