Latest news for teachers
A new Master's programme trains hydrogen experts to develop more sustainable energy systems
The Master's Programme in Hydrogen and Electric Systems meets the most pressing needs of working life, says head of the programme Matti Lehtonen.
What does it take to build a Blended Intensive Programme?
Program manager Marcela Acosta shares her experience in planning and organising the Unite! Summer School.
The implementation of the new course feedback tool progressing as expected
The new course feedback tool is being introduced at Aalto University. The testing phase is now finished, and the tool will be launched in the planned schedule. The tool can be found on MyCourses from 23 October 2023.
The knowing-doing gap and how not to sink in it
What we need is a shift in focus from knowing to not knowing, claims action researcher and MIT senior university lecturer Otto Scharmer.
Leap for Learning – status up-date September 2023
Improvements to the calculations and evaluation summary view in master’s academic evaluation.
Audiobooks can today be created with AI
The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management has published its first AI-based audiobook.
Meet the InstituteQ Chairs of Excellence: Professors Simon Devitt and Charles Marcus
The two professors will serve in their rolls from 2023-25
Aalto University graduates valued in the job market
Nationwide career monitoring survey started on 2 October. All 2018 master's graduates and 2020 doctoral graduates are invited to participate in the survey.
The students' electrical workshop space was inaugurated as Vilho Väisälä’s workshop in Otaniemi
The donations of Vilho Väisälä's descendants, the Weisell Foundation and Vaisala Corporation have enabled the long-term development of Aalto University.
Lifewide learning seed funding for projects and faculty recruitment
The Autumn 2023 application round for lifewide learning seed funding is now open. Funding lifewide learning at Aalto University is intended to support our commitment to helping individuals, businesses, and society with upskilling and reskilling needs.
Call for proposals on Sustainable Higher Education in the world of Generative AI
The 2nd Unite!-Ed Future Conference calls for proposals on e.g. interaction in digital and hybrid learning environments by 29 September.
Dialogue: Let’s make resilience a community resource – not an individual obligation
Is there any skill more important in today’s work world than the ability to cope during challenging times and bounce back quickly?
Ilkka Niemelä to the Finnish Government: Innovations and sustainable growth will be lost if immigration policies are implemented
Internationality has accelerated innovation and helped many Finnish companies from Aalto along their growth trajectories. Nearly half of Aalto University’s academic staff come from outside Finland, and Aalto students are from more than 100 countries.
Annukka Svanda: It's important to challenge yourself to do hard things
'I believe that those of us who can and are capable have a duty to work to make the world a little better place all the time. For example, we can try to improve the situation of those who are not so well off.'
Aalto's new professional development programme in logistics meets the skills shortage of the industry
The Diploma in Global Logistics programme is a part of Aalto University's Lifewide Learning offering.
Education collaboration generates new ideas for using design
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture has a long tradition of working together with companies to solve challenges of many kind. Last spring, design students designed concrete speaker models for audio equipment manufacturer Genelec.
Faculty and staff got together at Eloseminaari in Little Finlandia 21 August
Eloseminaari, the annual kick-off event for the new academic year for the School of Arts, Design and Architecture took place in the Little Finlandia building at Töölönlahti Bay this year.
Speaking Finnish together sessions (Puhutaan suomea) continue in September – join in on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Former attendees share their experiences on the free sessions that are led by a teacher
It's time to nominate a candidate for Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award
The award is given to teams that do pioneering work in the areas of education development, improvement of the excellence and impact of research and artistic activity; or the international success of the Aalto community.
