Studies for staff offered by the Open University and FITech
The Open University and FITech Network University offer free studies for the staff of Aalto University. All staff members of Aalto University are welcome to participate in the courses.
Lotta Partanen moved from design to creating new business
Aalto University alum Lotta Partanen realized that she is more interested in new businesses than in furniture design. She has ended up building and leading VTT's Launchpad business incubator.
Mari Nuottajärvi develops her skills on open university courses: “There’s more interesting content available than I have time to study”
The free studies meant for Aalto staff have offered new ideas and deepened her expertise in areas such as leadership.
Alum Vesa Sironen: 'It's important that studies have a certain amount of flexibility'
Alum of the School of Business and board professional Vesa Sironen studied for his bachelor's degree in Mikkeli and his master's degree in Töölö, in addition to completing the separate ITP and IDBM programmes in Otaniemi.
Teacher: Share your views on materials suitable for self-study and their publication process
Aalto University teachers and researchers: please share your wishes and experiences on creating and sharing content at Aalto that can be published as open educational resources (OER), in a variety of media formats.
Aalto lifewide learning enhanced its impact in 2025
The numbers of participants, courses, and completed study credits increased compared to the previous year.
“Listening and meeting people matters”
Having built a long career in the retail sector, Sampo Päällysaho decided to update his skills through Open University, as retail management increasingly requires understanding of different topics.
Alumni encounters from Seoul to New York
Over the past spring, Aalto alumni came together across the globe — to reconnect, inspire and remind each other that the Aalto spirit travels well.
Professor of Practice Timo Löyttyniemi looks forward to meeting energetic and active students
Löyttyniemi has started as a Professor of Practice in finance at the School of Business
Learn more about dual-use products and technologies - welcome to the course in spring 2026
Dual-use of products is more relevant now than ever before. A course on dual-use products and technologies is open to anyone interested in the topic.
Start the year with new insights – apply for FITech's spring courses!
Deepen your knowledge with courses from Finnish universities of technology, designed to meet the demands of the working life and help deepen your expertise for free.
Growing Materials, Growing Ideas: Inside the BioMaker Studio
At Aalto University’s BioMaker Studio, initiated by Ena Naito, students and researchers experiment with living materials, from algae to mycelium, creating an open, interdisciplinary space where design, biology, and collaboration grow together.
There was a disruption in Sisu that affected Open University registrations
The registration system in Sisu experienced a disruption on the morning of 8 December. The disruption has now been resolved.
Alum Tuomas Paananen: 'Many paths lead back to studies'
Tuomas Paananen, originally from Vihti, knew from a young age that he wanted to be an entrepreneur.
Enhance your teaching skills - register now for spring 2026 pedagogical courses
Explore the course selection in spring 2026 and register!
Application period for FITech’s spring courses is approaching – explore the spring 2026 course offering now!
Complement your degree with free courses from Finnish universities of technology, designed to meet the demands of the working life and help deepen your expertise! The application period for degree students starts on December 1st.
65 years of class reunions
The class of '52 that began their studies at the Helsinki School of Economics 73 years ago has been meeting regularly for decades.
Studies for staff offered by the Open University and FITech
The Open University and FITech Network University offer free studies for the staff of Aalto University. All staff members of Aalto University are welcome to participate in the courses.
New funding introduces health technology themes into FITech Network University's course offering
FITech Network University, a network of Finnish universities of technology coordinated by Aalto University, has been granted new funding that expands the network's course offering with themes related to health technology.
President Ilkka Niemelä to alumni: 'At Aalto, we dare to dream - and we dare to do'
Aalto Alumni Weekend brought together 1 400 alumni.
