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How Nokia changed the world
Much has been said about the fall of Nokia, but what can we learn from its successes?

鈥淟eft outside in the rain鈥: The story behind the stories of the Nokia Design Archive
In a strange twist of fate, a team of Aalto University researchers found themselves responsible for two decades of Nokia鈥檚 best kept design secrets.

Apply for Unite! seed funding to foster collaborative teaching and research
Financial boost for collaborative ideas from teachers and researchers across the Unite! alliance of nine European universities. Apply now!

Students voted: more relaxation facilities on campus
The winner of the 2024 inclusive budgeting vote was announced at the end of November. Students voted massage chairs as the winner.

Changes in the credit transfer to the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration
The School of Business generally accepts to bachelor's and master's degrees only studies completed elsewhere that are part of degree education.

Changes in V盲re lockers
All student lockers in V盲re will be turned into short term lockers. The change is based on an analysis of the usage logs and has been discussed with student representatives.

Apply for seed funding for student collaboration across Unite! universities
Get up to 20 000 Euros for a collaborative project.

Aalto University secures funding for critical green transition research
Granted by the Research Council of Finland, the funding will accelerate research in energy systems, microelectronics and sustainable cities

Call for early-career academics interested in expanding their international network
We are looking for early-career academics to host international colleagues from eight European universities at the Unite! Dialogue event in October 2025.

A Flexible Biorefinery using Machine Learning
Biorefineries convert biomass, such as wood, annual plants or agricultural into products and energy. Research teams in Finland and Germany aim to maximize such product output for a more holistic valorization of our natural resources. The development of these new processes is often slow because they require optimization of many factors. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) can help us accelerate such a development drastically.
The winner of Aalto University's Open Science Award 2024 is AALTOLAB Virtual Laboratories
The winner of Aalto University's Open Science Award winner for 2024 has been chosen.

Doctoral student representatives for 2025 appointed
Doctoral students are represented in the Schools' Doctoral programme committees and in the Aalto University's Doctoral Education Working Group (DEWG)

New Computer Engineering major focuses on electrical engineering, electronics and information technology
Computer Engineering offers diverse and meaningful career paths that allow you to contribute to the future of society and technology.

Aalto University launches fundraising campaign with aim of raising 鈧30 million as university celebrates 15th anniversary
With the donations, Aalto will be able to respond better to the growing needs of high-quality education, research and innovation

Aalto computer scientists in SODA2025 and SOSA2025
Department of Computer Science papers accepted to the ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA2025) and SIAM Symposium on Simplicity in Algorithms (SOSA25).

Lauri Ehanti appointed Head of Investments
Ehanti will be responsible for the investment portfolio and investment strategy

Learn more about dual-use products and technologies - welcome to the new course in spring 2025
Dual-use of products is more relevant now than ever before. A new course on dual-use products and technologies is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Summer School Teacher Interview: 鈥楾he future will be shaped by AI and ML in ways we can only begin to imagine鈥
Dariush Salami is teaching the brand new summer course Intro to AI and Machine Learning (ML) by Aalto University Summer School, and hopes that students will leave the course with a sense of excitement and curiosity about the potential of AI and ML 鈥 and a clear understanding of how they can contribute to the field.

Alum Janette Malmstr枚m: A business strategist guiding companies through change
At Monitor Deloitte, Janette excels not only in project management but also in providing valuable strategic insight to clients.
