Aalto University

Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. The University is committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future. Aalto University has been ranked the 9th best young university in the world (Top 50 under 50, QS 2018) and one of the world’s top technology challenger universities (THE 2017), thinking outside the box on research collaboration, funding and innovation.

Aalto has six schools with nearly 11 000 students and 4000 employees of which close to 400 are professors. The University campuses are located in the Capital Area of Finland. With 37% of academic faculty coming from outside Finland, Aalto is a highly international community with strong academic standing.

At Aalto, high-quality research, art, education and entrepreneurship are promoted hand in hand. Disciplinary excellence is combined with multidisciplinary activities, engaging both students and the local innovation ecosystem. The Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture is a Nordic leader in higher education for design, fashion, games, media, architecture, film, art education and art. The Department of Film, Television and Scenography (ELO Film School Finland) consists of two-degree programmes. The film school was founded in 1959, and it is one of the oldest film schools in Europe and globally.

The Department endorses practice-based research with questions emerging from experiences in artistic and production work. The research activities aim at producing new theoretical and practical knowledge, insights and approaches to filmmaking and scenography. Aalto Studios offer an excellent infrastructure for Audiovisual education and research. A new Aalto Studios building will be opened in 2021.