Nokia Foundation Annual Awards Ceremony 2023
The annual event celebrates research, innovation and collaboration bringing together various disciplines and supporting the scientific development of and education in information and telecommunications technologies.
Nokia Foundation Awards Ceremony was celebrated with gala dinner and live music at Scandic Grand Central in Helsinki on 22nd of November 2023. The event brought together the Nokia Foundation scholarship receivers and about 150 other guests in form of networking, technology demos and to recognize the achievements of the Nokia Foundation Award 2023 winner, the receiver of the Nokia Foundation Honorary Award and all Nokia Foundation scholarship receivers.
The Nokia Foundation Awards Ceremony started with a keynote by Jenni Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies followed by the announcement of the recipients of the Nokia Foundation Scholarships. In the event this was followed by the announcement of the receiver of the 2023 Nokia Foundation Recognition Award Professor Emeritus Antti Räisänen as well as the granting of the Nokia Foundation Honorary Award to Timo Ali-Vehmas.
Nokia Foundation Annual Awards Ceremony
The annual event celebrates research, innovation and collaboration bringing together various disciplines and supporting the scientific development of and education in information and telecommunications technologies.
Nokia Foundation Awards Ceremony was celebrated at Aalto University Töölö in Helsinki on November 23rd 2022. The event brought together the Nokia Foundation scholarship receivers and about 150 other guests in form of networking, technology demos and to recognize the achievements of the Nokia Foundation Award 2022 winner and all Nokia Foundation scholarship receivers.
The official ceremony started with a keynote by Tommi Uitto, President of Nokia Mobile Networks. This was followed by the announcement of the recipients of the Nokia Foundation Scholarships. Pinnacle of the event was the publication of the Nokia Foundation Recognition Award 2022 by Sari Baldauf and Hannu Kauppinen. After the ceremony the celebration continued in Restaurant Töölö with live music and gala dinner.
Nokia Foundation Annual Awards Ceremony
The annual event celebrates research, innovation and collaboration bringing together various disciplines and supporting the scientific development of and education in information and telecommunications technologies.
Due to the global pandemic situation, this year’s celebration took place virtually.
In the ceremony Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO of Nokia, gave keynote speech about technology trends and innovation. This was followed by Hannu Kauppinen, Chairman of the Nokia Foundation Board announcing the recipients of the Jorma Ollila Foundation, Nokia Foundation Scholarships, Fulbright Nokia Distinguished Chairs and Visiting Professors. Pinnacle of the ceremony was the announcement of the winner of the Nokia Foundation Award, Professor Yrjö Neuvo for the development of postgraduate education and collaboration with companies in Finland. The ceremony continued with a panel discussion with Pekka Lundmark, Professor Yrjö Neuvo and Sari Baldauf, Chair of the Board of Directors of Nokia hosted by Hannu Kauppinen.
Nokia Foundation’s new Chairman
The Nokia Foundation’s work continues with Hannu Kauppinen as the new chairman
The Nokia Board of Directors has appointed Hannu Kauppinen, the Chief Technology Officer of Nokia Technologies as the Chairman of the Nokia Foundation for 2021 following the retirement of Timo Ali-Vehmas after nine years as chairman and over 40 years at Nokia.
For 2021 Nokia Board of Directors has appointed the following members to the Board of the Nokia Foundation: Hannu Kauppinen (Chairman), Kimmo Hätönen and Jukka Rantala from Nokia, and Jukka Manner, professor of Networking Technology at the Aalto University, Petri Myllymäki, professor of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the University of Helsinki, Aarno Pärssinen, professor of Radio Engineering at the University of Oulu, and Mikko Valkama, professor of Communications Engineering at Tampere University.
Speaking about his appointment Hannu Kauppinen said “I am thrilled and honored to take on the role of Chairman. Since its establishment the Nokia Foundation has been a significant promoter of scientific research and education in the Finnish ICT sector. This work is more valuable than ever as 5G becomes mainstream and research continues into developing 6G. Going forward, we will continue the efforts to further strengthen Finland’s position and ties with the global research community.”
The Nokia Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization that was established in 1995 to support the scientific development of information and communications technologies and to promote education within the field in Finland. To fulfill its mission, the foundation provides scholarships, awards and support for academic research and publication.
Non-governmental foundations play an important role, especially in the field of science and arts, and are a major enabler of international exchange and collaboration within research communities at home and abroad. Furthermore, the funding from independent foundations provides substantial support to the development of new innovations. Over the past 25 years, the Nokia Foundation has granted over 1,800 scholarships and other grants. In 2020 alone, the Foundation granted scholarships and awards totaling around €400,000.
Nokia Foundation is its own, separate entity from Nokia Corporation. The foundation board is appointed by the Nokia Board of Directors. Nokia sponsors the foundation in many ways, the most important being Nokia employees’ time and access to tools and systems.
The 2019 recipients of the grants, scholarships and awards granted by the Nokia Foundation
Nokia Foundation Celebrates its 25th Anniversary Virtually
The annual event celebrates research, innovation and collaboration bringing together various disciplines and supporting the scientific development of and education in information and telecommunications technologies.
Due to the COVID-19 virus, this year the celebration took place virtually, streamed from the Nokia Executive Experience Center.
In the event, Nokia Chair Sari Baldauf gave the keynote speech and the recipients of the Jorma Ollila Foundation, Nokia Foundation Scholarships, Visiting Professors and the winner of the Nokia Foundation Recognition Award 2020 were announced. The event continued with the panel discussion led by Nokia Foundation Chair Timo Ali-Vehmas.
See the recording of the event here:
Nokia Foundation Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
With the launch of its redesigned website, nokiafoundation.org, Nokia Foundation celebrates twenty years of supporting education, research and development that boldly pushes the boundaries of science and technology. In addition to its revamped and expanded website, Nokia Foundation has unveiled a new logo. The logo, which features a cluster of points connected by an ‘N’, was designed to invoke the burst of activity that takes place when a network of many work toward a common goal, and to help visualize the incredible impact Foundation scholars and award recipients have on the world around them.
Nokia Foundation History – The First 10 Years, 1995 – 2005
Nokia Foundation’s first ten years were characterized by the explosive growth of mobile communications and the rise of the Internet. Learn more about the first ten years at Nokia Foundation: