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Summer School Program Assistant Ilona Jääskeläinen: “I always felt like a part of the team.”

Ilona Jääskeläinen quickly became a crucial part of the Summer School team during the summer of 2023.
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Ilona Jääskeläinen

Summer School Alum Story: Toward personal growth and intrinsic motivation in the Self Leadership course

Summer School alum Christina Malikiosi reflects on her experience Self Leadership course, including personal growth and motivational factors.
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Christina Malikiosi työstämässä tehtävää oppitunnilla.

New organisation and service pages created for Aalto Lifewide Learning

The lifewide learning service pages are targeted especially for teaching staff.
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Woman is sitting next to a table, looking at a tablet while smiling.

Summer School alum story: Embracing sustainability and diverse perspectives in the Circular Economy course

The Circular Economy course taught Dominika Kwasková new perspectives in both the business world and in working with a diverse group.
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Dominika ja hänen ryhmänsä pitämässä esitelmää kurssin viimeisenä päivänä

What does it take to build a Blended Intensive Programme?

Program manager Marcela Acosta shares her experience in planning and organising the Unite! Summer School.
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Unite! Summer School students  working in groups at Aalto University.

Summer School alum story: Personal Growth and Renewal course revealed the interplay between design, adaptability, and visionary leadership

Julia Zambrzycki shares how the Personal Growth and Renewal course can help us become visionary leaders in constantly changing times.
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Students learned to solve real life challenges at the Unite! summer school

The Unite! summer school on design thinking and product development brought together over 30 students from six universities in the Unite! alliance.
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Students working in groups at the Unite! Summer School on Design Thinking and Product Development in August  2023

Summer School alum story: Pursuing digital business excellence in a diverse learning environment

Summer school’s Digital Business course concludes, enriching participants with digital business skills and cultural experiences.
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Nidhi ja muita Digital Business -opiskelijoita istumassa yhdessä luokkahuoneessa

Visual identity tweaked for better accessibility, new platform brand.aalto.fi

Colours are brighter to work better in digital channels. New open-source fonts Inter and Besley replace the licensed ones. Brand.aalto.fi comprises brand-related info and assets.
For Aalto community
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Background in different shades of blue, in columns, with text in black: Confused about colours?

Summer school students showcased immersive virtual reality prototypes at demo day

One of the first-ever Summer School undergraduate courses let students design their own immersive virtual reality experiences.
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People at a VR event, some are wearing the VR headsets and and holding the motion controllers

Summer school teacher interview: Try the different forms that games can take in the Game Design summer course

Edward Morrell describes it as a crash course in the many ways game design can be utilised as a creative and rewarding medium.
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two students behind a screen

Summer school teacher interview: Discover sustainable solutions for a better future with the Circular Economy summer course

The innovative Circular Economy course encourages students to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to understanding resources and sustainability.
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colourful artwork made of textiles

Are you prepared to explore radical creativity this August?

The Radical Creativity Summer School inspires and guides participants to explore and experiment with innovative methods of working towards a more sustainable future. 'This is a condensed package of inspiration, akin to a candy shop where you can sample a variety of flavours.'
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Aalto Radical Creativity summer school. Original image: George Atanassov

Aalto University Summer School application period for summer 2023 opens

The curriculum for summer 2023 includes five undergraduate courses and three graduate courses aimed at a multidisciplinary and international audience.
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Local organisations join Aalto University's Urban GoodCamp as project partners

Five organisations from the Helsinki Metropolitan Area's public and private sector are joining the Erasmus+ Urban Goodcamp project, providing challenges and mentoring to the students participating in the programme. The project Urban GoodCamp aims to tackle pressing urban challenges through multidisciplinary programmes for students, researchers, and life-long learners.
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Local partner organizations joining UCAMP

Unite! Summer School offered hands-on take on machine learning

The Unite! Summer School on Human-Centered Machine Learning in August 2022 attracted over 60 students for two weeks at Aalto University.
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Summer school students at Aalto University.

Summer School Alum story: “Never before have I learned so much in two weeks”

With 35 students from 16 different countries, this summer’s Digital Business Master Class by Aalto University Summer School taught the students all things digital business and allowed them to collaborate on real-life business cases by partnering companies.
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Liva Gramlow and another student standing in front of the classroom giving their final presentations at Digital Business Master Class by Aalto University Summer School.

Machine learning course by Aalto University Summer School and Unite! kicks off with 60 students

The Human-Centered Machine Learning summer course allows students from all over Europe to come together in an international setting at Aalto University.
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Happy students from the Machine Learning course on a networking event in Helsinki, hosted by Aalto University Summer School.

Aalto University launches two open online courses on Finnish working life and entrepreneurship for Ukrainians

The free courses are launched in the Ukrainian language and introduce Finnish working life, career-building and how to launch a business in Finland for Ukrainian job-seekers and students.
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Photo of Audrey Poudrier-Tremblay in a video interview for the Finland Works course.

Top 10 things to do in Helsinki during your summer course at Aalto University

Aalto University Summer School suggests 10 things to do in Helsinki during the summer.
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Helsinki from above