This dynamic keynote and workshop series is designed to bring together entrepreneurs and artists from various creative fields in the Nordic and Baltic regions. The series fosters co-learning, sparks innovation, and provides a platform for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Participants will explore how to harness creativity, drive business growth, and shape the future of entrepreneurship through inspiring keynotes, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities.

The program will enable you to turn responsible business into a strategic tool for improving your company's competitive edge Among other issues, you will learn about the economic, social and environmental responsibility of companies, risk management and insurance, and the measurement and reporting of corporate responsibility. The program is held in Finnish.

This module presents the organizational aspects of responsible business and positions your own organization’s social responsibility on a global scale, while assessing the impact of sustainable development challenges on your firm. You will learn how to manage corporate responsibility on a methodical basis and use it as a strategic tool to increase competitiveness. The program is held in Finnish.

The program program provides corporate executives and investment and finance industry professionals with a comprehensive overview of what a person making investment decisions should know about sustainability.

The program trains participants to explore, validate, and scale new business models and/or renew existing ones. Participants will go back to their organizations with proven tools and practices to systematically build new, scalable businesses with greater agility, customer centricity, and innovativeness.

The program helps you understand what environmental and social responsibility in the supply chain mean and how they can be applied in your organization. The program is held in Finnish.

Have you considered how environmental regulations impact your clean transition projects? This course provides a comprehensive understanding of environmental approval processes, national and EU regulations, and stakeholder responsibilities. Training is funded by SECLE and it’s free for participants.

How do EU and national regulations shape business strategies in the clean transition? This course offers an in-depth understanding of regulatory frameworks, covering ESG reporting, emissions trading, taxation, and sustainability commitments. Through expert lectures and hands-on project work participants will learn to integrate regulatory changes into business operations. Training is funded by SECLE and it’s free for participants.

Do you want to assure you are prepared to make informed investment decisions in the clean transition? This course covers energy future scenarios, technology cost structures, and regulatory frameworks, helping participants assess the financial and sustainability aspects of clean energy investments. Training is funded by SECLE and it’s free for participants.

Do you want to learn more about how stakeholder engagement can drive success in clean transition projects? This course explores corporate responsibility, stakeholder mapping, and interaction methods to enhance collaboration and societal acceptance. Participants will gain hands-on experience with strategic communication tools and conflict management techniques. Training is funded by SECLE and it’s free for participants.

Do you know how to secure national or international funding for clean transition projects? This course provides a deep dive into different financing options, funding application processes, and collaboration with international financiers. Participants will learn to integrate ESG criteria into financing strategies and navigate funding opportunities at national and EU levels. Training is funded by SECLE and it’s free for participants.

In this program, you will learn about the opportunities that environmental accounting offers companies: corporate responsibility metrics, reporting, and calculation. The program is held in Finnish.

The program focuses on enhancing your strategic HR leadership skills and competencies in a rapidly changing and evolving environment.

You will get a comprehensive understanding of strategic marketing and how strategic marketing is crucial in driving growth by being or becoming customer-centric.

AI Methods and Applications module will increase your understanding of how data, analytics, and AI can enhance organizational practices, drive innovation, and support strategic decision-making. You will gain practical knowledge of advanced AI methods, including their applications, implementation, and the ability to address challenges while fostering efficiency and competitive advantage.

This intensive program is a comprehensive introduction to strategic foresight theory, approaches, and tools. You will learn how to link foresight methods to the organizational decision-making process and strategy work.

During the program you will approach risks and security from a strategic viewpoint. In the core of the program is navigating and decision-making in the complex and unstable security and business landscape to ensure continuity and resilience. The topic is approached from different viewpoints to get the latest understanding of current and emerging security topics.

The day will focus on the evolution and future prospects of technological disruption, responsible digitalization, and the role of data in the security environment. The training is part of the Turvallisuus ja riskit – johda strategisesti program.

In this program, you will examine digitalization as a global and social phenomenon from the perspective of responsibility. The program is held in Finnish.

The program gives you versatile perspectives on communication as part of responsible business. You will learn to analyze the starting points of the credibility of responsibility communication and evaluate your organization and its activities as a builder of a sustainable society.

First Time Manager is a training for those who work for the first time as a supervisor. It will help you get to know yourself and your practices as a supervisor. This training works as a practical tool to develop yourself in your first supervisor role and get peer support from others in the same situation.

This program thoroughly examines what leaders and decision-makers should know about AI technology and its implications for business. It covers the technologies’ possibilities and limitations, through leading organizational transformations to ecosystem-level changes.

This program provides you with an in-depth understanding of the ongoing changes in strategy and management practices brought by contemporary digital technologies. The program will increase your understanding of the technical changes, economic logic, and new business models driving the ongoing digital transformation. After the program, you will be able to identity, foresight, and respond to changes taking place in an industry, including the shift toward digital ecosystems.

The program contributes to the design of a circular economy by developing new designs and methodologies, improving resource efficiency, re-covering critical raw materials from current levels, and enhancing process design methodologies towards Zero Liquid Discharge of effluents and solid wastes.

The process industry covers energy-intensive sectors like chemicals, metallurgy, steel, minerals, cement, ceramics, engineering, pulp and paper, refining, and water. The process industry also has a key role in recycling because the same chemical and metallurgical processes and infrastructure, which have been developed for the primary ores and raw materials, may also be utilized to recycle waste materials from the consumption of the manufacturing industry products.

The program focuses on the fundamental issues in strategy planning and will give you the skills needed to develop the long-term viability of your organization.

The focus of the training program is to develop business-oriented data management work and the use of digitalization to develop a company's business activities. You will explore business and IT strategy coordination, ICT management, portfolio management, and customer-oriented service production.

The day will cover strategic foresight, global threats, and risk management.The training is part of the Turvallisuus ja riskit – johda strategisesti program.

This program is a management and financial training program for social and health care industry leaders, managers, experts, and decision-makers. The program provides tools for addressing current healthcare challenges and engages in the thoroughgoing development of a range of management skills.

The program gives you a structured understanding of the M&A process and equips you with the tools and skills needed to succeed in each phase. It focuses on M&A as a means to implement company strategy and deepens understanding of different phases of the process, from the M&A strategy and deal phase to post-merger integration and leading change.

Real-World Impact of AI Applications module explores the interaction of AI systems with society, focusing on sustainability, security, and data privacy. You will gain insights into addressing challenges in AI development, including ethical concerns, data protection, and continuous improvement, while leveraging opportunities with open data and open-source solutions.

This two-day, hands-on program equips you with the critical skills needed to develop, implement, and sustain a living strategy in your business – a strategy that evolves with reality and leverages both hard and soft forces that influence execution.

This general management program for leaders and senior experts gives a comprehensive update on your leadership skills and your organization's strategic development. You will broaden your overall leadership perspective and develop your leadership skills, your capacity for leading change, and your strategic leadership competence.

The program covers the most relevant themes in business acumen with a special emphasis on strategy and leadership in a global context. It strengthens and upskills participants’ ability and confidence to lead people and organizations at a top level.

Designed for senior executives and managers either directly or indirectly responsible for strategic decisions, the program comprehensively introduces you to sustainability strategy development and implementation within the business. It focuses on strengthening the link between sustainability and business strategy within the business environment.

Influencing has become an essential skill for managers in an increasingly complex business environment. This program focuses on understanding how politics work in an organization and learning how to handle power and influence tactics to achieve professional goals.

An executive program for leaders from the art and culture sector in the Nordic and Baltic region. The program is tailored to enrich and develop their understanding of how effective leadership, management, and networking can transform their business and organizations.

An intensive three-day program delves into the core principles and applications of finance and accounting. It is designed to equip you with a robust understanding of scrutinizing financial statements, interpreting key financial metrics, and making astute business and investment choices based on this understanding. This program covers contexts from both production and service organizations, and it is specifically designed for professionals in the production and service industries, particularly within industrial companies, who have or are expected to assume financial responsibilities. It's ideal for those seeking to develop and strengthen their ability to make sound business and investment decisions.

Designed for forward-thinking executives and managers, this intensive training empowers you to tap into your inherent creativity, lead teams toward innovative mindsets, and navigate the complexities of organizational change with confidence, ensuring your company thrives in an era of continuous innovation.

This program, designed for urban planning or technical management in cities and municipalities and anyone responsible for the planning and implementing of the built environment in their city or municipality, provides you with support and concrete tools for managing processes and people in the context of continuous change.

The program focuses on developing awareness and skills in how to lead and coach yourself, your team, and your organization through change.

The program helps executives, business strategists, and risk management directors understand the new geoeconomic power politics and dynamics, including the transformation of the relationship between state and market and economics and security policy. The program will also offer cutting-edge analytical methods, comprehensive knowledge, and practical experience to help executives develop business and enrich risk management in the new geoeconomic world.

This program touches on digital transformation, especially from the perspective of technology and data. During the program focus on how digitalization, platform economy, digital technology strategies, and innovative business models are transforming and providing new opportunities for business. We will also investigate data strategy and how to build a competent data team.

The program provides a comprehensive and strategic perspective of modern analytics and its uses. The program combines strategy and theory with examples of practical analysis.

Future Considerations of AI module delves into cutting-edge topics based on the most current and relevant themes and phenomena, such as AI agents, explainable AI, quantum machine learning, and edge AI, emphasizing their applications, challenges, and transformative potential. You will gain a deep understanding of integrating technologies such as IoT and quantum computing while prioritizing transparency, safety, and industry innovation.

Leading the AI Transformation Process is a one-day module in the AI for Leaders and Decision-Makers program and can also be taken as a stand-alone program.

This upskilling program concentrates on low-temperature thermodynamics, focusing on water solution chemistry and water footprint, as well as high-temperature thermodynamics in pyrometallurgy and inorganic process chemistry. Throughout the program, participants will be immersed in cutting-edge insights sourced from both academic research and industrial expertise.

A life changing program for experienced professionals and managers who want to reach their full potential, get a comprehensive understanding of different key areas of business, and become business leaders with an innovative and sustainable mindset.

The learning objectives are to reduce the overall life-cycle climate and environmental footprint of the products, to achieve longer product lifetimes via more durable and reparable products, to increase circular material use rate, to reduce waste, and to achieve higher recycling rates. Hence, consumers, the environment, and the climate will benefit from more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable, and energy-efficient products.

The program provides the skills and frameworks needed for effective and influential leadership in a compact package.

Tailored program for executives and experts in the energy sector, which focuses on the ongoing energy transition and the energy business from different perspectives now and in the future. The program increases decision-making and management skills in a changing operating environment. It provides perspectives for development work and on implementing strategy and change in the participant's organization.

In the program, the participants will learn about statutory and voluntary security management, combined with the human aspects and leadership principles. The comprehensive program helps the participants understand security as a whole and grasp various aspects of managing security sub-areas.

This comprehensive general management program develops strategic thinking, strengthens business skills, provides various tools, and builds professional confidence. The program is flexible according to your personal development needs and schedule.

This online course provides a toolbox to better understand and analyze recent developments in service management. Course language: English

A cost-effective and flexible study module offers you a unique insight into the innovation leadership mindset and concepts. Course language: English

In this online course, you will focus on marketing strategies, segmentation, targeting and positioning, integrated marketing communications, proactive value-based selling, structured influencing, contemporary sales approaches, and personal selling skills. Course language: English

This online course gives you a 360-degree view of innovation and service design. It supports developing an innovative mindset and a service design culture in your organization. Course language: English

The program prepares you to disrupt the digital technology wave and leverage its full potential for real business benefits. It covers the latest trends in technology and provides you with practical tools and methods for the agile implementation of new skills and knowledge. It will help you to challenge your strategic thinking and gain a comprehensive overview of how organizational structures, practices, and culture will support the implementation of a renewed strategy as well as recognize the knowledge and skills needed for maintaining and gaining competitive advantage now and in the future.

This online course will help you on your way towards a deeper understanding of emotional intelligence and spark your interest in learning more. Course language: English

Entrepreneurial Mindset and Self-Leadership for Teams combines self-paced online learning with carefully planned team learning activities.

Introduction to Wood Material is a set of two online courses, the first focusing on wood structure and anatomy, and the second focusing on wood properties.

During this self-paced online course, participants will learn about climate change and its impact on the built environment and human health. This forward-thinking course encourages learners to not only understand the challenges we are facing but also to reflect on how we can reduce negative climate impacts and support the well-being of all life on this planet.

This organization-specific Masterclass provides executive teams and boards with a common understanding of the significance of sustainability for the company's business, both from the perspectives of productivity and impact. After the training day, the company's top management will be better equipped to lead its sustainability initiatives and comprehend its importance for its short-term and long-term success.

In this Aalto EE Master Class, you will explore various ways to address language-related challenges in organizations. The topic is relevant for organizations where multiple languages are used, employees have diverse linguistic backgrounds, or you are about to recruit international talents. From this training, you will gain ready-to-use tools for implementing multilingual practices and supporting language learning within your work community.

Sustainability Toolbox for Building Designers equips you with the tools needed to analyze and reduce the carbon footprint throughout a building’s lifecycle. The program helps you lead the change towards carbon-neutral construction and navigate the changing regulatory requirements in the European Union.

This online course on information security data protection will present the events that took place in the Nordic countries at the end of 2023 and offer practical tips on how to operate in the online world. The course covers topics such as what to do in the event of a cyber-attack, how a large-scale phishing attack unfolds, and who in the company is ultimately responsible for cybersecurity issues.

This online course is a practical presentation on whistleblowing and the basics of the Whistleblower Protection Act. The course helps you understand which violations are involved in reporting abuses, which are internal, and which are centralized reporting channels. The course explains the prerequisites for whistleblower protection and the sanctions that may result from violating the regulations.

The field of foresight - our ability to predict or anticipate future events, trends, and developments - is changing. Traditional methods of observing industry and consumer behaviour patterns no longer work, as the mechanisms producing the patterns are becoming unpredictable due to climate heating.

Living in a world that is full of uncertainties, such as the recent pandemic and geopolitical conflicts, can induce stress and anxiety. Have you noticed challenges in thinking clearly, finding focus, and being creative? If you answered yes, this course might help you regain clarity, boost your well-being, and gain resilience to navigate the uncertainties.

This course presents the structure of wood material, including macroscopic features such as earlywood, latewood, heartwood, sapwood, and knots. Additionally, wood formation and the basic cell types are presented, as well as the main structural constituents of wood: lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose.

This course links the basic anatomical features of wood, such as grain orientation and knots, to its properties relevant in the built environment.

This online course will help you understand what corruption, bribery and fair competition are and their harmful effects on society. You will gain a broad understanding of the different forms of corruption and be introduced to illustrative examples. Course language: Finnish

This online course is designed for professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the role of hydrogen in the global shift toward sustainable energy. It offers a comprehensive introduction to hydrogen technologies, applications, business opportunities, and policy frameworks shaping the future of the energy sector.

Flexible general management program designed to align with your personal development goals and schedule. It strengthens your business acumen, strategic thinking, leadership capabilities, and professional confidence in a global context.