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Across the world by land? Fewer emissions, more experiences
Minna Halme and Hanne Savolainen explain why they decided to travel to the conference by means other than flying.

Done: Short breaks in file services on Monday, 1 September starting at 4 pm
Short 1-3 minutes breaks per service in home.org.aalto.fi, work.org.aalto.fi and teamwork services

President Sauli Niinistö: ‘The future is brighter than it appears right now.’
Approximately 600 invited guests and alumni attended the event named after Chancellor Jaakko Honko at Aalto University Töölö

Money for student wellbeing: how would you spend 14 000 euros?
Submit your proposal for a participatory budgeting project to improve student wellbeing on campus by 21st September 2025. The winner of the feasible ideas will be voted on during 2025.

Fixed: Aalto network services unavailable in Otakaari 5 and Otakaari 7
Issue fixed 27 August 2025 at 13.17

Aalto University Rules of Conduct to enter into force on 1 September 2025
Rules of Conduct promote a safe and accessible environment for all community members and visitors.

Nearly 8 500 schoolchildren had the chance to program Aalto Junior's friendly robots
The robotics workshops project, funded by the Weisell Foundation, has been the most impactful of Aalto Juniors' school projects to date in terms of figures, reaching the largest number of students so far.
The School of Electrical Engineering celebrated its 27th Elojuhlat party
The School of Electrical Engineering staff gathered in central Helsinki on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

Multifactor authentication (MFA) required less often from now on
Usability improved based on feedback

Eloseminaari themes were creativity, meaningfulness, and visions for the future
The annual get-together event brought together the Aalto ARTS community and provided inspiration for the start of the academic year.

Fixed: Issues with logging inÄûÃʵ¼º½ services from outside the Aalto network
Issue fixed at 12.45 on 25 August

Keys to growth: Internationalisation brings talent, innovation and economic growth to Finland
Talent is fuel for the future — and Finland also needs it from abroad. Aalto and VTT have been internationalising rapidly, but the nation still has room for improvement in supporting international experts to put down roots.

LibreOffice Word and PPT templates available on Linux workstations
The official Aalto templates (Writer and Impress) are available in Finnish and English.

Unite!Energy Conference – Shaping the Future of Sustainable Energy
The annual Unite!Energy Conference 2025 will take place in Espoo, Finland, bringing together researchers, industry experts, and academics to explore energy storage, hydrogen technologies, and the future of clean energy.

Done: Changes to email system cyber security on 22 Aug from 7.00 onwards
Changes done on 22 August 2025

Login issues with Microsoft services on the morning of 21 August 2025, now fixed
We apologise for the inconvenience

Do you use approved collaboration tools at work?
Do not use 'wild tools' such as Slack, Telegram and Signal for collaboration

UniSport Autumn 2025 – Energy and Well-being
UniSport offers versatile opportunities for exercise and recovery at sports centers, on campuses, and online.
