The opening ceremony of Aalto University's academic year 2020–2021, Aalto Day One, was implemented as a new kind of virtual event due to the exceptional situation. Both students and staff as well as university alumni and partners were invited to come along.
The opening ceremony, almost similar to a television broadcast, was held from a studio built on the university campus in Otaniemi. Competence from the various fields of the university was applied in the production, from videos to interviews. As before, the students acted as hosts and they were responsible for the look and feel and visualisations of the broadcast.
Prior to the live broadcast, new students were received in their own warm-up, and through a pre-opened message box, anyone could pass on their greetings to both current and new Aaltoes.
During the event, there was a lively discussion on the Aalto community's chat channels. The event was followed by more than 2,000 new and current friends of Aalto University.
Thank you for joining Aalto Day One!
Return to the speeches and moods of the opening ceremony with the recording!
Photos Mikko Raskinen, Aalto-yliopisto
Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko and Chair of the Aalto University Student Union Olli Kesseli also spoke at the academic year opening. The opening ceremony was held online.
The impact of last spring’s exceptional situation is reflected in the work of all the awarded teams.
Professor of Signal Processing Visa Koivunen was appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor at the opening ceremony of the academic year. The title is granted to a professor whose scientific merits are exceptionally significant.
