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Wellbeing at Work Survey 2023: Community spirit an Aalto development target
Support to focus on building the community spirit in teams, supported by Aalto activities

Olli Ikkala and Esa Saarinen found a common thread in baroque music and lecturing
Olli Ikkala will continue his research on nature-inspired materials and will find himself again as an organist after his busy research career. Esa Saarinen, on the other hand, continued to lecture the Philosophy and Systems Thinking (Filosofia ja systeemiajattelu) course to packed halls this spring. When they met, they discussed the organ and the atmosphere of the lectures.

Aalto鈥檚 art & design ranks in the top 10 globally
Aalto University also ranked in the top 100 in five other subjects in the prestigious QS ranking

AllWell? student survey of 2024 reaches 36% of target group
The survey was emailed to all Aalto University's second-year bachelor鈥檚 students and first-year master鈥檚 students.

You still have time to make a difference 鈥 join the last community discussion event
18th of March many people from the School of Electrical Engineering gathered in the Sklodowska-Curie meeting room at Kide to have a community discussion. We also wish a large number of participants to attend the last community discussion event in spring 2024.

Aalto University's guidelines for use of space will be reviewed in spring 2024
Comment on the guidelines by taking part in discussion events

Short breaks in Aalto network on Saturday 6.4.2024 at 12.00 鈥 16.00
Short breaks in Aalto network on Saturday 6.4.2024 at 12.00 鈥 16.00 due to important firmware upgrade.

Increase in reported cases of inappropriate treatment and harassment of staff
In our estimation, the increase reported in the number of cases of inappropriate treatment may in fact indicate a lower threshold for reporting them, as well as a greater confidence that such experiences will be taken seriously at the university.

Board approved Annual Board Report and Financial Statements 2023 and appointed Raili P枚nni as Development Director
The Aalto University Board convened on 19 March 2024.

Course feedback survey updated at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Course feedback questions will be updated at ARTS during the 4th teaching period. Two new questions will be added to the survey for developing courses from the viewpoint of student wellbeing.

Aalto University Junior reached a record 31,000 children and young people last year
Aalto University Junior had another record year. Read more about the activitiies in 2023.

Think of and implement ways to support equality and diversity in the School of Business in 2024
The members of our community can now propose how our values can be reflected in our activities more extensively than before

Aalto University Foundation issues two bonds in the aggregate amount of EUR 150 million
The net proceeds from the Notes will be predominantly applied for refinancing existing loans taken out to finance real estate investments but also for general corporate purposes.

Learning Services 鈥 enabling success: projects' update March 2024
The new Sisu version 3.0 has been installed 21 March. Participate in Funidata鈥檚 surveys on raising grades in Sisu and viewing and managing Sisu鈥檚 messages.

Aalto University funds students' sustainability actions with tens of thousands in a year 鈥 鈥淭his is something we haven't seen anywhere else鈥
Aalto University鈥檚 Sustainability Action Booster is a pioneering grant designed to support student-owned sustainability actions on campus and beyond.

Digivisio 2030 transforms the future of learning through opin.fi
Finnish universities have united their efforts in the Digivisio 2030 project to build the future of learning, with its first manifestation being the opin.fi website tailored to the needs of lifewide learners. The service is set to be released first as a beta version in fall 2024 and fully in spring 2025.

Suzanne Innes-Stubb joins Aalto University School of Business as Executive in Residence
Specialised in business law, Innes-Stubb strengthens the School of Business鈥檚 expertise in responsible business. She will step into the role at the beginning of September.

Curricula for the academic years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 published
Teacher responsible: comment the timetable draft and have a bearing to finalizing it, scheduling continues until late May.

How to support equality and diversity? Apply for funding for your idea!
Students and staff at the School of Electrical Engineering can apply for funding for projects that support equality and diversity throughout April.

Aalto University endowment provided EUR 37 million in 2023 to education and research
Endowment investment portfolio return was 8.1%
