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Get involved with the ELEC EDI community and events to have an impact on equality, diversity and inclusion.
Upcoming EDI events at ELEC
Featured activities
ELEC Diversity and Inclusivity Fund
The School of Electrical Engineering is funding projects that foster and encourage diversity, inclusivity and equality
Women's Lunch
With these events, the School of Electrical Engineering promotes changing the gender balance in technical fields.
Discussions and film screening
During 2023 the ELEC EDI group will organise from two to three EDI events for the whole ELEC community. The events include a film screening and discussions on selected topics.
Follow ELEC newsletter Sähköisku, departments' newsletters and ELEC EDI pages for more information.
Past activities
Here you can find selected actions from previous ELEC EDI Action plans.
- Establishing ELEC EDI Group as successor of ELEC EQU task force with broader representation of the academic staff and the departments.
- Introducing unisex toilets to all buildings managed by the School.
- Creating ELEC Handbook on promoting gender diversity in recruitment, which later was adopted in whole Aalto with a broader scope as Handbook on quality and diversity on recruitment.
- Dean's coffee event March 2021: Letters of recommendations from the EDI perspective
- Introducing ombudspersons for doctoral students.
- EDI themed events at the departments: unconscius bias in academia.
- Dean's coffee event May 2022: Towards a barrier-free community - understanding disabilities
- Deciding on actions after EDI related recommendations by the Scientific Advisory Board.
- Launching Women's Lunch for doctoral students. In 2023 we broaden the concept to include also gender minorities.
Albert EinsteinWe must not only learn to tolerate our differences. We must welcome them as the richness and diversity which can lead to true intelligence.
Upcoming EDI events at Aalto
Aalto SCI Book Club
Join our dynamic book club at Aalto University!
Anti-Racism in Finnish worklife
What is racism and anti-racism, and do we need to focus on definitions? What is the impact of racism and anti-racism, on individuals and organisations? What concrete actions can each individual employee and organisation take?
Making Waves - International Aalto: Past, Present, Future! - 10/10/2023
Internationalisation is in the core mission of Aalto University. Come and join us in this informal event to have an open discussion with Aalto Provost prof. Kristiina Mäkelä and other members of the Aalto Community on the topic of internationalisation, topical issues, and anything else that affects the inclusivity of Aaltonians.
LGBTIQ+ networking event for personnel
Join a network event for Aalto LGBTIQ+ community members & allies to discuss how to make Aalto a more inclusive community- Published:
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