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Season's greetings from the Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering
Thank you to all members of our community for your work for ELEC and Aalto!
Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January 2026
Gain an early overview of the Unite! Seed Fund Call of Spring 2026. The call includes three funding lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD.
The School of Business will confer ten Honorary Doctors at its May 2026 Ceremonial Conferment – this prestigious celebration is held every five years
The first Ceremonial Conferment of the School of Business was held in 1946, so the 17th Ceremonial Conferment of the School of Business will take place in spring 2026
New service: Book a Group Training for teaching staff
Book a training for your group on topical themes.
Season Greetings from Teacher Services
Season greetings - thank you for your collaboration throughout the past year!
Board appointed Professor Pauliina Ilmonen as Dean of the School of Science
Board discussed the University Preview 2024 outcome and made decisions on financial matters
Fixed: Issue in Aalto Wiki navigation and themes
Aalto Wiki functioning normally, update 17 Dec 2025
Meet the new ELLIS Institute PIs: Azade Farshad advances AI for medical applications
Farshad’s research background is in computer vision and generative models.
Nominate your candidate for the 2025 Award for Achievements in Teaching at the School of Engineering
Staff and students of the School of Engineering are invited to nominate candidates for the 2025 Award for Achievements in Teaching.
Support for those concerned about flooding in South‑east Asia
The university supports and helps staff and students in dealing with the crisis.
Spring 2026 Finnish courses for international personnel in the metropolitan area universities
Aalto University offers Finnish language study opportunities to its employees in spring 2026. Registration starts December 8th!
Deadline approaching for the three mandatory courses – please complete them soon
All staff must complete courses of data protection and information security, cyber security and the Code of Conduct by the end of 2025
Independence Day decorations for Aalto personnel on 6 December 2025
The President of Finland awards decorations ºÚÁÏÍø University employees on the Finnish Independence Day. Congratulations!
Call for nominations for Millennium Technology Prize is open
MTP is the world’s leading award focused on technological innovations for a better life – you can suggest a nominee
Stay safe near metro stations
When walking on the streets, it is crucial to stay alert to avoid being scammed.
Vision for higher education and research until 2040 is taking shape – Comment on draft objectives
Ministry of Education and Culture invites Aaltonians to respond to a survey by 9 December
Employer receives 2026 tax cards for employees who are resident taxpayers directly from the Tax Administration
Aalto University receives the tax card information for resident taxpayers, i.e. employees living in Finland, directly from the Tax Administration. The employer will automatically receive the employees' tax cards for 2026, which will come into effect on January 1, 2026, and possible revised tax cards.
Sending Season’s Greetings in 2025
The university’s electronic Season’s Greetings is here again for you to send during 1 Dec 2025–9 Jan 2026. Various printed cards are available for you to buy at Aalto University Shop.
Export control, sanctions, and research security policy takes effect on 1 December 2025
The new policy guides Aaltonians to act responsibly in matters related to export controls, sanctions, and research security.
Aalto teachers gathered to rethink teaching in the age of AI
Teachers at Aalto discussed in workshops how artificial intelligence is changing education. The themes included support for teachers, work-life oriented curricula, as well as student agency and the ethical use of AI.
