Website: https://www.aalto.fi/en
Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We build a sustainable future by creating novel solutions to major global challenges. We value responsibility, courage, and collaboration.
By merging three leading Finnish universities in 2010, Aalto was founded to work as a societally embedded research university. In a short space of time, we have since become a forerunner in our key areas. We are renowned for our sense of community and culture of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Aalto University has six schools and its main campus Otaniemi is located in Espoo, Finland.
Aalto University was established in 2010 as three leading Finnish universities, Helsinki University of Technology, one of Europe's leading science and technology institutions, The University of Art and Design Helsinki, the largest art institution in Northern Europe, and The Helsinki School of Economics, the first business school in Europe, were merged. They are among the world's leaders in the fields of science, technology, art and economics.
Aalto University is a young university with a long history of excellence, ranked in the world in several disciplines, 134th in the world in the 2020 QS World University Rankings, and 7th in the world in the field of Art and Design and 1st in Northern Europe and 47th in the world in Computer Science in the 2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject. The university is committed to nurturing thoughtful and innovative people, encouraging them to identify and solve various societal challenges, and providing a top-notch multidisciplinary educational environment.
