Open online courses at Aalto University's School of Arts, Design, and Architecture
How can radical creativity change the world?
Learn what is radical creativity and how to use it to create deep change - whether in business, the arts, or technology.
Learn about creativity from individual and organisational perspectives, and how to create and lead transformative change.
Ever wondered what design really is all about?
Learn the basics about design, how designers solve problems, and get to know a lot of design tools. Design Bits is the online course about design for non-designers!
An online course about design for non-designers by Aalto University.
Interested in experimenting with materials?
The CHEMARTS Cookbook offers both simple and more advanced ideas and recipes for hands-on experiments with wood-based materials. Download the book for free!
Inspiration for Material Enthusiasts
Data Viz inspiration?
Browse through the interesting talks given at our annual Data Viz conference.
New approaches in data visualization and information design
Safeguarding and renewing craftmanship
Interested in ceramics? Look no further, the Ceramics Handbook is your guide to the age-old craft (in Finnish only).
The handbook reveals the secrets of clay and guides the reader to working with clay through texts, images, illustrations, animations, and videos. NOTE! The handbook is in Finnish only!
Architecture and the built environment
It's not possible to understand today without an understanding of the past. Take the online course on architectural history! (In Finnish only).
In order to understand today, you need to understand the past. NOTE! This online course is in Finnish only!
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Alum Kati Vilhelmsson: ‘One of the most important things I have taken from Aalto was a truly global mindset’
School of Business, International Business Programme alum Kati Vilhelmsson encourages current students to actively seek international opportunities and trust the power of their networks. ‘All global experiences give you perspectives you would never get by staying at home.’
Thinking of doing a doctorate? Join us on 21 April
Join us on 21 April 2026 to hear firsthand experiences from researchers across Europe and explore what a career in research at Aalto could look like.
Antti Lähtevänoja, a lecturer in entrepreneurship, draws on his experience as a salesperson and entrepreneur in his teaching
‘It’s fantastic to be able to teach genuinely knowledge-hungry students.’