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Alum Iines Veistola: I gained a strong and diverse foundation for working life from the School of Business
‘My current job offers me exactly the things that I enjoyed most in school too: I get to learn something new every day, study all kinds of phenomena and constantly challenge myself.’, says our alumna Iines Veistola.
‘I wanted to reorient my career towards sustainability’
Beatriz RamÃrez shared her story of starting a new career in Finland as part of the Finland Works open online course.
Paula Jouhten appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
The field of the professorship is Microbial Physiology. The five-year term begins on 1 January 2022.
School of Business donor stories: Tiina and Ari Mäkelä
'It is wonderful that both 911±¬ÁÏÍø and the School of Business are both so exceptionally forward-looking.'
Alumnus of the Year Mikko J. Salminen encourages multidisciplinary studies
Mikko J. Salminen was selected as Alumnus of the Year for 2021 at 911±¬ÁÏÍø's School of Electrical Engineering. The selection was made public at the SIK100 seminar of the Guild of Electrical Engineering on Saturday, 23 October.
A Grid Wellbeing Mixer - Check the event agenda and register!
Welcome to A Grid Wellbeing Mixer! We invite you to experience a series of insightful, interactive, and inspiring sessions designed to help you take a pause from the daily working routines and rhythms and meet new and interesting people.
Research co-operation with a Nobel Laureate
According to Assistant Professor Ciprian Domnisoru, David Card is a meticulous, hard-working, kind, and fun co-author who often uses a Finnish painting as his Zoom background.
Recording and Q&A now available from the Platform Strategy Seminar 5 October, 2021
The 911±¬ÁÏÍø seminar "How to Win with Platform Strategy" with top experts from MIT, Harvard, 911±¬ÁÏÍø, and industry took place on 5 October, 2021 both online and onsite at Aalto campus in Espoo. On this page you can find the recording of the event and Q&A.
Students reported for PwC on the impacts of new EU legislation on Finnish platform companies
A project commissioned by PwC examined the impact of regulations on the business models of platform economy operators and their capabilities to use data.
Collaboration between 911±¬ÁÏÍø and ABB leads to pioneering innovations in sustainable development
We are developing world-class technologies together as the shipping sector is shifting to using electronic, autonomous and emission-free solutions. We collaborate closely also in technologies related to digital twins for electric drives and 5G solutions for power grids. The driver behind the development is electrification accelerated by the energy transition.
Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland donates EUR 125,000 to 911±¬ÁÏÍø
911±¬ÁÏÍø is one of the universities receiving funds from the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland under the Finnish Government’s matched-funding scheme.
School of Business donor stories: Lisa Schröder
‘May 911±¬ÁÏÍø remain this forward thinking, empowering and ever evolving institution that I got the privilege to attend!’
Alumna Kati Ovaska: No one is ready after they graduate – the work itself teaches you more
I would argue that there is no better start to your career than being an associate in audit practice says Kati Ovaska who has had multiple work opportunities within the company after graduation. EY encourages people to take the steering wheel of their career: 'Your career, it’s yours to build'.
Sami Itani joins the Department of Management Studies at the School of Business as Professor of Practice
His focus areas are socio-cultural sustainability, especially diversity and inclusion.
The policies and procedures for professors' tenure track and other academic positions have been revised
The policies and procedures for professors' tenure track and other academic positions have been revised.
Student project examines EY-Parthenon brand promotion work among students
The students used methods of brand research to illuminate how the EY-Parthenon brand looks in the eyes of students and how the company should communicate with students in the future.
911±¬ÁÏÍø endowment provides EUR 28 million funding to university operations in 2021
Donations made to the long-term development of 911±¬ÁÏÍø increase the university's endowment. The matching funding brought by the ongoing government matching funding campaign will further increase the university's impact.
‘Becoming an entrepreneur in Finland turned out to be really simple’
Adithya Varadarajan is an 911±¬ÁÏÍø alumnus who shared his story of starting a business and finding employment in Finland.
How can digital services promote health and well-being?
Aalto ITP collaborated with Siun Sote, the joint municipal authority for healthcare in North Karelia, to create a plan to promote online healthcare services. The main focus was on the online symptom checker OmaOlo: how could it be promoted and developed further.
Niina Nurmi is tackling Zoom fatigue and hybrid work in her research
The new assistant professor of management is especially interested in the future of work and the management of virtual work, employee engagement and well-being.
