Several scientific publishers have opened up content in response to COVID-19
Several scientific publishers have opened up content in response to COVID-19.
New charging station can charge up to four electric vehicles simultaneously
Finland's first manufacturer-independent fast charging station for electric vehicles is in use at the 2020 Housing Fair area in Tuusula.
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.
New professors appointed to the School of Engineering
During the summer three professors have been appointed to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Built Environment.
The School of Engineering supports the start of studies by organising information events
School of Engineering holds several information events for students during orientation week and later in September. The aim of these events is to support studies as they begin or continue.
Communication and interaction are essential to boost students' academic performance in online courses
Aalto University Summer School taught its entire curriculum online this summer. Staff and faculty now share their take on online learning.
The BScBA Program welcomes new students to Mikkeli Campus
80 new students started their studies in the Bachelor’s Program in International Business this fall. The opening ceremony of the academic year was held on Tuesday, 25 August in Mikkeli.
Games Now! – Open lecture series on game development
Games Now! is an open lecture series on the dominant topics and emerging trends in games.
Thank you, teacher, for responding to the survey on remote teaching
The first results of the survey on the collective experiences of remote teaching conducted in the spring of 2020 are now published.
Number of EXAM rooms increased
The capacity of the EXAM rooms will increase in September. Two new rooms will be taken into use so as to enable safe electronic examinations for evermore exam takers. With the introduction of these new rooms, the EXAM capacity rises to 31 EXAM computers which allow about 500 examinations a week, each lasting 2 -3 hours.
My tip for you: Familiarise yourself with Aalto’s data and learn to analyse it
Antti Koskinen analyses HR data and improves the data literacy of the Aalto community. In a new article series, people working at Aalto share tips that they have found useful themselves.
The Finnish Research Impact Foundation awards funding to three joint projects between Aalto researchers and startup companies
The first ever research grants of the foundation support Aalto research in quantum computers, semiconductor devices and new type of sensors with superior sensitivity
Lots of modelling and freedom to explore – summer job in the Acoustics Lab
How could you listen to only one sound in a noisy room? How does your voice change when you shout into the wind? Michael McCrea and Rapolas Daugintis, the summer workers at the Acoustics Lab, are looking for answers to these questions
Solid Ground tells the story of ceramics
Nathalie Lautenbacher's book intertwines essays with photos of contemporary ceramics in a charming way.
Come and ask about teaching!
Specialist of University Pedagogy has a Zoom reception every Friday at 9–10 am.
Student mobility to get easier – courses and School of Business minors available without application procedures
Aalto students will be able to take studies more easily outside of their own school and field: most courses and School of Business minor subjects will not require an admissions procedure beginning this autumn.
New videos published on the site need to be captioned
All videos published on and after 23 September 2020 must have captions. Read the news for links to further instructions to e.g. teachers. The accessibility of aalto.fi-website is on an excellent level.
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.
