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You do not need to speak Finnish to get a summer job
More than 70% of the employers that participated in the Aalto Summer Job Day are also happy to hire foreigners who do not speak Finnish.

Power outage in Otaniemi area
There was a power outage in Otaniemi area. The issue is now resolved and repaired.

Aalto students from past to present: Transition from student life to career life
As a student who is just starting to find his first steps in the industry, Aalto student Mcha Khamis was wondering what kind of skills were needed for him to fit into the job market.

Three fascinating facts about space – which mystery would space researcher Joni Tammi like to understand?
When Joni Tammi was on the first grade, he gave his first school presentation about stars. It started a journey that led to a career in space research. But what was the brainwave he got during his studies on a course taught by astronomer Esko Valtaoja?

Aalto researchers’ bold initiatives receive more than €2 million in funding
The areas covered by the four research projects include the development of thermal energy storage and mobile magnetic resonance imaging technology.

The university's new decade started joyously
Almost 1300 people celebrated the 10-year-old Aalto – take a look at the photos!

Call for projects - Exhibition ‘Prototypes of the future’ in May
Do you or your team have a project that reflects your goals for building a better future, in the spirit of the Millennium Technology Prize? Apply by Jan 27 to participate in the exhibition.

In ten years, Aalto University has created a world-class centre of expertise
Aalto University has brought together science, art, technology and business at the Otaniemi campus and is now one of the world's leading universities in these key areas. Aalto celebrates its 10th anniversary on Wednesday 8 January 2020.

School of Electrical Engineering Dean's Christmas letter 2019
Dean Jyri Hämäläinen's Christmas letter to the School of Electrical Engineering
Academy Programme funding for research teams
The funded projects are linked from different perspectives on climate change.

Puumiehenkuja street works completed
Street renovations, which started in spring 2019, are nearly completely done. Landscaping work will be carried out during spring 2020.

New ecosystem launched to boost photo and radiation detector hardware development
VTT, Aalto University and industrial partners have started a joint effort to accelerate the development and commercialization of tailored high-performance detectors and systems for different application areas, ranging from medical imaging to environmental sensing.

The quietest place in Finland - Acoustics Lab renovation is complete
The laboratory and its office facilities were thoroughly refurbished.

Exploring the nanoscale world
This fall we followed students getting hands on experience in the most common methods used in micro and nanotechnology on the Micronova Laboratory course

Professor Tom Bäckström: Smart devices can eavesdrop and therefore we must study privacy
Social rules involving privacy should be considered in the design of speech interfaces.

Aalto is taking part of H2020 project TERAWAY
TERAWAY is a H2020 5GPPP Phase III project funded by the European Union coming as a technology intensive project aiming to develop a disruptive generation of THz transceivers for high-capacity BH and FH links in 5G networks.

Academy Professor Paavo Alku named IEEE Fellow
The world’s largest technical association IEEE elevates Professor Paavo Alku to the status of IEEE Fellow, which is the institute’s highest member grade. Alku is an Academy Professor at the Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics in the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering.

Aalto International Talent Programme brings together international students and companies
Aalto International Talent Programme is organized by Aalto University Career Services. The programme supports the employment international degree students.

Department Heads and Deputy Heads for 2020–2022 appointed at the School of Electrical Engineering
The Dean has appointed heads of departments and deputy heads for the period 1.1.2020 – 31.12.2022

Kati Hagros, how is digitalisation visible at your home?
According ɫɫÀ²'s Chief Digital Officer, open-mindedness and a desire for experimentation keeps us up to date with digital progress.
