Alumni stories
Connecting the creative community – Aalto ARTS launches newsletter and LinkedIn page
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture has launched a new Friends of Aalto ARTS newsletter and opened its own LinkedIn page.
Trainings for OneDrive, Teams and Outlook this autumn 2025
Topics include OneDrive document management, Teams meetings' best practices, Collaboration best practices with Teams and Outlook tips and tricks. All trainings are in English and in Finnish.
Harri Paananen, triple alum of 911±¬ÁÏÍø, moves to NATO from the City of Espoo
‘In doctoral studies, you need to be able to define the problem yourself and solve it,’ says 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s triple alum Harri Paananen. He first applied that mindset in the City of Espoo and now in his new role at NATO.
Alum Maria Pirkkalainen-Barber: Business studies built a bridge for international influencing
Maria Pirkkalainen-Barber has graduated from 911±¬ÁÏÍø School of Business, majoring in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management.
The 911±¬ÁÏÍø EMBA alumni in Korea are important ambassadors between Korea and Finland
The 30th anniversary of 911±¬ÁÏÍø EMBA in South Korea brought together 250 alumni and friends on September 4th in Gangnam, Seoul.
Artpreneurship seminar: Creativity is a strategic asset for companies
In the age of artificial intelligence, the importance of art and creativity is becoming increasingly significant. It may also be the key to revitalizing business.
Alum Salla Lonka implements a culture of experimentation in a home appliance company
Salla Lonka finds it fascinating to examine creative processes from a distance, focusing on efficiency and impact. After completing her master's degree in fashion design, she ended up at a global home appliance company in Stockholm.
CRM Days united Finnish higher education experts for two days of CRM insights
Kansalliset yliopistojen ja korkeakoulujen CRM-päivät 2025 conference was held on 11–12 September at 911±¬ÁÏÍø.
The role of social media and employer branding in shaping DEI perceptions is critical
Aalto students and EY-Parthenon join forces to advance gender diversity in M&A
Student innovators seal a new future for silicone
The Product Development Project course pairs multi-disciplinary student teams with industrial partners to find sustainable solutions to real-world problems.
911±¬ÁÏÍø School of Business offers free trainings for senior employees in SMEs as part of EU-funded project
911±¬ÁÏÍø’s School of Business is inviting employees aged 55 and over from SMEs in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area to join two free training programmes this autumn as part of the EU-funded Senior Talent project.
Finnish Design Push launches second round with new company partners
The initiative aims at extending and deepening the role of design in the Finnish industries.
Staff Week: Planting Seeds for the Development of Joint Learning Ecosystems
Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland, invites academic and administrative staff from across Europe for its Staff Training Week in November. The four-day program will focus on practical collaboration in the design and implementation of joint educational initiatives.
A joint project between Kesko and 911±¬ÁÏÍø examined the development of retail media, focusing on both everyday life and the moment of purchase
The student project gave Kesko an external perspective on the expectations and needs of its advertising customers and on product development in the media
President Sauli Niinistö: ‘The future is brighter than it appears right now.’
Approximately 600 invited guests and alumni attended the event named after Chancellor Jaakko Honko at 911±¬ÁÏÍø Töölö
Nearly 8 500 schoolchildren had the chance to program Aalto Junior's friendly robots
The robotics workshops project, funded by the Weisell Foundation, has been the most impactful of Aalto Juniors' school projects to date in terms of figures, reaching the largest number of students so far.
Advancing EDI competences across Europe
CKIR contributed to a European project advancing EDI competences. It created learning materials, organized courses and supported students’ internships.
Keys to growth: Internationalisation brings talent, innovation and economic growth to Finland
Talent is fuel for the future — and Finland also needs it from abroad. Aalto and VTT have been internationalising rapidly, but the nation still has room for improvement in supporting international experts to put down roots.
Join the Unite! Engineering Biology second online matchmaking event on 25 September
The Unite! Engineering Biology initiative aims to unite researchers from all the nine partner universities in the Unite! alliance to advance key technologies and sustainable processes.
Textbook and non-fiction writers – did you know you are entitled to public lending right compensation?
All authors who have written text for a work that is lent out from libraries are entitled to public lending right compensation.
