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Specialisation programme in film and television dramaturgy met a need in the field
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture at Aalto University organised a specialization programme in film and television dramaturgy, offering screenwriting professionals the opportunity to deepen their expertise in expert roles related to audiovisual storytelling.
A digital twin in the mining industry gets a machine learning boost
Optimizing and visualizing the mining process requires combining physics and data-driven approaches.
‘Sport is the most important useless thing in the world’
Tero Tiitu, three-time world floorball champion, shared his experiences of combining studies, competitive sport and working life
Low-emission local energy enhances campus energy self-sufficient
The solution relies on combining local production and the district heating system, as well as low-temperature and cooling networks.
Keys to growth: How a student satellite became Finland’s new success story
In this article series, we highlight Aalto University’s work as a builder of a better society.
Give feedback on EXAM-electronic examination service and take part in a prize draw
The survey is open until 20 April 2025.
Pedagogical research on business education is useful for the development of university teaching
The study highlights the importance of appropriate workload and quality of teaching in helping students to adopt a deep learning approach
Heikki Poutanen: Insights from my life and the philosophy of the new People Know it Better fund
An alumnus of Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Heikki Poutanen talks in his own words about his life, career and leadership philosophy. With the substantial donation of Mr. Poutanen, Aalto University established the Heikki Poutanen People Know it Better Leadership Fund in 2024, the funds of which will be used to support teaching and research in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management in line with Poutanen's leadership philosophy.
Finnish forest industry is renewing through academic research and innovation
The FinnCERES Flagship is advancing long-term, high-impact research that drives innovation, economic growth, and societal development towards a sustainable bioeconomy.
Alternative investments play a growing role – equality also discussed at Aalto University conference
The School of Business supported a conference organised by the Department of Finance with an equality grant
Aalto AI Assistant available now to students - learn the features - AI Training coming soon
Ai.aalto.fi is now open for students. New features added: Document chats, save your chats etc.
Develop your skills free of charge – the application period for FITech’s summer courses is now open
FITech's summer course offering includes over 100 courses, more than 20 of which are offered by Aalto.
Call for doctoral student tutors, May 2025
Sign-up to be a tutor for new doctoral students as part of the Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days!
Maarintie 8 as a pilot for the recycling campaign
Maarintie 8 has been selected as a pilot site for Aalto's sorting campaign.
Is AI truly creative? Turns out creativity is in the eye of the beholder
The more we see of a creative act, the more creative we judge it to be. Researchers think these findings could change the way we design AI.
Wuorio Prize for Young Architects awarded to Nhung Pham
Nhung Pham's thesis addresses the adaptability of housing through game methods.
Doctoral thesis on nuclear fusion at over one hundred million degrees Celsius awarded European physics prize
Henri Kumpulainen's PhD thesis found out how to best predict the behaviour of fusion energy materials in temperatures of over one hundred million degrees Celsius.
Aalto University maintained strong academic performance and international recognition in 2024
University board approved the Annual Board Report and Financial Statements for 2024
Aalto University endowment provided EUR 41 million in 2024 for education and research
The university endowment portfolio returned 11.2%
