Aalto on Tracks is taking around 100 people from the Aalto University community with a private train from Helsinki to Shanghai World Expo, China, on May 2010. That's over 10 000 kilometers and a week on tracks!
Our goals are to take Aalto University, Finland and Finnish education to the world. We want to unite Aalto people and create an unforgettable learning experience for around a hundred Aalto people and guests.
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China is a country that the others watch the most closely. Be it competition for the second place in the world economy, growth of the defence budget, or the tallest basketball player in the NBA, China’s size hits the headlines daily.
China is also subject to plenty of expectations. Its economic weight has contributed to its significance as a player in international politics. The “hot potatoes” under discussion include sanctions against Iran and the common climate policy.
This spring, the Shanghai World EXPO 2010 gathers thousands of visitors from around the globe to the megacity on the east coast of the country. The event provides China a window of opportunity to present itself as a strong, developing and diverse country.
I have promised to be the patron of the Aalto on Tracks project. An excellent project, more of these, please! The train will take young “future hopefuls” to visit a country which is full of opportunities also for the Finns.
Expertise in China will be a much sought-after asset in the future.
Have a good trip,
Alexander Stubb
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
On Friday 14th of May Aalto on Tracks finally becomes true as we pack our bags and jump on board to the Tolstoy train that will take us to great adventures. Before we leave, Aalto on Tracks together with Aava and AYY would like to say goodbye to us in Amarillo where the Farewell party is arranged.
This is a great opportunity to meet all the participants and wish for a memorable trip. Maybe a glass of wine will make the departure easier or a glass of sparkling wine will make it more festive? Please bring your friends, sisters & brothers, lovers and moms with you to wish us all good luck to our journey: the farewell party is open for everyone!
Around 17:00 we will together go from Amarillo to the railway station so everyone will be there on time. The Tolstoy train will depart on 18:23.
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-Johanna
Aalto on Tracks kindly thanks every partner company, who is making our trip possible. We are working on cases and innovations for the partner companies on the train with multi-disciplinary teams. Some of our partner companies are also happy to host us a company visit in Shanghai. For Nokia, we are using Nokia Ovi as a platform for social media.
Thanks also for our sponsors for the support: HiQ, Ramboll, Konecranes, Tieto, Microsoft DreamPark & BizSpark, Teknoware, Saint-Gobain Isover, Academic Work, UPM-Kymmene, Seedi, Napa.
See the partners page for full details.
PS. 4 days before departure!
