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Aalto University Junior inspires the makers of the future to enter the fields of art, science, technology, and business

Aalto University Junior offers a sneak peek to the world of higher education to children and young adults around Finland. We support the work of teachers and educators by offering free-of-charge study visits, virtual workshops, training sessions and other services to support teachers in their everyday work, whether they work in primary, secondary or upper secondary education. Our activities showcase the education and research of all the six schools of Aalto University.

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Teachers

Aalto University Junior supports the work of teachers by offering study visits, online workshops, training sessions and other services to ease day-to-day work at schools. Explore our vast offering for primary and secondary schools, high schools and institutions for upper secondary vocational education and training.

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Kids and youth

Aalto University Junior organises activities for children around themes involving arts, science, technology, and business also outside school hours. Our activities are designed to offer meaningful leisure activities in the form of creative projects.

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About us

Aalto University Junior offers a sneak peek to the world of higher education to children and young adults around Finland. When curiosity knows no borders, you can accomplish just about anything!

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Aalto University Junior brings lessons on saving and investing to schools with the support of OP Uusimaa

With the support of donations from OP Uusimaa, Aalto University Junior has developed the Juniorpörssi learning platform, which is used in Invest in Your Future workshops delivered to lower secondary and upper secondary schools. The activities have now also been expanded to include Money Moments workshops organised in primary schools.
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Bio-materials “cookbook” awakens the inventor within

The hands-on projects in Marvelous Materials encourage creative experimentation using ingredients from household cupboards, nature and even your compost bin
Lapset ohjelmoivat legorobotteja Aalto-yliopisto Juniorin Robotiikkatuokioissa
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Nearly 8 500 schoolchildren had the chance to program Aalto Junior's friendly robots

The robotics workshops project, funded by the Weisell Foundation, has been the most impactful of Aalto Juniors' school projects to date in terms of figures, reaching the largest number of students so far.
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Five things: Origami unfolds in many ways

The word ori means ‘folded’ and kami means ‘paper’ in Japanese. Origami refers to both the traditional Japanese art of paper folding and to the object it produces. At Aalto University, this centuries-old technique finds applications across a variety of disciplines. Here are five examples:
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