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Record number of students completed minor studies in ITP

In ITP 2020, multidisciplinary student teams successfully completed nearly 20 digital business projects in collaboration with public and private organizations.
Cooperation, Studies
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Students working together with laptops.

ITP courses were organised in hybrid teaching model during the exceptional summer

Information Technology Program (ITP), Aalto University’s summer minor program, ran its courses and business projects in a hybrid model during the summer while taking care of everyone’s safety.
Incidents, Studies
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Opetus on käynnissä luokkahuoneessa ja opiskelijat kuuntelevat pöytään nojaavaa opettajaansa.

UNITE! students participated in Aalto University Summer School virtual exchange course

As a pilot for developing short-term mobility Aalto University Summer School opened up its curriculum for UNITE! students. Ten UNITE! students participated in the Digital Business Master Class (6 ECTS) summer course. Engineering students across Europe were keen to complement their degree studies with business knowledge, and the course spots filled quickly. 
Incidents, Studies
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Students participate in virtual teamwork

Will the news anchor of the future be an artificial person?

ITP students developed a concept of an artificial person for Yle.
Studies
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Students sitting in a park having a picnic

Short-term virtual mobility promotes digital learning and collaboration

Students from 25 countries developed their digital collaboration skills on the challenge-based Digital Business Master Class in July 2020.
Cooperation, Studies
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Person sitting on a pink couch in front of a big window holding a laptop

Communication and interaction are essential to boost students' academic performance in online courses

Aalto University Summer School taught its entire curriculum online this summer. Staff and faculty now share their take on online learning.
Campus, Cooperation, Studies, University
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Woman looks at laptop, pad and notebook

Intensive course looks for sustainable design solutions following COVID-19

Health and Wellbeing Architecture Summer Intensive gathers multi-disciplinary perspectives to create new interventions, designs, and policy recommendations for pandemics.
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5G Hack the Mall empowers next generation of innovation

Otaniemi is the international inspiration hub on everything 5G this summer
Cooperation
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Four people sitting in a studio on bright orange sofas discussing

Digital Business Master Class jump-starts entirely online

Intense deep-dive to challenge-based learning is more popular than ever, all online for the first time
Cooperation, Studies, University
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Students sitting in a light-colored building, face-to-face with laptops in colourful chairs

Apply now for the Aalto Ventures Program online summer course

Aalto Ventures Program offers you an online summer course, where participants from around the world come together to create multidimensional experiences. During three weeks of intensive teamwork, you will go from an idea to a validated sustainable business concept, learn by doing, and get to know and understand the startup culture. Throughout the course, you will be working efficiently in an internationally distributed team and using various digital, interactive tools, which will ensure a valuable and enjoyable learning process.
Studies, University
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Students learn about the startup ecosystem in a workshop

Agile transition to online learning in Digital Business Master Class

During the intensive course, students from Aalto and the School of Business’s partner universities deep-dived into different aspects of digital business and completed five projects for partnering companies. A successful mid-course transition to virtual teaching inspired an online version of the course for summer 2020.
Studies
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19 students posing with smiles at the School of Business rooftop terrace.

Preparing for multiple scenarios in challenge-based online teaching

Experiences and thoughts on adaptability and online learning from Aalto University’s staff who manage challenge-based learning programs.
Campus, Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies, University
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A male student sits in a red armchair and gazes into the distance with a Mac laptop on his lap

Creating multidimensional experiences with UN's SDGs

Creating multidimensional experiences is a 3-week-long intensive bootcamp during which students learn to create competitive business concepts that solve some of the biggest global challenges. This year, UN's SDGs are being incorporated into the teaching.
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Group photo from the intensive summer course Creating multidimensional experiences 2019

Aalto University Summer School COVID-19 update

Currently, all summer courses and programs will be held online besides the course Nordic Biomaterials with CHEMARTS.
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Picture of Head of Summer School Laura Sivula in a face mask and a white dress with black dots.

Aalto Summer School 2020: Call for courses and programmes

Aalto Summer School offers summer courses and programmes in an international environment. Otaniemi campus is a destination, which offers all students unforgettable academic experiences. A unified curriculum for the summer period makes it easier for the student to navigate through the course and programme offering.
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A girl with sunglasses paints a wall at Flow festival site

DBMC Alumnus Tyler Spring: ‘The course is an experience you won’t forget’

Tyler Spring attended the Digital Business Master Class in July 2019, and has successfully translated the course insights into positive changes at his work.
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Tyler Spring standing in a harbour at sunset, smiling.