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It's time to nominate a candidate for Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award by end of September

The award is granted yearly to teams addressing unique challenges and striving for sustainable value creation and superior performance. Get nominating an award recipient by end of September!
Building 2030 - Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2023
Building 2030 -group won Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2023.

Aalto University invites suggestions for Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award winners. The award is granted yearly to teams addressing unique challenges and striving for sustainable value creation and superior performance. Nominate an award recipient by September 30, 2024!

The award is given to teams that do pioneering work in the following areas:

  • education development,
  • to improve the excellence and impact of research and artistic activity; 
  • and to enable the international success of the Aalto University community.

The awarded activity can:

  • be cross-border activity that fuels and brings on the success of others.
  • develop an ethically sustainable and responsible culture and way of working.
  • involve key stakeholder groups in the development of operations, taking into account the views and expectations of all stakeholder groups.
  • promote creativity and excellence in the Aalto University community.
  • build on previous knowledge and experience, and use resources wisely and efficiently.

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Building 2030 - Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2023

The Building 2030 wants to make Finland's construction industry the most reliable in the world

The Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2023 was awarded to the Building 2030 consortium, led by Olli Seppänen and Antti Peltokorven, which includes 21 companies.

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Award-winning teams work together

Aalto Pioneering Excellence Awards were granted ɫɫÀ² teams that do pioneering work to develop the quality and excellence of operations.

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Aalto University Pioneering Excellence Award, photo: Mikko Raskinen.

Aalto Pioneering Excellence awards given to School of Arts, Design and Architecture communications team and School of Engineering Majakka project

An Honorable Mention was given to the Aalto Thesis project of the School of Business, which focuses on the development of theses.

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Sanna Suoranta elected Computer Science teacher of the year 2025

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