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Ivan Vujaklija shares an accessible route for students and visitors
In the 100 words series, the Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and Automation shares how he has promoted equality, diversity and inclusion at Aalto
Trainings for OneDrive, Teams and Outlook this autumn 2025
Topics include OneDrive document management, Teams meetings' best practices, Collaboration best practices with Teams and Outlook tips and tricks. All trainings are in English and in Finnish.
The real reasons Endurance sank – study finds Shackleton knew of ship’s shortcomings
A world-first study reveals the famed polar explorer was aware of worrying structural shortcomings in the ill-fated ship – Endurance was not designed for compressive ice conditions – yet it set sail anyway.
Ships must adapt to a warming Arctic – Finnish research is at the forefront of better design
Aalto University expertise is in high demand as changing sea ice conditions open up new maritime routes.
'It was never obvious to me that I would pursue studies in a technical field – but choosing Aalto University turned out to be an excellent decision.'
What is it like to study in the Master's programme in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)?
Aalto developing a multidisciplinary Bachelor's programme – students to choose their major during their studies
Set to launch in autumn of 2027, the new multidisciplinary Bachelor's programme will combine science & technology, business, and arts & design
New scholarship for master’s students graduating within normative study time
The name of the new scholarship is BIZ Graduation Grant
Sverigepaket 2025
Nätverket Svenska nu och Sverigekontakt i Finland arrangerar årligen en informationsdag om Sverige för finskspråkiga högskolestuderande.
Supporting your study wellbeing, October 2025
Aalto offers self-study materials, guidance and services that support student wellbeing. Below you will find more about the services available and links to useful materials.
Biosystems and Biomaterials Engineering’ major and minor to end
The Biosystems and Materials Engineering (BioSM) major and minor, offered through the Master's Programme in Life Science Technologies, will be withdrawn from the Aalto University curriculum as of 1 August 2028. Students may choose to study towards a BioSM major or minor until 31 July 2026, and they have until 31 July 2028 to complete it.
An inspection of the study environment on Aalto University’s campuses, take the survey and make an impact!
All students are invited to answer the anonymous well-being survey from October 27 2025 to November 10 2025. The survey is part of the inspection of the study environment and is coordinated by FSHS.
Course feedback tool is not working at the moment, Issue now fixed
NB! Issue fixed! There is a technical error in the course feedback tool. Efforts to rectify the issue have already begun.
Aalto University strengthens significantly Finnish film education and research
The teaching and research of film directing at Aalto University is being strengthened with two new professor appointments. Hanna Maylett has been appointed Assistant Professor of Film Directing and Juho Kuosmanen has been appointed Professor of Practice of Film Directing. Furthermore, the teaching and research of film production have also been strengthened with recent new appointments.
Call for doctoral student representatives 2026 (DPCs and DEWG)
Student representatives speak for doctoral students in Doctoral Programme Committees (DPC) at the Schools and Aalto University's Doctoral Education Working Group (DEWG)
Issues with MFA registeration, and use 30.9.-1.10., now fixed
30 November afternoon - 1 October around 11 a.m., all previously available ways to register or use the MFA were not available.
Science Day at the Department of Applied Physics showcased young talent
The day included talks, posters and alumni presentations.
Internationalisation requires leaders to adapt their mental models
To succeed in today’s diverse and fragmented international environment, leaders of Finnish companies need to be able to rethink established mental models and ways of working. Failures can challenge ingrained assumptions and spark change.
Young Designer of the Year 2025 is Enni Lähderinne
Lähderinne challenges the way fashion maintains certain body images and builds more acceptance towards all kinds of human bodies.
Shaking up Tech encourages young women and minorities to explore technology
The Shaking up Tech event will take place on 22 January 2026. The Event is aimed at young women and gender minorities who are considering their future study and career paths.
Done: VPN devices vpn.aalto.fi, vpn1.aalto.fi and vpn2.aalto.fi updated on 1 October from 7 onwards
During the updates two VPN gateways will be available for establishing a remote connection (VPN).
