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Welcome home, alumni!
Each of the 100,000 Aalto alumni is as welcome to the Aalto community as they were on their very first day.

Radical creativity – it’s a gamble
The first Finnish satellite was a creative and very risky project.

My tip for you: Take advantage of your everyday curiosity
Elina develops the management of Aalto's donor relations and fundraising in the field of technical sciences.

Update on Springer and ACM open access agreements
Negotiations with Springer have started – old open access article quota running out.
ACM negotiations about to begin.
ACM negotiations about to begin.

Attend research data management training
The training introduces research data management from different practical aspects. New training topics include anonymization and reproducibility of research.

Share your thoughts on the future of campus life
Missing campus? Participate in an online discussion on campus development and a virtual community event on 8 October open to all at Aalto.

ELLIS inaugurates 30 research units at leading institutions across Europe
The European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems presented the broad scope of research its units will cover in the field of modern AI.

Aalto Sustainability Hub launches new Green Nudge Team programme for students
The Green Nudge Team programme is currently looking for students interested in a meaningful and hands-on way to contribute to sustainability at Aalto University.
My tip for you: Ask yourself how instead of what kind of work you want to do
Risto Sarvas develops the information networks programme in close cooperation with students.

Shaking Up Tech returns, this time as a virtual open event
This year, the event that encourages young women’s interest in the field of technology is online due to covid-19. The event is open to all upper-secondary school students.

On 8 October, 17-year-old Asa-Marie Kultima assumes the role of Aalto University President in the Girls Takeover campaign
At the beginning of October, the ‘Super Week’ for girls, young people and technology will also host a Shaking up Tech event open to all and select the winner of the youth innovation competition.

Meet the data agent: Clemens Icheln
Clemens Icheln has positive experience with opening data and encourages his colleagues to publish their data as well. In this article series Aalto University data agents, researchers experienced in research data management are introduced.

Students at Aalto University’s Mikkeli unit diagnosed with coronavirus
First- and second-year students of the bachelor’s programme in Mikkeli will shift to distance education for two weeks.

Turn on the new Teams meeting experience
With the new experience, meetings open in new windows with all meeting controls and functions available at all times. You can also easily share the content from the main Teams window. You will also have new Gallery options available.

Board gives guidance for 2021 budget and 2022–2024 long-term plan
The Aalto University Board convened online on 10 September.

Machine Learning Coffee Seminars continue with a great lineup of speakers
MLCS gathers together people from different fields of science who have at least one thing in common, interest in machine learning

My tip for you: Network, network, network
Leena Plym-Rissanen needs a wide network of Aalto colleagues as well external stakeholders to be successful in her work.

Two suitcases and one man
Life is a game and this – working and studying – is my way of playing it, Kalevi Hyyrynen used to say. The Aalto alumnus, who remembered his alma mater generously in his will, was keen on learning new things throughout his life.

High demand for experts in 5G technology - develop your skills with minor studies!
The demand for 5G technology experts and professionals is growing rapidly in leading industrial and service companies. Students of different fields of education at Aalto University can accumulate 5G skills during their minor studies in Communications Engineering.

Aalto 10 km & 5 km sports event cancelled
The organization of all events should be carefully considered so that studying and working on campus can continue safely.
