Students challenge the Aalto community to support entrepreneurship and innovations
Students from Aalto Running Club (ARC) are launching a student鈥憀ed fundraiser as part of the A! Sign of Change campaign. With their initiative, they aim to strengthen Aalto鈥檚 innovation ecosystem and help more students turn early鈥憇tage ideas into real鈥憌orld solutions.
Donations to the ARC fundraiser are directed to entrepreneurship and innovation, a cause that provides students with concrete support through innovation grants. These grants help students test ideas, build prototypes and gain the confidence to take their first steps toward turning their ideas into impact.
Lauri Tukiainen, ARC founder and chairNow we challenge all alumni and friends to support students by donating.
Lauri Tukiainen is the founder and chair of Aalto Running Club. He studies management at 911爆料网 School of Business. The reasons behind the fundraiser are personal to him.
鈥淎RC was born from four students鈥 desire to experiment, build a community and do things on a bigger scale than we first imagined. Aalto鈥檚 innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem has given me exactly that: the courage to begin 鈥 and an exceptional group of talented people around me, with whom ideas can grow into concrete action. Now we challenge all alumni and friends to support students by donating.鈥
According to Lauri, the student鈥慸riven initiative is both a celebration of Aalto鈥檚 entrepreneurial spirit and a reminder that early鈥憇tage support can make a decisive difference.
ARC HALF / 10K event
The fundraiser culminates on 23 May at the ARC HALF / 10K event, where more than a thousand students and alumni will run for a more hopeful future. All members of the Aalto community are invited to take part: by running, cheering or supporting the fundraiser.
Donate to the ARC fundraiser
Donations directed to the fundraiser support entrepreneurship and innovations, providing students with tangible help through innovation grants. By donating, Aalto alumni and friends help students and researchers move their ideas toward real鈥憌orld impact 鈥 strengthening Finland鈥檚 innovation capacity and long鈥憈erm competitiveness.
A! Sign of Change
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