Established in 2010, the Aalto University is a new university with centuries of experience. The Aalto University was created from the merger of three Finnish universities: The Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and The University of Art and Design Helsinki. The three schools of the Aalto University - the School of Economics, the School of Art and Design and the School of Science and Technology are all leading and renowned institutions in their respective fields and in their own right. The combination of three universities opens up new possibilities for strong multi-disciplinary education and research. The new university's ambitious goal is to be one of the leading institutions in the world in terms of research and education in its own specialized disciplines. The Aalto University is strongly future-oriented while, at the same time, building on the combined 300-year-history of three highly regarded universities. Only the best students and researchers are admitted to study and conduct research at the Aalto University.
A student-centered culture that encourages people to passionately learn new things will be fostered at Aalto University. The new university will provide high-quality research and education and create an internationally attractive environment for learning and research.
The Aalto University will focus its research on major global issues. New research environments often evolve into larger research programs or units through themes that require a cross-disciplinary approach. Aalto University School of Science and Technology are divided into four new schools, starting from 1st of January 2011. The new schools are formed of the current university faculties: School of Engineering, School of Chemical Technology, School of Science, and School of Electrical Engineering Lahti Center, founded in 1986, is an independent department subject to the School of Engineering.
Lahti Center carries out Aalto University´s basic tasks - scientific research, education, and societal influence - in environmental technology and related scientific fields.
Website: http://lahti.tkk.fi/en/
Clean Technologies group highlights the viewpoint of sustainable development. The responsible use of raw materials and development of Cleantech-processes in harmony with the management and control of industrial environmental load are the most important objectives in the research field and in the teaching we provide. In environmental technology the research focus is on holistic management and control of industrial environmental load; to water, air and solids. Teaching emphasizes sustainable resource use, development of new material efficiency processes, modern low emission technology as well as the available tools for environmental management. Our research covers the ecological aspect of sustainable development comprehensively. The economical elements are discussed partially with some consideration of the social scope.
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Lahti Science and Business Park, Finland (coordinator)
Regional Council of Päijät-Häme, Finland
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Sustainable Sweden Southeast, Sweden
Regional Council in Kalmar County, Sweden
Linnaeus University, Sweden
Patras Science Park, Greece
Regional Council of Western Greece, Greece
Foundation of Research and Technology of Hellas/ICE-HT, Greece
International Association of Mediterranean Agro-Industrial Waste, Perugia, Italy
Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC), United Kingdom
