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12.30–13.00 Coffee service

Afternoon coffee/tea served for you outside of the lecture hall (location will be updated later)

13.00–15.30 Welcome to study in Aalto Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology

Location will be updated later

This orientation event is intended for all new students in the Aalto Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology (majors: Chemical Engineering, Computational Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Digital Systems and Design, and Quantum Technology). 

10.00–13.15 How to plan your studies
Location will be updated later
This orientation event is intended for all new students in the Aalto Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology (majors: Chemical Engineering, Computational Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Digital Systems and Design, and Quantum Technology).

13.30–15.00 For non-EU/EEA citizens: Information on tuition fees and scholarships
Location will be updated later
This information session is meant for students who come from outside of the EU or the EEA area and are therefore liable to pay tuition fees at Aalto. Learn more about tuition fee liability and scholarships.

Wednesday is reserved for the orientation programme of your own major. There are major-specific sessions running parallel, please join the sessions of your own major. The locations of the sessions will be updated here closer to the orientation week.

9.30–11 Introduction to the major
This orientation session is hosted by the professor in charge of the major and other academic staff members

In this session you will get to know other first-year students and some academic staff members of your major and learn more about studies in the major.

11.00–12.15 Lunch break

12.15–14.00 Study plan and course registration session
This orientation session is hosted by a staff member from Student Services and student tutors of your major
 

In this orientation session you will be assisted in creating a personal study plan (HOPS) and registering for the courses offered in the first study period. Please bring your own laptop with you for this session!

Aalto Welcome Fair

At the fair, you will have the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the diverse services provided by Aalto University and our partners. At the exhibition booths, you can participate in activities, ask questions, and get to know people who can support you in your student life.

Event page of the Aalto Welcome Fair will be updated later.

There's no orientation week programme arranged by the university/your study programme on Friday, but please check the orientation programme arranged by your student guild.

Links to the programme arranged by the student guilds will be updated later under the heading "Orientation week programme of student guilds".

Alongside the orientation week programme arranged by the university/your study programme, your student guild will also arrange their own programme during the orientation week and hopes that you will participate in their events. 

Links to the orientation week programme arranged by the student guilds will be updated later during the spring.

If you have any questions about the orientation week programme arranged by your student guild, please contact the guild.

Chemical Engineering: The Association of Process Engineering Students

Computational Engineering: Guild of Civil Engineers

Computer Engineering: Guild of Electrical Engineering

Data Science: Data Guild

Digital Systems and Design: Guild of Automation and Systems Technology

Quantum Technology: Guild of Physics

Programme staff support students in study related matters: planning of studies (personal study plan), guidance on practical study matters and counselling in challenging study situations. You will meet your programme's staff (planning officer & study coordinators) during the orientation week. You can contact them any time during your studies.

You can find the contact information on the Contact page.

Each new student is assigned to a tutor group within their own major. Each major of the Aalto Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Technology (Chemical Engineering, Computational Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Digital Systems and Design and Quantum Technology) has its own student tutors and student guild, who will introduce students of that major to campus, student organization activities and student life in general. 

The task of tutors is to guide new students to the student life at Aalto University, offer peer support and help new students find their place in the student community. Tutors are older students who act as volunteers and who are trained to the task by the Aalto University Student Union (AYY), student guilds and university personnel. 

You will receive further information about the student guild of your own major and their contact information through the newsletters send to you after admission. The contact information you gave for the admission is given to your guild. The guild will contact you in August.

You will receive newsletters by email after admission in the spring and summer. Please read through the newsletters carefully since they include important information about starting your studies. The email address we use is the one you gave when you applied ºÚÁÏÍø.

The events and activities during the orientation are planned to ensure a smooth start of studies. You will learn all you need about starting your studies by following the instructions on this page, reading your email, and participating in the orientation.

Here on your programme pages. This is the study guide of the programme, and here you can find the curricula, recommended timetables, instructions for study planning and for all study related matters.

Please read through the page Bachelor’s students, this page you are currently on (Starting your studies), as well as International students (if applicable). These pages contain relevant information to new students. Please also complete the (available from July 1).

You can browse through the Student Guide to learn more about practical matters. The most important information will be part of the orientation programme.

The beginning of the academic year is the busiest time for the Student Services. In addition to this, July is holiday season in Finland, which means that there may be delays in response times to messages. Your planning officer/coordinator will reply to you as soon as possible.

If you have a study related question, instead of sending an email, please do the following:   

• Check if your question is answered in the newsletters you have received or on the pages for new Bachelor’s students or for new International Students.
• If the subject of your question is part of the orientation programme, attend the orientation event. Please also attend the available question clinics or other events and ask there.

Please be aware that during August and September we cannot prioritise emails with questions that will be answered during the orientation or are answered in the materials sent to new students.

The degree structure of your programme and the courses it includes are listed under Curriculum 2024–2026. You can find more instructions for planning your studies on the Planning your studies page.

The study plan is created in the student information system . You will receive detailed instructions and assistance for creating your study plan during the orientation week. There will be an orientation session where you will create a study plan and enrol for first period courses.

All our programmes are full-time programmes that run mainly on campus. We do not recommend working full-time during the studies.

The amount of compulsory attendance depends on the course. You can find further information about the courses under Curriculum 2024–2026. The course descriptions are available in the student information system .

Yes, it is possible to transfer credits completed elsewhere to your degree at Aalto University. It may be possible to substitute a specific Aalto course, or to include completed courses to the degree e.g. as elective studies. Please read more about credit transfer. 

The suitability of previously completed studies for credit transfer is evaluated taking into consideration the learning outcomes of the degree at Aalto University.

We recommend that you apply for credit transfer of previously completed studies as early on in your bachelor’s studies as possible. You will receive further information about credit transfer through the newsletters and during the orientation week. 

You will register for courses in the student information system through your study plan. Please read the instructions here. You will receive instructions and assistance on how to register for the first period courses during the orientation week. 

Personal Study Plan (sometimes referred to with the Finnish abbreviation HOPS) is a plan for the courses you are going to include in your degree. It also includes a schedule for your studies over the planned study time.

HOPS is used for e.g. course registration and graduation, but primarily it is your planning tool that helps you plan your studies. You will create your study plan in the Sisu system. You will create your first study plan (basic studies, language studies, major studies) during the orientation week and will add contents to other modules on your study plan during your first year of studies.

Yes, you can. We ask you to make your personal study plan first and foremost to help you plan your studies. You are allowed to change your plans during your studies, but if you make changes, remember to keep your study plan updated. If you are unsure whether the changes made are suitable for your degree, please contact the programme staff.   

Please note that there are specific modules on your study plan, such as basic studies and major studies, which have compulsory contents for the degree. You can make more individualized choices with minor and elective studies modules.

You can find general instructions on the Planning your studies page.