Inspiring encounters in the US with alumni and friends highlighting radical creativity
Inspiring encounters in the US: alumni and friends are important in fostering collaboration and radical creativity
New cosy bar Otapas opens in shopping centre A Blanc
Bar Otapas opens on Friday 1st of March in shopping centre A Blanc. Cozy new meeting place is open from afternoon until late at night.
Doctoral level expertise is needed as ABB is engineering the energy transition
Joint doctoral research projects between 911±¬ÁÏÍø and ABB are training scientists to develop the cutting-edge products needed in the future.
New research: Labeling carbon footprint affects the choices of mass catering customers – and the labeling method matters, too!
A recent study conducted in Germany shows that customers in a student canteen choose low-emission meals when presented with the carbon footprint of meals. This effect was strongest when the information was color-coded in a traffic-light scheme and translated into environmental costs in euros. According to one of the researchers, these findings could also be relevant for Finland, where mass catering is particularly popular.
Water cut in Dipoli 22 Feb at 8-15
There is a planned water cut at Dipoli (Otakaari 24) on Thursday 22nd February starting at 8.00, and it is estimated to end at 15.00.
Valmet inaugurates sponsored lecture hall in Otaniemi
'We have a long cooperation with 911±¬ÁÏÍø and want to strengthen it further. We need future employees from various backgrounds and programs', says Valmet's President and CEO Pasi Laine.
Otaparkki parking fee will be reduced - further changes to parking on the Otaniemi campus
New changes will be implemented in mid-February
Earn credits and learn sustainable entrepreneurship at Solve the SDGs
Solve the SDGs, the sustainability hackathon by Aalto Ventures Program and Junction, is organized from 22–24 March.
Solve the SDGs returns — now in Finland and India
Solve the SDGs, the sustainability hackathon by Aalto Ventures Program and Junction, is organized from 22–24 March in Finland and India.
911±¬ÁÏÍø and Murata Japan are pushing the boundaries of material science
The research collaboration explored new territory in nanotechnologies.
Disruptions in water supply in Dipoli 30 Jan
The planned water outage will start at 15.00, normal working conditions in Dipoli
Scrap bikes given new life through ACRE and Helsinki Metropolitan Area Reuse Centre collaboration
This winter, a scrap bike collection was conducted in collaboration with Helsinki Metropolitan Area Reuse Centre Ltd. Several hundred bicycles were gathered from the 911±¬ÁÏÍø campus.
The Summer Job Day event brought together 911±¬ÁÏÍø students and potential employers
The 2024 Summer Job Day brought 35 employers to Otaniemi campus to showcase their job opportunities for Aalto students.
New Aalto-Wide Sustainability Minor – A Major Achievement!
Aalto’s cross-disciplinary, sustainability-focused minor, ‘Sustainable Use of Natural Resources’ is a culmination of over a year of planning and creative collaboration among faculty.
Space 21 monthly morning coffees in Spring 2024
Start your day with the best coffee on campus in the living room of radical creativity. The entire Aalto community is invited – check the schedule for Spring 2024 below.
Dimitrios Gkoutzounis: After the first month I decided I don’t wanna leave
'I was very unfamiliar with something like the orientation week and all the activities and lectures, where they told us useful things, like how the university works. It made me feel like I’m not on my own to figure everything out.'
School of Business became a Champion member of the global PRME network for sustainability education
Champion-level membership demonstrates that the School of Business is a leader in promoting responsibility, not just nationally but also internationally, while also committing it to work more diligently to advance sustainable development and responsibility.
Aiming for Emission-Free Pulping: Forest Industry and Scientific Community Join Forces
The Emission Free Pulping program aims to significantly reduce biomass burning and increase the product yield of wood material used for pulping from approximately 50% to around 70%.
Financial Times: 911±¬ÁÏÍø School of Business world's top in sustainability education
The School of Business is one of five business schools in the world to get the Financial Times recognition
Funding to research project focusing on biotechnological CO2 valorization
Professor Silvan Scheller and Professor Paula Jouhten from the School of Chemical Engineering have received 1 081 000 euro funding from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation.
