Students explored the potential of AI in Onninen's sales work
Students from the Aalto University School of Business carried out a research project commissioned by Kesko to investigate how Onninen's sales personnel could use artificial intelligence
Customized Student Business Projects
Contact us when you need bright minds to analyse and solve your challenges. We will tailor a student project according to your needs.
Customized Student Business Projects
- The Customized Student Project concept was created to meet business needs.
- The concept has a proven track record, as projects have been run successfully at the School of Business since 1993.
- Project topics can be related to any subject that is taught or researched in Aalto University, as long as a relevant researcher is available to supervise the project
- Customized project group:
- Aalto University School of Business is responsible for recruiting and selecting the research group (2–4 senior students) for each project. The students are offered both study credits and a fee for the project.
- Student groups are customized according to the project needs. The students can come from one or several fields of Aalto University, such as business, engineering and arts & design.
- Each project is supervised by a researcher from Aalto University. The supervisor is compensated for the work.
- The average project time is 3 months (+/-1 month)
- Project kick-offs are customized according to company needs
Project fee for the company: 16.450 – 19.500€ (+VAT). The project fee is used for three things: students salaries, supervisor salary and the organizing costs.
Important! There is one free annual project for the partner companies of the Aalto University School of Business.
Partners of the School of Business are ABB, Alma Media, Deloitte, EY, Hilti, K Group, Konecranes, KPMG, OP, PwC.
Examples of our projects
Students carried out a study for the EY on gender representation in transaction services
The students analysed the future attractiveness of transaction services by interviewing female students of Industrial Engineering and Management, Finance and Accounting
Students improved deicing operations at Helsinki Airport
In collaboration with Finavia, the Aalto students have developed innovative solutions to enhance efficiency and safety in deicing operations
Students analysed brand positioning and developed a marketing analytics toolkit for Alma Media
Aalto University School of Business collaborated with Alma Media on a comprehensive project that delved deep into the brand positioning of Autotalli.com and Nettiauto
Students explored Finnish ESG market and business opportunities for Euroclear Finland
The students conducted a comprehensive analysis of the current ESG market, both from a reporting perspective and a data-provider angle
Students helped Transmeri Group define their potential M&A landscape
The final delivery for the customer included several interesting targets to help the client reach their inorganic growth goals
Student project helped Deloitte capture ESG performance in company valuation
The final model developed by the students concentrated on the risk and opportunity analysis of sustainability-related topics
Excellent cooperation to find opportunities for the FIDA regulation for OP Financial Group
Aalto University School of Business collaborated with OP Financial Group in a student project on exploring EU FIDA regulation opportunities
Student project analyzed KPMG’s position in the rapidly growing Finnish consulting market
The study revealed that the consulting market has experienced exceptional growth over the past 5 years, with technology consulting leading the growth and making up most of the market
Students helped Hilti understand the financial decision-making of its customers
Hilti (Suomi) Oy and the School of Business joined forces to study the economic impact of Hilti's tool service and to improve the sales process of the service with the financial management of the client companies.
Students helped PwC respond to increasing competition in Tax and Legal Services market
PwC Finland utilises the results of the study in its own strategy work
Students analysed the demand for K Group’s wellbeing services in three international markets
Customized student business project explored demand for K Group’s digital services related to wellbeing by analyzing market trends and consumer behavior
Outcome-based business models are an opportunity for growth at ABB
Student team explored the ins and outs of outcome-based models
Students helped Finland’s Central Securities Depository to research and combine fund industry information
The team learned a lot about the fund industry and the role of the central securities depository
Students carried out a project on workload distribution and profit optimization
School of Business and KPMG collaborated to transform traditional auditing practices
How do companies handle EU’s new sustainability regulations?
Two School of Business students examined Nordic firms for PwC Finland
Student project gave insight to Konecranes about young employee experience
The students found out that young employees have high preferences for continuous learning and development opportunities at work
More past projects here!
Benefits of Customized Student Business Projects
Aalto University is responsible for managing and carrying out the project. The company can decide how often it wishes to be in contact with the project group, and the company’s level of involvement depends on the topic and scope. The mandatory meetings are the kick off, mid-term and final meetings.
The Customized Student Business Project concept offers a fully tailored opportunity for cooperation between the company and Aalto University. All activities are based on the needs of the company.
To the company, the project is a cost-efficient research method with an excellent price-quality ratio. Aalto University charges the project costs from the client in a single bill after the project.
Several companies have also used projects as a channel for recruitment by employing students who have performed well during the project.
Contact:
Tommi Vihervaara
Project Specialist
External Relations, School of Business
+358 50 383 7388
[email protected]
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