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n December 2019, Aalto University and According to Ilkka Niemelä, Presi-
Meyer Turku Oy signed an agreement dent of Aalto University, the agreement
that will strengthen and develop multidis- forms another link in “a long chain” of
ciplinary research and education collabo- co-operation between the Turku shipyard
ration as well as give a boost to expert and the university, which brings together
co-operation. In connection to the agree- cutting-edge research, high-quality edu-
ment, Meyer Turku CEO Jan Meyer com- cation and stakeholders from the marine
mented that the shipyard is constantly technology sector.
looking to attract new talent and there-
Professor Pentti Kujala
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fore there is a need to be present at Aalto NEXT LEVEL
campus and in the academic lives of the What does the collaboration mean in prac-
students. tice, then? – The key idea is to increase