| Energy Technology |
From nuclear energy to a hydrogen economy?
Location: Building 3, 3rd floor
Find out about developments and future plans in the energy technology degree programme:
- at 13:15, 14:15 and 15:15 a 15-minute talk by Professor Esa Vakkilainen: "Teaching has changed – or has it?" in auditorium 3310
- Energy technology highlights today and along the way
- Tour of the nuclear engineering, fluid dynamics and thermal conversion research laboratories
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| Business Administration |
LUT Business School memories and success stories
Location: LAB University of Applied Sciences main lobby/Saimaa Hall
Come and meet the staff and visit our pop-up store, where you can purchase limited-edition LUT Business School hoodies.
- 13:00–13:45 Q&A (in Finnish) with Professor of Practice Sami Sykkö
- 14:00–16:00 The classics, future visions and current topics of business studies:
- 14:00–14:45 Minne menet, Suomen kansantalous? Emeritusprofessori Kalevi Kyläheiko (in Finnish)
- 15:00–15:45 Generative AI and the Future of Business and Work: Does Everything Really Change? (in English), Professor Paavo Ritala and Industry Professor Mika Ruokonen
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| Separation Science |
Just the right kind of chemistry
Location: Building 2, 3rd floor
Explore the laboratories, where the old meets the new. A pioneer in separation technology provides you the latest news and future innovations. The meeting lounge offers encounters and activities.
- Biorefinery showroom (Pilot hall 2, K-floor in basement)
Meet the professors in the Biorefinery showroom. Current research and education will be presented. Participate in the programme and win a prize!
- Towards the circular economy of minerals and metals (Pilot hall 2, K-floor in basement)
True or false? Test your knowledge and learn about the research equipment in the Pilot Hall and the fundamental role of separation science in the mining sector with the researchers and Sami Virolainen, the head of the Department of Separation Science
- Sustainable water treatment (Pilot hall 2, K-floor in basement)
Come and learn how wastewater can be utilized as a resource and emerging contaminants effectively removed from water with our novel technologies. The new Master’s Programme in Water Technology will also be presented.
- P2X Showroom (room 2544, 5th floor)
Meet our P2X Team: Professor Tuomas Koiranen, Docent Arto Laari, Docent Arto Pihlajamäki, and Professor Nima Rezeai.
We focus in chemical engineering, process design, membrane technology, and gas separation, which are related to production processes from carbon sources and carbon dioxide, reactor technologies, carbon capture, and gas purification processes in power-to-x technologies. We will present current research topics and education in this new context.
- Food Processing Technology (room 2330) – presenting the new master’s program and research activities in food sector.
- Back to the studies exhibition on the 5th floor. (room 2539)
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| Mechanical Engineering |
Mechanical engineering is flourishing in Lappeenranta
Location: Building 1, 1st floor
At the mechanical engineering campfire session, you can see what development steps have happened in mechanical engineering in recent years and what the future of the field looks like.
Our laboratories have open doors, so you can get to know the facilities and see demonstrations of modern manufacturing techniques, design and modeling.
Come say hello and chat with the laboratory staff.
You can also visit the "Mechanical engineering education planning" class to tell us about the challenges you face at work. It will help us develop mechanical engineering studies to meet the challenges in the present-day professional world. Also, check out the chronological photo wall of the history of mechanical engineering at LUT University.
Meet us for a casual chat and hear about the programme's past, present, and future!
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| Computational Engineering |
Computational engineering – the key technology of the future
Location: Building 2, 4th floor
Find out what's new in computational engineering education and research through short 5–10-minute presentations in auditorium 2411.
- 13:15 Computational Engineering Education: Artificial Intelligence Meets Mathematics, Professor Lassi Roininen
- 13:45 Uncertainty Quantification and Inverse Problems: Research Group, Center of Excellence, Flagship, Professor Lasse Roininen
- 14:15 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition: Value-Added Applications Using Especially Digital Image Processing and Analysis with Machine Learning, Professor Heikki Kälviäinen
- 14:45 New Computational Spectroscopy Group Combines Expertise from all COPE Competence Fields, Professor Satu-Pia Reinikainen
- 15:15 Activities of the Atmosphere Modelling Centre in Lahti, Professor Michael Boy
You can also view our info posters, videos, and laboratory demos during breaks.
Laboratory demonstrations on the following topics:
- Privacy-preserved gesture recognition and emotion understanding, Deng Li and Rong Gao
- Real-time video processing with field-programmable gate arrays, Henri Petrow
- High-resolution thermal imaging, Erik Vartiainen
- Computer vision for image-guided control, Fedor Zolotarev
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| Electrical Engineering |
Electrical engineering: past, present, and future – 25 years of development
Location: Building 6, 3rd floor
Welcome to delve into the development and future plans of the electrical engineering degree programme.
At the campfire session, our professors and other experts are presenting both electrical engineering research and education.
We offer an excellent opportunity to familiarize oneself with the current state of electrical engineering at LUT and the entire field, as well as future prospects. There will be demos, presentations, lively discussions, and the possibility for playful experimental activities.
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| Software Engineering |
Software development now and in the future: challenges and opportunities of our time
Location: auditorium 1314, 3rd floor
At our campfire, we will briefly discuss the current state and near future of education, research, and software production innovations. You will have the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the technology presented by our researchers and teaching staff.
After the opening of the campfire, there will be discussions on the possibilities of corporate collaboration, networking, and interaction with students. We will also provide guidance on the locations and contents of other campfire spots.
Classroom 6218 (Linux lab) is reserved for our guild representatives who will showcase the project work of our current students. So, if you wish, you can network for a while with the Cluster members in a quieter environment.
Schedule:
Start at 1:00 pm in auditorium 1314 (1382 back in the day). Please note that the opening for all our alumni will be held only once.
- 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Bomb Shelter: Createch & Esports cave (at the bomb shelter next to the gym/exam hall, room 3244)
- 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm the Cober lab (Room 2310, up the stairs from the coffee point to Room 2527)
- 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in Room 6218 / Linux class: Cluster student checkpoint
- 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Auditorium 1314 is open throughout the event day as our alumni cooperation service point and as a virtual technology demonstration area.
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| Industrial Engineering and Management |
Industrial engineering and management alumni checkpoints
Location: Student Union Building
Learn about what's new in student life, research, and education. Revisit memories of your studies and collect stamps in your alumni passport by taking a look at current themes in research, education, corporate collaboration, and student life at the industrial engineering and management alumni checkpoints.
You will find out about Finland's broadest range of industrial engineering offerings, the most current educational and research content, the latest management trends, and current student phenomena.
Network, meet old classmates, and make new acquaintances. Share your best memories and help brainstorm future collaboration. Refreshments will be provided.
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| Social Sciences |
Social scientists involved in solving tricky problems
Location: auditorium 1325, 3rd floor
Get to know the newest department of LUT – the Department of Social Sciences – and its study programmes and research strategy. Come meet our staff and find out what social sciences and communication sciences are all about here at the university.
Presentation of education and research (15 min) every half hour, starting at 1:15 p.m
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| Environmental Technology |
Environmental technology: heroes and their stories
Location: Building 6, 5th floor
Discover the environmental technology heroes of the past, present, and future, and take the opportunity to nominate and vote for your very own environmental champion. Sustainable nourishment for both the mind and the body will be provided!
In the environmental technology campfire session, you get to walk down memory lane and immerse yourself in 20 years of history: how the environmental technology degree programme was launched and who have been the heroes behind creating and expanding the programme.
You also get to see what we are teaching now to future environmental heroes and what research we have done for the good of the environment on our Lappeenranta and Lahti campuses:
- 13:15, 14:15 & 15:15:
- Environmental Technology education today (room 6517)
- Biodiversity in life cycle assessment (room 6518)
- Handprint for assessing the positive environmental impacts (room 6521)
We are curious to see where our alumni have landed. Join us for a casual chat over refreshments and leave your mark on our map! Also, be sure to nominate and vote for your own environmental hero. Whether it is an old professor, your former classmate, a celebrity, or the self-sufficient granny next door, you be the judge!
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