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President’s letter 17 August – Diversity is our community’s strength

'We must foster diversity in society, not prevent it,' says Ilkka Niemelä
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President Ilkka Niemelä. Photo: Aalto University/Jaakko Kahilaniemi.

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President’s letter 17 August – Diversity is our community’s strength 

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Attendees networking at Demo Day
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Demo Day breaks records in 2026: Inside Otaniemi’s fastest growing startup showcase

Hosted by Aalto Startup Center and A Grid, Demo Day brought together nearly 800 visitors, 90 startup booths, and over 75 investors. What began as a grassroots gathering in 2018 has grown into one of Finland’s most vibrant startup showcases.
Learning Futures Hackathon
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Learning Futures Hackathon 21–22 May 2026 – Join us in building the future of learning!

Finnish higher education institutions have built a shared data platform that brings together data related to higher education and learners in a new way. The platform holds enormous potential, and its full capabilities have not yet been realized. At the Learning Futures Hackathon, participants will work together to explore how this data can benefit learners, higher education institutions, and society.
Seven people standing indoors, six of them are holding medals. Behind them is a large blue artwork. They are dressed in formal attire.
For Aalto community Awards and Recognition, University Published:

Independence Day decorations handed over to employees of joint services

President Ilkka Niemelä congratulated the medal recipients
Open book showing a skateboarding person and another person with yellow hair in a colourful outfit at Agfa Multicultural Centre.
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Coming up next autumn at Aalto's Department of Architecture: a studio course on the reuse and expansion of the present Architecture and Design Museum buildings in Helsinki

Capstone Studio 2026 at Aalto explores adaptive reuse of the Architecture and Design Museum in Helsinki, using photography, collage and urban design methods.
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The campus welcomes its third Learning Lounge

Learning Lounge makes a new expansion into Restaurant Aalto Kvarkki on 16 March.
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Results of the doctoral graduate survey 2025

Doctoral graduates consider that they have gained the knowledge and skills for producing new scientific knowledge. Almost half aim for a career in the academia.
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Applications for Fulbright grant programmes to the United States are now open

Application period for Fulbright's grants for the academic year 2027–28 is open until May 2026.
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Results of the doctoral student yearly follow-up 2025

The results cover the majority of our active doctoral students - all doctoral students are expected to answer the survey every year.