Course Info
Subject
Art and Design
Languages
English
Duration
2 years
Degrees
Master
Course General Description
Students learn to adapt knowledge, skills and new approaches to reach collaborative solutions based on ecological, economical and socio-cultural sustainability.Tuition Fees
For non-EU/EEA citizens, €15000/yDisciplines
Design ThinkingSustainability management
Systems approach
Requirements
Willingness to engage in critical thinking and to find one’s own path to contribute to the socially and ecologically sustainable world as a designerEarned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Art and Design) or completed equivalent studies
fluent English (oral and written)
CV
Motivation letter
Portfolio
Interview
Grants and Scholarships
Prospective students subject to tuition fees are eligible to apply for Aalto University Scholarship. Certain international joint degree programmes have their own tuition fees and scholarship schemes. Aalto University reserves all rights to make changes to the scholarship programme.Course Notable Alumni
Gunnar NordströmArtturi Ilmari Virtanen
Alvar Aalto
Tapio Wirkkala
Jorma Ollila
Course Notable Academia
Anna ValtonenRupesh Vyas
Niko Sirola
Mikko Summanen
School Info
Region
Europe
Country
Finland
City
Espoo|Helsinki
Year of Establishment
1849
Number of students
17563
QS Rank
137
THE Rank
190
Webometrics
263
School General Description
Aalto University's operations showcase Finland’s experiment in higher education. The Aalto Design Factory, Aalto Ventures Program and Aalto Entrepreneurship Society (Aaltoes), among others, drive the university's mission for a radical shift towards multidisciplinary learning and have contributed substantially to the emergence of Helsinki as a hotbed for startups Aaltoes is Europe’s largest and most active student run entrepreneurship community that has founded major concepts such as the Startup Sauna accelerator program and the Slush startup event. The university is named in honour of Alvar Aalto, a prominent Finnish architect, designer and alumnus of the former Helsinki University of Technology, who was also instrumental in designing a large part of the university's main campus in Otaniemi.School Contacts
https://www.aalto.fi/en
registry@aalto.fi
+358 9 47001
Connections with Businesses
Neste, UPM, Stora Enso, Valio, Fortum, Metsä Group, Outotec, Andritz and KemiraConnections with other Schools and Educational Institutions
CumulusGlobal Education for European Engineers and Entrepreneurs (GE4)
The European Association for the Transfer of Technologies, Innovation and Industrial Information (TII)
T.I.M.E. Association (TIME)
ProTon Europe, the European Knowledge Transfer Association
Partnership in International Management (PIM)
European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)
European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS)
European Association for International Education (EAIE)
Community of European Management Schools and International Companies (CEMS)
The European Association for University Lifelong Learning (EUCEN)
University Consortium of Pori
School Notable Alumni
Gunnar NordströmArtturi Ilmari Virtanen
Alvar Aalto
Tapio Wirkkala
Jorma Ollila
School Notable Academia
Christopher BrattonJaana Beider
Basaam El Baroni
Ranja Hautamaki
Paula Hohti
Laura Arpiainen
Exchange Programmes
Erasmus Programme memberExtracurricular Life and Facts of Interest
Aalto university students have formed numerous associations for studies, cultural activity and sports. There are more than 150 associations maintained by university students.The Polytech Choir
Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho
Helsinki Academic Male Choir KYL
Aalto Festival