UniSport鈥檚 Valentine鈥檚 Day Week 9鈥15 February
UniSport is an important meeting place for the university community, and its significance has grown further as we鈥檝e gone remote otherwise. At Unisport, professors and first-year students train side by side, equally, as part of the same academic community. During Valentine鈥檚 Day week, 9鈥15 February, we want to highlight the power of doing things together and to celebrate friendship throughout the week.
Changes to be made on 1 Feb 2026 to student file retention after expiry of right to study
Reminder: in the future, files will be deleted after your account closes.
Teacher: Share your views on materials suitable for self-study and their publication process
Aalto University teachers and researchers: please share your wishes and experiences on creating and sharing content at Aalto that can be published as open educational resources (OER), in a variety of media formats.
New names for 13 meeting rooms at the Undergraduate Centre
Suggestions for names related to the themes of time and seasons were gathered for some of the rooms.
Aalto University received nearly 6,700 applications for its English-taught bachelor鈥檚 programmes
The most popular programmes in the application round for Aalto University's English-taught bachelor's programmes that closed on 22 January were International Business, Economics, and Computer Engineering
Viivi Prokofjev is Graphic Designer of the Year 2026
Art director, illustrator, and book designer Prokofjev's work combines tradition and craftsmanship with intuition and bold carnivalism.
Register for the Unite! Training Programme on Sustainability for Prospective Leaders
A transnational online programme for students, faculty, and leaders who want to advance sustainability initiatives within their institutions. Register by 13 February 2026.
Changes to the retention of your files after leaving Aalto University on 1 Feb 2026
Reminder: in the future, files will be deleted after an account closes.
New open access agreement: SPIE journals
Aalto University has signed a new open access agreement with SPIE journals
Holiday breaks and special opening hours at Arts infra
Special opening hours and exceptions at Arts infra workshops.
Aalto lifewide learning enhanced its impact in 2025
The numbers of participants, courses, and completed study credits increased compared to the previous year.
Aalto University Summer School opens application period for summer 2026
Summer School at Aalto University runs a total of 11 summer courses during July and August this year, with four brand-new courses in the curriculum.
鈥淟istening and meeting people matters鈥
Having built a long career in the retail sector, Sampo P盲盲llysaho decided to update his skills through Open University, as retail management increasingly requires understanding of different topics.
Nikolai Ponomarev, Hossein Baniasadi and Jorge Velasco start as Data Agents at the School of Chemical Engineering
Aalto Open Research Network has new members, Nikolai Ponomarev, Hossein Baniasadi and Jorge Velasco. Their aim is to support data management practices at the School of Chemical Engineering along with existing CHEM Data Agent, Pedro Silva.
Join a beginner-level Finnish language courses in spring 2026!
Aalto University offers opportunities to study Finnish in spring 2026. Register on Workday!
The National Open Science Influencer Award for 2025 was given to Anne Sunikka
The Open Science Influencer Award for 2025 was given to Anne Sunikka, the team leader of the Research Services' Open Science and ACRIS team.
Slowness in Aalto AI Assistant and AI API services
The slowdown is due to a fault in Microsoft鈥檚 Azure AI services in Sweden.
Decisions made at AAC meeting December 2025
AAC had a meeting in December 2025. Review the decisions and the 2026 annual plan.
Service outage in Aalto AI Assistant and AI API services on 27 Jan 2026
The outage was caused by an incident in Microsoft鈥檚 Azure AI services in Sweden.