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NORDTEK and Aalto University welcome you to the NORDTEK conference in June

NORDTEK and Aalto University welcome you to the NORDTEK conference held at Aalto University Finland the 16 June 2017!

The conference focuses on “Engineers for the future Society: Do we educate game changers for the grand challenges?” The programme discusses game changing themes, such as the Design Factory concept and student driven Europe’s leading start-up event SLUSH. Keynote speakers include, e.g., Finnish Minister of Education and Culture and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland. During networking events and workshops around mutual topics, you can participate in the Round Table discussions.

The NORDTEK conference brings together the Technical Universities and Engineering Faculties in the Nordic countries, their collaboration partners in industry and other stakeholders to discuss topics of mutual interest.

Registration closed. (early bird 400 EUR until 30st April, normal 450 EUR until 31st May)

Hilmar Janusson
President, NORDTEK and

Janne Laine
Dean, School of Chemical Engineering

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