Aalto University School of Science and Technology

TKK redirects here. For other uses, see TKK (disambiguation).
Helsinki University of Technology is not to be confused with University of Helsinki.

Aalto University School of Science and Technology
Aalto-yliopiston teknillinen korkeakoulu Aalto-universitetets tekniska högskola
Logo of Aalto University School of Science and Technology
Motto	Labor et scientia (Latin)
Motto in English	Work and science
Established	1849
Type	Aalto University school
Dean	Matti Pursula
Admin. staff	3300
Students	15000
Location	Espoo, in Greater Helsinki, Finland
Campus	Otaniemi
Funding	€313 million annually [1]
Website	www.tkk.fi

Aalto University School of Science and Technology (TKK) (Finnish: Aalto-yliopiston teknillinen korkeakoulu; Swedish: Aalto-universitets tekniska högskola), was the temporary name for Helsinki University of Technology during the process of forming the Aalto University. The School of Science and Technology was one constituent school of the university for one year, before being split up to form the basis for four separate constituent schools of the Aalto University

• School of Chemical Technology (Aalto CHEM)
• School of Electrical Engineering (Aalto ELEC)
• School of Engineering (Aalto ENG)
• School of Science (Aalto SCI)

For further history of TKK see Helsinki University of Technology.

Notable people and alumni

Main article: List of Aalto University people

TKK has educated many of the top names in both academic research as in corporate leadership in Finland. Probably the earliest TKK alumni to acclaim international fame was rector Hjalmar Mellin who is famous for the integral transform bearing his name, on of the campus' largest auditoriums is today named in his honour. Nobel laureate Artturi Ilmari VIrtanen held professorship at TKK. Today both academicians Teuvo Kohonen and Riitta Hari are faculty at the university.

References

External links

• Helsinki University of Technology (English)
• Helsinki University of Technology (Finnish)
• Student Union of Helsinki University of Technology
• Student Union of Aalto University
• Helsinki University of Technology building map
• Helsinki University of Technology at Google Maps
• The TKK's Study Programme ECTS Guide book

Coordinates: 60°11′9″N 024°49′40″E / 60.18583°N 24.82778°E / 60.18583; 24.82778