Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture
For Aalto students
This is the student study guide for the Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture. Here you will find the programme curriculum as well as detailed guidelines for planning your studies.
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Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture is organized by the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
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Information for applicants
Planning your studies
Quick links for supervising professors and thesis advisors
News
Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Open for applications
The 2026 Unite! Seed Fund call is officially open, offering funding across three strategic lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD. Deadline for applications is 20 March 2026.
Apply now: Unite! Seed Fund 2026 - Student Call
The Unite! Seed Fund call for 2026 is now open for students. Apply now for up to €20,000 per project, involving at least two Unite! Universities. Deadline for applications is 20 March 2026.
Windows 11 in IT Classrooms – Changes to how files are saved
Save your files to the Home network drive or OneDrive
UniSport services at Aalto University in spring 2026
Group excericise classes and free break excercise for students and staff at Aalto University.Events
Triton users' group meeting 22/01/2026
This is our third Triton users' group meeting for all the users of Aalto Triton High Performance Computing cluster: come and hear what’s new with Triton. This is also a good moment to express your wishes for future developments.
Theses & Tomatoes: Start your studies with Pomodoro
Join us for guided studying and pick up tips for more effective work during Pomodoro sessions!
Hands-on Data Protection workshop 27 & 29 / January / 2026
Learn about data protection in practice in this two-day workshop with Aalto data agents and Sensitive Data experts from CSC.
Intro to Triton and HPC 28 January 2026
Are you a researcher who has recently started working at Aalto? Would you like to have more resources for your data science tasks? Join our hands-on course for data science workflows with high performance computing using Triton Aalto High Performance Computing cluster!Aalto Doctoral Programme in Arts, Design and Architecture
The Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture offers an international doctoral programme for those seeking careers in art, design, film, media or architecture. A special feature of the programme is that the thesis can include art or design productions. The Department of Art and Media, the Department of Architecture, the Department of Design and the Department of Film, Television and Scenography offer doctoral studies for a Doctor of Arts (Art and Design) and a Doctor of Science (Architecture) degrees.
