News
2016 Best Physics Doctoral Dissertation and Teacher of the Year prizes awarded
Awards for best doctoral dissertations were granted in recognition of research. Also a Teacher of the Year prize was awarded for the second time.
Researchers of non-wetting surfaces and meanings of Renaissance fashion awarded €2 million EU grants
The European Research Council has awarded €2 million to the projects of Professor Robin Ras and Professor Paula Hohti.
Professor N. Asokan named an IEEE Fellow
IEEE elevates Professor N. Asokan to the status of IEEE Fellow, the highest member grade of the institute.
Physicist Robin Ras receives 2 million euro ERC funding for research on non-wetting surfaces
In the future, new types of extremely non-wetting surfaces can be applied from everyday life to high-performance microfluidic devices.
Tuula Teeri visited Forest Products Technology
The President of the Aalto University, Tuula Teeri, visited the Department of Forest Products Technology on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Application period for Master’s programmes at Aalto University 15 December 2016–25 January 2017
Aalto University offers top level master’s degree programmes in the fields of art and design, business and economics, and science and technology.
Registry Services - limited opening hours 23.-30.12.
Registry Office is closed on Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th of December.
New M.Sc. Theses at DIEM
Again, DIEM students have published interesting Master’s theses on highly relevant and scientifically intriguing topics.
Students designed graduation gowns and hats for Aalto MBA graduates
New outfits are unique and modern and reflect the dignity of the graduation ceremony.
Väisälä Award to Professor Peter Liljeroth
Liljeroth was awarded for his research contributions. The award is worth 15 000 euros.
Foundation for Economic Education donates EUR 1.3 million ÄûÃʵ¼º½
The donation is directed towards research and education in business and economics.
Unihome renews the pricing of its entry-accommodation from January 2017 onwards
Unihome is an accommodation service provider, jointly owned by Aalto University and University of Helsinki.
Change in Working Time as of January 1, 2017
Due to the Competitiveness Pact (Kilpailukykysopimus) there will an increase in working time for all university employees as of January 1, 2017.
Domain requests will be handled by IT Service desk from 12 December 2016
From 12 December the IT Servicedesk handle the request for new domain addresses.
Negotiations on scholarly e-journals ongoing
Update on scholarly journal negotiations: possibly no access to some journals in January
Service break in communications networks on Wednesday, 28 December 2016
Aalto University IT Services (ITS) will do routing changes on Wednesday, 28 December 2016 between 10-12 am.
Service break in printing services on Monday, 19 Dec 2016, 5-9 pm
Aalto University’s printing system will be updated on Monday, 19 December 2016 between 5-9 pm.
Service break in communications networks on Tuesday, 20 December 2016
Aalto University IT Services (ITS) will update DHCP settings on routers on Tuesday, 20 December 2016 starting at 7 am.
Researchers discovered elusive half-quantum vortices in a superfluid
Gained understanding in quantum physics may be a step towards quantum computers.
Governor of the Bank of Finland expects new innovations
Erkki Liikanen spoke in the Telecommunication and Electronics association E-evening event celebrating the association's 90-year journey.