For alumni

Events

Aalto University is not inviting guests to the campus in summer and only with certain restrictrions in September.

Aalto University and its partners arrange annually several hundreds of events open to alumni and corporate representatives - also online. See the exhibitions below this events list.

Aalto University event highlights

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Advert showing "Forces of the Quantum Vacuum" seminar series
Lectures and seminars – (recurring)

Physics Research Seminar Series: Prof. Ulf Leonhardt- Forces of the Quantum Vacuum

Prof. Ulf Leonhardt (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) will give an online seminar series on "Forces of the Quantum Vacuum".
MSc_thesis_CS
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Department of Computer Science: MSc Thesis Presentations

SECCLO students Sonika Ujjwal, Gilang Mentari Hamidy, Kidus Mammo, Ngadhnjim Plaku, Christian Yudhistira and Satenik Hovsepyan will present their MSc theses on Monday 27 July at 10:00 via Zoom.
Advert showing "Forces of the Quantum Vacuum" seminar series
Lectures and seminars – (recurring)

Physics Research Seminar Series: Prof. Ulf Leonhardt- Forces of the Quantum Vacuum

Prof. Ulf Leonhardt (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) will give an online seminar series on "Forces of the Quantum Vacuum".
Aalto University students_photo by Aino Huovio
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Talking Art, Design & Architecture (3 ECTS)

Develop your skills in spoken interaction that is related to the context of art, design and architecture.
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JULY

15 - 20.7. 18-19 Online
European Design Upgrade (EDU) Online Lectures:

16.7. every second Thursday 8-9
Helsinki GSE Situation Room report

21 & 30.7. at 14-15 Online
Physics Research Seminar Series: Forces of the Quantum Vacuum

22.7. 18-19 Online
GoinGlobal Online Training - how to do job hunting around the world

27.7. 10-13 Online
Department of Computer Science: MSc Thesis Presentations

30.7. every second Thursday 8-9
Helsinki GSE Situation Room report

AUGUST

3 - 21.8. Online (apply before 30.6.)
Aalto Ventures Program Summer Course - Creating Multidimensional Experiences (tuition fee for alumni)

3.8. 10:45-12 Online
AVP Creating Multidimensional Experiences lecture serie: Sustainable Development Goals & Measuring impact

3 - 31.8 Online
Writing in Art, Design & Architecture (tuition fee for alumni)

3 - 31.8 Online
Talking in Art, Design & Architecture (tuition fee for alumni)

10 - 14.8. Oneline (apply by 2.8.)
Health and Wellbeing Architecture Summer Intensive (tuition fee for alumni)

11.8. 10:45-12 Online
AVP Creating Multidimensional Experiences lecture serie: Business modelling and scalability

12 & 26.8. 18-19 Online
GoinGlobal Online Training - how to do job hunting around the world

13.8. every second Thursday 8-9
Helsinki GSE Situation Room report

14 - 21.8. Online
Dissertations on
Engineering Physics, Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, Computer Science

17 - 28.8 Online
Writing Doctoral Thesis for Technology (tuition fee for alumni)

19.8. 17:30-18:30 Online
AaltoJOKO® Talks webinar: Elävä strategia (in Finnish)

21.8. 10:45-12 Online
AVP Creating Multidimensional Experiences lecture serie: Creating and Leading Diverse Teams

21.8. 14:30-16 Online
AVP Creating Multidimensional Experiences Final pitches

Until 23.8. Architecture museum, Kasarmikatu 24, Helsinki
Makers of Landscapes exhibition

24.8. 14:30-17 Online
Finnish Center for AI Industry & Society Virtual Workshop

24.8. - 4.9. (apply by 15.6.)
Aalto University Summer School on Transportation (tuition fee for alumni)

25.8. 17:30-18:15 Online
Aalto EE webinars: A View into the Program: Strategic Sustainability for Business – Integrating Sustainability into Your Business Strategy

27.8. 14-15 Online
Aalto EE webinars: Divestment of Non-Core Businesses

27.8. - 15.10. Dipoli
Aalto 10 years exhibition

28.8. 9-10 Online
Aalto EE webinars: Turvallisuusjohtaminen: toimivampia käytäntöjä ja parempia yhteistyösuhteita (in Finnish)
 

SEPTEMBER

1.9. 13-15 Online
Aalto Day One - Opening ceremony of the academic year 2020-2021

1 - 2.9. Online
7 Experiences – Aalto Experience Summit

2 - 30.9. Otaniemi campus and online
Aalto University Designs for Cooler Planet (part of Helsinki Design Week)

    2 - 9.9. School of Business, Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
    The celebration of global differences in electricity markets exhibition

    2 - 25.9. Väre, Otaniementie 14, Otaniemi

     2 - 25.9. Vuorimiehentie 2, Otaniemi
     Hack our habitat

4 - 25.9. Online and campus
Dissertations on
Electromechanics, Networking Technology, Bioproduct Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science

8.9. Otaniemi
Brain & Mind Computational Breakfast

10.9.2020 klo 13-14 Online
Aalto ARTS & Design Club Online talks
System Innovations for Business Sustainability

12.9. 12-17 Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
Family Day to School of Electrical Engineering alumni

22.9. 8:30-13 Konemiehentie 2, Espoo
Digi Breakfast: Aalto Center for Autonomous Systems Launching Event

20.9. 11:50 Otaranta 6, Otaniemi
Aalto 10km & Aalto 5 km sports event (free for alumni)

22.9. 11-21 Otaniemi
PJK-60 reunion

23.9.2020 klo 9-10
Aalto ARTS + Design Club Online talks
Creative practices for transformational Futures

28.9.2020 - 3.5.2021 ONLINE
Games Now! Lecture serie

30.9. 8:30-10 Online
Aalto EE webinars: Data Analytics – Opportunities for Finance Function to Create Value
 

OCTOBER

1.10. 12-15 Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi
Computer Science Research Day 2020

1.10. 14-15 Otakaari 1 & Online
Making Waves talk: Girls and technology education

8.10. 10-19 Otaniemi
Shaking Up Tech (for high school girls)

8.10. 11-17 Otahalli, Otaranta 6, Otaniemi (or postponed to January)
Aalto Talent Expo - recruitment and contact fair for Aalto students - registration to exhibitors is open!

10.10. afternoon, Dipoli, Otaniemi
Alumni Day 2020 and Aalto University 10 years Science Show

10.10. Otaniemi
The Otaniemi Night of Arts

24.10. Dipoli, Otaniemi
SIK100 Seminar for all alumni

30.10. Otaniemi
IK 2010 reunion

until 31.10. Online
Near futures – online exhibition

26.11. 9:00 Dipoli, Otaniemi or online
AI Day 2020

until 31.12. Arrival hall 2B, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and online
The Wood Wonders exhibition

January 2021 Ekonominaukio 1, Otaniemi
School of Business Homecoming Day

16.6.2021 15-18:30 Otaniemi
Aalto Alumni Impact Hackathon

16.6.2021 17-21 Alvarinaukio, Otaniemi
Graduation Party for graduates 2019-2021

 

Open University courses (also online)

FiTech courses online
FITech network university offers free selected studies from all technical universities in Finland.

Aalto Summer Courses (also online)

 

Some past lecture series online:

Events are announced in the alumni newsletter, Facebook and Alumni Circle.

 

Campus maps, addresses and getting to Otaniemi

Privacy notices

 

All the other exhibitions than these are canceled until the end of August:

Exhibitions

Oulun Kiikelinpuisto, Kuvatoimisto Kuvio Oy

Makers of Landscapes -exhibition at the Museum of Finnish Architecture

Makers of Landscapes -exhibition opens on June at the Museum of the Architecture. The exhibition presents the multidimensional and forward-looking professionalism of landscape architecture through twelve of its practitioners. It is based on the book "Maiseman tekijät" ("Makers of Landscapes" published by Aalto ARTS Books 2019).

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Near futures, exhibition tribute to the academic year 2019–2020 graduates

Near futures – online exhibition

Near futures, exhibition tribute to the academic year 2019–2020 graduates

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Wood Wonders exhibition at Helsinki airport. Photo: Anne Kinnunen

Wood Wonders exhibition showcases climate-friendly building concepts

If all the buildings constructed in Finland each year were made of wood, the amount of wood needed for the construction would grow back in ten hours.

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Designs for a Cooler Planet 2020: Race for the Future

This is what a more sustainable world looks like: Wood-based glitter, electric-powered boats and printed solar cells

The Aalto University Designs for a Cooler Planet event will showcase inspiring future scenarios during this coming September. The exhibition aims to show that collaboration between designers, researchers and stakeholders will lead to better solutions for people and the environment.

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Global energy markets performance Helsinki Design Week

The celebration of global differences in electricity markets

Zoom into the microdata of successful energy market transitions to help design cooler markets. Local market differences can be turned into strengths in scientific understanding.

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Solar Energy Through ChemisTree Photo: Glen Forde

Solar energy through ChemisTree

Is it possible to use trees in electricity production? Surprisingly, yes, it is! Transparent cellulose films can enable greater efficiency of solar cells through their haze effect.

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Printable solar cell technologies. Photo: Valeria Azovskaya

Printable solar cell technologies for smart buildings

Imagine a solar cell that could be integrated into modern buildings without compromising their aesthetics. These cells can be made of abundant materials like titanium dioxide or carbon nanoparticles, which are deposited on conducting surfaces with printing technologies.

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Litiumioniakkuja löytyy melkein jokaisesta taskusta. Kuva: Aleksi Poutanen.

Farewell to fossil fuels

More than half of our energy still comes from fossil fuels. No single technology can replace our reliance on them.

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Beautiful electric powered boat Skand designed by Jean Munck and Laura Hietala.

Electric-powered boat SKAND

The boat is powered by solar cells and makes no noise in the water. It has also been designed for rental use or as a city boat so that many people in the future can enjoy being on the water, while saving nature and materials.

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Battery recycling_photo Valeria Azovskaya

BATCircle – Circular ecosystem of battery metals

Get to know more about responsible sourcing, refining and production of active battery materials as well as efficient recycling of end-of-life batteries, which are needed for the on-going energy and mobility transitions.

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Oodi library in Helsinki. Photo by Aleksi Poutanen

Hack our habitat

Aggressive urbanisation is straining our ecosystem. Rising construction volume causes massive demand for energy-intensive construction materials, and construction already accounts for 39 per cent of the global CO2 emissions.

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Ioncell-materiaalia sinisessä kudotunomaisessa materiaalissa tai kankaassa

Consume consciously

Household consumption accounts for more than 60 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and 50–80 per cent of total land, material and water use.

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Wood-based structural shimmering wood colour has no colour pigments. Photo: Valeria Azovskaya

Shimmering Wood by Structural Colour Studio

Nature’s brightest colours – like those found in peacock feathers or butterfly wings – are created through microscopically small nanostructures.

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Re-imagining the Past Vol. 2. Photos: Kitty Norros

Re-imagining the Past exhibition Vol. 2 online

The stories and images from the exhibition celebrating Aalto 10 are now available for online exploration.

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Aalto betaspace, an exhibition venue for students at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture / photo by Julia Weckman.

Aalto galleries and exhibition venues

How can we make space for unexpected ways of looking at the world? Galleries and exhibition venues are co-produced spaces for action, bringing together the knowledge, content, vision, and passion of different agents.

Research & Art
Wood and Clay course exhibition organised by Nathalie Lautenbacher, Väre Main Lobby, March 2019

Väre Exhibitions

Väre Exhibitions, School of Art, Architecture and Design

Research & Art

Dissertations

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CS_defence_3 photo by Matti Ahlgren
Dissertations –

Defence of dissertation in the field of computer science, MSc Satoru Ishikawa

Title of the dissertation is "Multimodal Concept Detection and Annotation in Image and Video Collections"
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Defence of dissertation in the field of Chemistry, M.Sc.(Tech.) Tom Blomberg

The title of the dissertation is Role of Potassium Hydroxide in Fouling and Fireside Corrosion Processes in Biomass Fired Boilers
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Defence of dissertation in the field of engineering physics, Annika Stuke, MSc

The title of the dissertation is "Machine learning for spectroscopic properties of organic molecules"
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Defence of dissertation in the field of Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering, M.Sc. (Tech.) Mohammad Jooshaki

Title of the dissertation is “Electricity Distribution System Planning Considering Incentive Reliability Regulations”
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