‘A deeper understanding of landscape can be the key to designing better cities’
I claim series presents landscape architect Maria Jaakkola.
Recent policy recommendation: How to accelerate platform economy in the education sector
Platforms can be used to create increasingly individualized learning solutions and more efficiently distributed learning materials while reducing production and publishing costs.
The vote on the participatory budgeting was decided – the garden benches were chosen as the winner
In spring 2021, we asked students how they would like to spend 12 000 euros of the university budget. The community discussion was based on the “One euro for every student†participatory budgeting pilot project launched in May.
Games Now! – Open lectures on game development
Games Now! is an open lecture series on the dominant topics and emerging trends in games.
Do you drive a car in metropolitan area? Come and test how to make motoring routes smoother and safer.
During the autumn, an international Code the Streets pilot will be implemented in metropolitan area, where motorists will be offered alternative driving routes with a navigator. We are now looking for testers for the navigation app who have an Android phone.
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 Aalto University seminar "How to Win with Platform Strategy" with top experts from MIT, Harvard, Aalto University, and industry took place on 5 October, 2021 both online and onsite at Aalto Â鶹´«Ã½ in Espoo. On this page you can find the recording of the event and Q&A.
Two new Centres of Excellence to Aalto University – the university is also involved in two consortia
Electromechanical Energy Conversion and Transfer and Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials were chosen as Centres of Excellence led by Aalto University
The New Sustainability in Business online course strengthens knowledge of sustainable business
How can companies create sustainable value for the economy, the environment and society?
We can transform the fashion industry by renting
Marketing Master’s student Katariina Järvinen’s company Clozeta combines two megatrends: second-hand and sharing economy.
Grants for Aalto people from the Wihuri Foundation
The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation grants were awarded to 35 people in Aalto University – majority of the grants are for dissertation work
Bots were not very active on Twitter during the Finnish municipal electionsÂ
The number of Twitter bots and their influence on the Finnish municipal elections remained low. The final report of ELEBOT project provided new information especially on technical limitations in identifying bots.
Computer Science ranked 79th in Times Higher Education ranking
Engineering ranked 101-125 in the world
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.
Aalto ENG: ACRIS introduction and clinic
Introduction and clinic are available for ENG researchers in Zoom.
Aalto CHEM: ACRIS introduction and clinic
Introduction and clinic are available for CHEM researchers in Zoom.
New Media Master's Thesis presentations / Mon 11.10.2021
Welcome to follow New Media Master’s Thesis presentations!
Non-toxic technology extracts more gold from ore
Study shows new chloride-based process recovers 84% of gold compared to the 64% recovered with traditional methods
Sustainable investment is not enough to combat climate change
In their new book on sustainable investment, Professor Vesa Puttonen and Bachelor of Science Tatu Puttonen state that politicians cannot outsource their responsibility for combating climate change to asset managers and investors. The book has been published as part of the Aalto University publication series.
From a bookstore entrepreneur to a researcher
Assistant Professor Mahdi Pourakbari Kasmaei is researching power and energy system modeling, because the transfer to a carbon-free energy will be fast.
