Unite! News | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/368721/feed News listing en Study abroad from home with Unite’s Virtual Exchange Credit Programme (VECP) Courses /en/news/study-abroad-from-home-with-unites-virtual-exchange-credit-programme-vecp-courses Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:31:28 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1356907 at /en Studying abroad without leaving home is possible through Unite!’s Virtual Exchange Credit Programme (VECP). New courses in computer science, language and intercultural competence are now open for applications. Collaboration Studies All students Unite Unite students doctoral students Cooperation Studies Aalto University Summer School 2020 Register for the Unite! Training Programme on Sustainability for Prospective Leaders /en/news/register-for-the-unite-training-programme-on-sustainability-for-prospective-leaders Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:15:01 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1355907 at /en A transnational online programme for students, faculty, and leaders who want to advance sustainability initiatives within their institutions. Register by 13 February 2026. Collaboration Research Unite Unite staff Unite students postdoctoral researchers researchers in schools staff trainings trainings Cooperation Studies University People working at a table with laptops, sticky notes and coffee cups. One person is taking notes. Submit your ideas to the Unite! Widening Training Series for Researchers /en/news/submit-your-ideas-to-the-unite-widening-training-series-for-researchers Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:35:02 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1355551 at /en Unite!Widening invites staff, faculty and researchers from Aalto to help design a new, hands-on training series for researchers. Collaboration Research Teaching Unite Unite staff Unite students postdoctoral researchers researchers in schools staff trainings trainings Cooperation Studies University Person in lab coat points at a computer screen displaying microscopic images. Unite! and Widening logos are visible. Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Open for applications /en/news/unite-seed-fund-2026-open-for-applications Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:43:09 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1353790 at /en The 2026 Unite! Seed Fund call is officially open, offering funding across three strategic lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD. Deadline for applications is 20 March 2026. Innovations Research Studies Teaching All Doctoral Programmes All students Teacher services Unite Unite staff Unite students postdoctoral researchers researchers in schools teachers Cooperation Research & Art Studies University Unite! Seed Fund 2026 announcement with a small plant sprouting from soil. Call now open for student activities, teaching, and research. Apply now: Unite! Seed Fund 2026 - Student Call /en/news/apply-now-unite-seed-fund-2026-student-call Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:12:25 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1353782 at /en The Unite! Seed Fund call for 2026 is now open for students. Apply now for up to €20,000 per project, involving at least two Unite! Universities. Deadline for applications is 20 March 2026. Innovations Research Studies Teaching All students Teacher services Unite Unite staff Unite students postdoctoral researchers researchers in schools teachers Cooperation Research & Art Studies University Text: Unite! Seed Fund for Students 2026. Call now open. Image: Seedling growing from soil. Join Unite's Well-Being Workshop Series /en/news/join-unites-well-being-workshop-series Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:14:35 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1353758 at /en The interactive Zoom sessions are designed to support doctoral students’ well-being, strengthen a sense of belonging, and offer practical tools for success in their academic journey. Research Unite Unite staff Unite students Cooperation University Text: Belonging and Well-being, Online Workshop Series. Unite! logo and abstract flower design. Apply to be a guest professor or visiting researcher at the Université Grenoble Alpes /en/news/apply-to-be-a-guest-professor-or-visiting-researcher-at-the-universite-grenoble-alpes Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:35:38 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1353219 at /en Unite! partner, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) has opened a call to host international professors and researchers for short stays. Teaching Research Collaboration Unite Unite staff Unite students researchers in schools postdoctoral researchers Cooperation Research & Art Studies University Three people in a park with mountains in the background. One sits on a bench, two stand facing the scenery. Submit your proposal to the Unite! Virtual Education Summit by 30 January and join us in shaping international collaboration /en/news/submit-your-proposal-to-the-unite-virtual-education-summit-by-30-january-and-join-us-in-shaping Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:47:59 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1341154 at /en This online matchmaking event takes place 12 March, 2026. Submit your presentation proposal by 23 January 2026. Teaching All Doctoral Programmes Teacher services Unite Unite staff Unite students Cooperation Two people working with microphones and a laptop at a table, surrounded by various electronic devices and equipment. Two Unite! Seed Fund projects involving Aalto secure top EU funding /en/news/two-unite-seed-fund-projects-involving-aalto-secure-top-eu-funding Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:02:57 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1347192 at /en Two prestigious EU grants have been awarded to projects that were initially supported with Unite! Seed Funding. Both projects involve Aalto. Collaboration Sustainability Teaching Unite Unite staff Awards and Recognition Cooperation Split image: left shows a white truck on a road with plants; right shows digital lines and a partial face. Text: unite! #UniteSeedFund Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January 2026 /en/news/unite-seed-fund-2026-call-opens-on-20-january-2026 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:01:59 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1347207 at /en Gain an early overview of the Unite! Seed Fund Call of Spring 2026. The call includes three funding lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD. Innovations Teaching Studies Research All students Teacher services Unite Unite staff Unite students teachers researchers in schools postdoctoral researchers Cooperation Research & Art Studies University Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January. Applications open for student activities, teaching and learning, research and PhD. Apply to a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) "Confluences: Interdisciplinary visions for water in cities" /en/news/apply-to-a-blended-intensive-programme-bip-confluences-interdisciplinary-visions-for-water-in-cities Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:20:09 +0000 Liina Nurmi 1345454 at /en Apply for Unite! course "Confluences: Interdisciplinary Visions for Water in Cities". Apply by January 26, 2026. Collaboration Studies ARTS, Bachelor’s Programmes ARTS, Doctoral programmes ARTS, Master's Programmes Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation ELEC, Doctoral Programmes School of Electrical Engineering Unite Unite students water water economy Studies Aerial view of a city with digital graphics overlay, showing connectivity and data points across the landscape. Aalto academics begin Unite! visiting professorships at TU Darmstadt /en/news/aalto-academics-begin-unite-visiting-professorships-at-tu-darmstadt Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:33:14 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1344277 at /en As part of the Unite! Visiting Professorship Programme, TU Darmstadt welcomed six visiting professors from Aalto University for the winter semester 2025/2026. Careers Collaboration Research Teaching Department of Applied Physics Department of Built Environment Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering School of Electrical Engineering School of Engineering School of Science Unite Unite staff Appointments Cooperation A large, historic building with a pink facade and grey roof in a square with people walking and cycling. Interdisciplinary course in Lisbon on plastic-free oceans- apply by 15 December /en/news/interdisciplinary-course-in-lisbon-on-plastic-free-oceans-apply-by-15-december Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:00:04 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1341151 at /en The course takes place online from January to April 2026 and face-to-face in Lisbon, Portugal, in July 2026. Sustainability Studies All students Unite Unite students Studies A jellyfish with text overlay: 'Ulisses 6th edition. Applications open until 15 December 2025'. Background is underwater. Aalto Doctoral Education Services Receives Unite! Award /en/news/aalto-doctoral-education-services-receives-unite-award Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:45:46 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1340212 at /en Aalto's Unite! Doctoral Education Team, led by Dr Minna Söderqvist, received an award for their long-term efforts to enhance doctoral mobility and collaboration across the Unite! Alliance. The award ceremony took place during the XII Unite! DIalogue. Collaboration Services Teaching Unite Unite staff Awards and Recognition Cooperation Group of people standing in a line holding certificates. A projector screen is visible behind them. XII Unite! Dialogue at Aalto University: A Week of Collaboration and Connection /en/news/xii-unite-dialogue-at-aalto-university-a-week-of-collaboration-and-connection Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:15:36 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1339894 at /en Across meetings, social activities, and ceremonies, Uniters continued to strengthen the shared vision of Unite! and build sustainable collaborations. University Unite Unite staff Unite students University A crowded lecture hall with people sitting on dark grey seats, some wearing lanyards. Master’s Programme in Communications and Data Science (Erasmus Mundus) – Application period open until 12.1.2026! /en/news/masters-programme-in-communications-and-data-science-erasmus-mundus-application-period-open-until Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:34:35 +0000 Alex Hetrick 1339519 at /en CoDaS is an international joint master’s degree programme offered by five European universities. Studies All Bachelor's Programmes Unite Unite students Studies Aalto University students walking at campus on summer Applications open for the European Student Assembly 2026 /en/news/applications-open-for-the-european-student-assembly-2026 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:14:26 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1339518 at /en Apply by 2 November. Studies All students Unite Unite students Studies Niklas stands outside European Parliament Practice your languages with the Unite! Language Tandems /en/news/practice-your-languages-with-the-unite-language-tandems-1 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:16:21 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1223806 at /en Learn languages with another student from one of the nine Unite! alliance universities. Studies All students Unite Unite students languages Studies Two people in casual summer clothes with white hats walking on a paved path, surrounded by trees and bushes. Student artwork symbolises the Unite! Alliance /en/news/student-artwork-symbolises-the-unite-alliance Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1337408 at /en Master of Arts student, Suthasinee Naktnasukanjn (Sine), has won the Unite! artefact competition with her artwork ‘Blooming Beyond Borders’. The piece now hangs permanently in the Undergraduate Centre. Art and Creative Practices Arts and design Campus Collaboration Studies Unite Unite staff Unite students undergraduate centre Awards and Recognition Cooperation University Four people stand in a hallway, looking at a large floral artwork mounted on the white brick wall. Staff Week: Planting Seeds for the Development of Joint Learning Ecosystems /en/news/staff-week-planting-seeds-for-the-development-of-joint-learning-ecosystems Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:45:26 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1334169 at /en Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland, invites academic and administrative staff from across Europe for its Staff Training Week in November. The four-day program will focus on practical collaboration in the design and implementation of joint educational initiatives. Collaboration Teaching Teacher services Unite Unite staff teaching development Cooperation Group speaking to a small audience. Whiteboard, colourful pens on the table. Green and orange chairs around the table.