WiTLAB alumni stories | Article listing | Aalto University /en/listing/960916/feed

Meet the professionals who have participated in WiTLAB's courses and collaborative projects through time! Here you find interviews where the alumni share their learning experiences and career journeys after graduating from Aalto University.

, rich_text en Case 5 - Kigali, Rwanda /en/wit-programme/case-5-kigali-rwanda Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:58:46 +0000 Karoliina Lehtinen 1311911 at /en Bringing attention to the Effective Healing Environment in sub-Saharan Africa’s Health Facilities. Studies Sustainability witlab Two people push a stretcher through a brick-walled corridor towards the outdoors. Trees and a parked car are visible. Case 4 - Nairobi Rivers, Kenya /en/wit-programme/case-4-nairobi-rivers-kenya Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:48:54 +0000 Karoliina Lehtinen 1311910 at /en Addressing the severe environmental degradation and climate vulnerabilities affecting the Nairobi River basin. Studies Sustainability witlab A view over densely packed houses in a slum area. Rusty metal roofs, scattered vegetation, and a narrow stream are visible. Case 3 - Iringa, Tanzania /en/wit-programme/case-3-iringa-tanzania Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:07:58 +0000 Karoliina Lehtinen 1308108 at /en Sanitation and waste management for Lyra Hostels for girls in secondary schools. Sustainability Studies witlab A rural scene with people washing clothes outside a small house. Colourful laundry hangs on a line. Trees and grass are visible. Case 1 - Madesh and Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal /en/wit-programme/case-1-madesh-and-sudurpaschim-province-nepal Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:46:34 +0000 Karoliina Lehtinen 1308107 at /en Addressing Disproportionate Impacts of Disasters on Women and Children's livelihood in Madhesh and Sudurpaschim Provinces. Studies Sustainability witlab Two women are placing tomatoes in a blue crate outside on a dirt path. One wears yellow trousers and the other a red dress. Case 2 - Stone Town, Zanzibar /en/wit-programme/case-2-stone-town-zanzibar Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:00:29 +0000 Karoliina Lehtinen 1308099 at /en Preserving Stone Town Heritage Site's cultural and architectural integrity. Sustainability Studies witlab A narrow alley with old weathered walls and wooden structural elements. Dense foliage from a tree extends over the walkway. Niina Rinne - WiTLAB collaborator /en/witlab/niina-rinne-witlab-collaborator Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:38:39 +0000 Janina Hedström 953606 at /en Niina is an alumna of the Creative Sustainability programme, currently working at UN-Habitat in Nairobi as a Programme Management Officer Alumni stories witlab Image of Niina Rinne Milja Lindberg - WiTLAB research alumna /en/witlab/milja-lindberg-witlab-research-alumna Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:56:21 +0000 Janina Hedström 953536 at /en Milja is a Finnish-Canadian architect and independent researcher from the early years of WiTLAB’s research group Alumni stories witlab Image of Milja Lindberg Maria Hedengren - Cities in Transition alumna /en/witlab/maria-hedengren-cities-in-transition-alumna Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:55:54 +0000 Janina Hedström 953531 at /en Maria is an architect currently working as a creative director, marketing strategist and planner Alumni stories witlab Image of Maria Hedengren Emma Lappalainen - City in Crisis alumna /en/witlab/emma-lappalainen-city-in-crisis-alumna Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:54:09 +0000 Janina Hedström 953521 at /en Emma is an architect and alumna of the ‘City in Crisis’ studio 2010, currently working as the CEO and lead consultant at Finngroup Consultants Alumni stories witlab Image of Emma Lappalainen SGT Studio course /en/sgt-programme/sgt-studio-course Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:26:33 +0000 Bhattarabhop Viriyaroj 939596 at /en About SGT Studio course Collaboration Studies Sustainability Technology and engineering Aalto Global Impact multidisciplinarity study projects witlab SGT2023 Bhutan team workshop/photo by Laura Andersson People /en/sgt-programme/people Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:05:10 +0000 Bhattarabhop Viriyaroj 932436 at /en Meet our exceptional mentors for the SGT Studio course Collaboration Studies Sustainability Technology and engineering Aalto Global Impact witlab Action Lab Mexico: Prototypes and Playfulness