News
Pulse Survey on hybrid working mode to start again
We’ll launch again a biweekly Pulse Survey at Aalto University on September 10, 2020. We aim at getting feedback from all Aalto employees on how well it works. All employees will receive a link to this biweekly survey by email every second Thursday.
Finnish TV’s Big Brother house facilities are designed for residents, as well as viewers
Aalto University's master's students in interior design created the BB house design.
Designs for a Cooler Planet: ‘The Race’ theme calls for action
Collaboration between designers, researchers and stakeholders can lead to better solutions for society and the environment.
Cases and exposures of coronavirus at Aalto University
Remember to get the contact-tracing app Koronavilkku on your phone.
Aalto Space - Instruction for space reservation for students
Upload the application and find the instructions below.
Aalto places 23rd in the world in a new ranking emphasising collaboration
World University Research Ranking also evaluates multi-disciplinarity and research impact
Recording of the opening ceremony published – thank you for joining Aalto Day One!
On September 1, the live broadcast of the opening of Aalto University's academic year was followed by more than 2,000 spectators.
Aalto strong in international outlook in the Times Higher Education ranking
Aalto University placed among the top 250 in the world.
Interruption in water supply impacted activities on Otaniemi campus
The repairs are finished, and the water supply has returned to normal on campus.
President Ilkka Niemelä: ‘The battered economy does not need a return to the old; it needs a transformation, built anew on the foundation of sustainable development’
Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko and Chair of the Aalto University Student Union Olli Kesseli also spoke at the academic year opening. The opening ceremony was held online.
Visa Koivunen appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor
Professor of Signal Processing Visa Koivunen was appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor at the opening ceremony of the academic year. The title is granted to a professor whose scientific merits are exceptionally significant.
Lean workshops made it possible to go through a large entity of services
Jessica Sinikoski: lean methods were used to create a real product that actually benefits end users.
Campus restaurants are opening their doors
Many of the campus student and lunch restaurants open their doors at the turn of August and September.
Student Mobility on Campus in the Beginning of Academic Year
As of Monday, 31 August, students will gain access those buildings on campus which offer contact teaching or study-related support services or have student cafeterias or bookable self-study spaces. Please notice, that HSL-card is not in use in this situation. Students can access the buildings during their opening hours through specifically marked entrances.
Who is the Aalto University Campus Sustainability Champion 2020? Submit your nomination!
Who or what has helped in reaching Aalto University’s sustainable development goals? Enter a suggestion by 24 Sep.
A unique, emissions-free local energy project to start in Otaniemi
Fortum and Aalto University have agreed to modernise the heating and cooling system of a 10-building block to make it emissions-free and virtually self-sufficient. The area’s energy solution, to be renewed in two phases, will be globally unique.
Tomi Erho appointed Head of Innovation Ecosystem Services
Erho promotes and advances collaboration among the university’s entrepreneurial community.
Occupational Health Physician Jaakko Kalmari: ‘You can safely return to working on campus’
The safety of employees is a priority when transferring to the rotating schedules for on-campus work
Additional EU-funding for research and innovation
UNITE! is awarded an additional 2 million Euro funding from the EU – under the Horizon 2020 “Science with and for Society” call – in order to boost the Research and Innovation dimension of the European Universities.
Exhibition in honour of Aalto's 10-year anniversary highlights student impact over the decades
‘Creativity in Action: The Spirit of Student Life’ exhibition opens at the Dipoli Gallery and online on 27 August.
