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AALTO

Aalto University is a Finnish multidisciplinary institution focused on science, art, technology, and business.

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Aalto University urges unified copyright policy for AI research

5 Jun 2025
Topic — The initiative develops a policy approach for adopting AI technology within European science.
Message — Aalto University calls for a clear European Research Area copyright policy to protect data mining. They advocate for maintaining legal exceptions that permit the use of digital data for research.12
Why — A harmonized framework would reduce the risk of copyright infringement when publishing research results.34
Impact — National collecting societies would lose influence as researchers bypass varied local copyright interpretations.56
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Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

28 Mar 2025 · AI Continent Action Plan

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Mar 2025 · EU's Digital and Technology Policy

Meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva (Commissioner) and

21 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on EU research and innovation funding

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jan 2025 · Horizon programme

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jan 2025 · FP10

Meeting with Maria Guzenina (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Jan 2025 · CULT priorities

Meeting with Mika Aaltola (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jan 2025 · EU Affairs

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Nov 2024 · Boosting European Competitiveness through Cybersecurity -tilaisuus

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Nov 2024 · Euroopan kyberturvallisuusresilienssi

Meeting with Mika Aaltola (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Nov 2024 · Domestic Affairs

Response to Options for support for R&D of dual-use technologies

30 Apr 2024

Aalto University's key messages for R&D on dual-use technologies attached in pdf.
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Response to Joint European degree

5 Feb 2024

Aalto Universitys key messages for Joint European degree attached in pdf.
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Meeting with Alviina Alametsä (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Feb 2024 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Oct 2023 · Cyber Citizen Initiative

Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Jun 2023 · Current topics of education and research

Response to Boosting European learning mobility for all

3 May 2023

Aalto Universitys key messages for Learning opportunities abroad in Europe for everyone -initiative attached in pdf.
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Meeting with Petri Sarvamaa (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Nov 2022 · EU education policy

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament)

19 May 2022 · Education, Innovation, Research

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament)

18 May 2022 · Education, Research and Innovation in Europe

Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament)

18 May 2022 · R&I

Meeting with Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union) and Philip Morris International Inc. and

18 May 2022 · Videoconference - Stakeholder event to gather views on the upcoming revision of the tobacco taxation directive

Response to A New European Innovation Agenda

10 May 2022

University’s key messages for a New European Innovation Agenda attached in pdf.
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Response to European universities - deeper and sustainable transnational cooperation in higher education

17 Nov 2021

Aalto University's key messages for a Building bridges for effective European higher education cooperation attached in pdf.
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Response to European Strategy for Universities

17 Nov 2021

Aalto University’s key messages for a European strategy for universities attached in pdf.
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Response to Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe

13 May 2021

Aalto University’s key messages for the Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe attached in pdf.
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Response to Education for environmental sustainability

11 May 2021

Aalto University’s key messages for a Proposal for a Council Recommendation on education for environmental sustainability attached in pdf.
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Meeting with Arto Virtanen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Olai Voionmaa (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

7 May 2021 · 5G, infrastructure and digitalisation in partner countries.

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Apr 2021 · DGA

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

12 Apr 2021 · Pact for skills roundtable with the creative cultural industries.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

12 Apr 2021 · Skills roundtable Cultural and Creative Ecosystem

Response to Communication on the Global Approach to Research, Innovation, Education and Youth

9 Apr 2021

Aalto University welcomes the European Commission’s plan to update its strategy for international cooperation on research, innovation and education between Europe and the rest of the world. International cooperation is vital for Europe. It is important to generate innovative solutions to tackle grand global challenges. Global problems require global solutions via international collaboration as challenges like climate change know no national borders. A single country cannot solve them alone, nor can Europe. Therefore, we very much appreciate that global problems are at the focus of European-level consideration. The EU needs to strengthen the leading role of European research, education and innovation but it can only be done by strengthening its partnerships and dialogues with global partners. It is also important for Europe to collaborate with the best not only within Europe but also globally to secure its strategic priorities such as the green and digital transition, cooperation in global health and being at the forefront of innovation. To create the next wave of research and innovations Europe must build on its creative and cultural strengths and assets in a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach, including novel methodologies. These concepts and approaches are essential in increasing high societal impact. Eu-rope can strengthen its innovative capacity through research, art and education. The EU needs to support open collaboration between academic institutions and academics from all over the world as well as secure adequate research funding based on quality and global excellence. Research is international by nature. It is important that at the European level we have instruments and programmes that advance both European and global collaboration. We must be able to bring the best experts together to work on global problems. EU should focus on building on existing structures. The European Research and Education Areas offer great opportunities for collaboration and coordination among EU member states, and with international partners. Therefore, ERA and EEA are much welcomed initiatives to build on future collaboration. We should also make sure that we build our global collaboration on them to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy and overlapping structures. Aalto also welcomes the plan to refocus the Europe’s strategy in the light of geopolitical changes. However, in a fast-paced ever-changing world the new EU global approach should be flexible and allow choices to be proactively and continuously re-evaluated and able to respond to geopolitical changes as well as changing interest for engagement. The EU’s international collaboration should be based on common academic and societal values and respect the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. It is important to find ways to implement the principles of open science, open education and open innovation in EU’s international collabo-ration.
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Response to Micro-credentials

19 Mar 2021

Aalto University’s key messages for a European approach to micro-credentials attached in pdf.
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Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

22 Feb 2021 · Preparation of Deep-Dive Education

Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)

9 Sept 2020 · Education and sustainable development, education cooperation with Africa

Meeting with Arto Virtanen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and Helsinki EU Office

3 Feb 2020 · education cooperation with Africa

Meeting with Jean-Philippe Gammel (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

15 Jul 2019 · Co-operation between Aalto University and the EIT

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

8 Mar 2019 · EU Research and Education

Meeting with Risto Artjoki (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

5 Jul 2018 · Horizon Europe

Response to Update of the 2012 Bioeconomy Strategy

20 Mar 2018

Aalto University’s comments regarding the update of 2012 EU Bioeconomy Strategy Aalto University agrees to the need to update the 2012 EU Bioeconomy Strategy. We support the sustainable use of raw materials as well as development of nature’s ecosystem in a balanced way, especially emphasizing the circular economy in our society. Therefore, we suggest that the forest based materials and other raw materials, i.e. process side streams or waste based sources, would also be clearly included in the focus areas of the updated Bioeconomy strategy. In the strategy update, we are happy to note that there is strong support to the education and training, as well as the input to transferring the research innovations to the market. However, we especially would like to strengthen the importance of the strategic research. There is still clear need for the fundamental research (TRL 1-3) and applied research (TRL 4-5), in development of the future new materials, processes and services, as the fast environmental, economic and societal development of the world creates new demands for them. Furthermore, there are still unknown structures, performances and even phenomena related to materials, their production and use – especially, concerning the secondary raw materials whose role is constantly increasing in our life. To keep European biobased sector competitive, research based knowledge regarding materials, processes, possibilities of different ways of use, durability, life cycle balances and other factors are crucial. Aalto University welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the roadmap. We support the use of sustainable materials and the development of nature’s ecosystems in a balanced way. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR OUR COMMENTS.
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Meeting with Aura Salla (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

21 Apr 2016 · Innovation Policy