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Open online courses at Aalto University's School of Arts, Design, and Architecture

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Start the new year by learning new skills in design and creativity!
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Maarit Mäkelä in Lapland during the shooting of Radical Creativity movie. Photo: Hayley Le.

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.

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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!

Design Bits

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!

Chemarts Cookbook cover

Data Viz inspiration?

Browse through the interesting talks given at our annual Data Viz conference.

Viz Knowledge

Safeguarding and renewing craftmanship

Interested in ceramics? Look no further, the Ceramics Handbook is your guide to the age-old craft (in Finnish only).

Astioita tekijöiltä: Tuuli Saarelainen, Saija Halko, Nathalie Lautenbacher, Jatta Lavi, Laura Itkonen ja Airi Hortling. Kuva: Anne Kinnunen

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).

Alvar Aalton suunnittelema Suomen pavilijonki Pariisin maailmannäyttelyyn 1936-1937.

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Start using the new DPSP tool – attend support clinics in September

New digital DPSP tool for preparing and handling doctoral personal study plans available for all doctoral students in MyStudies.
Summer course participants, photo taken by Ezgi Turtgut
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TUM + Aalto SGT summer course brings participants closer to the complexities of governing West African countries through interactive simulation

Returning for a second consecutive year, the TUM (Technical University of Munich) + SGT summer course was hosted at Aalto University on 3-5 June 2026. The three-day course brought together students and staff from different disciplines to explore political, economic, and environmental decision-making through an interactive simulation.
Nainen ottamassa kirjaa kirjatson hyllystä.
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Students: Book a personal guidance session for information searches through MyStudies

Do you want help with finding information, using source literature or starting your thesis? Library Services provides personalised guidance sessions for information searches. You can now conveniently book a guidance session through MyStudies.
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It’s never too late for happiness – can you learn how to become happy in Finland?

Frank Steuer took the Happiness Science from Finland summer course at Aalto University Summer School to explore a topic he was already passionate about: combining happiness and self-development with both lifestyle and successful entrepreneurship.
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