Aalto University

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. The campus is located in Espoo in Greater Helsinki, Finland.

Aalto University began operations on 1 January 2010 with the merger of the Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and Helsinki University of Art and Design.

Aalto University consists of six schools with 12,000 students (FTE), and 4,000 teaching staff, including nearly 400 professors.

Aalto University is a priority project for the renewal of Finnish universities. The idea is to create a new innovative university that combines science and technology, design and art, business and economics.

The idea of ​​a merger was first proposed in the autumn of 2005 by then-University of Art and Design Rector Yrjö Sotamaa in his opening speech for the academic year. More concrete plans for the creation of a new university were set out in a memorandum of a working group led by Secretary of State Raimo Sailas in February 2007. Preparations for the university began later that spring, when Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen included the new university in the Finnish government program.

A total of 500 members of the university that would form Aalto University took part in the preparations. A competition for the name, held in the spring of 2008, received 1,600 entries. The name Aalto-yliopisto (Aalto University in English and Aalto-universitetet in Swedish) was confirmed on 9 May 2008.

The statutes of Aalto University were signed in June 2008. On 19 December 2008, the university board selected Professor Tuula Teeri as the first Rector of Aalto University.

Aalto University began operations on 1 January 2010 following the merger of the Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and Helsinki University of Art and Design.

Faculty of Engineering

The teaching and research areas of the Faculty of Engineering cover all aspects of our built environment. Global warming, energy saving and sustainable use of natural resources are key areas of research and teaching.

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is a leading multidisciplinary research institute with strong industrial links and impacts on both industry and society.

Department of Built Environment

Water resources, spatial data, sustainable asset management and safe transport.

Department of Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering aims to build the structures of the future through research, education and collaboration.

Business School

The Business School is the leading business school in Finland and one of the top business schools in Europe. Aalto University Business School was the first business school in the Nordic countries to receive the most important international quality accreditations in the field: AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. This makes it one of the best business schools in the world.

Department of Management

The Department of Management Studies offers a vibrant environment for academics and learning.

Department of Accounting and Business Law

The Department of Accounting is one of the leading research faculties in the Nordic region.

Department of Marketing

The Department of Marketing is a thriving and dynamic community of faculty, researchers, staff and students. The department has won international acclaim for its ambitious and rigorous research output. We are at the forefront of marketing.

Department of Finance

The Department of Finance is Finland's leading finance department with a strong focus on research.

Department of Economics

The Department of Economics provides a comprehensive insight into the workings of the economy and the environment in which companies operate.

Department of Information and Service Management

The Department of Information and Service Management refers to the creative use of information and digital technologies in business and the shift from an industrial-dominated to a service-dominated form.

School of Chemical Engineering

Important research areas carried out by the School of Chemical Engineering include environmentally friendly and energy-saving processes, diversified use of wood and other biomaterials, new materials and their applications, new automotive fuels, shaping of microorganisms and enzymes, and new drugs and biomaterials.

Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems

Promoting the bio and circular economy

Department of Chemistry and Materials Science

World-class materials research

Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering

A sustainable future for high-performance products

Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science conducts world-class basic research and develops scientific and technological applications based on its results. In particular, the fields of computing and modeling, materials research, and ICT and media account for a large part of the school's research.

Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis

Our main research areas are algebra and discrete mathematics, analysis, applied mathematics and mechanics, stochastics and statistics, and systems analysis and operations research.

Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering

We study the system-level dynamic functions of the human brain, mind, and body.

Department of Applied Physics

The Department of Applied Physics actively conducts research in the physical sciences to create important industrial applications with great technological potential.

Department of Computer Science

Promoting future science and society.

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

We conduct world-class research and education, focusing on the creation and transformation of technology-based businesses.

Faculty of Electrical Engineering

In electrical engineering at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, natural sciences and information technology intersect to form intelligent systems and innovations that save energy and increase well-being. Our research is applied in mobile phones, power networks and satellites.

Department of Electronic and Nano Engineering

The Department of Electronic and Nano Engineering (ELE) conducts research and arranges teaching courses in the fields of electromagnetism, micro-nanotechnology, radio engineering and space technology.

Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics

The Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics (SPA) combines competences in different research areas, from ICT technologies to core electrical engineering and its fundamental phenomena.

Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation is an ecosystem where scientists and engineers from different fields of microsystems, electrical engineering and automation work together to solve the most challenging scientific problems.

Department of Communications and Networks

The Department of Communications and Networks (Comnet) is the largest unit in the field of research in Finland.

School of Art, Design and Architecture

The School of Art, Design and Architecture began operations on 1 January 2012, when the School of Art and Design merged with the Department of Architecture of the Faculty of Engineering.

The school is the largest of its kind in the Nordic countries and one of the most prestigious worldwide. Research areas in the field of Art and Design include design, digital media, audiovisual performance, art education and visual culture. Useful perspectives form the basis of artistic activities.

Department of Architecture

We train professionals to design human-centered environments.

Department of Film and Sets

The Department of Film, Television and Sets ELO is the only university-level film school in Finland.

Department of Media

The Department of Media is an academic community of approximately 500 students and 80 staff members. We conduct research and education in Bachelor, Master and PhD programs in a wide range of disciplines and topics.

Department of Design

The Department of Design is a diverse community of competent, creative and responsible individuals. In design, we appreciate technical skills, social significance and artistic expression.

Department of Art

The Department of Art educates and trains professionals in the fields of art education, visual culture, curating and contemporary art. The department is known for its high-quality art and art teaching activities, academic