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AVP partners with Flow Festival to combine art, design and entrepreneurship this summer
Written by Tommi Byman Aalto University’s entrepreneurship education program – Aalto Ventures Program – has confirmed collaboration with one of Europe’s most prestigious music and art boutique festivals, Flow Festival. Last year the festival drew over 80 000...
AVP is looking for Global Partnerships Coordinator
Global Partnerships Coordinator Years of studies: 3 – N (This is a student position, meaning we can only hire current active students of Aalto University for this position.) Working hours: up to 20 h/week (negotiable), summertime full time Desired starting date:...
Towards a more holistic vision of entrepreneurship skills
Startup life puts many constraints on one’s daily life: time pressure, the ambiguity of what to do next and constant stress. In order to cope with that, one has to master all aspects of life, going beyond the traditional meaning of the entrepreneurial tool kit....
Join AVP in Shanghai this summer!
Join the SJTU Global Summer School in Shanghai this summer through AVP! Shanghai Jiao Tong University, one of the top Universities in China, welcomes undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world to study in the dynamic city of Shanghai this summer!...
First-year students build a robot hand that moves like your own
Written by Tommi Byman A group of students from the mandatory Electricity Workshop course is working on a multifunctional robot hand that can be remotely controlled with the user’s own hand movements. A robot hand that can be remotely controlled by your own hand...
Register now for Startup Leadership!
Course registration is now open! Want to learn how to lead people in startups, scaleups or venture units? During this course, you will develop your knowledge of leadership in an entrepreneurial setting, your ability to design efficient entrepreneurial teams and...
Register now for Global Business in the Digital Age!
Course registration is now open! Want to understand global markets and harness the international market potential? Interested in learning how to create a real go-to-market plan? Then this course is for you! During Global Business in the Digital Age course, you’ll...
How lessons learned in the startup world can bring value to museums?
Written by Lidia Borisova Design thinking and iterative processes are well known and widely used in the startup world but they can also be used for museum projects. It is much easier to plan an exhibition when you know your customers and understand the customer...
Learning through teaching at Startup Experience
Students get to learn both from their teachers and their peers This exam week marked the halfway of our Startup Experience course. Students have so far learned a lot about creating new business ideas, understanding customer insights and how to run startups. And all...
Successful week at Berkeley Bootcamp
UC Berkeley's Berkeley Methods of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 2019 Getting some fresh perspective and meeting new people is always worth the travel and this time we sent four AVP students to attend the fantastic Berkeley Methods of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in...
Meet new AVP team members Tommi and Elettra!
AVP has two new team members! Tommi Byman is a returning AVP champion. He might be a familiar face for some from a few years ago when he worked as the event and then as the marketing coordinator of AVP. Now Tommi is stepping into a brand new role as he will help in...
Aalto Fellows –more than just a course!
The Aalto Fellows Program is a six-month study and work program designed to develop a theoretical and practical understanding of entrepreneurship and its context. It is a 10 credit course, but it can be much more than that. This is how one of...