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Energy market expert Jaakko Jääskeläinen has been appointed Professor of Practice
'I will provide tools for the next generation of energy market experts to solve real-world challenges arising from the energy transition,’ says Jääskeläinen.
Urban planning in an intersection of a thousand wishes
How can we make a city flourish when one resident hopes for more forests and another wants parking lots? Data and keen listening can help, say urban planners and researchers.
Construction industry influencer Maija Jokela has been named School of Engineering Alumna of the Year 2022
’Sustainable development and energy efficiency are at the heart of planning in construction projects. Together with Aalto University, we are working to make strides in these themes as well.’
Rock engineering expert Topias Siren has been appointed Professor of Practice at Aalto University
‘I’ll bring students a lot of lessons from working life to be combined with theoretical knowledge,’ promises Topias Siren.
Changes to animal feed could supply food for one billion people
Livestock and fish could be fed more agricultural by-products, freeing up food for people
Meyer Turku inaugurates sponsored lecture hall in Otaniemi
The Meyer Turku lecture hall is the first sponsored lecture hall on the premises of the School of Engineering.
The innovators of the Bachelor's Programme in Engineering were awarded at the Day One
Aalto University's 2022 Education Impact award has been awarded to Vice Dean Jani Romanoff and his team.
Professor appointments at the School of Engineering
President Ilkka Niemelä promoted Vice Dean Jani Romanoff as Full Professor.
Self-direction increases the well-being of teams and their members
According to research, the opportunity to influence the way work is done increases people's well-being. In the joint project of Aalto and the Finnish Work Environment Fund, it is investigated whether the same also works in teams.
More than 400 young people start engineering studies in the new bachelor's majors of the School of Engineering
The total number of applicants to the bachelor's degree majors at the School of Engineering clearly increased from previous years. Female applicants were especially interested in the Sustainable Communities major, which focuses on changes in the built environment.
Teaching and Research infrastructure – Aalto University School of Engineering
Creating sustainable solutions requires up-to-date infrastructure. School of Engineering has cutting-edge infrastructure for research, teaching and innovation, including unique, nationally significant research facilities.
Ilkka Tomperi has been appointed as Professor of Practice in Real Estate Investment at Aalto University
'The real estate industry and the field of real estate investment are in a transition phase, which makes the task especially interesting', says Ilkka Tomperi.
Susa Eräranta has been appointed Professor of Practice in new land use planning practices
'The future of cities is constantly being influenced by planning, the effects of which will extend for decades to come,'
Mirjam Bilker-Koivula has been appointed Professor of Practice at Aalto University
The gravity expert brings her expertise and cooperation network 91ÇàÇà²Ý's students.
New cooperation agreements in the fields of the built environment
Aalto University has recently signed cooperation agreements with HSY and the National Land Survey of Finland. Both collaborations focus specifically on the research fields of the Department of Built Environment.
Open Call for Energy Transition Exhibition
Aalto students and employees can submit proposals for the exhibition that opens in March 2023.
Five-year funding granted for digitalisation in water research
The DigiVesi project enables a significant leap in information management and programming expertise for all Finnish water engineering while also reinforcing the sector's international competitiveness.
The Finnish Freshwater Competence Centre Aims to Boost Science, Education, and Business with Key Technologies
The main goal of the Freshwater Competence Centre is to promote the research infrastructure, equipment, and the outstanding Finnish freshwater competence and knowledge both nationally and internationally, in order to make wide-reaching science with concrete impact.
Water researcher Eliisa Lotsari receives the Academy of Finland Award 2021
Lotsari was awarded for an excellent multidisciplinary approach to understanding changes in water systems.
