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Become an Aalto alumni ambassador

Share your international experiences, be a local contact point or start a group in your country.
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  • Do you live abroad and would like to put your international experience in good use? Or you have just moved back to Finland? 
  • Are you interested in sharing and exchanging experiences with other alumni and students who might think of moving abroad for work or studies? 
  • Would you like to be a local contact point or lead an international alumni group in your country? 
  • Do you have people in your network you could introduce? 

As Aalto University's Alumni Ambassador, you will have many ways to participate in building our international community! Your expertise is invaluable for our students and alumni.

Interested in becoming a Aalto Alumni Ambassador?

Do you have thoughts or ideas how to engage with other alumni in your country? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Get in touch with us via email: [email protected] and update your profile here

  • Summarise your skills and interests and let us know in which matters, and how, to reach out to you. 
  • Add your photo to be published at the website where we gather all profiles. We collect contact data only for the alumni database.
  • Would you like to share your study experiences with young people all over the world who are interested in studying at Aalto? Alumni can also join the chat service with student ambassadors who want to help prospective students. Read more about Unibuddy and contact us if you are interested.
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Over 100 000 alumni around the world (external link)

Take a look where our Aalto University alumni are located according to the alumni database!

Aalto Alumni Ambassadors globally:

Bangladesh, Dhaka & USA, New York - Dr. Nizam Uddin Anon (LinkedIn)

Belgium, Brussels - Olli Kulkki (LinkedIn)

Canada, Ontario - Petteri Isotupa (LinkedIn)

Canada, Vancouver - Jari Mattlar (LinkedIn)

China, Beijing - Dawei Feng (LinkedIn)

China, Shanghai - Tianyi Pan (LinkedIn)

France, Paris - Joonas Rokka 

Germany, Hamburg - Albert Rehnberg (LinkedIn)

India, Bangalore - Sanjay Khatri (LinkedIn)

India, Hyderabad - Sriharsha Kuchimanchi (LinkedIn)

India, Mumbai - Ananya Dutta (LinkedIn)

India, New Delhi - Himanshu Jain (LinkedIn)

Ireland, Dublin - Karla Nieminen (LinkedIn)

Korea, Seoul - Yousun Kim
MBA Alumni Association Executives: Han-sup Kwon, Eun-mi Chae, Joo-seok Oh (LinkedIn), Jun-soo Choi

The Netherlands, Amsterdam - Katrin Riisla (LinkedIn)

Norway, Stavanger - Sonja Bore (LinkedIn)

Norway, Oslo - Hanna Poranen & André Helgestad (LinkedIn)

Poland, Lodz - Katarzyna Wojdalska (LinkedIn)

Spain, Barcelona - Atte Heikkilä (LinkedIn)

Turkiye, Istanbul - Meriç Taylan (LinkedIn)

UK, Edinburgh - Niina Turtola (LinkedIn)

UK, Manchester & India - Aniket Kulkarni (LinkedIn)

USA, Bay area, San Francisco - Toni Melisma (LinkedIn), Palo Alto - Ari Backholm (LinkedIn)

USA, Boston - Tarja Vuolteenaho (LinkedIn) & Karoliina Muukari (LinkedIn)

USA, Chicago area - Ari Backman (LinkedIn)

USA, New York - Marko Salonen (LinkedIn)

USA, Seattle - Yannis Paniaras (LinkedIn), Yvonne Yang (LinkedIn), Osama Bilal (LinkedIn)

Students can find over 40 alumni ambassadors in more than 20 countries at JobTeaser (aalto.fi registration only). Please contact us if you want your name to be listed here.

 For more information, please contact:

For more information, please contact:

Susanna Ritala, Alumni Engagement Manager

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