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NEO offers easier processes for end user
NEO offers several opportunities for an automated process. When making the expense report the end user does not have to worry about selecting a correct travel type or VAT code for the expenses. All VAT calculations are done in the background. This requires fewer mandatory selections than before when making the expense report.
Aalto University’s TUTLI project eParkly gathers the parking related data on the A Grid parking area to develop future parking solutions
eParkly pilot begins on the A Grid parking area (A Grid B Otakaari 5, area code 541) on Monday 29th of March 2021. eParkly is a platform for providing a better parking experience to car drivers by real-time sensing of parking area utilization rates.
School of Engineering seeks new vice dean
The School of Engineering is looking for vice dean for research, for a term beginning on 1 August 2021.
Helsinki would need at least 5,000 intermediate-deep geothermal wells to meet the energy demands in district heating – researchers call for more studies
Geothermal energy wells are being explored as a way to provide district heating to cities and suburbs. A new study suggests that fields of wells connected to existing heating systems, instead of individual wells, should be studied.
What makes a city happy? Professori Marketta Kyttä in BBC interview
Smooth daily life is one way, said Professor Kyttä when she spoke to the BBC on what makes Finnish cities special.
Contribute to the New European Bauhaus initiative this Spring
We all have the possibility to contribute to the EU’s Green Deal pilots and agenda during Spring 2021. 
Astronomers image magnetic fields at the edge of M87’s black hole
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, who produced the first ever image of a black hole, has revealed today a new view of the massive object at the centre of the M87 galaxy: how it looks in polarised light.
Arne Kroeger appointed as Assistant Professor (2nd term)
The field of the tenure track professorship is Entrepreneurship.
Fulbright applicant event 31 March
Deadline for registrations is 29 March
Economists see an emission allowance system for construction materials as the most cost-effective way of reducing the carbon footprint of construction
An emissions allowance system would steer the construction industry toward making the needed emission reductions where it can be done at the lowest possible costs, researchers say.
New Industry partnership for solid-state cooling
Comptek Solutions and Aalto University’s Engineered Nanosystems group launch the SuperDevice project to study the effects of controlled oxidation on defected surfaces in optical cooling devices
TEE 2020 project report has been digitally published
Teaching and Learning Evaluation Exercise (TEE 2020) is part of Aalto’s evaluation continuum in which the previous more comprehensive education evaluation was conducted in 2011.
Implementation of revised degree regulations under way – entry into force on 1 August
On their entry into force, the revised degree regulations will supersede the different regulations on bachelor’s and master’s degrees that have existed at the school level. The Aalto University General Regulations on Teaching and Studying (OOS) and the Degree Regulations on Doctoral Education were also updated at the same time.
Updates on Sisu: personal study plan for doctoral students and Sisu webinar for teachers
Sisu webinars for students and teachers are arranged to help the transition into the new system and to cover the upcoming changes. Webinars will be recorded to be watched afterwards. Doctoral students can now also make their personal study plan on Sisu.
Alumna Roosa Mannonen: My career path has been a very colourful mix
School of Business, Mikkeli Campus alumna Roosa Mannonen sees the value of working with course projects not only when in work life, but also when applying for a job: 'The confidence you’ll gain from those numerous presentations done during studies might just make you land the job you want.'
Interested in blogging? New blog platform launched for the Aalto community
Aalto community members can create blogs and post content in the new ourblogs.aalto.fi. You're welcome to join the discussion!
‘Solo dwellers’ domestic spatial needs are rarely met in one-room apartments’
‘I claim’ series presents our researchers and the results of their work. Anne Tervo examines solo dwellers’ spatial needs.
Educational renewal with lifewide learning is one of the four key strategic initiatives at School of Business
Multidisciplinary degree programs, digital education, Sustainable Development Goals, and holistic wellbeing are in focus when the School’s educational offering is developed further.
My Kauppis Memory: The 1986 jubilee year symposium featured presentations from future Nobel prize winners
‘The symposium in Korpilampi was unforgettable.’
