Helena Hyvönen Dean, professor

Scientific Support to Growth and Jobs: Cultural and Creative Industries, Brussels 24 October 2013

Aalto University – Where science and art meet technology and business

The six schools of Aalto University

School of Arts, Design

and Architecture

School of Business

School of Engineering

School of Chemical

Technology

School of Science

School of Electrical

Engineering

The Aalto University community:

80,000 alumni, 20,000 students,

5,000 staff members, 350 professors

Universal mission

Aalto University strategy

Vision The best connect and succeed at Aalto University, an institution internationally recognised for the impact of its science, art and learning.

Goal To become a world-class academic institution by 2020.

Contributions to a better world.

National mission

Competitiveness and welfare of Finland.

Core strategies and performance indicators

Research excellence Original, impactful,

Interdisciplinary

Pioneering education Focus on students,

a new learning culture and approaches

Ground breaking art Art, architecture and design as key drivers for improving living

Societal impact

Adding value through entrepreneurship,

business liaison and societal interactions

Aalto’s multidisciplinary platforms: Design Factory, Media Factory, Service Factory and Health Factory

• Combining the expertise of the schools in the fields of product development, media and services.

• Students, researchers and companies will meet in connection with joint projects.

Units based on Design Factory's

mode of operation have also been established at universities in

Shanghai, Melbourne and

Santiago.

Promoting academic entrepreneurship

Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship and innovation

services

Startup Sauna Business

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School of Arts, Design and Architecture

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HUMAN User driven design and art

BRIDGE Bridging art, technology and business

CULTURE Tradition based groundbreaking culture

EXPERIENCE Sense based skills and knowledge. Hands on skills and knowledge

Design in all scales of human

environment and every

day life Practice based

research, learning and development

Sensibility of unique

expressions Interaction,

new materials, digitalization;

Internet of things

Forum X Explorative

Platform

Living+

Aalto Digital Future

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Research

Core Computation and

Modelling

Materials

Design

ICT

Media

Growing Global economic

business processes

Process and systems

competence

Architecture

Art

Emerging Service

Economy

Digitization

Energy

Human-oriented living

environments

We are dedicated to long-term, high-quality research of high scientific value and impact on society.

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Value added is created within the intangible phases of the production

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Pre-production Intangible

Assets

Post-production Intangible

Output

Production Tangible

Economies with high

production cost Economies

with low production cost

Mass production

Logistics

Branding R&D&I

Design

Prototype, pilot

Initial production

Sales Marketing

After sales

Value added

per working

hour

Case Supercell

Ltd valued 50%

of Nokia Phones

Design is connected to cultural, social and economical values

Cultural Identity

Diversity, Ingenuity, Agility, Continuity, complementarity

Quality of Opportunity Equality, Prosperity, Ethics, Well-being,

Community, Quality of Life Responsible

Economy Effectiveness, Effiency,

Resilience, Professionalism

1st Prize at Hyères Fashion Festival, France • 2013 Satu Maaranen • 2012 trio Siiri Raasakka, Tiia Sirén and

Elina Laitinen

Student success at international competitions

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Nordic art education award goes to Veera Jalava

Aalto University students qualify for final of sustainable construction student competition in Japan

Antti Heikki Pesonen's Korsoteoria (Hit the Wall) wins top award at Nordic Talents event in Copenhagen

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Student awards

Patrik Prusak places 2nd and Timo Helin 3rd in the Designer's Nest competition

Ilona Hackenberg is Young Designer of the Year 2012 Im

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