Current news
Share a day in your university life and win a trip to Lisbon!
The Unite! student video contest offers you the opportunity to share your cultural reality and win tickets to the Unite! Student Festival held this June in Lisbon.
Engineering enzymes with AI
A research team from Aalto University and VTT will construct a virtual laboratory for enzyme engineering, which will allow human-AI collaboration to flourish.
Ilkka Niemelä: When trying to fix something, it’s important to start by understanding the problem
'It’s really important to me personally that we value each other. I believe in that very strongly. The way you treat other people determines the culture of an organisation. We accomplish a lot more when we have respectful interactions.'
Apply for seed funding to create collaborative activities with students in Unite! universities
Deadline for applications is 15 May, 2023.
International students express top-level overall satisfaction with Aalto
The International Student Barometer was carried out at the end of 2022.
All My Mom’s Phone Calls is the best short film
For the second time in a row, the Jussi Award for Best Short Film was awarded to a film by an Aalto University graduate.
Free online course "Using CSC computing environment efficiently" 12.–14.4.2023
Registration 29 March at the latest.
Art evokes feelings in the body
A new study from the University of Turku and Aalto University in Finland reveals that art has a powerful effect on people's bodies and emotions.
An inspection of the study environment of Aalto university's campuses
All students are invited to answer the anonymous well-being survey from March 27 to April 11.
5 reasons why Finnish winter is crazy cool
Finland’s winter weather can be extreme, but it doesn’t have to stop students from having fun
YLE and Aalto University collaborate to design future streaming service for children and youth
Aalto University and YLE have partnered to develop and design ideas for a new branded streaming service for children and youth.
Professor Arja Karhumaa: ‘We need to better understand how texts are viewed’
Introducing our tenured professors: professor Arja Karhumaa explores the relationship between language and the visual form of a text –how a text looks at any given moment, and how it affects us as human beings.
School of Engineering seeks new vice dean for impact
The School of Engineering requests applications or nominations for suitable candidates for the position of vice dean, responsible for impact, by Sunday, 16 April 2023.
The short film filmed in Aalto tells about a student's difficult choice
The shooting of the short film Compassion III, funded by Aalto University's Oasis of Radical Wellbeing project, began in Otaniemi on March 17th. The premier is on May 30th as a part of the Green Minds, Healthy Hearts – Social Sustainability Symposium in Aalto University's Harald Herlin Learning Center.
Towards social sustainability at Aalto
The concept of social sustainability was discussed by Aalto community in the Wellbeing on a Sustainable Campus event of the Earth Hour Week 2023.
Aalto Startup Center’s startups outperform other startups again – their total business is now worth more than EUR 600 million
Report reveals strong growth for businesses from Aalto's accelerator
Various career paths: Satu Rämö writes bestseller crime stories to balance a career in digital communication where brevity and concision rule
Rämö is able to lead a life that is truly her own as an author and entrepreneur in communication, as her business competence allows her to maintain sufficient profit margins and keep her finances in check
Seed funding launched to encourage lifewide learning development
Aalto University is now offering seed funding to support lifewide learning projects within Schools and Departments. With grants of up to 100k€ per year, this initiative provides an opportunity for Schools and Departments to pursue innovative projects that foster the development of lifewide learning and create sustainable learning solutions for individuals and industry needs.
