Course Overview

PDP is a Product Development Project course, where Aalto University’s students from the School of Science and Technology, the School Art and Design and the School of Economics.  Students from other institutions worldwide are also partaking in PDP at a growing pace. Since 1997: 68 sponsors, 139 projects and 1290 students have been a part of PDP.

Students from our collaborating universities also take part in PDP annually.  Ongoing cooperation has been established with Massachutes Institute of Technology (USA), Rhode Island School of Design (USA), TU Graz (Austria), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Tallin University of Technology (TUT) and Kungliga Tekniska Högskolet (Sweden) among others.

Over the years PDP has been sponsored by individuals and the following companies:

ABB, Abloy, Allaway, Bloomjack, Bothi/PJ, Checkmark, Destia, d-Switch, Edupoli, Ensto, EP-Logistics, Ericsson, Exel, GE Healthcare, H. Luoto, Helsinki, Heureka, Hydrocell, Idman, Itella, JoJo, JUJU Innovations, Kone, Konecranes, Laika-Design, Lappset, Mail Systems, Martela, Mestarinikkarit, Metso, Mimcom, Nokia, NorcarBSB, Outokumpu, Outotec, Paulig, Philips, Picker N, Planmeca, Powerkiss, Roboyhd, Rocla, Rostek, Ruukki, Safera, Savox Communications, Sintrol, Finnish Red Cross (SPR), SRV Westerlund, Stala, StoraEnso, Strawbius, Suojasauma, Tellabs, TKK, Tomra, Tunturi, UKK inst, Vaisala, Valtra, Vitajuomat, VTT, Wärtsilä

The Schedule for this academic year:

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