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Alumnus of SECCLO programme: ‘Creating a bond with Finland’
A summer internship led to a career in cybersecurity at Ericsson for Bruno Duarte from Paraguay, who graduated from the SECCLO Master’s programme in Security and Cloud Computing in 2020.

NEO offers easier processes for end user
NEO offers several opportunities for an automated process. When making the expense report the end user does not have to worry about selecting a correct travel type or VAT code for the expenses. All VAT calculations are done in the background. This requires fewer mandatory selections than before when making the expense report.

Aalto University’s TUTLI project eParkly gathers the parking related data on the A Grid parking area to develop future parking solutions
eParkly pilot begins on the A Grid parking area (A Grid B Otakaari 5, area code 541) on Monday 29th of March 2021. eParkly is a platform for providing a better parking experience to car drivers by real-time sensing of parking area utilization rates.

Helsinki would need at least 5,000 intermediate-deep geothermal wells to meet the energy demands in district heating – researchers call for more studies
Geothermal energy wells are being explored as a way to provide district heating to cities and suburbs. A new study suggests that fields of wells connected to existing heating systems, instead of individual wells, should be studied.

Contribute to the New European Bauhaus initiative this Spring
We all have the possibility to contribute to the EU’s Green Deal pilots and agenda during Spring 2021. 

Fulbright applicant event 31 March
Deadline for registrations is 29 March
New Industry partnership for solid-state cooling
Comptek Solutions and Aalto University’s Engineered Nanosystems group launch the SuperDevice project to study the effects of controlled oxidation on defected surfaces in optical cooling devices

Updates on Sisu: personal study plan for doctoral students and Sisu webinar for teachers
Sisu webinars for students and teachers are arranged to help the transition into the new system and to cover the upcoming changes. Webinars will be recorded to be watched afterwards. Doctoral students can now also make their personal study plan on Sisu.

Board approved Annual Board Report and Financial Statements and thanked Aalto community for excellent work in challenging circumstances
The Aalto University Board convened online on 17 March.

Improving performance this spring
In 2021, performance is all about wellbeing, and Aalto considers it a key priority. Find below concrete tips to improve your and your team’s performance this spring

Five new Marie Curie fellows join Aalto
The prestigious research grants supports international researchers to travel abroad to work.

New ACS agreement: Publish without open access fee in ACS journals
Aalto affiliated corresponding authors can publish open access articles without APC fee in ACS journals.

Interruption of district heating distribution in the following properties: Betonimiehenkuja 3 and 5
District heating will be suspended in Betonimiehenkuja 3 and 5 due to maintenance work. The interruption will occur on Thursday, March 25 starting at 8am until 4pm.

Difficulty learning nonsense words may indicate a child’s high risk of dyslexia
Studies show disorder is linked to the left cerebral hemisphere and that confidence can help kids overcome difficulties

Providing information in NEO system on coronavirus restrictions and other issues affecting travel
We are introducing the new travel and expense management system, NEO, although at the moment all travel has to be avoided due to the coronavirus pandemic.
EU awards significant funding for Finnish AI-assisted fusion research
The University of Helsinki will lead a new centre specialised in fusion research based on artificial intelligence and modelling, harnessing the strong expertise in AI in the Helsinki region for future energy production.

Aalto University endowment provided EUR 36 million to fund education and research
The university takes steps towards carbon-neutral endowment portfolio.

Aalto University’s academic results and international recognition maintained momentum in 2020
The university was able to promptly adjust to the exceptional situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
