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Aalto University School of Business joins Digital Education Council
The global alliance has a shared vision to drive sustainable innovation

Otaparkki offers smooth parking for campus visitors
The Otaparkki multi-storey car park and other paid parking spaces on the campus provide parking for guests arriving on campus.

Students helped Hilti understand the financial decision-making of its customers
Hilti (Suomi) Oy and the School of Business joined forces to study the economic impact of Hilti's tool service and to improve the sales process of the service with the financial management of the client companies.

Economist: A natural resource tax on hydropower would generate revenue and improve the state of the environment
A natural resource tax would be a way to distribute the costs of environmental protection so that they would not fall solely on electricity consumers

KY nominated Professor Katri Kauppi as Teacher of the Year 2024
Students describe Kauppi’s teaching style as energetic and inspiring

All parties benefit from collaborative projects in education
Students had the opportunity to tackle real-life challenges in the CAPSTONE course on supply chain management

Genuine networking is about meeting people as people
For School of Business alum Jude Kokkonen, people and doing things together is a matter close to his heart

Alum Maija Keskinen: I enjoy learning new things and trying out different roles
Our alum, Maija Keskinen, knew from the start that she wanted to study economics. "Meaningful work to me means being able to serve society and do my part to ensure that decisions made in public administration are based on the highest quality information possible," Keskinen explains.

Aalto Open Science Award Winner 2023 – Aalto Materials Digitalization Platform (AMAD)
We interviewed the AMAD team, winners of the first Aalto Open Science Award.

Minna Halme: At first, sustainability wasn’t taken seriously
'I was told to do a doctoral thesis on a different topic if I want a job 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.

Significant grants for science from the Finnish Cultural Foundation
A total of thirty individuals and research groups from Aalto University received grants from the Finnish Cultural Foundation for science and art. Professors Harri Lipsanen and Zhipei Sun and their team, were awarded a large grant to develop electronic components mimicking the structure and function of the human brain. Among the grantees is also Professor Mikko Alava, whose team is developing water-resistant foams as substitutes for plastic using AI-based methods.

Making creativity happen: new documentary shows how to foster a creative mindset
Companies and organisations can arrange screenings to encourage creativity and experimentation

Otaparkki parking fee will be reduced - further changes to parking on the Otaniemi campus
New changes will be implemented in mid-February

Students helped PwC respond to increasing competition in Tax and Legal Services market
PwC Finland utilises the results of the study in its own strategy work

Aalto granted 178 positions in doctoral education pilot
Most of the positions are in Finnish flagship programme areas

Students analysed the demand for K Group’s wellbeing services in three international markets
Customized student business project explored demand for K Group’s digital services related to wellbeing by analyzing market trends and consumer behavior

Open Educational Resources MOOC for teachers and students
Understand how to use materials with open licences in a copyright-compliant manner.
