Lassi Haaranen appointed as Vice Head of Diversity at the Department of Computer Science
‘These issues are crucial for the wellbeing of our students, faculty and staff,’ says Lassi Haaranen
Are you our new ELEC Data Agent?
Apply to be the next Data Agent from the School of Electrical Engineering.
Department of Civil Engineering seeks new head of department
The term of the head of department is 1.1.2024–31.12.2026.
Summer School alum story: Pursuing digital business excellence in a diverse learning environment
Summer school’s Digital Business course concludes, enriching participants with digital business skills and cultural experiences.
Aalto Social creates communities across boundaries
Get to know the communities of our own internal social media and visit to have a chat - and please do attend the opening ceremony of the academic year at Aalto Social as well!
ACRE donated Lego bricks to the daycares
Aalto University and Aalto University Campus & Real Estate (ACRE) donated the university's old Lego bricks to Touhula daycares.
Next steps for the EU’s AI Act: towards enabling regulation
The EU’s AI Act should provide technology-neutral regulation and support for R&D, say researchers at the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence
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.
Everyday choices: Ken Dooley, what makes a building smart?
This professor of practice wants to solve frustrating problems with simple tools.
CEMS MIM opens global opportunities!
Aalto students have an opportunity to become members of the global CEMS community and part of the next generation of responsible global leaders!
Join the next CEMS info session on September 19, 2023 on campus and find out more!
Join the next CEMS info session on September 19, 2023 on campus and find out more!
Visual identity tweaked for better accessibility, new platform brand.aalto.fi
Colours are brighter to work better in digital channels. New open-source fonts Inter and Besley replace the licensed ones. Brand.aalto.fi comprises brand-related info and assets.
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.
Streamlined process for fee payments and guest travel reimbursements to be implemented across Aalto University
The Salesforce form, built in collaboration between HR, IT, and Finance, brings relief to the processing of non-recurring fee payments and guest travel expenses at Aalto University. The new form enhances data security in terms of collecting personal information and streamlines the process by reducing duplicate work and enabling more comprehensive data integration across different systems.
New concise process available for research ethics statement requests
At Aalto University there are now two processes open for research ethics statement requests: the committee (full) process and concise process with committee chair decision.
Quantum discovery offers glimpse into other-worldly realm
Experiments promote a curious flipside of decaying monopoles: a reality where particle physics is quite literally turned on its head
Professor Agatino Rizzo: ‘I believe that interdisciplinary collaboration is a potent catalyst for innovation’
Presenting our new professors: Professor in urban planning Agatino Rizzo
Developing visibility and collaboration in the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
The Aalto ARTS Communication Guide has been published and open communications clinics started. Check out Aalto's community channel Aalto Social, too!
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.
New Course Feedback tool taken into use in Period II
During the autumn term the course feedback tool will be replaced. From 23 October onwards, you will find course feedback on MyCourses.
Riitta Hari: The exploration of the human brain and mind is captivating
'According to Olli Lounasmaa, ten meters is a distance where half of the information gets lost: the further you are from another researcher, the fewer unexpected conversations arise, and the more refreshing science gossip goes unheard. This is food for thought for remote workers as well.'
