Riitta Salmelin
Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University
Program
12.10.2023 Program
The full event program for year 2023 to be announced, stay tuned!
The event program is happening simultaneously in all participating universities. On every venue we begin the day with talks by women working in the field of technology. After lunch we head out to participate in workshops and demo showcases, and the evening will be concluded with a study fair.
Choose the university you wish to find out more about.
Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We create a sustainable future by developing solutions to the world's grand challenges. We act responsibly and boldly and we believe in collaboration.
Aalto University is divided into six schools, and the Otaniemi campus is home to the university's innovative community. With around 15,000 students at Aalto University and more than 1,000 new students starting at Aalto every year, you will never be alone.
Registration / Breakfast
The event day starts at the Aalto University Undergraduate Center (Otakaari 1F, Espoo), where you will be welcomed in the main lobby. Breakfast will be served to those who arrive early between 07:00 and 09:30. The event starts at 10:00 sharp, so please arrive at 09:50 at the latest.
Speakers 10.00-11.30
Maija Jokela
CEO, Ramboll Finland
Caterina Soldano
Assistant professor, Aalto University.
Johanna Småros
Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, RELEX Solutions.
Lunch at 11:30-12:45
During lunch, participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the speakers.
Workshops at 13:00-14:30 and 14:45-16:15
3D-CAD-modeling
Topic: Mechanical engineering
In the workshop, you can get to know 3D-CAD product design in the context of creating assemblies and create photorealistic product images of your assembly (e.g. for advertising use). There is also the possibility to model individual parts.
Arduino Design Challenge
Topic: Electronics construction and programming
What can be achieved when you creatively combine design, electronic components and an Arduino microcontroller?
Aspirin synthesis
Topic: Pharmaceutical chemistry
In the workshop,you will familiarize with pharmaceutical chemistry and make aspirin.
Brain and mind
Topic: Neuroscience and medical technology
In our workshop, you can get to know Aalto University's brain research laboratories, and also measure yourself the function of the brain, nervous system and heart.
Demo session
In 2023, Aalto University will organize a demo session at Harald Herlin Learning Center. The demo session is meant to be an alternative to the second workshop.
Study fair 16:30-19:00
Participants have the opportunity to meet students from different university engineering disciplines, their guilds and various student associations. Our students are characterised by a rich and diverse student culture, which is presented through a stage programme organised by student associations. Dinner will also be served during the fair.
The event will end at 19:00. If you left your belongings at the event's storage facility, be sure to pick them up before you leave. Participants staying overnight after the event will be escorted by our event team from the fair to their hotel via the storage facility.
LUT is a university for curious people, where studies are geared towards a better tomorrow. We don't just train experts for a changing world - we train them to change the world.
Clean energy, water and air are prerequisites for life, and we at LUT use our technical and economic expertise to find solutions. Our goal is that graduates find good jobs and are responsibly curious, entrepreneurial and proactive.
At LUT, you can study in eight different fields of engineering and economics. Our campuses are located in Lappeenranta and Lahti. We don't just live, we study, do hobbies and have fun together. Our international community of nearly 6000 students is known for its excellent team spirit.
Breakfast
Breakfast will be served to those who arrive early between 07:00 and 09:30.
Speakers 10.00-11.30
Kati Pöllänen
Kati Pöllänen, Business Director, Application Services, 2M-IT Oy
Mariam Abdulkareem
Mariam Abdulkareem, DSc. (Tech), Post-doctoral researcher, Sustainablity Science, LUT School of Energy Systems
Satu Lipiäinen
Post-doctoral researcher, Energy, LUT School of Energy Systems
Miia Satomaa
Head of IT, Lignode, Stora Enso.
Lunch at 11:30-12:45
During lunch, participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the speakers.
Workshops 13:00-14:30 and14:45-16:15
3D-printing
LUT Kone / Patricia Nyamekye
Circular economy of phones
LUT SUSCI / Kaisa Grönman & Laura Lakanen
Duck Factory
LUT TUTA & Kaplaaki ry
From ideas to products
LUT JHC / Terhi Virkki-Hatakka
Fair at 16:30-19:00
Fair 16:30-19:00
Participants have the opportunity to meet students from different university engineering disciplines, their guilds and various student associations. Our student techs are characterised by a rich and diverse student culture, which was showcased through a stage programme organised by student unions. The event partners a number of companies whose aim is to show that young women have more than enough knowledge and skills to study and work in the sector. Technology is the industry of the future and the job market is already competing for skilled women. A dinner will also be served during the fair.
The event will end at 19:00.
At the multidisciplinary University of Oulu, you can study technology, economics, education, humanities, languages, medicine and much more. A multidisciplinary university gives you more opportunities to make your degree exactly what you want it to be. With 38 fields of study, numerous orientations and a comprehensive range of minors, you have the freedom to create your own personal package; a personalised degree that offers flexibility in the face of changing working life and career choices.
High-quality research at the University of Oulu has changed the world. Every day, 2.6 billion people use technology developed at Oulu. As the fifth largest city in Finland, Oulu offers a wide range of opportunities for more than 20 000 students. Oulu has a vibrant student life and the most affordable student housing of its size.
Everything is possible. You are just at the beginning of your story.
Sign up / Breakfast
The day of the event starts at the Linnanmaa campus of the University of Oulu (Pentti Kaitera katu 1, Oulu), where you will be received in the main lobby of the building. Breakfast is available for those who have announced in advance that they will arrive between 07:00 and 09:30. The event starts at exactly 10:00, so please arrive at 09:50 at the latest.
Speakers 10:00-11:30
Anna LaValle
University Lecturer, University of Oulu
Eva Pongracz
D.Sc.(Tech.), Dr.Univ., Lic.Sc.(Tech.), M.Sc.(Tech.), Professor
Energy systems and environmental engineering
University of Oulu
Saija Luukkanen
PhD Professor, Head of Oulu Mining School - Mineral processing
Henna Tiensuu
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oulu, Biomimetics and Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.
Lunch at 11:30-12:45
During lunch, participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the speakers.
Workshops 13:00-14:30 and 14:45-16:15
Clean water with photocatalysis
Clean water is a necessity of today, and due to new emerging pollutants the treatment of both waste and fresh water needs to be continuously improved.
Exploring Virtual Reality
This fun and educational workshop is designed to show the limitless possibilities of VR.
FabLab
Come to design and make a design product for yourself using digital manufacturing methods with a laser and a sticker cutter.
The maximum number of workshop participants is 15 people.
Materials Science
Organiser: Fibre and Particle Engineering research unit, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu
Demo session at 13:00-14:30 and 14:45-16:15
In 2023, the University of Oulu will organize a demo event at Tellus Linnanmaa. During the day, we will participate in one workshop and a demo event.
All Demos
Fair and dinner at 16:30-18:30
Participants have the opportunity to meet students from different university engineering disciplines, their guilds and various student associations.
The event will end at 18:30.