We help the Aalto community in creating a sustainable future through entrepreneurship by solving problems related to Sustainable Development Goals.
By aligning startup activities with Sustainable Development Goal targets, startups not only contribute to global priorities but also unlock innovative business opportunities and untapped markets, offering them a competitive edge, writes Lauri Järvilehto.
25 Apr 2024
Facing the impending energy crisis, one tangible action many if not most Aalto community members can take right now is to aim our efforts at using our skills and talent to develop radically creative ideas for clean energy, writes Lauri Järvilehto. We can launch a Clean Energy Crunch: ideating and developing solutions with hyper-fast idea-to-deployment spans to solve the impending European clean energy needs.
04 Mar 2022
At AVP, students work in multidisciplinary teams, do hands-on exercises and gain tool of mass disruption, ready to be used either to construct a startup or to renovate an existing company from within.
Learn more
Put your entrepreneurial skills to good use with our help. Take what you know, form a team, and build something that makes you proud and the world better. We'll give you wings — all you have to do is fly.
Learn more
Learn more about the AVP way of teachingMore of university studies should be integrated into an AVP-like style. We shouldn’t be educated but encouraged to learn.
In front of you, there are so many roads to take and so many opportunities to catch, but you cannot have them all. How do you decide on what to choose? When you know your values, you understand what matters both presently and in the future, and can guide your actions accordingly.
18 Jun 2024
Juho Uzkurt Kaljunen never wanted to be an entrepreneur. And yet, he is now an AVP alumni and the founder, CEO and CTO of NPHarvest, a spin-off from Aalto University that collects and recycles nutrients from wastewater. We chatted with Juho to learn more about his unexpected journey and where he thinks it’ll take him next.
07 Jun 2024
We eat food, but we don’t taste it. We drink coffee while running. Anxiety and laxity of the brain lead to the monkey mind: the mind jumping from thought to thought without our control. We lose our focus and our peace. Meditation is the answer to calming the monkey mind, but it's not always easy to get stared. Lidia and Poudel, the teaching crew of Good Life Engine, provide insights and exercises to get you going.
30 May 2024
