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Nominations for the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize open
The prize is one of the world’s most important awards for a ground-breaking innovation.
ModerninArvo project affects debate on fate of modern buildings
The main individual sector in creating a carbon-neutral Finland is renovation construction. The surge in demolition and replacement of young building stock and entire areas through carbon-intensive construction is problematic for sustainability. The ModerninArvo project aims at finding solutions to the continued shrinking of the life cycles of architecture, and the renovation and re-use of the architecture from recent decades. The project is being funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Aalto University Executive Education’s link ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University tightens – the role of lifewide learning strengthens
Pekka Mattila will leave his position as Aalto EE's Group Managing Director on 31 December, while continuing as Professor of Practice at the School of Business
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Disqualification policies on academic and thesis advisors clarified
The work of revising Aalto’s academic regulations has clarified the roles of the academic advisor and the thesis advisor to ensure that circumstances of disqualification can be avoided.
Short-term work arrangements in Dean’s assistant services
Satu Holm will work as substitute Dean’s Assistant at School of Business.
Amended regulations as of 1 August – what has changed for teachers and advisors
The new Degree Regulations for Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees entered into force on 1 August 2021, replacing the different regulations on bachelor’s and master's degrees that have existed previously at the school level. The Aalto University General Regulations on Teaching and Studying (OOS) as well as the Degree Regulations on Doctoral Education have also been updated.
ATLAS.ti users need to switch to version 9 as soon as possible
ATLAS.ti software version 9 is now available at Aalto University.
Licenses for v7 and v8 will be discontinued on 9.9.2021. v9 can open and convert v8 projects directly but v7 projects need to be exported from that version to be used in the future.
Licenses for v7 and v8 will be discontinued on 9.9.2021. v9 can open and convert v8 projects directly but v7 projects need to be exported from that version to be used in the future.
Aalto University is moving to cloud e-mail
The transition to cloud mail has progressed well. The mailboxes of Aalto's staff and degree students (in excess of 26,000 accounts) have been moved to the cloud.
Large number of Aalto IDs locked due to a denial of service attack
The bug is being fixed, and it seems  that the lockout would have ended at 4pm. Locked IDs open automatically after 15 minutes.
274Â times Thank you, teacher, for responding to the survey on remote teaching
More than 270 respondents from Aalto's teaching staff responded to the remote teaching survey.
Aalto University to send an SMS to students and staff before and after Sisu’s service break
Aalto University students and staff will be informed of the start and end of the service break of both Oodi and Sisu by text message (31 Jul - 8 Aug).
Our Guide to the Suomi Galaxy
Here is a crash course on how to survive Finland as an international student. Doesn't matter if you are here for an exchange or for a long period of time, this here is a bible for you to refer to if you ever feel lost or confused.
Print services at Aalto back online
Secureprint and printing directly to Canon devices are back online. Printing to legacy devices via printvm-legacy2 print server is back in use.
Get to know us: Associate Professor Michael Hummel
Michael Hummel had plans to stay in Finland for only a year or so. In the end, he enjoyed his work at Aalto so much that he decided to stay.
Lead text mandatory for all content on aalto.fi website
Before this new feature, the lead text had to be added with a component. Now that has been turned into a mandatory field that appears right after the summary field.
Aalto Bioinnovation Center opens the call for doctoral student funding
Full funding will be offered for 10-12 doctoral candidates for 4 years in the fields of sustainable textiles and/or packaging solutions. All Aalto University professors can apply for the funding.
Aalto ranks 28th in Times Higher Education listing for young universities
The ranking lists the world’s best universities under 50 years of age.
Warmest thanks to all entrance examination organisers and supervisors
Thanks to exceptionally wide-ranging collaboration, we were able to hold entrance examinations on campus without compromising coronavirus precautions.
