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Professor Alladi Venkatesh’s talk drew a large and enthusiastic audience at Aalto BIZ
10.12.2013 Professor Alladi Venkatesh visited the Department of Communication and gave a talk at a seminar organized by the Media Management Group (MeMaG) of the department. In his talk, Professor Venkatesh discussed social media as a new digital space for organizing social and cultural interactions and economic activities.
Nando Malmelin Joins the Media Managment Group of the Department of Communication
08.01.2013 Dr. Nando Malmelin, former Development Director of A-lehdet Oy, joins the Media Management Group of the Department of Communication. Malmelin will work as the principal investigator in a two-year project on "Creative Leadership in Media Management" funded by the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation.
Dr. Rita Järventie-Thesleff Appointed Professor of Practice
19.12.2012 The dean of Aalto University School of Business has appointed Rita Järventie-Thesleff, D.Sc. (Econ.) as Professor of Practice for the period of 1.1.2013-31.12.2015. The professorship is at the Department of Communications.
Professor A. Fuat Firat joins the Department of Communication as Distinguished Visiting Professor
15.08.2012 Professor A. Fuat Firat will join the Department of Communication as Distinguished Visiting Professor, starting September 1 2012. Professor Firat is one of the founding fathers of postmodern and critical marketing and consumer research and he continues to be one of the most cited scholars in the broader field of marketing and consumer research.
UNESCO Joint Policy Forum on Mainstreaming Open Educational Practices (OEP) forum
23.11.2011 Alona Senishch, who works at the Aalto ECON Department of Communication, participated in UNESCO Joint Policy Forum on Mainstreaming Open Educational Practices (OEP) in the context of higher education, which was held Nov. 14 2011 in Paris. The forum brought together educational professionals, organizational leaders and policy makers from around the world to examine the results of Open Educational Quality Initiative (OPAL) and Content Creation Excellence through Dialogue in Education (CONCEDE) projects that promote innovation and quality in higher education OEPs.
Joint seminar on communicating CSR
02.11.2011 On 28 October, Aalto ECON communication students and Finnish communications professionals got together to discuss issues related to responsibility and communication. The event was organized at the Department of Communication by Viestintäekonomit (the association of business graduates who work in communications) and the student society for communication students Viesti.
Seminar on Women on Corporate Boards
11.10.2011 Aalto ECON Department of Communication hosted a seminar on Women on Corporate Boards at the Aalto University School of Economics on October 6, 2011. The seminar was organized by Rita Järventie-Thesleff in collaboration with the association Board Professionals Finland. The aim of the seminar was to provoke discussion and debate on the small numbers of women on corporate boards. The event was the first in the series of seminars and workshops that will be organized by the "Women on Corporate Boards" research group of the department.
Communications increasingly involved in corporate strategy work
10.10.2011 A survey study conducted in the Department of Communication on the challenges and competencies of corporate communication professionals indicated that communications continue to be largely involved in the strategy work of organizations.
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