News | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/50446/feed News listing en New Fundamentals: ELLIS Institute Finland launches with bold scientific ambitions /en/news/new-fundamentals-ellis-institute-finland-launches-with-bold-scientific-ambitions Wed, 28 May 2025 10:19:23 +0000 Amanda Alvarez 1317031 at /en AI and ML for transforming R&D, enhancing human-AI teamwork, and creating exciting new science Digitalisation and AI Innovations Technology and engineering Collaboration University Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) machine learning donations events technology artificial intelligence computing research universities Cooperation Press releases Research & Art University Group of people standing in a room holding a ribbon, with presentation screen and institute banner in the background. Borealis introduced working life to international students: 'We learned from them, too' /en/news/borealis-introduced-working-life-to-international-students-we-learned-from-them-too Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:39:46 +0000 Kaisa Paasivirta 1308243 at /en The sixth edition of the Aalto International Talent group mentoring programme brought together over 150 international students and 14 companies. Collaboration working life Cooperation Aalto International Talent -ohjelman osallistujia vierailulla mentoriyrityksessään. Finnish forest industry is renewing through academic research and innovation /en/news/finnish-forest-industry-is-renewing-through-academic-research-and-innovation Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:36:27 +0000 Virpi Raski 1309080 at /en The FinnCERES Flagship is advancing long-term, high-impact research that drives innovation, economic growth, and societal development towards a sustainable bioeconomy. Sustainability Materials and natural resources Collaboration Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems FinnCERES bioeconomy biotechnics bioproducts business cooperation Cooperation Research & Art Puulastuja ja ikoneja, jotka kuvaavat rakennusosia, muovin korvaamista, multimateriaaleja, biokomposiitteja, elektroniikkaa ja kemikaaleja. An autonomous car driving around Helsinki and Espoo helps cities solve future problems /en/news/an-autonomous-car-driving-around-helsinki-and-espoo-helps-cities-solve-future-problems Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:39:04 +0000 Joonas Lehtovaara 1307873 at /en Geospatial data can help prepare for extreme weather, floods and the degradation of roads. Living environments Technology and engineering Research Collaboration Big Data geoinformatics urban-planning traffic Cooperation Research & Art Valko-sininen autonominen auto, jossa on erilaisia sensoreita katolla, sisällä parkissa. Takaluukku auki. Aalto University and Saab sign a new ten-year collaboration agreement /en/news/aalto-university-and-saab-sign-a-new-ten-year-collaboration-agreement Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:40:07 +0000 Noora Stapleton 1303201 at /en The second ten-year collaboration agreement strengthens and deepens research cooperation Collaboration University Aalto University Cooperation Cooperation Press releases University Ryhmä ihmisiä huoneessa, jossa on siniset äänieristyspaneelit, seisoo korkeiden antennirakenteiden ympärillä. Alumni encounters from Duluth to Jakarta /en/news/alumni-encounters-from-duluth-to-jakarta-0 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:00:44 +0000 Annika Linna 1299941 at /en Since the last summer we have met with our alumni in more than 15 cities around the world. Collaboration alumni Cooperation Cooperation Alumni in Bangalore event New Urban Policy Council chairperson Kalland: Our education system is not as equal as we think – family has larger impact than grades /en/news/new-urban-policy-council-chairperson-kalland-our-education-system-is-not-as-equal-as-we-think-family Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Hanna-Mari Ylinen 1298778 at /en The new Urban Policy Council is an autonomous and independent research panel that produces a critical report of a chosen urban policy theme every year. Its first report, published today, is about education and learning, with a particular focus on the segregation of learning and well-being in early childhood. Global business dynamics Living environments Research Collaboration University Espoo City of Helsinki University of Helsinki Cooperation urban academy urban-planning cities Cooperation Research & Art Kaupunkipolitiikan arviointineuvosto Unite! Joins the European Universities Networking Day: Strengthening Alliances Across Finland /en/news/unite-joins-the-european-universities-networking-day-strengthening-alliances-across-finland Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:24:40 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1298191 at /en On December 10, 2024, over 110 participants representing 23 European University Alliances convened at the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) in Helsinki for the European Universities Networking Day. The day of networking and solution-building was collaboratively organised by EDUFI, Aalto University (Unite!), Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Ulysseus), and the University of Helsinki (Una Europa). Collaboration Unite Unite staff Cooperation A large group of people pose for a photo on an outdoor staircase between two modern buildings. Apply for Unite! seed funding to foster collaborative teaching and research /en/news/apply-for-unite-seed-funding-to-foster-collaborative-teaching-and-research Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:24:20 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1298171 at /en Financial boost for collaborative ideas from teachers and researchers across the Unite! alliance of nine European universities. Apply now! Innovations Teaching Studies Research Collaboration All students Teacher services Unite Unite staff Unite students teachers teaching researchers in schools research Cooperation Research & Art Studies Jar full of coins representing Unite! Seed Fund. Unite! Research School: A Week of European Collaboration in Research /en/news/unite-research-school-a-week-of-european-collaboration-in-research Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:06:26 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1256296 at /en The first Unite! Research School brought together almost 200 doctoral and master's students as well as researchers from all nine Unite! universities. Studies Research Collaboration All Doctoral Programmes Unite Unite students doctoral candidates tohtorikoulutus Cooperation Research & Art Studies A group of people sit around a wooden picnic table under a large tree in a park with houses and hills in the background. The QUORUM project addresses urban water and climate challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration within Unite! universities /en/news/the-quorum-project-addresses-urban-water-and-climate-challenges-through-interdisciplinary Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:58:01 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1253641 at /en The project has received funding from Unite! Seed Fund. Collaboration Living environments Teaching Unite Cooperation Aerial view of a coastal cityscape with a Ferris wheel, modern buildings, and a blue sky above calm waters. Product Development Path Maker awards handed out for the first time /en/news/product-development-path-maker-awards-handed-out-for-the-first-time Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:45:03 +0000 Tua Björklund 1246216 at /en The new national Product Development Path Maker awards were handed out at Aalto University Design Factory. The grand prize was awarded to KONE Veturi, a project that develops sustainable urban housing for the future. Innovations Honoured Collaboration Design Factory product development product design Awards and Recognition Cooperation Press releases Product Development Path Makers 2024 award ceremony Strong overall result: 27.5 million euros from the Research Council of Finland /en/news/strong-overall-result-275-million-euros-from-the-research-council-of-finland Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:34:51 +0000 Anne Tapanainen 1112101 at /en A total of 52 Aalto researchers received Academy Research Fellowship and Academy Project funding. The total funding awarded 91ÇàÇà²Ý University amounts to 27.5 million euros Research Collaboration University Academy of Finland -Research Council of Finland Cooperation Research & Art University Joukko ihmisiä kävelee Lehmuskujaa pitkin kesällä Call for proposals: Unite! Seed Fund to foster collaborative teaching /en/news/call-for-proposals-unite-seed-fund-to-foster-collaborative-teaching Tue, 21 May 2024 11:22:06 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1081606 at /en This call is for setting up joint/collaborative teaching formats in Unite! focus areas. Apply by end of August 2024. Innovations Teaching Studies Research Collaboration All students Teacher services Unite Unite staff teachers teaching Cooperation Research & Art Studies Jar full of coins representing Unite! Seed Fund. Erasmus Staff Training: A deep dive into joint programmes and wellbeing /en/news/erasmus-staff-training-a-deep-dive-into-joint-programmes-and-wellbeing Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:19:34 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1108746 at /en Over 30 participants from 17 universities gathered at the Aalto University campus early June for the Erasmus Staff Training Days. Collaboration Diversity Staff trainings Unite Unite staff staff mobility well-being at work wellbeing Cooperation Sophie Belanger on the left and Ferdinand Keil on the right sitting on a sofa and chatting Alumni encounters from Seattle to Bangalore /en/news/alumni-encounters-from-seattle-to-bangalore Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:52:52 +0000 Annika Linna 1089236 at /en Over the past year, we have met with our alumni in more than 10 cities around the world. Collaboration alumni Cooperation Cooperation Alumneja Seattlessa 2024 Doctoral research seeks textile dyes from nature and bioproduction side streams /en/news/doctoral-research-seeks-textile-dyes-from-nature-and-bioproduction-side-streams Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:26:55 +0000 Elli Käpylä 1101211 at /en Aalto University and the Natural Resources Institute Finland are developing bio-based textile dyes. Careers Collaboration Research Bioinnovation center tohtorikoulutus Cooperation Senni Heimala Collaboration with Aalto brings significant financial benefits to Neste /en/news/collaboration-with-aalto-brings-significant-financial-benefits-to-neste Thu, 23 May 2024 06:38:50 +0000 Laura Vaherkoski 1082226 at /en As a result of the collaboration, Neste is now using digital tools in its fuel research alongside traditional testing. Collaboration Digitalisation and AI Innovations Research Technology and engineering digitalisation machine learning Cooperation Research & Art Nesteen polttoainejalostamon tankit Porvoossa Aalto University student attended the European Student Assembly /en/news/aalto-university-student-attended-the-european-student-assembly Thu, 02 May 2024 07:45:35 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1061296 at /en The European Student Assembly gives students a public voice providing policy recommendations to the EC. Collaboration All students Unite Unite students Cooperation Students at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg participating in the European Student Assembly. Inspiring encounters in the US with alumni and friends highlighting radical creativity /en/news/inspiring-encounters-in-the-us-with-alumni-and-friends-highlighting-radical-creativity Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:45:15 +0000 Maarit Heikkinen 1006241 at /en Inspiring encounters in the US: alumni and friends are important in fostering collaboration and radical creativity Innovations Sustainability Collaboration Radical creatives movie alumni radical creativity Cooperation Cooperation A crowd of people gathering to the theatre lobby after seeing the Radical Creatives documentary