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Aalto alumni from leading strategy consulting firms share their views on Aalto鈥檚 new strategy
Overall, the alumni viewed the strategy materials as meticulously prepared and Aalto鈥檚 purpose and values as inspiring and visionary. The strategy was especially applauded for involving hundreds of people from the Aalto community in the process. The alumni also shared six potential development areas for the strategy.
Towards carbon-neutrality in metal production 鈥 new 鈧18 million project to develop solutions for reducing CO2 emissions
Metal processing industry has the greatest greenhouse gas reduction potential of Finland's manufacturing industries. Joint project between companies and universities is a significant step towards carbon-neutral metal production.
Campus is just a click away
The new virtual campus tour allows users to experience the Aalto University campus from anywhere in the world.
Otaniemi鈥檚 shopping centre will be renamed A Blanc
The renovation of the beautiful building designed by Alvar Aalto will be completed by summer.
Aalto University rises in ranking for international outlook
Times Higher Education鈥檚 listing for the most international universities ranked Aalto 35th in the world.
Edible shock- and heat-resistant wood foam could replace plastic packaging
A new bio-based material could replace substances such as Styrofoam and bubble wrap. Artificial intelligence is being used to the development of the material.
Universities preparing to organise entrance examinations on campuses
Applicants will be informed of how the entrance examinations will be carried out by 16 March.
European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Finnish Forum webinar on 25th January
One of the speakers is Karel Luyben, the first president of the EOSC Association and a member of board at Aalto University.
New starts at the Kemira Boot Camp
Kemira together with the School of Chemical Engineering organized a Boot Camp for the students of Aalto University.
Increased number of applicants for English-language bachelor鈥檚 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.
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.
New funding to commercialise high-tech liquid-repelling coatings
New funding to get damage-resistant, liquid-repelling surfaces out of the laboratory and onto solar panels, skis, and more
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鈥檚 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.
The Academy of Finland decided on roadmap for research infrastructures
Aalto University is involved in ten research infrastructures selected for the national roadmap for 2021鈥2024, which support the university's seven research areas.
Virtual training laboratory AALTOLAB was awarded as the Teaching Act of the year
The School of Chemical Engineering has traditionally awarded particularly distinguished persons and working groups at the 鈥淒ean's gl枚gg鈥 in December. The awards were selected from four categories of good options: education, research, service work and promoting collaboration.
