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Let鈥檚 all be Urban Miners!
Do you have an old, redundant cell phone at home? It won鈥檛 matter if it is broken, you can still bring it to IT Service Desk to be recycled!
My tip for you: Take advantage of your everyday curiosity
Elina develops the management of Aalto's donor relations and fundraising in the field of technical sciences.
Aalto film students awarded at the HIFF short film awards
Three movies by students from the Department of Film, Television and Scenography were awarded at the HIFF short film awards.
Share your thoughts on the future of campus life
Missing campus? Participate in an online discussion on campus development and a virtual community event on 8 October open to all at Aalto.
My tip for you: Ask yourself how instead of what kind of work you want to do
Risto Sarvas develops the information networks programme in close cooperation with students.
On 8 October, 17-year-old Asa-Marie Kultima assumes the role of Aalto University President in the Girls Takeover campaign
At the beginning of October, the 鈥楽uper Week鈥 for girls, young people and technology will also host a Shaking up Tech event open to all and select the winner of the youth innovation competition.
Firewall software update on Monday, 28 September at 6-12 am
ITS will update 聽firewall software of the Aalto University on Monday, 28 September at 6-12 am. The update will not have affect on communication networks.
Students at Aalto University鈥檚 Mikkeli unit diagnosed with coronavirus
First- and second-year students of the bachelor鈥檚 programme in Mikkeli will shift to distance education for two weeks.
Turn on the new Teams meeting experience
With the new experience, meetings open in new windows with all meeting controls and functions available at all times. You can also easily share the content from the main Teams window. You will also have new Gallery options available.
Board gives guidance for 2021 budget and 2022鈥2024 long-term plan
The Aalto University Board convened online on 10 September.
Commuter ticket as a payment method in HSL mobile application
HSL (Helsinki Regional Transport) has improved their payment methods. Eazybreak commuter ticket can now be used to buy tickets in the HSL mobile application.
Join the challenge to get outside and move!
Aalto community member, on Sunday 20 September, we will run or walk in the spirit of Aalto 10k sports event wherever we are and however we like!
My tip for you: Network, network, network
Leena Plym-Rissanen needs a wide network of Aalto colleagues as well external stakeholders to be successful in her work.
Professors Markus Linder and Tapani Vuorinen invited to the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Professor of Biomolecular Materials Markus Linder and Professor of Wood Chemistry Tapani Vuorinen from the School of Chemical Engineering at Aalto University have been elected as new members of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
Privacy Shield has been annulled - what does the Schrems II judgment mean?
Privacy Shield has been annulled - what does the Schrems II judgment mean?
Maintenance break on AaltoWiki on Tuesday, 15 September from 9 am to 2 pm
There will be a break on wiki.aalto.fi 聽on Tuesday, 15聽September聽2020聽starting at 9聽am, ending approx. 2 pm. The service will be unavailable during that time.
EU funding for Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degrees
Aalto University succeeded again in its bid to obtain funding from the European Commission for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree programme.
Changes to travel services
In July 2020 KDS UK Limited and Aalto University signed an agreement on the delivery of a new travel and cost management system.
UPM offers 10 000 surgical masks to the School of Chemical Engineering
UPM has actively acquired face masks due to the COVID-19 epidemic, and also contributed them to purposes of general interest. 鈥淭he School of Chemical Engineering educates professionals in the fields of sustainable use of natural resources and new materials, and therefore contributing to the continuation of teaching is important to UPM,鈥 says Pirkko Harrela, Executive Vice President, Stakeholder Relations, UPM.
Pulse鈥疭urvey鈥痮n鈥痟ybrid working mode to鈥痵tart鈥痑gain
We鈥檒l launch again a biweekly鈥疨ulse Survey at Aalto University on September 10, 2020.鈥疻e aim at getting feedback from all Aalto employees on how well it works.鈥 All employees will receive a link to this biweekly survey by email every second Thursday.
