Aalto Ventures Program Introduction to the Program Sep 2015

Aalto Ventures Program educates students in entrepreneurial capabilities necessary to build new scalable businesses in established organizations or as startups.

Our mission is to provide Aalto students with Inspiration, Capability and Network necessary to build new scalable businesses

Key figures 3 Academic years 26% Female 37% Foreign 70 Nationalities 1600 For-credit students Not-for-credit students

Offering Talks, Events, Workshops Master classes Inspiration Courses AVP Minor Capability Alumni & Mentor network Global projects, Study trips Network

INSPIRATION

Urban Challenge - Students learned to build extra- ordinary customer experiences in NYC with the US Ambassador to Finland, Mr. Bruce J. Oreck

Thought Leaders’ Talks Influential talks by global leaders organized every month

CAPABILITY

AVP Minor Introduction Project Courses Core Curriculum Changemakers Opportunity Prototyping Introduction to IT Business and Venturing Venture Formation Aalto Service Camp Growth and Internationalization of Technology SMEs Collaborative Innovation Management Global Team-based Design Innovation Product Development Project Internship Innovation Project Lean Launchpad Entrepreneurial Finance Entrepreneurial Leadership Entrepreneurial Marketing Design and Innovation in Context Managing Innovative Sales Strategies for Growth and Renewal Management of a Software Venture Technology Entrepreneurship Seminar Seminar on ICT-law,"Exploitation of IPR" Shaping Entrepreneurial Thinking Venture Ideation

Aalto Fellows – A 5-month study & work program for selected top students including also summer internship and a study trip to a key entrepreneurial hub

Henri Sipilä “This program is the best learning experience available in Aalto. Great group, excellent content and an attitude of doing.” Tian Yu “I really liked the Urban Challenge! As a business student, getting hands-on experience in design thinking was truly valuable!” Heikki Koponen “Aalto Fellows was probably the most educational course of my University studies so far.” Feedback from Students

NETWORK

AVP AFFILIATES

Aalto Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Ranked among the best 5 rising university-led startup ecosystems in the world* * Graham, Ruth (2014) Creating university-based entrepreneurial ecosystems: Evidence from emerging world leaders. MIT-Skoltech Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

International Collaboration Urban Challenge Joint program with Tongji Aalto Fellows in Israel

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