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Jukka Luoma, Teacher of the Year 2023
The Prodeko Guild chose Professor Jukka Luoma as the Teacher of the Year 2023.

Significant Academy of Finland funding for for the multidisciplinary consortium project PAWWS – People and Animal Wellbeing at Work and in Society
Astrid Huopalainen, Assistant Professor at Aalto University, Linda Tallberg, Assistant Professor at Hanken School of Economics, and Anna Hielm-Björkman, Docent at University of Helsinki, are principal investigators of the project

Sustainability is an important part of digital housing services
In a business project for Alma Media, students mapped out digital housing services from the perspective of sustainable development

Empathy in design and digitalisation – Aalto University researchers hold workshops for students at Arabia Comprehensive School
Aalto University researchers organised workshops for seventh graders, whose creative thinking skills were put to the test in designing future information services

The Creative Europe project ‘Urban Travel Machines’ at Tartu international literary festival in Estonia
Eleven Aalto Arts students and VCD Lecturer Tarja Nieminen participated in the Tartu international literary festival Prima Vista from 9th to 13th May 2023.

Alumna Mira Hänninen: It is inspiring to see that my own work can have a positive impact on society
Our alumna Mira Hänninen, who currently works at Neste, applied to the School of Business for a master’s degree in Business Law because she wanted a more practical business perspective in her law studies. "The most rewarding thing about the studies was that we didn't just study the content of regulation, but also considered what kind of practical impact it has on companies' business and decision-making."

The BalticSeaH2 project starts building a hydrogen valley around the Baltic Sea
Aalto University will focus on studying the use of data-mediated network effects to boost the growth in the hydrogen valley.

Supercomputer simulations provide a better picture of the Sun’s magnetic field
The new findings challenge the conventional understanding of solar dynamics and could improve predictions of solar weather in the future

Anu Honkalinna appointed Head of Spinoff Asset Management
She will build and manage university's investments in startups with roots in Aalto University

Why summers in Finland are magical
Midsummer, midnight sun and a fresh mindset. Finland provides students with the perfect setting for summer relaxation

Maintenance break in ACRIS on 5 June 2023
Maintenance break in ACRIS on 5 June 2023
Aalto University launches new MOOC "Art of Living" by Frank Martela
This new massive open online course on how to live a good life is lectured by Ph.D., university lecturer Frank Martela. The course is produced by the Oasis of Radical Wellbeing project and it is part of Aalto’s lifewide learning portfolio. The course was launched on May 30th, 2023

Events at Aalto University
Public defence in Engineering Physics, M.Sc. (Tech) Maria Ameziane
Title of the doctoral thesis: Solid-state lithium magnetoionics for voltage control of magnetic phenomena
Public defence in Processing of Materials, M.Sc. (Tech) Alexandra Zühlke
Dynamic mechanical characterization of biomaterials for medical devices
Defence of Thesis in Economics, Tuuli McCully, M.Sc. (Econ.)
The title of the thesis: "Essays on China´s Integration into the Global Economy and Financial Markets".