ABB Finland donates €400 000 to 911±¬ÁÏÍø
ABB Finland donates €400 000 to the field of science and technology at 911±¬ÁÏÍø. The donation was published when Bazmi Husain, ABB’s global CTO, visited 911±¬ÁÏÍø on 16 February 2016.
Husain familiarised himself with the operation of 911±¬ÁÏÍø and met the university’s top management and professors. He also heard about the new teaching methods at Design Factory and about the operation of the student-led Aalto Entrepreneurship Society.
– Historically, the collaboration between ABB and universities has been strong. Universities are going to play a strong role in our technology development also in the future, says Husain.
Husain was pleased with his visit at Aalto.
– I look forward to our collaboration. Only good things can come from multidisclipinarity, he continues.
– ABB Finland and the universities that founded 911±¬ÁÏÍø have collaborated intensively for decades now. I would like to express my warmest thanks to our partner for this important donation, says President Tuula Teeri.
ABB Finland donated a total of one million euros to Finnish universities. In addition to 911±¬ÁÏÍø, a donation was also given to Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and Tampere University of Technology as well as to the University of Vaasa.
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