Redefining professional learning with Aalto EE
Case: Aalto University Executive Education
Aalto University Executive Education and Professional Development (Aalto EE) set out to redefine how professional learning is designed, delivered, and experienced. Off-the-shelf LMS solutions could not keep pace with how learning needs to change, so Aalto EE chose to take full control of the learning experience. Aalto EE led the vision, learning strategy, and pedagogy, Kallan & Co the design, and Kodan building the front-end user experience. The result is Alex: Aalto Learning Experience Platform.
Learning on Aalto EE’s terms:
One branded platform replaces fragmented digital environments and reflects Aalto EE’s academic excellence and learning philosophy.
Built for organizations:
Tailored learning paths and white-label environments support company-specific capability development.
Ready to evolve:
A headless architecture lets Aalto EE develop new learning services without being constrained by the underlying system.
For Aalto EE, Alex is more than an LMS implementation; it is a strategic capability. Learning increasingly needs to be continuous rather than episodic, scale across teams and functions, and create measurable impact. Owning the learning experience allows Aalto EE to respond to these needs and, rather than follow, to lead and shape how professional learning develops.
How it was built
Alex was developed in iterative phases. Kallan & Co led service design and concept development, and Kodan led technical evaluation and built the frontend user experience.
Rather than building from scratch, the team combined a proven third-party LMS with a customized headless user experience layer. Aalto EE’s visual identity runs on top of the core engine, so the platform looks, feels, and works as Aalto EE’s own. For corporate clients, white-label capabilities give each company its own branded environment on shared infrastructure.
Alex was launched in 2024 and has been developed continuously since. What began with a focus on individual learners has grown into a mature platform that serves individuals, teams, and organizations alike, united by a shared commitment to competence development and lifewide learning.
Results
Alex is live and actively used by Aalto EE and its clients. Enterprise customers have adopted it for organization wide capability development, and white-label environments support company-specific learning strategies.
Development continues with multilingual capabilities for global reach, curated learning paths for specific roles and industries, and even further to AI-enabled learning experiences.
Alex has become a cornerstone of Aalto EE’s ambition: to make learning more relevant, scalable, and transformative for individuals, organizations, and society.
Learn more about Alex at: alex.fi
Photo: Tuomas Uusheimo / Aalto University
