PDP Gala 2026
Friday 8th of May
9:00 to 17:00 (UTC+3)
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What is the PDP Gala?
For 9 months, Product Development Project (PDP) student teams have been working hard on their unique projects. At the Product Design Gala, it is time to reveal the results to the world. Design Factory has it’s doors open for the whole day to everyone who is interested in coming to see the innovations that the future product developers have created. The projects are on display around the Design Factory and visitors can interact with the students, test the prototypes, and get inspired by the atmosphere of the event. There are visitors from all walks of life and great connections can be formed.
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Can’t attend?
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What is PDP ?
PDP is an environment that is as close as you can get to real world working conditions with the additions of the freedom to experiment and fail plus the interdisciplinary composition of the teams that in many places is just a buzz word but in PDP it’s true. The PDP course brings together students from all schools of Aalto University to work on real world challenges presented by an industry partner, who continues active collaboration with the student team throughout the year. All teams have a budget of 10 000 euros that can be used for the realisation of their project – as such, in the gala, you will see functioning solutions rather than just concept proposals!
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The course has been running for 30 years, with over 400 projects completed to date. The total number of students who have taken the course is over 4100. These numbers speaks to the impact that the course has had and continues to have in the Finnish and global industry. Many graduates of Aalto lists PDP as their most valuable experience going into working life. PDP has also led to the formation of startups, patents, employment by the sponsoring company and master thesis positions. Join us in this adventure as a sponsor or student!