Latest news for teachers
Students took a deep-dive into innovation and entrepreneurship in the health industry
The HealthTech Linkage course connects students from diverse backgrounds with professionals from every corner of the healthtech industry
Wellbeing in academic institutions - a key note lecture by Liisa Postareff
"Everyone in an academic community is responsible for enhancing academic wellbeing", says Liisa Postareff. She is one of the key note lecturers at Green Minds, Healthy Hearts -Social Sustainability Symposium on May 30th in Harald Herlin Learning Center and in stream.
Leap for Learning - status up-date April 2023
Sisu's version 2.12 will include a new course registration view for students.
Inclusive teaching practices at Aalto – highlights from course feedback
Student feedback is an important factor in creating an inclusive learning environment at Aalto University. Especially course feedback supports the interaction in a course and provides important information for development work at many levels. A question about inclusion was added as a common question to all course feedback surveys at Aalto last autumn. Now Aalto EDI-team together with Oasis of Radical Wellbeing has summarized the results and you can read more about the highlights here.
Vuoden Huiput: Platinum lifetime achievement award for Penni Osipow and recognition for students
The best Finnish creative design was awarded at the 2022 Vuoden Huiput (Peaks of the Year) Gala 20 April.
Aalto University microlearning playbook in the making
The objective of the common playbook is to show the relevance of microlearning and introduce a topical pedagogical approach to educators and Aalto community.
User research on lifewide learning platform needs
Aalto University is conducting a survey to gather feedback on lifewide learning platform needs. The aim is to research user needs for personalized and engaging learning experiences, and to seek feedback from a diverse range of participants.
Aalto is developing its lifewide learning offering – microcredentials can now be used to build on existing competence
Microcredentials are particularly useful for meeting rapidly emerging competence needs.
Aalto ENG: The application period for the practical training and summer job continues
Several announced vacancies suitable for university practical training are still open. Be active, familiarize yourself with the performance requirements for practical training courses and follow the job advertisements for internships in your field.
Cryocourse 2023
Cryocourse 2023, taking place on May 18-26, is an international school on cryogenics, microwave measurements, and low-temperature engineering for quantum technology. The event is aimed at young researchers at the graduate and postdoctoral level
Course registration for open university courses starts soon!
Course registration for open university courses beginning in early summer starts on 4th of April or 12th of April. Registration period for courses taught in the late summer starts on 6th of June. Starting this summer, we are switching to new course registration system, Sisu.
New course feedback report tool for teachers
New course feedback report tool for teachers (in Power BI)
The FITech study offering for summer has been published
The application period for FITech summer courses is ongoing.
Students' answers to registration questions now available in the csv file on registered students in Sisu
As a teacher, you can get the answers to registration questions in the csv file of students registered for your implementation in Sisu.
Leap for Learning - new implementations take place
Master’s admissions results will be published via Marketing Cloud 29 March 2023.
Seed funding launched to encourage lifewide learning development
Aalto University is now offering seed funding to support lifewide learning projects within Schools and Departments. With grants of up to 100k€ per year, this initiative provides an opportunity for Schools and Departments to pursue innovative projects that foster the development of lifewide learning and create sustainable learning solutions for individuals and industry needs.
Onboarding materials for programme directors
An onboarding material for new programme directors has been published for independent study in the Workday Learning portal.
Petri Suomala continues as Vice President for Education
The vice president’s term of appointment is five years and starts on 1 September 2023
Service design contributes to ensuring the quality and suitability of digital services
Principal University Lecturer Johanna Bragge invited her colleagues from the School of Science and School of Arts, Design and Architecture to deliver a guest lecture
