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Sustainability is an increasingly important part of international business
Companies can work as change agents, Assistant Professor Tiina Ritvala says.
Cornell University will be CEMS’ first academic member in the US
CEMS, the Global Alliance in Management Education, with 32 leading business schools and more than 70 corporate and social partners forms a unique educational alliance. In December, CEMS announced collaboration with Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, which will be the first business school in the US to join CEMS.
Helsinki ICT network: Positions for Exceptional Doctoral Students
We offer the possibility to join world-class research groups, with multiple interesting research projects to choose from.
Learning analytics and digital footprints reveal the pathways and quagmires of learning and teaching
A tremendous amount of digital data is produced from teaching and studying, such as on the kinds of courses students are registering for, the study modules they are building, and the way they are using the MyCourses learning environment.
A new measurement method for strong analgesics can reduce poisoning and overdose deaths
The effects of tramadol vary individually. Now they can be monitored more accurately by quick measuring of drug concentrations.
An exhibition at Oodi takes the visitor on tour into the library infrastructure
Art project by post-doctoral researcher Samir Bhowmik at Aalto University makes the hidden data and labour visible to the library goers.
Machine learning helps design new materials
By allowing scientist to accurately predict how novel materials will behave under pressure for the first time, a machine learning algorithm developed in an collaboration between Aalto and University of Tampere could open up new methods for designing materials.
EIASM's and graduate school KATAJA’s cooperative international EDEN course is as popular as ever
The course provides doctoral students with in-depth knowledge and skills for conducting case studies and justifying their choices.
Aalto student wins the Finnish Design Academy logo competition
The Finnish Design Academy logo competition was won by Veera Kesänen, student in the Visual Communication Design programme.
A year long wait is over - the Suomi 100 satellite was launched into space
The Suomi 100 satellite, part of Finland’s centenary celebration programme, was built at Aalto University and was launched into space on board the Falcon 9 rocket. The launch took place from California at 20.32 Finnish time.
HAIC Student Scholarships supported by F-Secure and Huawei
Continued donations from F-Secure and Huawei support scholarships for Master's students
Aalto speeds up development of ecological textile fibres with new pilot plant
With this new equipment, the output of Ioncell fibre can increase up to a hundredfold, enabling cooperation with even more companies.
Take Finland’s lead and choose clothes you don’t have to feel guilty about
An Aalto University-designed and -produced dress made of birch trees shows how one day we will all look—and feel—good in sustainable fabrics
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS FOR ACADEMY PROFESSOR
Academy Professor Matti Keloharju is looking for academically strong, dedicated students who have the potential to develop into excellent researchers.
The Kone Foundation grants for academic researchers at ARTS
A total of over 578 800 euro was awarded to research projects at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
District heating can be produced without fossil fuels in Finland – even in Helsinki
The change is possible through the use of heat pumps, wind power, heat storage and demand response.
VR art installation "The State of Darkness" explores the experience of co-presence
The State of Darkness - a biosensor driven VR art installation will have its premiere at International Conference for Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) in Dublin.
Introducing Bassam El Baroni, Assistant Professor in Curating and Mediating Art
Bassam came É«É«À² in May 2018 from the Dutch Art Institute MA program at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Clear user experience goals behind Rolls-Royce Marine's Red Dot design award
The concept of UX goals, developed by Aalto University, were essential to the success of Rolls-Royce Marine's user experience team in designing the award-winning solution.
Aalto Visual Communication Design student shortlisted for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Award
Adina Renner’s project ‘Wall of Silence’ places alongside the Guardian and the Washington Post as one of the most beautiful data visualisations of 2018.
