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Will cardwell ace nov 2011
Aalto University is a merger of three leading Finnish higher education institutes focused on art and design, science and technology, and economics. It has over 4,300 faculty and staff including 300 professors and educates 20,000 students according to its vision of being internationally recognized for the impact of its science, art, and learning. The Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE) works towards this mission by promoting entrepreneurship education, research, innovation services, and growth venturing/start-up services through a public-private partnership. ACE focuses on scalable entrepreneurship and helping startups through programs like Silicon Valley partnerships, the Aalto Entrepreneurship Society, summer startup programs,
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- 1. Overview of ACE Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship Will Cardwell, Director
- 2. Aalto University A mergerof three leading Finnish higher education institutes Art & Design Science & Economics, founded 1871 Technology, founded founded 1911 1849 •
- 3. Aalto University A uniquecommunity: • 4,300 faculty and staff, including 300 professors • 20,000 students • 75,000 alumni Total annual budget 400 million € (2011) Vision 2020 The best connect and succeed at Aalto University, an institution internationally recognized for the impact of its science, art and learning. 3
- 4. Mission Aalto University works towards a better world by: • promoting top-quality and interdisciplinary research, • pioneering education, • surpassing traditional boundaries, and • embracing renewal. Aalto University educates responsible, broad-minded experts with a comprehensive understanding by Hanna Maunuksela, of complex subjects to act as Graduate of Aalto School of Art and Design society’s visionaries and agents of change. 4
- 5. Schools Six Schools (fromJanuary 2011) • School of Art and Design • School of Chemical Technology • School of Economics • School of Electrical Engineering • School of Engineering • School of Science
- 6. Research “We are dedicatedto long-term, high-quality research of high scientific value and impact on society”. • Computation • Global • Service Core Growing Emerging and economic Economy Modelling business processes • Digitization • Materials • Process and • Energy • Design Systems Competance • Human- • ICT orientated • Architecture living • Media environments • Art
- 7. The Four Cornerstonesof ACE Building successful companies that create jobs and prosperity. Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Education Research Innovation Services Growth and Technology Venturing and Transfer Start-Up Services Public Private Partnership between Aalto University and TEKES
- 8. Types Of Entrepreneurship • Lifestyle Entrepreneurship • Small Business Entrepreneurship • Scalable Entrepreneurship • Big Company Entrepreneurship • Social Entrepreneurship • One size does NOT fit all! 8
- 9. 90% of new jobsand radical innovations are born in new technology companies, startups
- 10. Creating ”Startup DNA” 1.Focus where competitive advantage is 2. Enable and reward extreme work 3. Agility to thrive amid unpredictable market shifts 10
- 11. Silicon Valley Partnership Partnershipwith Stanford – Go learn from and with the Best.
- 12. Aalto Entrepreneurship Society Student-run.+3000 members strong.
- 13. Summer of startups 10weeks. 35 students. Global.
- 14. Startup Saunas 200 applicants,10 startups. Coached by real entrepreneurs with $200M VC raised and 20 exits among them Venture Garage Video
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