Entrepreneurship | Building the entrepreneurial university: Leadership lessons from Aalto’s Founding President

<p>How can university leaders encourage entrepreneurship without trying to control it from the top?</p><p>For this episode, we spoke with Tuula Teeri, Professor of Biotechnology and former President of Aalto University, about how Aalto supported bottom-up entrepreneurship through strategic investment, participatory leadership, visible recognition, and long-term commitment. Her experience offers practical lessons for leaders seeking to turn academic autonomy into institutional momentum.</p>