Latest news for teachers
Virtual Reality and AI summer course focuses on technology as a means for human-centric innovation
Gautam Vishwanath is the teacher for the new summer course Introduction to Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence this summer. In this interview, he lets us in on how these technologies will reshape how we experience history, empathise with distant conflicts, and influence persuasion.
Become a confident English speaker this summer
Aalto University Summer Schools offers a brand-new course for students who want to take their English to the next level in professional situations like pitching, presenting a project, leading a team, giving or receiving feedback or in multicultural settings.
Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Open for applications
The 2026 Unite! Seed Fund call is officially open, offering funding across three strategic lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD. Deadline for applications is 20 March 2026.
Apply now: Unite! Seed Fund 2026 - Student Call
The Unite! Seed Fund call for 2026 is now open for students. Apply now for up to €20,000 per project, involving at least two Unite! Universities. Deadline for applications is 20 March 2026.
Submit your proposal to the Unite! Virtual Education Summit by 23 January and join us in shaping international collaboration
This online matchmaking event takes place 12 March, 2026. Submit your presentation proposal by 23 January 2026.
Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January 2026
Gain an early overview of the Unite! Seed Fund Call of Spring 2026. The call includes three funding lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD.
New service: Book a Group Training for teaching staff
Book a training for your group on topical themes.
Sanna Suoranta elected Computer Science teacher of the year 2025
The teacher of the year was announced at CS Staff meeting on Tuesday 9 December 2025.
Nominate your candidate for the 2025 Award for Achievements in Teaching at the School of Engineering
Staff and students of the School of Engineering are invited to nominate candidates for the 2025 Award for Achievements in Teaching.
Aalto teachers gathered to rethink teaching in the age of AI
Teachers at Aalto discussed in workshops how artificial intelligence is changing education. The themes included support for teachers, work-life oriented curricula, as well as student agency and the ethical use of AI.
The new PowerBI report views for course feedback now published
Starting from the academic year 2025–2026, new course feedback questions were implemented. This update also required modifications to the PowerBI report views. New report views are now published.
Enhance your teaching skills - register now for spring 2026 pedagogical courses
Explore the course selection in spring 2026 and register!
EXAM - Electronic examination service news
EXAM electronic examination service end-of-year opening hours and current news.
New in Sisu: You can finally sort the students registered for teaching implementations by completed credits
New features of Sisu version 9.
New Turnitin interface deployed: old interface will co-exist with new one
The new version of the Turnitin submission box has been opened on 27 October 2025. The current version of the submission box will co-exist until June 2026. Consequently, the user interface will change, but the same functionalities will be available in different places in the new interface.
The redesign of thesis management - submission and evaluation of bachelor's theses is moving to Salesforce
During the first year, 4300 thesis records have been created in Salesforce and 2700 theses have been submitted. Next, the submission and evaluation of bachelor's theses will move to Salesforce, and the study plan process for doctoral students will be developed.
Break in Turnitin use on Saturday, 25 October, from 18:00 to 0:00
Turnitin will have a scheduled system maintenance on Saturday, October 25, from 18:00 to 0:00 (Sunday, 26 October).
The Course feedback menu has moved in MyCourses
The Course feedback menu has moved from MyCourses top navigation bar to your Profile menu. The course feedback button can still be found in each course page.
Panopto Access AI makes multilingual teaching easier
Teacher Services has released a new tool, Panopto Access AI to support the creation of accessible and multilingual video materials.
