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.
Follow us on the map and via Talky!Otaniemi Underground Broadcasting System (OUBS) has done many clips from the journey. For example, have a look at the Aalto-Tongji Design Factory (ATDF) interview:
You can also have a look at the ATDF opening ceremony video. There is actually quite big plans going with Aalto and Tongji co-operation. 2-year master program is planned, where student could study one year in Aalto and one year in Tongji and gain master degree from both universities.
Also, have a look at interesting project on the train by Petri Saarikko, www.atwink.org. Atwink is a special pen, which tracks your drawings, and adds some special data such as picture & GPS coordinates of the place.
There are more clips available as well. Still remember the day we departured? Have a look. Interested in what kind of product sponsors Joonas Ollila managed to gather? There is a clip available.
Thanks to Heikki Lindroos for the video clips!
- Mikko
Hello from Finland!
Most of the Aalto on Tracks participants are now back in Finland again. We had an amazing train trip with full of activities and an unforgettable stay in Shanghai. There were company visits, the world expo, ATDF and many many memorable activities with Tongji University students!
You can read from our trip from many different articles in media:
- Helsingin Sanomat, Culture pages 15.5.2010 (English version)
- Tekniikka & Talous, 7.5.2010
- Shanghai Morning Post 24.-28.5.2010: [Page 1, Page 2, Page 3]
- People’s Railway Daily [Link 1, Link 2]
- Tongji University 19.5.2010
- Verkkouutiset.com, 11.4.2011
- Home.hebei.com.cn 5/2010
- Esse (page 8): Nro 17 / 29.4.2010
- Suomen kuvalehti 30.4.2010
- MTV3.fi
- Plaza.fi ja Opiskelupaikka.fi 30.4.2010 ja 28.4.2010
- Shanghainsuomalaiset.com 13.5.2010
- Opiskelijaboksi.fi
- + Radio interviews to YleX, Radio86 etc
- + YLE Aamu-tv
Timo gave President of Finland an article about Aalto on Tracks, which was published in Shanghai Morning Post.
There were also articles in many Aalto related websites and participants’ blogs like Aalto !n Shanghai, Polialumni, Aalto Media Factory, Markus Kauppinen’s blog and Säätisle. Our press releases was published in many, places, on the web, too.
The community and atmosphere created during the trip was amazing. We made a lot of new friends, both from Finland and Shanghai, and we’re sure that Aalto on Tracks participants are going to gather together to see each other many times again!
For now on, you can wait for the magazine publication and video document about the trip.
Thanks for every participant, partner and everyone helping to make Aalto on Tracks possible!
- Mikko
