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Organisational changes in Leadership Support Services
Recruitment of new development director is open
New Professors' Council chairs have started in January
Lauri Savioja was elected as the chair, while the five vice chairs represent Aalto schools
Continued increase in applications to English bachelor’s programmes
Aalto University experiences wide interest from students all over the world
Space 21 monthly morning coffees in Spring 2024
Start your day with the best coffee on campus in the living room of radical creativity. The entire Aalto community is invited – check the schedule for Spring 2024 below.
Dimitrios Gkoutzounis: After the first month I decided I don’t wanna leave
'I was very unfamiliar with something like the orientation week and all the activities and lectures, where they told us useful things, like how the university works. It made me feel like I’m not on my own to figure everything out.'
Scientists reveal new images of a black hole - Proof of a persistent black hole shadow
The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration has released new images of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy Messier 87. Researchers from Aalto University and the University of Turku contributed to forming the images from the new observations.
'Doctoral studies are a company's investment in the future'
Murata encourages its employees to pursue doctorates while working
Communication services at Aalto ENG and ELEC are enhancing their collaboration
The pilot starts in January 2024 and continues until May 2025.
Mikko Kosonen: Empathy is needed to communicate across disciplines
'When you disagree or feel defensive, it’s important to really try to hear what the other person is saying. That requires empathy. If disciplines have different languages, it’s easy to talk past each other.'
Apply for Unite! Seed Fund to foster collaborative teaching, research and student activities
Financial boost for collaborative ideas from teachers, researchers and students across the Unite! alliance of nine European universities. Apply now!
EIT RawMaterials Call for Innovation proposals (2025) - Draft proposal by 31 JAN 2024
Call for proposals 2025 / Innovation / EIT RawMaterials
Call draft deadline: 31.1.24 / call final deadline: 29.5.2024
Call draft deadline: 31.1.24 / call final deadline: 29.5.2024
50 years of discovery through the measurements made at Metsähovi Radio Observatory
Aalto University’s Metsähovi Radio Observatory has played an important role in the development of Finnish radio astronomy.
Space experts gather in Otaniemi
The annual Winter Satellite Workshop has expanded one of the largest New Space meetings in Finland, Scandinavia and the Baltic countries.
Call for doctoral researchers in AI/ML for wireless communications
The Department of Information and Communications Engineering has two open positions for doctoral researchers in the Nokia XG Industrial Doctoral Programme
Record high number of applicants É«É«À² University’s master’s programmes
Applicants represent altogether 132 nationalities indicating strong worldwide interest
Board reviewed our strategic direction and made decisions on financial matters
Board and Aalto Management Team had a joint discussion on the results of the University Preview prior to the board meeting
URA foundation scholarships to 19 Aalto athletes
The scholarship amount is either 1 500 or 3 000 euros for one academic year
Nokia donates again to quantum and XG doctoral schools
Nokia's industrial doctoral schools in Aalto have been a success. Nokia donates another 480,000€ to them.
Done – Move on Aalto computers to open-source fonts from licensed ones
Aalto University now uses, especially in graphic design, the open-source typefaces of Inter and Besley.
