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Provost Kristiina Mäkelä encourages the University community to add physical activity to their workday
The Finnish government is urging Finns to increase their physical activity, with the aim of integrating exercise into the everyday life of work communities. In a video interview, Provost Kristiina Mäkelä describes how exercise affects her wellbeing and provides tips on how everyone can easily increase their activity during the workday.
Learning Services – enabling success: Opin.fi project started at Aalto
A national lifewide learning offering platform Opin.fi is being introduced this year.
Short breaks in file services on Monday, 4 March starting at 4 pm
Short 1-3 minutes breaks / service in home.org.aalto.fi, work.org.aalto.fi and teamwork services due to updates.
Remote work abroad possible from March 2024
Remote work abroad for employees is piloted in the EU/EEA countries, Switzerland, and the UK during 2024.
Minna Halme: At first, sustainability wasn’t taken seriously
'I was told to do a doctoral thesis on a different topic if I want a job in the future.'
New PowerPoint templates rolled out on 27 Feb
They are available to you on your Aalto computer latest on 28 Feb.
Doctoral level expertise is needed as ABB is engineering the energy transition
Joint doctoral research projects between Aalto University and ABB are training scientists to develop the cutting-edge products needed in the future.
Digivisio 2030's new e-learning courses now available
The latest e-learning training course provide the tools to plan even higher-quality and more varied learning content, especially for continuous learners. The courses are specifically designed to support the work of teaching and support staff at higher education institutions.
Unite!’s pathway for the management of open science and innovation in the European Universities Alliances
Unite! presents a new university open science and innovation governance model and five policy recommendations.
Water cut in Dipoli 22 Feb at 8-15
There is a planned water cut at Dipoli (Otakaari 24) on Thursday 22nd February starting at 8.00, and it is estimated to end at 15.00.
The use of the electronic examination service EXAM is increasing
The use of the electronic examination service EXAM is increasing at Aalto. In the academic year 2022-2023, approximately 5000 study attainments were carried out in the EXAM system. This academic year, more than 3100 study attainments have already been carried out using EXAM.
Employment-related apartments for rent in Otaniemi - APPLICATION PERIOD HAS ENDED
Three employment-related apartments are available for rent in Otaniemi for Aalto employees. Application period ends 22 February 2024 at 4 pm.Â
Free crop photos – new feature in material bank
Free crop is an easy way to crop a photo before downloading it.
Renewed business cards now available
This follows the tweaks made to the university visual identity last autumn.
School of Electrical Engineering's community events are a way to influence the future – welcome to join us
The first community event gathered participants across personnel group boundaries. Among other things, the everyday solutions of our university and lightening the workload were discussed at the event, and various cooperation models were brainstormed.
Restaurants during the strike 14. – 15.2.2024
Opening hours and lunch menus may be reduced due to the strike.
Application for Erasmus+ staff and teacher exchange scholarships 1–15 March 2024
Are you interested in developing your competences via staff exchange abroad? Take a look at the Erasmus+ opportunities as well as the application instructions.
Otaparkki parking fee will be reduced - further changes to parking on the Otaniemi campus
New changes will be implemented in mid-February
An entrepreneurial researcher takes action and creates something new
When a researcher thinks like an entrepreneur, they can create something truly groundbreaking.
Aalto granted 178 positions in doctoral education pilot
Most of the positions are in Finnish flagship programme areas
