2. Aalto University
A merger of three leading Finnish higher
education institutes: business, art &
technology
3. Aalto University
A unique community:
• 4,300 faculty and staff, including 300 professors
• 20,000 students
• 75,000 alumni
Total annual budget 400 million € (2011)
Vision 2020
The best connect and succeed at Aalto University, an institution
internationally recognized for the impact of its science, art and learning.
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4. Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship
Building successful companies that create
jobs and prosperity.
5. Innovation research
The four cornerstones of ACE SME research
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Building successful companies
that create jobs and prosperity.
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship
Education Research
Innovation Services Growth
and Technology Venturing and
Transfer Start-Up Services
6. Highlights for ACE 2010
111 Inventions Disclosure
50 Priority patent applications filed based on Aalto
Research.
15 Number of startups formed from Aalto-based
ideas.
3 New partnerships with Stanford Technology
Ventures Program, Stockholm School of
Entrepreneurship, and Tokyo University
7. Estimate for 2011 figures
New transparent tech transfer process
Directed to other supporting organizations
Back to community with feedback
200 10
Proposal Evaluation
Start-ups
Concept
development
Validation
300 250 30 10 Intellectual
Property Rights
50 5 10 Licenses
Innovation ‘fast track’
8. SWOT Analysis of Building
Entrepreneurial University at Aalto
Strengths Weaknesses
•Strong (national) student movement •Inability to plan long-term yet due to
•Willingness to let students lead annual budget cycle
•Reasonable current funding situation •Lack of entrepreneurial mindset in
•Committed and competent coaches most researchers
•Good team forming at ACE and •General lack of ambition
process gaining traction •Lack of private seed capital
Opportunities Threats
•Strong research potential and role •General government chaos in
models among professors Finland
•Partnerships, Stanford in particular •Annual turnover of students
•Leadership in talented Baltic Rim •Inability to leverage Arts and Design
•Spike in international VC school
•EIT, Nokia •Nokia
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