Academic events and traditions

Tenured Professors' Installation Talks

Aalto University celebrates its tenured professors with popular talks by the new tenure track professors of Associate or Full level three times a year. In the popular 15-minute talks, the professors will share what intrigues and motivates them in their research.
Professor giving his Installation Talk at Dipoli, 27.4.2022.
Professor Fabricio Oliveira giving his Installation Talk on 27.04.2022, photo by Lasse Lecklin

Tenured Professors’ Installation Talks promote the societal impact of research results and artistic activities. The event is a moment to celebrate the commitment and achievements of the newly tenured professors. 

The academic traditions all over the world date back to the birth of the first universities in Bologna, Paris and Oxford in the 11th and 12th centuries. One of the essential traditions is the ceremony appointing new professors to the highest-ranking position of teaching in the university. The word professor stems from the Latin verb profiteri, which means to declare publicly, to acknowledge, to profess. Universities have named the events in various ways; at Aalto University they are called the Tenured Professors’ Installation Talks.

Watch the Installation Talks on Aalto's YouTube channel

Tenured Professors' Installation Talks in 2024–2025

Tenured Professors’ Installation Talks event is organized two times a year. The next lectures will be in December 2024. The presentations are preceded by the Professors’ Appointment Ceremony and followed by a reception. The event is held in English and all are welcome!

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Two images in a diptych showing the professors. On the left, Koen Van Leemput is standing in front of an MRI machine, hands in pockets, smiling at the viewer. On the right, Tiina Nypelö is riding a bike down a corridor towards the viewer.

Reflecting on research: insights from two professors

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Three images showing the professors. On the left, İdil Gaziulusoy is sitting on a staircase with a pile of books. In the center, Miloš Mladenović is standing with his bike at the Aalto University metro station. On the right, Matti Hämäläinen is standing in the lab holding a square frame with a picture of a brain.

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