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How to succeed in corporate collaboration and in getting Business Finland funding
Based on feedback from Aalto University鈥檚 company partners, we have gathered some tips on how to succeed in funding calls requiring their participation.
Unite! Students Strengthen Communication and Collaboration Skills in International Workshops
Aalto students joined peers from five other European universities in workshops and discussions on collaboration, communication, and responsibility.
Aalto Internal Funding Call 2026 - For Cooperation Initiatives with the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Aalto is offering financial support for cooperation initiatives with TUM for the year 2026.
Register for the Transregional Online Living Labs Day 2026
Join Unite!鈥檚 international, online conference to explore how University Campus Living Labs connect research, education and practice.
Hannu Martola appointed as Chair of the Aalto University Alumni Network Board
The board鈥檚 new members are Esa Arola, Eila Lindroos and Terttu Sopanen. Continuing members are Ari Bertula, Ossi Leikola, Laura Nikola and Katja Soini.
Design strengthens industrial competitiveness 鈥 human-centered factory work at the core
Factory work is undergoing a transformation: new technologies and artificial intelligence are changing the content and roles of work. Aalto University鈥檚 Department of Design is studying this change from a human-centered perspective in the HiFive project.
Alum Ding Ma: 'I want to represent a new-era Mayor'
Ding Ma, who will start as the Mayor of Savonlinna at the age of 37, studied Information and Service Management at the School of Business.
Join us for Demo Day 2026 - March 4 at A Grid
On March 4th, A Grid is the place to be because Aalto Startup Center x A Grid Demo Day will be taking place.
Call for applications: Experience the Silicon Valley mindset at UC Berkeley entrepreneurship bootcamp
Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers have an opportunity to join the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship bootcamp at UC Berkeley, flights and accommodation costs covered, in August 2026.
Eden Telila's master's thesis contributed to Ramboll's geotechnical toolkit
Geoengineering alum Eden Telila helped Ramboll automate manual tasks.
Join a Unite! matchmaking event on forging new consortia for Horizon Europe applications
Calling researchers and industry partners to connect at a virtual matchmaking session designed to spark project collaborations for Horizon Europe funding. Registration deadline, 12 March.
Apply Now: Unite! Visiting Professorships at TU Graz
TU Graz, Austria, invites experienced postdoctoral researchers to apply for two fully funded visiting professorships. The deadline for expressions of interest is 20 February 2026, and the positions will begin on 1 October 2026.
Stop applying for jobs and build your own startup instead at Ignite
Applications for the Ignite summer accelerator program 2026 are open. Apply by March 8.
A Bloc becomes a 鈥渓iving lab鈥 for Aalto students: Entrepreneurial Futures course and Cafetoria join forces in pop-up collaboration
A Bloc鈥檚 pop-up space turned into a hands-on learning environment when Entrepreneurial Futures course and Cafetoria co-created a pop-up.
Join Start to Finnish 鈥 A self-study course on Finnish working life
Join this free online course to deepen your understanding of the Finnish working environment, especially its legal and regulatory aspects.
What drives success in the film and audiovisual industries? New research to support growth and competitiveness
Aalto University Department of Film is leading a 鈧1.6 million Co-Innovation research project, SmartSuccessAV, funded by Business Finland. The project aims to gain new research-based knowledge on how success in the Film and AV industry is managed and how decision-making is structured as production, financing, and distribution structures change.
Aaltonians' discounts and events 2026
Aalto community members are offered discounts on various services and events.
鈥淟anguage-aware and language-supported teaching requires dialogue, collaboration, and effective tools.鈥 Expert perspectives on organizing language-aware and language-supported teaching higher education institutions
Educa, the largest education event in the Nordic countries, was held at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Center on January 23鈥24, 2026. The project 鈥淟anguage-supported Knowledge Pathways for Immigrants in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area,鈥 co-funded by the European Union, organized a panel at the event titled 鈥淭oward Language-Supported and Language-Aware Higher Education.鈥 In this article, you can read expert perspectives from the panel as well as learn more about the 鈥淟anguage-Supported Knowledge Pathways鈥 project.
Go from student to founder this summer at Ignite
Apply now. Ignite is a 10-week summer program designed to transform ambitious students into founders.
New Innovation Postdoc programme launching this spring in Aalto
Innovation Postdoc launching this spring for researchers eager to turn cutting-edge research into real-world impact.
