News | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/925816/feed News listing en Two Unite! Seed Fund projects involving Aalto secure top EU funding /en/news/two-unite-seed-fund-projects-involving-aalto-secure-top-eu-funding Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:02:57 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1347192 at /en Two prestigious EU grants have been awarded to projects that were initially supported with Unite! Seed Funding. Both projects involve Aalto. Collaboration Sustainability Teaching Unite Unite staff Awards and Recognition Cooperation Split image: left shows a white truck on a road with plants; right shows digital lines and a partial face. Text: unite! #UniteSeedFund Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January 2026 /en/news/unite-seed-fund-2026-call-opens-on-20-january-2026 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:01:59 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1347207 at /en Gain an early overview of the Unite! Seed Fund Call of Spring 2026. The call includes three funding lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD. Innovations Research Studies Teaching All students Teacher services Unite Unite staff Unite students postdoctoral researchers researchers in schools teachers Cooperation Research & Art Studies University Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January. Applications open for student activities, teaching and learning, research and PhD. Aalto academics begin Unite! visiting professorships at TU Darmstadt /en/news/aalto-academics-begin-unite-visiting-professorships-at-tu-darmstadt Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:33:14 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1344277 at /en As part of the Unite! Visiting Professorship Programme, TU Darmstadt welcomed six visiting professors from Aalto University for the winter semester 2025/2026. Careers Collaboration Research Teaching Department of Applied Physics Department of Built Environment Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering School of Electrical Engineering School of Engineering School of Science Unite Unite staff Appointments Cooperation A large, historic building with a pink facade and grey roof in a square with people walking and cycling. Submit your proposal to the Unite! Virtual Education Summit by 23 January and join us in shaping international collaboration /en/news/submit-your-proposal-to-the-unite-virtual-education-summit-by-23-january-and-join-us-in-shaping Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:47:59 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1341154 at /en This online matchmaking event takes place 12 March, 2026. Submit your presentation proposal by 23 January 2026. Teaching All Doctoral Programmes Teacher services Unite Unite staff Unite students Cooperation Two people working with microphones and a laptop at a table, surrounded by various electronic devices and equipment. Aalto Doctoral Education Services Receives Unite! Award /en/news/aalto-doctoral-education-services-receives-unite-award Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:45:46 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1340212 at /en Aalto's Unite! Doctoral Education Team, led by Dr Minna Söderqvist, received an award for their long-term efforts to enhance doctoral mobility and collaboration across the Unite! Alliance. The award ceremony took place during the XII Unite! DIalogue. Collaboration Services Teaching Unite Unite staff Awards and Recognition Cooperation Group of people standing in a line holding certificates. A projector screen is visible behind them. Student artwork symbolises the Unite! Alliance /en/news/student-artwork-symbolises-the-unite-alliance Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1337408 at /en Master of Arts student, Suthasinee Naktnasukanjn (Sine), has won the Unite! artefact competition with her artwork ‘Blooming Beyond Borders’. The piece now hangs permanently in the Undergraduate Centre. Art and Creative Practices Arts and design Campus Collaboration Studies Unite Unite staff Unite students undergraduate centre Awards and Recognition Cooperation University Four people stand in a hallway, looking at a large floral artwork mounted on the white brick wall. Staff Week: Planting Seeds for the Development of Joint Learning Ecosystems /en/news/staff-week-planting-seeds-for-the-development-of-joint-learning-ecosystems Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:45:26 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1334169 at /en Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland, invites academic and administrative staff from across Europe for its Staff Training Week in November. The four-day program will focus on practical collaboration in the design and implementation of joint educational initiatives. Collaboration Teaching Teacher services Unite Unite staff teaching development Cooperation Group speaking to a small audience. Whiteboard, colourful pens on the table. Green and orange chairs around the table. Unite! Seed Fund 2025 – Aalto involved in 15 projects /en/news/unite-seed-fund-2025-aalto-involved-in-15-projects Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:17:35 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1332336 at /en From the 2025 Seed Fund call, 30 proposals were selected for funding. Aalto is involved in 15 of these projects and coordinates one. Collaboration Research Teaching Technology and engineering Unite Unite staff Unite students Awards and Recognition Cooperation A young green seedling with water droplets in soil. 'unite!' text is written on the yellow-orange background. Unite! Networking Hub: Exchange best practices and learn from peers across Europe /en/news/unite-networking-hub-exchange-best-practices-and-learn-from-peers-across-europe Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:03:43 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1328222 at /en 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. Collaboration Teaching Unite Unite staff Cooperation University Two people wearing headphones sit at a desk with a large screen in a dimly lit office. Erasmus+ Staff Training Week: Transnational Joint Courses and the Exchange Student’s Path from Home to Host /en/news/erasmus-staff-training-week-transnational-joint-courses-and-the-exchange-students-path-from-home-to Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:30:33 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1321920 at /en Twenty-five participants from across Europe gathered at Aalto University for this year’s Erasmus+ Staff Training Week, focused on transnational joint courses and student mobility. Research Teaching Erasmus Mundus Unite Unite staff Cooperation University A group of people sitting on stairs with large orange bean bags around them. Apply now: Unite! Visiting Professorship Program at TU Darmstadt /en/news/apply-now-unite-visiting-professorship-program-at-tu-darmstadt Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:19:00 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1299315 at /en TuDa is looking for experienced postdocs as visiting professors for the winter semester 2025/2026. Teaching Research Collaboration Teacher services Unite Unite staff professors postdoctoral researchers Cooperation Research & Art kuvituskuva opiskelijoista tietokoneella Apply for Unite! seed funding to foster collaborative teaching and research /en/news/apply-for-unite-seed-funding-to-foster-collaborative-teaching-and-research Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:24:20 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1298171 at /en Financial boost for collaborative ideas from teachers and researchers across the Unite! alliance of nine European universities. Apply now! Innovations Teaching Studies Research Collaboration All students Teacher services Unite Unite staff Unite students teachers teaching researchers in schools research Cooperation Research & Art Studies Jar full of coins representing Unite! Seed Fund. Call for contributions: Unite!-Ed Future Conference - Reimagining Education for AI ready graduates /en/news/call-for-contributions-unite-ed-future-conference-reimagining-education-for-ai-ready-graduates Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1226376 at /en Matchmaking event for those interested in joint teaching and joint programmes. Submit your ideas by 17 January 2025. Collaboration Teaching All Doctoral Programmes Teacher services Unite Unite staff teachers Cooperation A teacher standing behind three students working on their laptops. Unite! Seed Fund 2024 awards funding to three collaborative teaching projects involving Aalto /en/news/unite-seed-fund-2024-awards-funding-to-three-collaborative-teaching-projects-involving-aalto Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:34:58 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1225401 at /en The Unite! Seed Fund aims to stimulate and support bottom-up proposals by teachers, researchers and students for collaborative activities. Teaching Technology and engineering Collaboration Unite Unite staff Unite students Awards and Recognition Cooperation Tiny plant with text aside Unite! Seed Fund 2024 Improve your language skills with the Unite! Language Tandems /en/news/improve-your-language-skills-with-the-unite-language-tandems Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:17:50 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1218696 at /en Connect with colleagues across Unite! universities, practicing and improving your chosen language in dynamic, one-on-one sessions. Collaboration Services Unite Unite staff interaction internationalisation language teaching languages Cooperation Studies 2 women sitting with laptops discussing goals Teacher, are your students afraid of math? Help us understand math anxiety in STEM subjects /en/news/teacher-are-your-students-afraid-of-math-help-us-understand-math-anxiety-in-stem-subjects Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:17:43 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1213826 at /en By participating, you can contribute to smoother transitions into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields and enhance onboarding processes at universities. Teaching Collaboration Teacher services Unite Unite staff teachers Cooperation Studies Two school children looking. at a wall full of numbers. Call for proposals: Unite! Seed Fund to foster collaborative teaching /en/news/call-for-proposals-unite-seed-fund-to-foster-collaborative-teaching Tue, 21 May 2024 11:22:06 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1081606 at /en This call is for setting up joint/collaborative teaching formats in Unite! focus areas. Apply by end of August 2024. Innovations Teaching Studies Research Collaboration All students Teacher services Unite Unite staff teachers teaching Cooperation Research & Art Studies Jar full of coins representing Unite! Seed Fund. Unite! Seed Fund 2024 awards funding to 13 applications with Aalto's involvement /en/news/unite-seed-fund-2024-awards-funding-to-13-applications-with-aaltos-involvement Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:34:44 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1106901 at /en The Unite! Seed Fund aims to stimulate and support bottom-up proposals by teachers, researchers and students for collaborative activities. Collaboration Research Teaching Technology and engineering Unite Unite staff Unite students Awards and Recognition Cooperation Tiny plant with text aside Unite! Seed Fund 2024 Improve your teaching methods for joint programmes /en/news/improve-your-teaching-methods-for-joint-programmes Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:27:17 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1034476 at /en Led by experts in the field, this course is your starting point for unlocking the full potential of collaborative teaching and learning. Studies Collaboration Teacher services Unite Unite staff teachers Continuing education for teachers Studies Focus group discussion of conceptualising Aalto-level Game Changer competences Open Educational Resources MOOC for teachers and students /en/news/open-educational-resources-mooc-for-teachers-and-students Mon, 05 Feb 2024 06:31:47 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 998991 at /en Understand how to use materials with open licences in a copyright-compliant manner. Teaching Studies All students Teacher services Unite Unite staff Unite students open data open access open science teachers Online courses Cooperation Studies Laptop typing