How to apply for doctoral studies?
Find out what is required of applicants and what can our doctoral studies offer!
Learning outcomes in doctoral education
Graduated doctors have the capability to work in a multidisciplinary and international environment together with various actors. They have the capability to lead things and / or people.
Big strategic research openings – Tekes
Strategic research openings are projects aspiring for big breakthroughs, creating new areas of excellence and significant growth for Finland.
Analysis of an operating theatre instrument-monitoring system
A business project by Aalto University School of Business. Case: Technomedicum
European Institute of Innovation & Technology EIT
A major aim of EIT is to boost the competiveness of EU member states by collaboratively bringing together leading European higher education institutions, research centres and enterprises.
How could virtual and augmented reality work in real estate business?
In customized student projects students learn by doing real projects for companies. Case: NOKIA
Strategy 2016–2020: Shaping the future
The Aalto University strategy for 2016–2020 emphasises excellence, multidisciplinarity, entrepreneurship, and societal impact.
Future and Emerging Technologies’ Flagship Iniatives
The Future & Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagships are visionary, large-scale, science-driven research initiatives that tackle scientific and technological challenges across disciplinary borders.
Completed ERC projects
The European Research Council (ERC) funding is awarded to leading researchers for pioneering work at the frontiers of science.
ERC Starting Grant funding
The European Research Council (ERC) funding is awarded to leading researchers for pioneering work at the frontiers of science. ERC Starting Grants are designed to support talented early-career scientist (2-7 years since completion of PhD) who has already produced excellent supervised work, is ready to work independently and shows potential to be a research leader.
Showcases of Aalto's research excellence in the area
Aalto also cooperates strongly with other players in the field.
ERC Advanced Grant funding
The European Research Council (ERC) funding is awarded to leading researchers for pioneering work at the frontiers of science. ERC Advanced grants provide an opportunity to well-established and outstanding scientists having a track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years to pursue innovative, high-risk research.
The Research Council of Finland’s SRC
Strategic Research Council (SRC) funding supports high quality research with potentially major impacts on society. Such research seeks concrete solutions to significant problems, and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Collaboration between knowledge producers and knowledge users is essential. SRC programmes run for 3–6 years.
Technology info
New information about environmental directives. In co-operation with: Teknova and Antrea Solutions
Leading university in Finland
Aalto University is the leading university in Finland in the field of digitalisation in the number of students, professors, publications and funding.
Green Mobility
How ICT and mobile applications could help in reducing CO2 emissions of road transport? Collaboration: NOKIA
Research Council of Finland’s Centres of Excellence
Centres of Excellence (CoEs) are at the cutting edge of their disciplines, pioneering new avenues of enquiry and training the next generation of new talent for Finnish research and industry. CoEs are funded by the Research Council of Finland and by Finnish universities, research institutes, the private sector and many other sources. The funding is granted for a 6–8 year term.
Academy Professors
Academy Professors are awarded Research Council of Finland funds for contributing to the development of their own research fields. Â The funding provides world-class scientists and scholars with the opportunity to practice research work on a fixed-term full-time basis. Academy Professors may carry out their own research plans, lead research teams, supervise young scientists and provide training.