Our strategy

Research: Driving excellence

We create world-class clusters of excellence and bring complementary talent together.

Research equipment on a colorful background, image by Aleksi Poutanen

Our long-term purpose: We excel and make breakthroughs in and across science, art, technology and business.
Our current focus of development: Driving excellence. We create world-class clusters of excellence in our key research areas and bring complementary talent together to work on grand challenges.
The planned actions: Attracting and fostering talent, developing selected research infrastructures, new collaboration across fields.

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Our research focuses on seven key areas combining four core competences in the fields of ICT, materials, arts, design and business together with three grand challenges related to energy, living environment, and health.

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Researchers in front of Dipoli in a snowy landscape in Otaniemi

Cooperation, Research & Art Published: 7.5.2024

Preserving intangible cultural heritage through immersive XR experiences

Aalto University’s Department of Art and Media is coordinating a European wide project on preserving intangible cultural heritage and using it to address societal challenges with the help of immersive XR environments.