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Board invites Aaltonians to participate in the University Preview
The Aalto University Board convened on 25 September 2025
Information is our valuable asset – Let’s work together to ensure cybersecurity
All university employees must complete a course on cybersecurity by the end of the year, as well as courses on data protection and ethical principles
Aalto developing a multidisciplinary Bachelor's programme – students to choose their major during their studies
Set to launch in autumn of 2027, the new multidisciplinary Bachelor's programme will combine science & technology, business, and arts & design
Students can receive Sustainability Action Booster expense grant for their ideas at any time
Significant impacts on sustainability culture can start with even small actions
Heikki Mannila appointed as Aalto University’s Associate Vice President, AI Strategy and Adoption
Mannila will begin in this position on 1 October 2025 and will also continue in his previous roles as a professor at the Department of Computer Science and as director of the multidisciplinary centre House of AI
Lauri Ström appointed Head of Investments
Ström will be responsible for the investment portfolio and investment strategy
Teacher – Please report corporate collaboration of your courses and improve student employment
Adding information is now easy through the course syllabus in MyCourses
Participate in shaping a new national vision for higher education and research
You are invited to respond to a survey concerning the goals of the vision and attend seminars
Aalto University President Ilkka Niemelä: Growth companies and established industries need people with new ideas
University graduates have a valuable role to play in renewing society, says Ilkka Niemelä in his speech to open the academic year
Aalto University Magazine explores acts of change
In its September issue, Aalto University Magazine highlights people and ideas that break routines and create change – from science to construction, from food to new materials.
Aalto University Rules of Conduct to enter into force on 1 September 2025
Rules of Conduct promote a safe and accessible environment for all community members and visitors.
Submit your nomination for the Campus Sustainability Champion 2025!
The search for Campus Sustainability Champion is on again, submit your nomination!
Aalto University endowment provides EUR 42 million for education and research this year
The endowment investments returned 1.7% during first half of 2025
School of Science is recruiting new dean
The dean is appointed for a five-year term starting in the summer of 2026
Nature at the core of Aalto's campus plan
The trees in the Otaniemi manor area were significant to Alvar Aalto.
Updated titles for Aalto's Key Research Areas
The titles of our seven key research areas, along with the graphic that unifies them, have been revised for clarity and conciseness.
Support for students impacted by the crisis in the Middle East
The university supports and helps students in dealing with the crisis
Support for staff and students impacted by the crisis in the Middle East
The university supports and helps staff and students in dealing with the crisis
President's Letter, 17 June 2025: Remember to thank yourself and your colleagues
'All our successes are the result of the dedicated work of Aaltonians,' Ilkka Niemelä says.
