News from Aalto founder community
Register for the Unite! Training Programme on Sustainability for Prospective Leaders
A transnational online programme for students, faculty, and leaders who want to advance sustainability initiatives within their institutions. Register by 13 February 2026.
Changes to the retention of your files after leaving Aalto University on 1 Feb 2026
Reminder: in the future, files will be deleted after an account closes.
New open access agreement: SPIE journals
Aalto University has signed a new open access agreement with SPIE journals
Holiday breaks and special opening hours at Arts infra
Special opening hours and exceptions at Arts infra workshops.
Aalto lifewide learning enhanced its impact in 2025
The numbers of participants, courses, and completed study credits increased compared to the previous year.
Aalto University Summer School opens application period for summer 2026
Summer School at Aalto University runs a total of 11 summer courses during July and August this year, with four brand-new courses in the curriculum.
鈥淟istening and meeting people matters鈥
Having built a long career in the retail sector, Sampo P盲盲llysaho decided to update his skills through Open University, as retail management increasingly requires understanding of different topics.
Nikolai Ponomarev, Hossein Baniasadi and Jorge Velasco start as Data Agents at the School of Chemical Engineering
Aalto Open Research Network has new members, Nikolai Ponomarev, Hossein Baniasadi and Jorge Velasco. Their aim is to support data management practices at the School of Chemical Engineering along with existing CHEM Data Agent, Pedro Silva.
The National Open Science Influencer Award for 2025 was given to Anne Sunikka
The Open Science Influencer Award for 2025 was given to Anne Sunikka, the team leader of the Research Services' Open Science and ACRIS team.
Slowness in Aalto AI Assistant and AI API services
The slowdown is due to a fault in Microsoft鈥檚 Azure AI services in Sweden.
Decisions made at AAC meeting December 2025
AAC had a meeting in December 2025. Review the decisions and the 2026 annual plan.
Service outage in Aalto AI Assistant and AI API services on 27 Jan 2026
The outage was caused by an incident in Microsoft鈥檚 Azure AI services in Sweden.
Alumni encounters from Seoul to New York
Over the past spring, Aalto alumni came together across the globe 鈥 to reconnect, inspire and remind each other that the Aalto spirit travels well.
Academic leaders appointed for research infrastructures at the School of Electrical Engineering
The development of research infrastructure is progressing. Please note that, since the beginning of the year, research infrastructures must be cited in research publications.
Mentimeter presentation tool now available for use at Aalto
Engage your audience with real-time polls and votes
Aalto IT Thursday News 5 February 2026 at 10 to 11
Join us to hear the latest on current topics of general interest for all Aaltonians, presented by Aalto IT.
My Dialogues - discussion about wellbeing, development and goals
We encourage members of the Aalto community to engage in quality discussions, meaning discussions that arise from needs related to work well-being, development, and ensuring clear goals and prioritization.
Courses in research writing, communication and EDI for doctoral students (period IV, 2025-2026)
Period IV runs from 23 February to 19 April 2026. No teaching or examinations 2鈥 8 April 2026 (Easter holiday)
Professor of Practice Timo L枚yttyniemi looks forward to meeting energetic and active students
L枚yttyniemi has started as a Professor of Practice in finance at the School of Business
