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High demand for experts in 5G technology - develop your skills with minor studies!
The demand for 5G technology experts and professionals is growing rapidly in leading industrial and service companies. Students of different fields of education at Aalto University can accumulate 5G skills during their minor studies in Communications Engineering.
Aalto 10 km & 5 km sports event cancelled
The organization of all events should be carefully considered so that studying and working on campus can continue safely.
Access control as a part of university strategy - summary of info sharing session with recording
Info sharing session about the new access control policy was held on 25th August. Please find below summary about the session with recording (duration about 1 hour).
Pulse Survey on hybrid working mode to start again
We’ll launch again a biweekly Pulse Survey at Aalto University on September 10, 2020. We aim at getting feedback from all Aalto employees on how well it works.  All employees will receive a link to this biweekly survey by email every second Thursday.
My Tip for You: The ‘What would make it a yes’ mindset
Päivi Oinonen supports international institutions in developing innovation ecosystems, and in doing so, continuously explores better ways of working to foster creative environments.
European Commission grants €4M funding for SECCLO – Master’s Programme in Security and Cloud Computing
Aalto University has received continuing funding for a joint European master’s programme on security and cloud computing. The programme is coordinated by Aalto and operated jointly by six European universities. The funding enables the programme to attract some of the most talented master’s student with a variety of previous experience from around the world.
CESAER: Call for abstracts for student-led Best Idea 2021 Competition
Are you, or do you know, a student or PhD candidate with a brilliant idea for how science and technology can help revolutionise our society’s efforts towards sustainability?
Academician Riitta Hari receives the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters Academy Award
The award is the most prestigious recognition of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, and it is granted to a particularly distinguished member for their scientific work.
Cases and exposures of coronavirus at Aalto University
Remember to get the contact-tracing app Koronavilkku on your phone.
Aalto Space - Instruction for space reservation for students
Upload the application and find the instructions below.
President's letter 3 September - Let’s work together and help each other out
"This autumn gives us a good opportunity to stop and think about not only what we are doing, but how we are doing it and how we use our time."
Aalto places 23rd in the world in a new ranking emphasising collaboration
World University Research Ranking also evaluates multi-disciplinarity and research impact
Recording of the opening ceremony published – thank you for joining Aalto Day One!
On September 1, the live broadcast of the opening of Aalto University's academic year was followed by more than 2,000 spectators.
Five-year ERC funding to develop the next generation of carbon-based white OLED lights
Postdoctoral Researcher Konstantinos Daskalakis aims to make OLED lighting cheaper, brighter and more efficient
EU grants for smart materials and next generation LEDs
Three million euros grants to Assistant Professor Jaana Vapaavuori and Postdoctoral Researcher Konstantinos Daskalakis to make environmentally friendly materials
Aalto strong in international outlook in the Times Higher Education ranking
Aalto University placed among the top 250 in the world.
My tip for you: Write down what kinds of activity are genuinely interesting for you
Lauri Järvilehto develops the strategy for the Aalto Ventures Program and he also teaches philosophy and start-up courses. In a new series of articles Aalto employees share tips that they have found to be useful for themselves.
Six teams awarded at the opening ceremony
The impact of last spring’s exceptional situation is reflected in the work of all the awarded teams.
Interruption in water supply impacted activities on Otaniemi campus
The repairs are finished, and the water supply has returned to normal on campus.
