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Aalto EE introduces Alex: A new learning experience platform to transform lifewide learning and tackle upskilling challenges
Aalto University Executive Education (Aalto EE) is launching the first version of Alex in June, a learning platform designed to enhance continuous professional development.
鈥淲e consider our students as active agents of transformation鈥 Get to know the teachers behind the Sustainable Cities and Societies summer course
Explore why the course Sustainable Cities and Societies by Aalto University Summer School is one of the most critical topics right now.
Summer School Teacher Interview: "Human-centered UX design places people at the forefront of technological advancements."
Learn how to design human-centered solutions in the Human-Centered UX Design course by Aalto University Summer School.
Opin.fi implementation is progressing, and the first demo videos of the service have been released
The schedule for the launch of Opin.fi has been clarified regarding the offerings to be included in the service. The progress of the launch can also be tracked through the 'logbook' on aalto.fi, where we will update the most important current news about the launch of Opin.fi. Additionally, getting to know the service is now easier, as videos showcasing the learner's and administration's views of the interface have been released.
Bioinspired colours and adaptable materials - Professor Olli Ikkala's third EU project builds on living systems
Department of Applied Physics Professor Olli Ikkala received his third Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) on 11 April 2024. The funding amounts to 鈧2.5 million and the project will run for five years.
Olli Ikkala and Esa Saarinen found a common thread in baroque music and lecturing
Olli Ikkala will continue his research on nature-inspired materials and will find himself again as an organist after his busy research career. Esa Saarinen, on the other hand, continued to lecture the Philosophy and Systems Thinking (Filosofia ja systeemiajattelu) course to packed halls this spring. When they met, they discussed the organ and the atmosphere of the lectures.
Summer school teacher interview: The Data Visualisation summer course equips you with the must-have tools for communication in a data-scentric world
This August, Aalto University Summer School offers a course on Data Visualisation that deep-dives into visualisation methods, digital tools, and principles of storytelling. Course instructor Dr. Tomi Kauppinen, Head of Aalto Online Learning at Aalto University, shares his thoughts on why data visualisation is such an important skill in your toolkit today.
FITech's summer courses have been published - the application period starts now!
The application period for FITech's summer courses started today, on 4 April. There are over 100 courses available from the topics of 5G, energy storage, hydrogen economy, ICT, and wind power.
Aalto University Junior reached a record 31,000 children and young people last year
Aalto University Junior had another record year. Read more about the activitiies in 2023.
Digivisio 2030 transforms the future of learning through opin.fi
Finnish universities have united their efforts in the Digivisio 2030 project to build the future of learning, with its first manifestation being the opin.fi website tailored to the needs of lifewide learners. The service is set to be released first as a beta version in fall 2024 and fully in spring 2025.
Handbook introduces the world of ceramics
The Ceramics Handbook guides the reader to working with clay through texts, images, illustrations, animations, and videos.
Aalto University participates in Digivisio 3.0 pilot
The Digivisio project office offered all the 2.0 pilot HEIs the opportunity to continue to the 3.0 pilot, which takes place between Q1/2024-Q1/2025. Aalto is involved in the 2.0 pilot as part of the FITech network university until Q1/2024 and continues independently with its own funding to the 3.0 pilot.
Summer School teacher interview: Learn how to approach design challenges in the Nordic Product Design course by Aalto University Summer School
Aalto University Summer School offers a brand-new undergraduate-level summer course on Nordic Product Design for 2024.
Lifewide Learning Community for Teachers launched in Teams
The Lifewide Learning Community for Teachers, now accessible on Teams, supports a culture of continuous education, innovation, and multidisciplinary collaboration among the university's teaching staff.
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.
Open university courses for summer 2024 have been published!
Most of the open university courses for summer have been added to our course selection.
Minna V盲nsk盲 appointed as the project manager of Digivisio's Opin.fi service implementation
The project manager for the implementation of the Digivisio's Opin.fi service has been appointed.
AI interest high among school students and teachers
Comprehensive and upper secondary schools had opportunities to learn about a range of artificial intelligence tools through the Technology sessions (Teknologiatuokiot) offered by Aalto University Junior last autumn.
All of us must invest in lifewide learning to stay competitive
Almost half of employees' key competencies will change in just five years. Tom Lindholm and Petri Suomala write that organizations, employees and decision-makers must invest in competence development.
The Aalto University Summer School application period opens for summer 2024
Aalto University Summer School launched its most extensive course offering yet for the upcoming summer.
