Over 100 000 alumni around the world (external link)
Take a look where our Aalto University alumni are located according to the alumni database!
Become an Aalto alumni ambassador
Share your international experiences, be a local contact point or start a group in your country.
- Do you live abroad and would like to put your international experience in good use? Or you have just moved back to Finland?
- Are you interested in sharing and exchanging experiences with other alumni and students who might think of moving abroad for work or studies?
- Would you like to be a local contact point or lead an international alumni group in your country?
- Do you have people in your network you could introduce?
As Aalto University's Alumni Ambassador, you will have many ways to participate in building our international community! Your expertise is invaluable for our students and alumni.
Interested in becoming a Aalto Alumni Ambassador?
Do you have thoughts or ideas how to engage with other alumni in your country? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Get in touch with us via email: [email protected] and update your profile here
- Summarise your skills and interests and let us know in which matters, and how, to reach out to you.
- Add your photo to be published at the website where we gather all profiles. We collect contact data only for the alumni database.
Aalto Alumni Ambassadors globally:
Bangladesh, Dhaka & USA, New York - Dr. Nizam Uddin Anon (LinkedIn)
Belgium, Brussels - Olli Kulkki (LinkedIn)
Canada, Ontario - Petteri Isotupa (LinkedIn)
China, Beijing - Dawei Feng (LinkedIn)
China, Shanghai - Tianyi Pan (LinkedIn)
France, Paris - Joonas Rokka
Ireland, Dublin - Karla Nieminen (LinkedIn)
Korea Alumni Association Executives - Han-sup Kwon, Eun-mi Chae, Joo-seok Oh (LinkedIn), Jun-soo Choi
The Netherlands, Amsterdam - Katrin Riisla (LinkedIn)
Norway, Stavanger - Sonja Bore (LinkedIn)
Norway, Oslo - Hanna Poranen & André Helgestad (LinkedIn)
Poland, Katarzyna Wojdalska (LinkedIn)
Spain, Barcelona - Atte Heikkilä (LinkedIn)
UK, Edinburgh - Niina Turtola (LinkedIn)
USA, Bay area, San Francisco - Toni Melisma (LinkedIn), Palo Alto - Ari Backholm (LinkedIn)
USA, Boston - Tarja Vuolteenaho (LinkedIn) & Karoliina Muukari (LinkedIn)
USA, Chicago area - Ari Backman (LinkedIn)
USA, New York - Marko Salonen (LinkedIn)
Students can find over 40 alumni ambassadors in more than 20 countries at JobTeaser (aalto.fi registration only). Please contact us if you want your name to be listed here.
Read Global Alumni Ambassador stories
10 Questions to Alumnus André Helgestad - CS Design
CS Design alumnus André Helgestad shares his experiences before, during and after studies in Creative Sustainability.
Aalto University alumnus Petteri Isotupa: ‘Dare to think and to ask why’
With his bequest, alumni Petteri Isotupa wants to support future generations’ opportunities for a good education.
Alumnus Atte Heikkilä: Acting as a mentor was a great experience for me
School of Business alumnus Atte Heikkilä, who pursues an international career as a project manager in Sweden, participated in the Aalto mentoring program for the first time as a mentor last year. He recommends the program both to students and alumni: ‘Join the program with an open mind and challenge your own and the mentor's possible presumptions.’
School of Business donor stories: Tianyi Pan
‘The business studies and a very international career brought me a unique ability to see things from many different perspectives and very holistically, not just from a certain point of view,’ tells our alumnus and donor Tianyi Pan, who works with AI and machine learning in Shanghai.
Student Katarzyna Wojdalska got excited about smart materials
What's it really like studying at the School of Chemical Engineering? Katarzyna Wojdalska started her in Master's Programme in Chemical, Biochemical and Materials Engineering - Functional Materials year 2019. She will tell us about one of her favorite courses, with versatile teaching methods and interesting new knowledge.
Self-taught relationship virtuoso
Karla Nieminen gives courses on relationship skills and networking. She tests her theses in practice, too, because she used to be “so bad” at being social.
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Become a mentor or global alumni ambassador. As an alumn, you have many exciting ways to be part of the Aalto community.
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