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Chemical engineering has swept Veera away: 鈥淚鈥檓 so excited 鈥 this is what it鈥檚 all about!鈥
Veera Mett盲nen, a first-year master's student at Aalto University, is fascinated by nanoscale phenomena and the behavior of materials 鈥 that is, why things happen. In the future, she wants to develop into a good leader.
Aalto University establishes a professorship of practice position in data economy
The new professorship strengthens the collaboration between Aalto University and South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences.
Shape the future of health, energy or defence with Linkage courses
Apply to Linkage courses and get a chance to work with industry leaders, innovators and fellow students on real-world challenges!
Application period for FITech鈥檚 spring courses is approaching 鈥 explore the spring 2026 course offering now!
Complement your degree with free courses from Finnish universities of technology, designed to meet the demands of the working life and help deepen your expertise! The application period for degree students starts on December 1st.
Summer School alum Suvi: 鈥淪uccessful brands don鈥檛 just wing it鈥
We spoke with Summer School alum Suvi Valtonen-Kim,聽a Korean-Finnish design student in her senior year, based in Hong Kong.
Apply to a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) "Green Deal Collider" at TalTech
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) is pleased to introduce the course 鈥淕reen Deal Collider: Sustainable Futures鈥, which will be held as a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) in late January and February 2026. The course offers truly multicultural experience 鈥 for example, last time鈥檚 participants came from 14 different European universities across 10 countries.
Chemical engineering student Mauri Hartikainen: 鈥淲ith metallurgy, you can truly make an impact in building a sustainable future鈥
Mauri Hartikainen chose sustainable metallurgy as his Master鈥檚 major because he wants to be involved in developing clean technology solutions. What fascinates him most about metals is their almost limitless recyclability.
Languages, culture and communication courses in period III
The Language Centre offers a wide range of courses.
Chemical engineering student Karya K枚r眉kc眉: 'I got the chance to join a project developing glucose biosensors for diabetics'
Karya K枚r眉kc眉 is making the most of her studies in Bioproduct Engineering at Aalto University. She dreams of an academic career in the fascinating world of chemistry.
Changes to be made in 2026 to student file retention after expiry of right to study
Read more about the changes to the retention period for files and emails
Summer School alum story: How Finnish happiness found its way to Japan
Summer School in Happiness Science gave Junko Motohashi a reason to slow down and reflect on her
personal life and career.
personal life and career.
BIZ Exchange infos in November
The January exchange application is approaching, and now in November it is worth coming to listen to exchange information at one of these four events. The options are available in Finnish, English, on campus and online
Use your voice: 14 000 euros for student wellbeing
In autumn 2025, students were asked to come up with ideas on how the university should spend 14 000 euros to improve student wellbeing on campus. Now it's time to vote for the best idea to be implemented during spring 2026.
BioSustex PhD/Postdoc Meet to Exchange Insights and Strengthen Collaboration
On Friday, members of the PhD and Postdoctoral group involved in the BioSustex Project convened for a collaborative meeting to exchange research findings and experiences.
Chemical engineer Mikko Manninen: 'I want to see how biotechnology expertise can be applied in practice'
When Aalto University chemical engineering student Mikko Manninen chose biotechnology as his Master鈥檚 major, everything fell into place. He has found his field and is now working on his Master鈥檚 thesis at聽the company of his dreams.
New funding introduces health technology themes into FITech Network University's course offering
FITech Network University, a network of Finnish universities of technology coordinated by Aalto University, has been granted new funding that expands the network's course offering with themes related to health technology.
Call for doctoral student tutors, December 2025
Sign-up to be a tutor for new doctoral students as part of the Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days!
Hitesh Monga shaped his path in Aalto from a summer intern to a master鈥檚 graduate
Hitesh Monga, graduate from Communication Engineering master's major, shares the path that lead him 色色啦 and beyond
Alum Nina Zhao: Curiosity has taken me far
Nina Zhao has graduated from the master's program in Global Management, and she currently works at EY People Advisory Services in New York.
Support for the transition to working life and insights into one's own skills
Participants of the latest mentoring programme Inka Vettenranta and Marek Hude膷ek share their mentoring experiences.
