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6 unusual facts about Aalto University


Aalto University Sports Club

The club was the sports club of the Helsinki University of Technology, but as of 29 March 2010, the name has been Aalto-yliopiston urheiluseura, reflecting the merger of the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Art and Design Helsinki into what is now the Aalto University.

Gustaf Estlander

In 1898, Gustaf Estlander graduated as an architect from the Helsinki Polytechnic Institute (currently Aalto University).

Marmon Motor Car Company

It is still today the representational car of the Aalto University student union after considerable repairs.

Teknologföreningen

It is also older than any other student organization at the Aalto University.

The Aalto University was formed in 2010 by a merger of three universities, before the merger Teknologföreningen was a student corporation of the Helsinki University of Technology.

Teknologföreningen's primary purpose is to unite students interested in speaking the Swedish language and to guarantee equal rights to Swedish-speaking students at the bilingual Aalto University.


Gabriel R. G. Benito

Benito has held visiting positions at Copenhagen Business School, University of Melbourne, and University of Valencia, and taught inter alia at Helsinki School of Economics (now Aalto University), Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG), University of Oslo, and University of Valencia.


see also

OUBS

Otaniemi Underground Broadcasting System, cable-TV channel of Aalto University Student Union (AYY)