Schools’ Communications Services

Provides comprehensive communications and marketing services for Aalto's six schools. This includes communications about research and education, student marketing, alumni communications, specific school events, and much more. Each school will continue to have its own communications and marketing specialists. Work community communications will support the management and leadership of schools and departments. The unit is led by Minna Tiainen, Head of Schools’ Communications Services. 

Community Communications

School of Engineering

School of Business

School of Chemical Engineering

School of Science

School of Electrical Engineering

School of Arts, Design and Architecture

The Brand, Marketing and Digital Experience Unit 

Develops and manages the university’s joint communication and marketing tools and processes. The unit is also responsible for building a community-driven brand, student recruitment and marketing, and digital experience platforms. The unit is led by Robert Salvén, Head of Brand, Digital, and Marketing. 

Brand and Digital Experience

Marketing Development

The Events and Campus Experience Unit 

Responsible for events targeting at the university’s community and its stakeholders, such as the opening of the academic year and alumni weekend, and for enhancing campus attractiveness. The unit also manages the production of open events in Marsio, exhibitions, Aalto Shop, and coordinates campus visits. This unit is led by Jessica Sinikoski, Head of Events and Campus Experience. 

Events

Campus Experience

The External Communications Unit 

The unit is responsible for the university’s media relations in Finland and abroad, content production for and management of shared channels, Aalto University Magazine and communications planning for the university’s key themes in research, education, and impact. We also support the university leadership in communications activities and coordinate crisis communications and media trainings. The unit is led by Riikka Haikarainen, Head of External Communications. 

University Communications

Content and Media

Innovation Communications

Crisis communications and reputation management

Communications Director is responsible for the university's crisis communications and reputation management and will assign communications resources case-by-case.

COS Crisis Management Group

Communications Director leads the COS Crisis Management group, which is composed of specialists from various areas of communications. The group addresses and outlines the university's communicative preparedness for different crisis situations.