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Anne Lönnqvist Believes Innovation and Economic Growth Are Accelerated by Faith in Research
Anne Lönnqvist Believes Innovation and Economic Growth Are Accelerated by Faith in Research Anne Lönnqvist serves as a Research Manager at VTT, where she currently leads a research portfolio focused on telecommunications, cybersecurity, and situational awareness. She holds a doctorate in radio engineering, has conducted extensive research in satellite image analytics, and has worked…
Lue lisääFinnish Foundation for Technology Promotion received a record-breaking 1,033 applications
Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion received a record-breaking 1,033 applications This year, in the Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion’s grant call, we received a record-breaking 1,033 applications. The grant call ended on February, 12. In total, applicants sought €13,815,619 in funding. We received 444 full-year and part-year grant applications from doctoral students, 568 encouragement grant…
Lue lisääJorma Kyyrä wants to honour excellent teachers
Jorma Kyyrä wants to honour excellent teachers Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi Jorma Kyyrä holds a Doctor of Science in Electrical Engineering, is a Professor of Power Electronics, and serves as the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation at Aalto University. He has also worked as a researcher at ETH Zurich. According to…
Lue lisääKristiina Kruus Encourages Bold Research
Kristiina Kruus Encourages Bold Research Photo: Mikko Raskinen Kristiina Kruus is the Dean of the School of Chemical Engineering at Aalto University and has a long career behind her as a researcher in industrial biotechnology. She has worked in international companies and as a research professor at VTT. In her view, courage and impact…
Lue lisääThe Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion has Awarded over 800,000 Euros for Research in the Field of Technology in Year 2024
The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion has Awarded over 800,000 Euros for Research in the Field of Technology in Year 2024 The purpose of The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion is to promote the development of technology in Finland by supporting education and research related to it. Additionally, the foundation aims to increase the…
Lue lisääViktar Asadchy receives Young Scientist Award
Viktar Asadchy receives Young Scientist Award Kuvaaja: Vilja Pursiainen The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion awarded Assistant Professor Viktar Asadchy from Aalto University with the Young Scientist 2024 Award. Asadchy‘s work includes developing new physical methods to control light as well as combining power from multiple sources. Viktar Asadchy works as an Assistant Professor…
Lue lisääThe Good Teacher of the Year 2024 is Leena Tynninen
The Good Teacher of the Year 2024 is Leena Tynninen Kuvaaja: Lauri Aapro The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion awarded university teacher Leena Tynninen from LUT University the Good Teacher 2024 Award. Tynninen’s students give her credit for her inspiring teaching methdos and utilizing the latest research. Leena Tynninen teaches industrial engineering at LUT…
Lue lisääWhat can we learn about collaboration from the success of the Finnish gaming ecosystem?
What can we learn about collaboration from the success of the Finnish gaming ecosystem? 7.4.2021/Text: Ghita Wallin The Finnish gaming industry is a global superpower. Its collaboration, growth mindset and pay it forward culture have also laid the foundation for the student-driven startup ecosystem in Finland including Slush. Almost three decades of success makes the…
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Waste is the future! 14.1.2019 About me I am a doctoral student at Aalto University’s Water and Environmental Engineering department, working in collaboration with The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). Last year I received an expenditure grant from the Gasum Gas fund for the first year of research into cultivation of fungal species in biogas wastewater.…
Lue lisääPoDoCo Fall 2018 Application Round
PoDoCo Fall 2018 Application Round 10.9.2018 Are you: A company with cutting-edge renewal ideas and looking for the help of a talented postdoc to investigate your ideas? A postdoc interested in putting your research knowledge and expertise into practice and working in industry? PoDoCo program may be just right for you! PoDoCo is a matchmaking…
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