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Student Mobility on Campus in the Beginning of Academic Year
As of Monday, 31 August, students will gain access those buildings on campus which offer contact teaching or study-related support services or have student cafeterias or bookable self-study spaces. Please notice, that HSL-card is not in use in this situation. Students can access the buildings during their opening hours through specifically marked entrances.
Who is the Aalto University Campus Sustainability Champion 2020? Submit your nomination!
Who or what has helped in reaching Aalto University’s sustainable development goals? Enter a suggestion by 24 Sep.
The Finnish Research Impact Foundation awards funding to three joint projects between Aalto researchers and startup companies
The first ever research grants of the foundation support Aalto research in quantum computers, semiconductor devices and new type of sensors with superior sensitivity
Lots of modelling and freedom to explore – summer job in the Acoustics Lab
How could you listen to only one sound in a noisy room? How does your voice change when you shout into the wind? Michael McCrea and Rapolas Daugintis, the summer workers at the Acoustics Lab, are looking for answers to these questions
Student Antti Regelin: Aalto encourages us to be creative and bold
‘Well, one thing I’m certainly not going to study is technology,’ said Antti Regelin while still in upper secondary school. Things turned out differently though, and he ended up studying automation and robotics.
Aalto Talent Expo postponed to January 2021 – Virtual fair available this fall
Aalto Talent Expo will be organized on January 14th 2021. The fair is postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the fall, virtual fair activities are offered on JobTeaser.
Black silicon photodetector breaks the 100% efficiency limit
The efficiency was so high that at first the researchers had a hard time believing the result. Now Aalto University spin-off company ElFys Inc. already supplies the record detectors for several industry sectors.
We will soon enter the new strategy period – learn more about the cross-cutting themes
Sustainable solutions, radical creativity, and entrepreneurial mindset are reflected in everything that we do.
Alumnus Craig Rollo has the music enthusiastic’s dream job
Because Craig Rollo wanted a job related to music, studying Acoustics and Audio Technology was the perfect choice for him
Exhibition in honour of Aalto's 10-year anniversary highlights student impact over the decades
‘Creativity in Action: The Spirit of Student Life’ exhibition opens at the Dipoli Gallery and online on 27 August.
Podcasts bring variety to teaching
At their best, podcasts can inspire and motivate students to learn about different topics.
New study: The quiet Sun is much more active than we thought
The quiet Sun has been studied considerably less than the active Sun.
New student – are you still looking for an accommodation for autumn term?
Aalto University has reserved a quota of furnished rooms and apartments for international incoming students in co-operation with HOAS (The Foundation for Student Housing in Helsinki Region).
Tips for using your new access token
The new access control tokens will be introduced in all Otaniemi campus buildings. When using your new access control token, please take the following factors into account.
Aalto led consortium GMeRitS awarded Blockchains for Social Good prize
The prize awarded by the Enhanced European Innovation Council EIC is worth a million euros and was granted for work on the social effectiveness of blockchain technology.
Aalto continued with excellent performance in ShanghaiRankings
Ten subjects rank in the top one hundred worldwide.
Otaranta closed to motor vehicle traffic as of week 27
The construction of the light rail has reached the southern part of Otaniemi.
Aalto University ranks high in two listings for young universities
Aalto University was ranked 9th in the world by QS and 20th by the Times Higher Education in their rankings of universities under 50 years of age
Like a massive golf ball - Metsähovi Radio Observatory got a new radome
The Metsähovi Radio Observatory's landmark protects the telescope and enables year-round study of the Sun and black holes.
Students and companies happy with collaboration within Aalto International Talent Programme
The Aalto International Talent Programme pilot came to an end in May. The programme supports international degree students' employment and careers.
