The purpose of the rectification request procedure is to provide applicants the opportunity to appeal against Aalto University’s student admission decision on the grounds of an error in the decision-making, and thereby have an erroneous decision corrected.
An admission decision may only be rectified if Aalto University has made an error in the admission procedure and the error justifies the correction of the admission decision.
This process is not for requesting feedback or additional information regarding the admissions results.
Your request for rectification must include the following information:
You cannot submit any new documents to support your rectification request.
Aalto University makes admission decisions, and the decisions on the rectification requests, based only on the following information:
Decisions on scholarships are final and cannot be appealed against.
Read the frequently asked questions below before writing a rectification request.
You may appeal against the admission decision within 14 days of the publication of the admission results. The admission results for Aalto University’s master’s programmes will be published on 8 April 2026.
All requests for rectification of admission decisions must be delivered to the University Registry before 15.00/3 pm (UTC +3) on 22 April 2026. Rectification request must be submitted either to the Registry’s email address registry@aalto.fi or by post to its postal address: Aalto University, Registry, P.O. Box 11000, 00076 Aalto, Finland.
Use the following words as the email subject line: Rectification request, 2026 master’s admissions.
A rectification request can only be submitted during the rectification period. Aalto University must receive your rectification request by the deadline. Rectification requests sent ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University before the publication of the admission results will be returned to sender. The university will not process rectification requests received after the deadline.
An admission decision may only be rectified if Aalto University has made an error in the admission procedure and the error justifies the rectification of the admission decision.
Student admissions are based on admissions criteria which are decided by Aalto University.
Rectification requests will not be approved if the rectification would go against the admissions criteria. If your application does not meet the eligibility requirements, such as the required proof of language proficiency, you cannot be admitted ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University.
Admission decisions are based on the application documents and information provided by applicants, following the University’s instructions and the given deadlines. It is the applicant's responsibility to adhere to the instructions and submit the required documents on time. No new documents can be submitted to support your rectification request.
Failure to follow the University’s instructions or to meet a deadline is not an error on Aalto University’s part.
When submitting a rectification request, specify the decision you want to have rectified, how you believe the decision should be rectified, and on what grounds.
Your rectification request must demonstrate that the University made an error. Grounds other than an actual error made by the University will not be considered.
The list below contains examples of grounds that are irrelevant and should not be used to justify a rectification request:
Aalto University will process all rectification requests within approximately 1–2 months. All rectification requests will be processed as quickly as possible.
If your rectification request concerns academic evaluation, academic evaluators will re-evaluate your application and provide a written statement regarding your rectification request. Once the statement has been completed, your rectification request will be forwarded to the dean of the relevant school. The dean will make an official decision on whether to approve or reject your rectification request.
You will be notified of the outcome of your rectification request by email once the process is complete.
If your application met the general eligibility criteria and was evaluated by the study option, and you wish to have further information about the evaluation of your application, you may contact the Aalto School of your study option after the final admission results have been published.
Contact details for each study option will be updated on the Master's admissions results page before the results are published. This page also includes explanations of the reasons for rejection and information on the waiting list procedure.
Do not request rectification simply to get feedback or additional information on the admissions results.
The results of Aalto University Master's admissions are published on 8 April, 2026.
The applicants receive an email notification once the results are published.
On this page, you can find further information about the waiting list procedure and explanations of the reasons for rejection.
You can find the general eligibility requirements for master's admissions on the "Applying to master's programmes" page. The evaluation criteria of your study option are available on its webpage. You can use the "Study options" menu to find the webpage of your study option.
The application period to two-year master’s programmes at Aalto University is once a year.
The master's admissions application period for studies beginning in the autumn of 2026 runs from 1 December 2025 to 2 January 2026.
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