Summer School alum story: "Nordic Biomaterials is ideal for getting inspiration and new ideas for projects"
Nordic Biomaterials by CHEMARTS inspires students to combine design and material science for new cellulose-driven concepts and ideas.
In the coming years, our material world will change dramatically. The overuse of existing raw materials cannot continue and global consumption must decrease. However, our need for materials will not disappear: also in the future, materials will come to nurture us, cover us, comfort us, delight us, as well as keep us alive. This means that we need many new ideas, collaboration across all borders and hard work to replace our existing material systems and consumption habits with more sustainable ones.
If used wisely, wood- and plant-based materials offer one possible pathway towards a more sustainable material world: they come from renewable sources, can be modified on a chemical level, and can be used for recyclable or biodegradable products.
Nordic Biomaterials by CHEMARTS (CHEM-E0165) inspires students to combine design and material science for new cellulose-driven concepts and ideas. Combining natural materials with advanced technologies offer new possibilities for sustainable development within existing and emerging industries.
This graduate-level course teaches students with varying backgrounds (design, science, engineering, business) to combine design with material research. It introduces a broad spectrum of biomaterials, especially wood-and plant-based. During the course, students familiarise themselves with practice-based material research, experience how interdisciplinary material research happens in practice, and explore how raw materials could be turned into innovative business ideas in the context of circular economy.
If you are an Aalto degree student looking for "CHEMARTS Summer School" for Aalto students, you can find it on Sisu (MUO-E0102). Aalto University Summer School is not involved in organising or admitting students to that course.
CHEMARTS is a long-term strategic collaboration between two Aalto University schools, the School of Chemical Engineering (CHEM) and the School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS). The schools merged their forces with the aim to invent new ways to harness wood and cellulose. The idea is to research the performance and design of advanced cellulosic materials for innovative uses.
The main objective is to inspire students and researchers to explore biomaterials together and to create new concepts for the future use of cellulose and other biomaterials.
The course includes three phases: self-paced pre-work including Laboratory Safety course, two intensive workshop weeks and an individual post-work assignment.
29 July - 2 August: Pre-work (online)
5 - 16 August: Intensive weeks (on-campus)
by 31 August: Post-work (online)
The total course workload of 160h (6 ECTS) is divided as follows:
The course is graded pass/fail.
The passing of the course requires active participation individually and in teamwork, and a report of the working process.
The course accepts applications from degree students at other universities, professionals, lifewide learners, and Aalto degree students. The minimum requirement is a finished Bachelor's degree.
Prepare to attach the following to your application:
If you need a visa, we recommend that you apply by April 15th 2024.
The tuition fee for the course is 1690€ (including VAT 24%). The tuition fee is to be paid by credit card or a Finnish online bank. If the fee is not paid by the due date, the application will be considered lapsed.
Unfortunately, Aalto University Summer School does not offer scholarships for participants.
Reduced tuition fee (-20%):
The programme fee applies to all students except Aalto degree students and is 250€ (including VAT 24%). The programme fee is to be paid by credit card or a Finnish online bank.
The programme fee includes:
Learn about the Aalto University Summer School cancellation terms. You will receive the full terms before making the payment and confirming the course participation.
Nordic Biomaterials by CHEMARTS inspires students to combine design and material science for new cellulose-driven concepts and ideas.
The Aalto University Summer School course Nordic Biomaterials in collaboration with CHEMARTS gathered students from Sweden, the USA, Germany, Norway and Belgium for a summer course on campus for the first time since the pandemic.
In the coming years, our material world will change dramatically. The overuse of existing raw materials cannot continue, and global consumption must decrease.
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