Event highlights
Aalto University alumni event in Hong Kong
We warmly welcome Aalto University alumni to an alumni event in Hong Kong on 23rd February 2026.
Meet the Professor İdil Gaziulusoy: Transforming our now for sustainable futures
This webinar is for alumni who want to learn and discuss the latest research with the professor
PHYS Brown Bag Seminar: “Light at the Tip: Nanoscale Optics Beyond the Diffraction Limit”
Join us for science and pizza in the Nanotalo lobby!
Doc+ Dialogues: Turning Research Know-How into Value
Welcome to Doc+ Dialogues - new panel discussion series for Doctoral Researchers, PostDocs and Alumni. Come and connect with your collegial community in Marsio at the heart of Aalto.
Aalto Ahaa public lecture 3.3. - Hope
In the Aalto Ahaa public lecture series, three experts guide listeners to reflect on hope in life, in technology, and in understanding polarization.
Demo Day 2026
Aalto Startup Center x A Grid Demo Day is the perfect opportunity to see the innovation that comes out of Aalto University.
Guest talk: Cédric Colas "Autotelic Curiosity - The Co-Evolution of Goals and Behaviors"
Dr. Cédric Colas from MIT and Inria will give a guest talk at the Department of Computer Science
Joint Finnish Alumni events in China
Meet alumni from Finnish universities in Beijing and Shanghai in March 2026 at the Finnish embassy's event in China.
Alumni get-together in Copenhagen
Join an after work meeting for Aalto University alumni and friends in Copenhagen, Denmark.
What's modelling got to do with planning?
Practice and research seminar on urban-transport planning and modelling - Volume 4
Aalto Founder Talks #6: Peter Sarlin, Co-Founder & CEO at AMD Silo AI
Peter Sarlin is the CEO and founder of Silo AI, Europe's largest private AI lab, acquired by AMD in 2024 for €665 million in Europe's largest AI exit. Plus, he'll be our speaker for Aalto Founder Talks in March!
Auto-Ethnography Without Confession: Artistic Research as Critical Method with Dr. Ally Zlatar
This interactive seminar explores how auto-ethnography can function as a rigorous artistic and research method without relying on confession or personal disclosure. Led by visiting artist Dr. Ally Zlatar, the workshop examines how strategic self-positioning, indirect narration, and formal constraints can be used as tools for inquiry and critique.
CAOS Research Seminar with Dr. Pauliina Valtasaari | Leadership in Arts Organizations – “Stardust” or Ordinary Working Life?
CAOS welcomes Dr. Pauliina Valtasaari for a seminar on human-centered, wellbeing-oriented leadership in arts organizations—beyond artistic ‘stardust.’”
Alumni Photography Talks lecture series
Aalto Photography (The School of Arts, Design and Architecture, the Department of Art and Media) presents
Mechatronic Circus 2026
The sure sign of spring, the Mechatronic Circus, is here again! On Thursday 9.4.2026 you can learn about smart devices built by students, participate in demonstration tours, and see the latest results from the research projects!
Aalto Alumni Strategy Circle After Work: Working with and selling to the public sector
Join to discuss how corporates and startups can best work with the public sector, both from the academic and the practitioner perspective.
School of Business Ceremonial Conferment 2026
The 17th Ceremonial Conferment of the School of Business will be celebrated on May 21–23, 2026.
Espoo Rantamaraton events on 19.9.2026 at special prices for aaltonians
Students, staff and alumni of Aalto University have the opportunity to register at a special price for the 2026 event - registration opens on 2 February 2026.
