Latest news for teachers
Cooperation creates value for students and the City of Mikkeli
Students of the Aalto University Mikkeli Campus worked on seven projects for the City of Mikkeli related to sustainable development. This gave the students an opportunity to combine theory and practice in a meaningful way, and the cooperation provided the City of Mikkeli new insights on how to tackle current challenges.
Slowness in the Aalto Space application
Aalto Space application will be updated and improved between 11th and 19th March and there may be slowness in the application during this time.
From Oodi to Sisu - Important dates and upcoming events
Switching from Oodi to Sisu is getting closer, and teachers and students are invited to join Sisu webinar.
Aalto ENG's Teaching Forum encouraged teachers to co-teach and interact in teaching
Samuel Cross, winner of the 2020 Award for Achievements in Teaching, held a presentation on the development of challenge-based learning and co-teaching in distance education.
Website opens up the world of lifewide learning at Aalto University
Aalto University’s site for Lifewide Learning (LWL) will launch by mid-March.
AV team is renewing the teaching facilities to support future learning
Aalto University’s five-person AV team (audiovisual technology team) is preparing campus facilities to support the hybrid model, which will likely be introduced as the corona situation eases.
Key problems regarding equality have been recognized - A pilot to promote solutions
As a result of Aalto participating in the Equal career paths (NOW!) project, Learning Services are piloting a service concept where students share their experiences on e.g. working in teams and teachers get to walk in the students' shoes. The expected outcome is that the participants become more aware of their unconscious biases, learn how their behavior affects other people, and ideate on how the experiences of the students in (gender) minority can be better acknowledged in teaching.Â
Entrepreneurs build the future instead of predicting it
Get behind the scenes with the teachers behind this year’s courses at Aalto University Summer School. Lidia Borisova, Head of Education, Aalto Ventures Program and Simo Lahdenne, university teacher, dig deeper into their course Entrepreneurial Path.
Students developed a product portfolio optimization tool for SOK
According to the Sales Director of SOK, the outcomes of the project are significant for the company.
Community wellbeing is one of the four School of Business key strategic initiatives
The first actions aim at enhancing the wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff during the pandemic.
Finnish universities join forces to train 5G experts
FITech universities are using a million euros in funding to launch expert training in 5G technology.
Leap for Learning project status update in February
​​​​​​ The Admissions project reached a significant milestone in February as the first version of the tool was deployed. The tool is used for Master’s admission from now on and Apply- system is going to be decommissioned.Â
Aalto ENG: The newsletter for period IV is available
The current Study Affairs Newsletter of the School of Engineering has been published and sent to students by e-mail.
The ideas of the Award for Achievements in Teaching winner in distance learning will be heard at Aalto ENG's Teaching Forum on 8 March 2021
At the School of Engineering's Teaching Forum, Samuel Cross, who has just received the Award for Achievements in Teaching together with Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, will give a presentation on “Challenge-based education in an online environment”. In February 2021, Cross and Santasalo-Aarnio were awarded the Dean’s recognition for developing challenge-based learning and co-teaching in distance education.
Annual Review 2020: Alumna of the Year is film director Zaida Bergroth
In the annual review of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture success enablers were awarded and the 150th anniversary of higher education in art and design in Finland was launched.
Aalto digitalisation results 2017-2020: What has happened in four years?
The major digitalisation achievements in teaching & learning, research & innovations, campus & digital infrastructure as well as services.
Sustainability is one of the four School of Business key strategic initiatives
Professor Minna Halme: Business schools play a key role in solving sustainability challenges.
Sisu HOPS and graduation during summer 2021
Parts of the new core-system for teaching and studies on Sisu is already in production: students can draw up their personal study plans (HOPS) and search for courses there.
UNITE! universities offer pedagogical training for Aalto faculty
The seven UNITE! partners will offer a set of activities and training aimed at teaching staff (including Ph.D. students and postdocs involved with teaching), lecturers and faculty.
Aalto University establishes a unique professorship in ownership
The professorship, established with donated funds, promotes high-quality academic research and teaching as well as Finnish ownership expertise and the culture of ownership.
