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The Aalto ENG Teaching Forum discussed well-being and resilience
The Teaching Forum of the School of Engineering on 10 May 2021 presented ideas and tips that support well-being. The ideas raised by the themes of the day were also discussed together.
Like Shadows Through Leaves Awarded FIPRESCI Prize at Oberhausen
{if your bait can sing the wild one will come}Â Like Shadows Through Leaves wins the FIPRESCI Prize at Oberhausen 2021.
Teaching creativity to computers - Christian Guckelsberger wants to equip AI with the motivation to discover the unexpected
Research on computational intrinsic motivation could answer some fundamental questions about the nature of creativity, but also improve household robotics or even self-driving cars
Changes to exhibition bookings at Aalto University
Reservations for Otaniemi campus exhibition spaces can now be made online.
eDuuni System Register Cards (system-specific GDPR data) are transferred to eSupport
eDuuni System Register Cards (system-specific GDPR data) are transferred to eSupport
Jukka Pekola announced as acting director of InstituteQ
Professor Pekola will lead the Institute as it starts its operations
Kirsi Peltonen: It is strange to go to an abandoned house to meet students via Zoom
Senior University Lecturer Kirsi Peltonen was able to give one empowering face-to-face lecture last autumn, and now she is mainly teaching remotely from Otaniemi. She finds interactions based on remote connections to be incredibly challenging.
What archaeological objects have been found in different parts of Finland? Researchers have developed FindSampo to bring together the discoveries made by citizens
FindSampo portal prototype, opened for public use on May 17th, 2021, contains information on thousands of discoveries made by citizens and the Finnish Heritage Agency in the archaeological catalogue application after 2015
Can I Vote? – an online tool for spreading the word about local democracy in Finland
Students from Aalto University and TAMK have joined with YLE to create an online tool raising awareness on voting eligibility
The annual Sustainability Reporting Awards Finland is now open for entries
Success in the competition is a hallmark of reporting quality.
Almost 500 participants enrolled for research data management training
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General salary increase 1 June 2021
On 1 June 2021, Aalto University will implement the general salary increase of 1.1% settled in the collective agreement for universities.
Climate change threatens one-third of global food production
New estimates show that if greenhouse gases continue growing at current rates, large regions at risk of being pushed into climate conditions in which no food is grown today.
Best practices for enhancing internationalization through virtual exchange discussed at the Unite! Staff Week
The week-long training focusing on virtual exchange was organized in February 2021 to promote internationalization between the seven universities in the Unite! network.
I am looking forward to lunch with people and seeing friends in corridors
We spoke to industrial engineering and management student Yacquub Moalim Ali about solving complex problems, the perils of watching hours of YouTube by mistake and how social distancing effected Ramadan this year
School of Engineering to revise Finnish-language bachelor's degree education
The revised study options will give students a better basis for master's programmes in engineering. This reform is set to enter into force in autumn 2022.
How do we promote collaboration, wellbeing and creativity in a hybrid way of working and studying? Share your ideas and best practices by 23 May
Share your ideas on how we can successfully transition to a hybrid mode of working and studying
One euro for every student—how should Aalto University spend it? Submit your ideas by 30.5.2021
This year, Aalto University is trying something new: Inviting students to decide how to use 12 000 euros of the university budget.
Let ceramics challenge you at the EMMA Museum
The newly opened exhibition reflects on our relationship to ceramics, clay and the environment.
AI learns to type on a phone like humans
Computational model precisely replicates eye and finger movements of touchscreen users -- could lead to better auto-correct and keyboard usability for unique needs
