School of Science is recruiting new dean
The dean is appointed for a five-year term starting in the summer of 2026
Half of highly educated immigrants find employment through Espoo and Aalto’s collaboration
The exceptional employment outcomes are the result of collaboration, in which service design research has played a key role.
BIZ Exchange infos in November
The application period for exchanges for the academic year 2026-2027 is next January 2026.
We will organize information sessions for the exchange application in November.
Information sessions will be organized on campus and online, in Finnish and English.
If you are planning to apply for an exchange, please participate in the information session.
We will organize information sessions for the exchange application in November.
Information sessions will be organized on campus and online, in Finnish and English.
If you are planning to apply for an exchange, please participate in the information session.
Aalto University’s open-to all events will take you on a journey into research and art
The events are produced in collaboration between Aalto University and the City of Espoo and they will take you from the flood of information to deeper insights. Discover also other events and exhibitions in Marsio building.
Learning new things continues after graduation
Aalto graduates’ transition to working life and their experience of studies and careers are monitored annually through a career monitoring survey. The responses to the survey provide important information about the work life of graduates, both for current students and for young people considering their future studies. In addition, the information collected is used to develop Aalto University’s teaching and services.
Webinar for new master students at School of Engineering
Webinar: How to create your personal study plan? What should I know before the orientation week?
Five things: Origami unfolds in many ways
The word ori means ‘folded’ and kami means ‘paper’ in Japanese. Origami refers to both the traditional Japanese art of paper folding and to the object it produces. At Aalto University, this centuries-old technique finds applications across a variety of disciplines. Here are five examples:
The concepts of study unit and study unit implementation are introduced in the Aalto University's regulations on curricula
On 4 February 2025, the Aalto University Academic Affairs Committee decided amend the General Regulations on Teaching and Studying.
New End-of-Course Survey Template Launches on August 8, 2025
On Friday, August 8, 2025, a new end-of-course survey template will be in use for all end-of-course surveys. This change will happen automatically in the course feedback tool and does not require any actions from teachers. The new survey template will include a new set of course feedback questions. The previous survey template will be closed permanently.
Teacher – here’s how you can add movement to teaching!
Interrupting long sedentary periods has positive effects on health and learning, so it would be beneficial to incorporate movement into teaching.
ARTEFAKTI24
The second iteration of ARTEFAKTI, the graduation exhibition of Contemporary Design MA programme.
Unite! Networking Hub: Exchange best practices and learn from peers across Europe
The Unite! Networking Hub is an online space for Unite! faculty and staff to meet to connect and engage with colleagues in the same field of expertise, share and discover best practices, and support one another in addressing work-related challenges.
Student Sarah Asfar balances studies and competitive sports in her daily life
Sarah Asfar, who plays badminton at a competitive level, studies Energy and Mechanical Engineering at Aalto University. What particularly interests her about the field is its relevance to the future and the practical nature of the studies. The flexibility of the program has allowed Sarah to pursue elite sports and part-time work alongside her studies.
Preparing curricula 2026–2028: update descriptions and give your preferences for times and locations by the end of January
The teacher responsible for each course updates or writes the description of the study unit and study unit implementations for the next curriculum period, meaning academic years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028. Updating the descriptions carefully now minimizes needs for changes during the curriculum period. Therefore, it is advisable to reserve sufficient time for the work. At the same time, the teachers responsible give prefences for time and location reservations as well as other needs, e.g. for equipments needed in the lecture hall, for the academic year 2026-2027. Teachers responsible update the information on study units and study unit implementations in the Curriculum Planner service.
Preparing curricula 2026–2028: Plan the study offering by the end of November
Planning the offering of teaching in the coming academic years is topical in departments and in programmes. This means updating the selection of courses as well as selection of majors and minors. Also the significant changes both in courses and their implementations as well as in majors and minors are planned during autumn. It is important that all teachers responsible for a course, major and/or minor participate in the planning.
Almost 40 percent of alumni survey respondents feel they belong to the Aalto community
Alumni are primarily interested in interaction and networking with other alumni.
Herd immunity may not work how we think
A new study from researchers at Aalto University suggests that our picture of herd immunity may be incomplete — and that understanding how people are connected could be just as important as knowing how many are immune.
Aalto computer scientists in ICML 2025
Department of Computer Science papers accepted to International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)
Satellite images reveal the positive effects of restoration in the northern hemisphere peatlands
Satellite data spanning over 20 years shows that the temperature and albedo of restored peatlands begin to resemble those of intact peatlands within about a decade
New quantum record: Transmon qubit coherence reaches millisecond threshold
The result foreshadows a leap in computational capabilities, with researchers now inviting experts around the globe to reproduce the groundbreaking measurement.
