2 February 2023: Prof. Vilas Nitivattananon, Dean, School of Environment, Resources & Development (SERD), Dr. Roger Levermore, Dean, School of Management (SOM), Mr. Voravate Chonlasin, Co-Executive Director, AIT Extension, Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe, Executive Director, Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs, and Ms. Sirikate Owasit, Senior Advancement Officer, Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs had a meeting with Ms. Anu Vänskä, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Region, Aalto Executive Education Academy Pte Ltd. (Singapore) and Delegation from Embassy of Finland led by Mr. Kai Tuorila, Counsellor for Trade and Investment, Embassy of Finland.
Aalto University was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Aalto has had a long history with AIT, as several Finnish Professors were seconded to AIT in the 90’s who were coming from Helsinki University of Technology, which is part of Aalto now. Aalto University Executive Education (Aalto EE) in Singapore provides executive education, professional development services, and training for public and private sector clients all around Asia.
Dean SERD will have further details discussion in the areas of sustainability and smart city, similarly, Dean SOM has highlighted the Executive MBA program and Professional Master’s program in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and Co-Executive Director AIT Extension will discuss the possibility of having Aalto EE as a partner to offer joint program on tailor made short-term training program.
