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Maintain your first aid skills – practice using a defibrillator
A practice unit for using a defibrillator has been placed in a conference room in Dipoli.
Shopping centre A Blanc celebrates opening on Otaniemi campus
Designed by Alvar Aalto, the building previously known as Otaniemi’s old shopping centre, has a new name after the renovation and opened in the middle of the Aalto University campus
Ring I Laajalahti roadworks completed
Completed roadworks improve the flow and safety of traffic on the ring road
Support for conference organisers
The university’s joint travel services offers information, services and support for organising conferences.
Art from a Venetian Lagoon to Otaniemi
The artworks, placed in the building of the School of Chemical Engineering, focus on the ecological consequences of human activities
Board appointed President Ilkka Niemelä to second five-year term and discussed recent government funding developments
The Aalto University’s board convened on 8 September 2021.
Return to campus – Hybrid way of working trial to start in autumn
Discuss now and share your hybrid work best practices to others
Recording of the opening ceremony published
The opening ceremony of Aalto University's academic year and the live broadcast of Aalto Party were followed by a total of almost 3,500 spectators.
Aalto University President Ilkka Niemelä appointed to second five-year term
President's new term starts on 1 July 2022
Personnel mobility on campus during the autumn
Aalto University seeks to reopen the campus to the fullest extent permitted by health security and the regional guidelines issued by the authorities.
President Ilkka Niemelä: ‘Cuts to research are always cuts to education’
European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and Chair of the Aalto University Student Union Milja Leinonen also spoke at opening of the academic year. The ceremony was held online.
Finding experts to become easier – researcher profiles soon available in new web service
Researcher, you can test the new service – please ensure you have an ORCID iD!
President's letter 3 September: We will have our living campus back!
Brainstorm in teams about the best ways to combine the benefits of remote work with working on campus, says Ilkka Niemelä.
Aalto University endowment returned 10.9% during first half of 2021
Endowment provides EUR 28 million to fund research and education this year.
Aalto’s international outlook still strong according to Times Higher Education ranking
Aalto University among the top 250 in the world.
Are you doing research on sustainability: Now it's your chance to show it to the world
Are you doing research on  themes contributing to sustainable development? Or  any  topic  that links to UN’s Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs)?  It’s now  possible  to link  your research outputs and researcher profiles  to sustainability themes in  Aalto’s research portal ACRIS. 
How should we spend 12 000 euros of the university budget on student wellbeing? Vote for the best idea by 15.9.2021!
In May 2021, we encouraged students to submit ideas on how to use 12 000 euros ("one euro for every student") of the university budget. Now it is time to vote for the best idea which will be implemented during autumn 2021 or early 2022.
Nominations for the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize open
The prize is one of the world’s most important awards for a ground-breaking innovation.
