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Call for doctoral student representatives 2025 (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) 
      
      
    
  The first Tähtitiistai took place in Marsio – watch the recording of the event and join the next lectures!
  The first Tähtitiistai was held on October 8 in the cinema of the Marsio building, the first lecture drew crowds in large numbers to the venue. Didn't get to follow the lecture? No worries! Watch the recording of the event online.
      
      
    
  Prestigious THE university ranking puts Aalto University among the top 200 in the world
  Aalto University's position in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University rankings rose to 196th, reflecting an improvement from the previous year.
      
      
    
  The HSL card will no longer function as an access token on the Otaniemi campus 15.11.2024
  At the Otaniemi campus, the HSL card will no longer be used as an access token starting from November 15, 2024.
      
      
    
  Aalto students embarked on the U!Train to explore green mobility
  Three Aalto University students participated in the U!Train Blended Intensive Programme, a sustainable mobility course organised by the Unite! university alliance. 
      
      
    
  Join the PHYS & CHEM volleyball games!
  Weekly volleyball games organised by the Department of Applied Physics and the School of Chemical Engineering will begin on October 17th.
      
      
    
  Aalto Thesis Day 2024 brought together employers and Aalto’s international master’s students
  40 companies and approximately 400 international master’s students participated in the event
      
      
    
  Aalto computer scientists in AIES 2024
  Department of Computer Science paper accepted to the Conference on AI, Ethics and Society
      
      
    
  Cross-cultural learning in Finland: Singaporean students share their experiences from two weeks at Aalto University
  Cheryl Peck and Fardeen Ikram from Temasek Polytechnic share their experiences and the personal impact during the two-week customised course at Aalto University Summer School.
      
      
    Guild of Physics bumps into alum in Jyväskylä teachers' room
  On their high school tour, the Aalto Guild of Physics ran into Antero Hietamäki in the teachers' room in Jyväskylä. Hietamäki, now the Administrative Head of the Teacher Training School, was a student of engineering physics and mathematics in the 1980s. 
      
      
    
  Explore UniSport Otaniemi on October 28-29 from 14:00 to 17:00!
  UniSport Otaniemi warmly welcomes Aalto staff to visit again as the renovations that began in the spring have concluded. We are hosting a Welcome Back event on October 28 and 29 from 14:00 to 17:00
      
      
    
  Attractiveness leap of chemical engineering has been a unique transformation process
  Aalto University's recognition awards for 2024 were announced at the opening ceremony of the academic year 2024. The School of Chemical Engineering was recognised for its attractiveness work and exceptional achievements in research. 
      
      
    
  Strengthening Mental Health - Strategies and Tools for Wellbeing: webinars in Autumn 2024 and Spring 2025
  Webinar series consists of two webinars during autumn 2024 and two webinars during spring 2025. The webinars cover mental health, recovery, work community, and psychological safety.
      
      
    BIZ exchange infos in November!
  Prepare for the exchange application for the academic year 2025-2026 and come to the exchange info session in November! 
      
      
    
  Fixed 14.10. : Problem in saving Teams recordings is being investigated
  There have been problems with saving Teams meeting recordings.
      
      
    News and events older than two years, excluded from the aalto.fi main search
  News and events that are more than 2 years old will no longer show up as results in the aalto.fi search. They will still show up as usual on news and events listings. They will still be available to and indexed by google and other search engines if they are public.
      
      
    
  A new eco-friendly method to modify cellulose for sustainable materials
  Researchers at Aalto University have developed a method to modify cellulose, reducing toxic solvent use by over ten times compared to traditional methods. This innovation has potential applications in eco-friendly nanocomposites, cellulose-based membranes, and biomedical devices, supporting sustainable material development.
      
      
    
  HigherEd Hub Finland Oy (HEHF) is prepared to initiate the service production operation of Opin.fi
  HigherEd Hub Finland Oy (HEHF) is prepared to initiate the service production operation of Opin.fi. HEHF is closely collaborating with both universities and the Digivisio 2030 project, which is responsible for the construction and development of Opin.fi. 
      
      
    
  Vacant properties in Kouvola to be repurposed through circular economy
  Aalto University students are seeking solutions to Kouvola city’s property challenges
      
      
    
  Aalto University's team won the Nordic NCPC programming competition in the student category
  Success in Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest.