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Aalto University’s representative team, coached by AVP and ENTU, proudly brought home an honorary award from Innova Europe 2024, held at Station F in Paris. The team's concept, Krishi Krate, focuses on providing affordable cold storage for smallholder farmers in South Asia and originated in Solve the SDGs 2024.
29 Oct 2024
This year, the sustainability hackathon Solve the SDGs brought together almost 500 participants in Finland and India. In Finland, our participants got to solve five wicked problems provided by our partners Aalto University, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), S Group, Sweco and Visit Finland. Let’s have a look at the winning projects for each challenge.
23 May 2024
Welcome to the Aurora Seoul trip! Our students spent twelve days in Korea, filled to the brim with exploration, enlightenment, and experiences that went beyond borders. Embark with them on a journey where culture, innovation, and sustainability converge.
15 May 2024
Embarking on a two-week study trip to Korea, our Aurora students anticipated a deep dive into the entrepreneurial landscape of a vibrant and dynamic country. What they encountered was not only a stark contrast to the Nordics but also a profound revelation: the entrepreneurial mindset is not a fixed trait one is born with but rather a skill that can be cultivated and honed over time.
Instagram isn’t the first app that comes to mind when you think about sustainability, but you can’t deny its popularity. That’s why it became team ReMaskit’s platform of choice at Junction 2023 when they set out to tackle — and win — the challenge Resource Revolution, Now by Aalto University. Read on to learn more about their solution, Junction experience and thoughts on entrepreneurship and sustainability.
20 Dec 2023
Art Thinking is a process of applying artistic thinking to view a broader range of challenges. During Aurora Paris, the Aalto Ventures Program study trip to Paris, our students had the unique opportunity to attend Improbable: An Art Thinking workshop at ESCP. There, they were introduced to the 6 Ds of Art Thinking and learned how to apply them in entrepreneurship.