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University Lecturer, Teemu Kokkonen recognised with Unite! award
Teemu Kokkonen, from the Department of Built Environment, School of Engineering, has received a Unite! award for his contributions to the ‘Digital Solutions for Sustainable Water Management’ project.
Kokkonen represented Aalto University in the Unite! Seed Fund project Digital Solutions for Sustainable Water Management, launched in 2024. The project has resulted in a comprehensive course package comprising eight courses. Kokkonen serves as the coordinating teacher for one of the courses.
In addition to his work on the project, Kokkonen has actively helped strengthen teaching collaboration across Unite!. His work includes piloting the alliance’s Metacampus platform for coursework and proposing improvements to its functionality.
Teemu KokkonenI have a longstanding passion for international co-teaching. I am inspired by the insights I gain from colleagues and by the opportunity to expand the audience for my own educational offerings.
The Unite! Awards celebrate individuals and teams across the alliance’s nine partner universities for their outstanding contributions to collaboration, education, research and community building. The annual award ceremony took place during the XIV Unite! Dialogue in Stockholm, Sweden.
See the other eight award winners here.
Unite! Seed Fund 2026 – Aalto involved in eight projects
From the 2026 Seed Fund call, 22 proposals were selected for funding. Aalto is involved in eight of these projects and coordinates one.
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Oskari Vilamo Fund awarded the best theses on building trade
The Oskari Vilamo fund, which is part of the Business Education fund, awarded the best doctoral theses and diploma theses in November. One doctoral dissertation and four master's thesis were awarded in Aalto University.
Unite! Networking Hub: Exchange best practices and learn from peers across Europe
The Unite! Networking Hub is an online space for Unite! faculty and staff to meet to connect and engage with colleagues in the same field of expertise, share and discover best practices, and support one another in addressing work-related challenges.
Wärtsilä donates EUR 200,000 to Aalto University to advance world-class engine technology research and expertise
The donation will support Aalto University’s House of Energy Transition initiative, which brings together energy research and education to accelerate the energy transition.