General news related to studying at the Aalto university
KotiCharge EV charging point pilot starts at the Otaniemi campus
  Piloting a new type of charging solution offers a spot market pricing based charging of electric cars and participation in the development of new technology and services. The KotiCharge charging point is located in the parking lot at Sähkömiehentie 4.
      
      
    
  Emil Stråka: It’s interesting to see physicists and chemists complement each other’s expertise
  'It’s interesting to see how physicists and chemists can be looking at the same system, and yet arrive at very different conclusions, questions, and results. In LIBER Center of Excellence, you can see the expertise from different disciplines.'
      
      
    
  Aalto University admits 2044 new students to Finnish, Swedish bachelor’s programmes
  Over 12 600 in Finland's spring joint application procedure in March.
      
      
    
  Student Niko Lindh: The importance of semiconductor technology is emphasised from the beginning of studies
  Niko Lindh, who is studying in the Functional Materials major, will be working in a research group at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science during the summer. He believes that the experience in research work will be beneficial for his future career.
      
      
    
  Admission requirements for the Master’s Programme in Finance are changing
  Applicants who have completed a suitable bachelor's degree at a Finnish university will no longer be required to take the GMAT or GRE test when they apply to the Master's Programme in Finance
      
      
    
  Open university courses for autumn 2023 have been published!
  Open university offers courses in the fields of technology, business, and arts. 
      
      
    
  Shared imagination and between waves - the themes of Marsio and Otakaari 2B's art collections reflect Aaltonians
  The themes, artists and drafts of the new buildings' art collections were published
      
      
    
  Student team developed the retention of IKEA Oy’s employees
  ‘We wanted to gain a better understanding of why employees leave this job.’
      
      
    
  The 2023 Ceremony Week culminated in Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees in Technology - 53 new doctors received their hats
  This year's event is hosted by School of Science - see photo gallery of the event below
      
      
    
  Summary of the Sisu assessment enquiry
  Summary of the enquiry conducted in the spring of 2023, which investigated the user experiences of assessment in Sisu.
      
      
    
  Student competition for the development of the Helsinki city centre to be held in autumn 2023
  Advance notification for students: the City of Helsinki will organise a competition for student groups in cooperation with Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce.
      
      
    
  The five most read news items of the academic year 2022–2023 on the School of Business website
  The School of Business publishes one or more news pieces on its website every week. We tell about our versatile activities and, as you can see from the most read articles, the range of our topics is wide
      
      
    
  Leila Arstila: As a recent graduate, I have a whole world ahead of me
  'We could learn to listen to ourselves and be kinder to ourselves. After burning out, it's really hard to climb back up. It would be easier to stop before the fall.'
      
      
    
  MyCourses summer maintenance break on Monday 12.6.2023 at 10-17
  MyCourses has been updated to a new version (Moodle 4.1) on Monday 12th June.
      
      
    
  Napping pods opened for use
  Campus' first napping pods have opened for use. Please read the instructions before booking a pod!
      
      
    
  Apply now to FITech's autumn courses
  FITech Network University offers plenty of interesting studies next autumn.
      
      
    
  FITech offers free studies for upper secondary school students
  The courses cover topics such as the basics of programming and mobile applications, Python programming and machine learning.
      
      
    
  Love and poetry - the artists were inspired by the passion conveyed by the university's research
  Engineering Materials, an art collection for K1, K2, and K3 buildings, was published
      
      
    
  Football player Tim Väyrynen and basketball player Helmi Tulonen are among Aalto University’s URHEA students
  ‘Aalto University has supported us in combining professional sports and studies in accordance with the principles of Urhea.’
      
      
    
  Alumna Mira Hänninen: It is inspiring to see that my own work can have a positive impact on society
  Our alumna Mira Hänninen, who currently works at Neste, applied to the School of Business for a master’s degree in Business Law because she wanted a more practical business perspective in her law studies. "The most rewarding thing about the studies was that we didn't just study the content of regulation, but also considered what kind of practical impact it has on companies' business and decision-making."