Sisu and DPSP clinic for doctoral students
Online clinic to help you with Sisu and Doctoral Personal Study Plan
Everything there is to know about doctoral education at Aalto University
Find instructions, guidance and current news related to doctoral education. This hub is for all doctoral students, supervising professors and thesis advisors, as well as applicants and others interested in doctoral education at Aalto University.
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Summer digest for doctoral students
Suggestions and reminders for the summer months
Enrolment of doctoral students for the 2025 – 2026 academic year
The enrolment period for the 2025–2026 academic year ends on 29 August 2025. All doctoral students must enroll annually.
News and events for doctoral students and faculty
National learner IDs and personal details updated in Sisu
National learner ID information has been updated as a batch run in Sisu
Updated titles for Aalto's Key Research Areas
The titles of our seven key research areas, along with the graphic that unifies them, have been revised for clarity and conciseness.
Support for students impacted by the crisis in the Middle East
The university supports and helps students in dealing with the crisis
Support for staff and students impacted by the crisis in the Middle East
The university supports and helps staff and students in dealing with the crisis
Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom
Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.
Helsinki Distinguished Lecture: Joseph Konstan "Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence: An Experimentalist’s Approach"
The next lecture in the Helsinki Distinguished Lecture Series on Future Information Technology will be given by Professor Joseph A. Konstan. Konstan is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota.
Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom
Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.
Sisu and DPSP clinic for doctoral students
Online clinic to help you with Sisu and Doctoral Personal Study PlanNext public defences at Aalto University
Public defence in Computer Science, M.Sc. Rongjun Ma
Everyday Appropriation of Technology: Experiences, Challenges, and Implications (title of the thesis).
Public defence in Energy Technology, M.Sc Maryam Yeganeh
Experimental Studies on Challenges in Hydrogen Heavy-duty and Marine Engines (title of the thesis).
Public defence in Engineering Physics, M.Sc. Marcel Niedermeier
Reinterpreting tensor networks: quantum-inspired solutions to problems in condensed matter physics (title of the thesis).
Public defence in Architecture, Landscape and Urbanism, Architect Stefan Ahlman
Two concepts of quality like two peas in a pod - the relationship between architectural quality and quality of life in nursing homes.
Our fundraising campaign is ongoing – see how to participate as an Aaltonian
Aalto has started a new fundraising campaign with the aim of showing how extensively Aalto influences society – and to encourage people to build a more hopeful and international Finland with us. As an Aaltonian, you can also participate by sharing the word with your networks.