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(F)innovation in Helsinki

By Mark Vanderbeeken - May 16, 2009

in design.edu

Famous for its public education system and a culture of risk aversion, the small Nordic state of Finland is recasting three major universities in Helsinki as a global hot spot for innovation.

This year, the Finnish government will merge three top universities in three diverse fields: Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Arts and Design in Helsinki. At first called Innovation University--sparking some debate about its relationship to the industrial sector--the new institution has been named Aalto University, after the legendary Finnish architect and designer, Alvar Aalto.

>> Read article (Seed Magazine)

(Associated Aalto "factories": Design Factory, Media Factory and Service Factory)

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