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Discover Aalto Founder School
Aalto Founder School helps students develop the mindset and skills to create something new. Open to all Aalto students, it offers multiple ways to explore entrepreneurship through Founder Talks, the Founder Minor, and Founder Sprint.
Keep in touch: a friend book for building your student network
A student team designed a friend book for Aalto University Shop to help students build contacts and make connections.
Tips from Aalto University students for you, new student!
As part of Aalto’s annual AllWell survey, upper-year students were asked what advice they would give to new students to help them get off to a good start and manage well with their studies. Here are the takeaways!
The default view in Sisu’s Structure of Studies section will change
The renewed Structure of Studies view will become the primary way to plan your studies.
Supporting your study wellbeing, autumn 2026
Dear student, welcome to start the autumn semester! Aalto offers self-study materials, guidance and services that support student wellbeing. Below you will find more about the services available and links to useful materials.
Forests, Wood and Carbon: now also in Finnish and available via Open University
Starting August 2026, 'Forests, wood and carbon' online course will be available in English and Finnish. Students can select their preferred language at the enrolment. The course is also available through Aalto Open University.
Register now for Inventors in AI, biotechnology or the new multidisciplinary cohort
Three innovation trainings are coming up this fall and registration is now open for all Aalto researchers!
New funding expands FITech Network University's offering with courses related to data skills
FITech Network University, coordinated by Aalto University, has been granted new funding to address the skills needs related to data competence.
Courses in languages, culture and communication in period I
The Language Centre offers a wide range of courses.
The study voucher has been introduced – study 30 ECTS credits of Open University courses free of charge
The study voucher is a payment instrument that you can use to pay for open studies in Finnish and Swedish at Finnish higher education institutions.
Coming soon, ARTEFAKTI26 (3.-9.9.2026)
ARTEFAKTI returns for the fourth year to Helsinki Design Week from the 3rd to 9th of September 2026 at Puristamo hall in Kaapelitehdas
Experience Isn't the Finish Line: Payam Salarvand on Learning to Build Better
Can experienced entrepreneurs still benefit from going back to the classroom?
Beyond Startups: Karla Still on Rethinking Entrepreneurship
Can entrepreneurship look different from the startup stories we hear most often?
From Quantum to Entrepreneurship: Sreekrishna Praveen on Expanding His Perspective
How do you turn breakthrough technologies into real-world impact?
Open university courses for Autumn 2026 have been published!
The open university courses for autumn semester have been added to our course selection.
Founder Stories That Stay With You: Emma Seisto on Discovering Entrepreneurship
The course that made Emma rethink her future.
TECH student! Exchange destinations available for spring 2027 published
Change the scene next spring! The exchange destinations open for application in the supplementary round are now published. The application round will be open from 31 Aug to 18 September 16:00.
Aalto University admitted 2126 new students to BSc programmes taught in Finnish or in Swedish
New students were also selected through the open university pathway and transfer application
All of Aalto in one programme: the new Bachelor’s Programme in Technology, Business and Design starts in 2027
The programme suits curious students with multiple interests. After a shared first year, you'll focus on technology, business or design.
Prototyping and Validation Grant: VeinOptima
An Aalto design student is building a device to help nurses find veins faster, funded by Aalto's Prototyping and Validation Grant.
