Our strategy

Shaping a sustainable future

Aalto University’s purpose is to shape a sustainable future. We do high-quality research, excelling and making breakthroughs in and across science, art, technology and business. We spark the game changers of tomorrow, and renew society with research-based knowledge, creativity and an entrepreneurial mindset. All our work is guided by the values of the university: responsibility, courage, and collaboration. 

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Our plan 2025-2028

Learn more about the areas of development

Our purpose and values define our long-term direction. We have selected the areas of development below that best drive us towards our purpose.

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Research and art: Driving excellence 

We create world-class clusters of excellence and bring talent together.

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Education: Future-led learning

We advance high-quality and data-driven teaching and learning with a life-wide learning path.

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Impact: Inspiring ecosystem

We build an international collaborative ecosystem.

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Enabling our success

To enable our success, we invest in our community & people, infrastructures & campus and services & resources.

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Three approaches to everything we do

We need new lenses to look at the biggest problems facing the world. Our combination of science, art, technology and business expertise allows us to rethink challenges and solutions alike. By encouraging a radically creative and entrepreneurial culture within our community, together we can make impact and find sustainable solutions.

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Solutions for sustainability

We create solutions for sustainability by combining our strengths. 

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Radical creativity

We enable experimental activities that challenge the status quo. 

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Entrepreneurial mindset

We advance the entrepreneurial mindset and capabilities of our community.

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A living strategy for a world in motion

In our living strategy approach, our purpose, values, and way of working define our long-term direction while our choices are proactively and continuously re-evaluated.

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Contact us

Our living strategy processes are coordinated by Marja Niemi, Head of Planning and Leadership Support.

For any questions regarding the strategy, please contact: firstname.lastname@aalto.fi

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