Aalto Fellows
–the window to your future –
Do you want to become the next Steve Jobs? Then this is not the course for you. Steve Jobs was not looking to become the next anything –neither should you. We want to help you become the best version of yourself, and help you leverage startup ecosystems on a systemic level. Entrepreneurship is about attitude but it also boils down to understanding enough about the status quo to disrupt it. Our aim is to guide you through the current structures in the startup world to allow you to build your wildest dreams.
The Aalto Fellows Program was a six-month study and work program designed to develop a theoretical and practical understanding of entrepreneurship. Whether you were completely new to the startup world, or had been immersed in it for years, you were guaranteed to learn a lot. Unfortunately, Aalto Fellows is not offered anymore, but we have something even better in store for you!
Built on top of what we learnt from Aalto Fellows MIMIR Fellows is now a pan-Nordic deep tech entrepreneurship program! Check out now:
Aalto Fellows | Class of 2019
Last year's Fellows conducted a study on Impact Investing in Finnish Private Equity. The study constructed a comprehensive overview of impact investing in Finnish Private Equity (PE) from the perspective of General Partners by surveying 31 individual PE investors. The study discusses topics, such as understanding, attitudes, main challenges, and future of impact investing.
10 credits
Aalto Fellows is a 10 credit program consisting of two courses: Aalto Fellows, TU-E4110, 5 credits, and Aalto Fellows II TU-E4120, 5 credits. The courses are only offered as a package deal consisting of the intensive weeks, the internship and the study trip to the 12 students selected through the application process. We’re looking forward to your application!
The intensive weeks
The intensive weeks with around 35 guest lecturers will be held on May 18–29.
The internship
All Fellows will work for a startup or VC during the summer.
The study trip
The last part of the course is a study trip to a startup hub. The study trip will be after the summer.