Aalto University

Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award

This award is targeted to teams that develop Aalto University’s research excellence, educational impact and societal influence. The aim of the award is to inspire people at every part of the Aalto University community to create a culture committed to driving performance, while remaining agile, adaptive and able to evolve for the future. The award identifies the enablers of excellence rather than focuses solely on the results of previous efforts to achieve our research and teaching objectives.
Otaniemi Lehmuskuja (photo Mikko Raskinen)

Award criteria

The award recognizes teams that address unique challenges, and the evaluation of the proposals applies a flexible framework that enables to look holistically across the vision, purpose and execution of activities that strive for sustainable value creation and superior performance. Also, the award recognizes the candidates’ ways of working, both in the short and long term. The awarded activity meets the following criteria:

  1. Cross-border activity that fuels and brings on the success of others.
  2. Develops an ethically sustainable and responsible culture and way of working.
  3. Involves key stakeholder groups in the development of operations, taking into account the views and expectations of all stakeholder groups.
  4. Promotes creativity and excellence in the Aalto University community.
  5. Builds on previous knowledge and experience, and uses resources wisely and efficiently.

Award process

The call for proposals will be opened annually in the spring. The application period is announced separately each year.

Anyone in the Aalto University community can propose a team to be awarded. You can also nominate your own team. Especially departments are invited to nominate candidates. The application shall be accompanied by a brief justification.

The award committee will make a proposal for the prize winners, the Dean of SCI will make the decision, and the winning teams will be announced by Aalto University Communications.

The prize money, sponsored by CEO Matti Sundberg's donation to Aalto University, will be shared between the awarded teams.

Application form

https://webropol.com/s/excellence

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