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Not the first choice, but in the end, the best possible one
This is one student's story about coming to Finland and Aalto University to study after the war began in Ukraine.
Introducing new bachelor's level study options in electrical engineering
Aalto University will offer two new Finnish-taught study options in electrical engineering next spring
Prof. Yaolin Xu combines physics and chemistry for better batteries
Newly appointed Assistant Professor Xu looks to build up his lab and team at the Department of Applied Physics to pursue better batteries for a sustainable future in energy storage.
Unite! Seed Fund 2024 awards funding to three collaborative teaching projects involving Aalto
The Unite! Seed Fund aims to stimulate and support bottom-up proposals by teachers, researchers and students for collaborative activities.
Open university courses for spring 2025 have been published!
The open university courses for autumn semester have been added to our course selection.
Practice your languages with the Unite! Language Tandems
Learn languages with another student from one of the nine Unite! alliance universities.
Call for doctoral student representatives 2025 (DPCs and DEWG)
Student representatives speak for doctoral students in Doctoral Programme Committees (DPC) at the Schools and Aalto University's Doctoral Education Working Group (DEWG)
The first Tähtitiistai took place in Marsio – watch the recording of the event and join the next lectures!
The first Tähtitiistai was held on October 8 in the cinema of the Marsio building, the first lecture drew crowds in large numbers to the venue. Didn't get to follow the lecture? No worries! Watch the recording of the event online.
Prestigious THE university ranking puts Aalto University among the top 200 in the world
Aalto University's position in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University rankings rose to 196th, reflecting an improvement from the previous year.
The HSL card will no longer function as an access token on the Otaniemi campus 15.11.2024
At the Otaniemi campus, the HSL card will no longer be used as an access token starting from November 15, 2024.
Aalto students embarked on the U!Train to explore green mobility
Three Aalto University students participated in the U!Train Blended Intensive Programme, a sustainable mobility course organised by the Unite! university alliance.
Aalto Thesis Day 2024 brought together employers and Aalto’s international master’s students
40 companies and approximately 400 international master’s students participated in the event
Aalto computer scientists in AIES 2024
Department of Computer Science paper accepted to the Conference on AI, Ethics and Society
Cross-cultural learning in Finland: Singaporean students share their experiences from two weeks at Aalto University
Cheryl Peck and Fardeen Ikram from Temasek Polytechnic share their experiences and the personal impact during the two-week customised course at Aalto University Summer School.
Guild of Physics bumps into alum in Jyväskylä teachers' room
On their high school tour, the Aalto Guild of Physics ran into Antero Hietamäki in the teachers' room in Jyväskylä. Hietamäki, now the Administrative Head of the Teacher Training School, was a student of engineering physics and mathematics in the 1980s.
Attractiveness leap of chemical engineering has been a unique transformation process
Aalto University's recognition awards for 2024 were announced at the opening ceremony of the academic year 2024. The School of Chemical Engineering was recognised for its attractiveness work and exceptional achievements in research.
BIZ exchange infos in November!
Prepare for the exchange application for the academic year 2025-2026 and come to the exchange info session in November!
A new eco-friendly method to modify cellulose for sustainable materials
Researchers at Aalto University have developed a method to modify cellulose, reducing toxic solvent use by over ten times compared to traditional methods. This innovation has potential applications in eco-friendly nanocomposites, cellulose-based membranes, and biomedical devices, supporting sustainable material development.
Vacant properties in Kouvola to be repurposed through circular economy
Aalto University students are seeking solutions to Kouvola city’s property challenges
Aalto University's team won the Nordic NCPC programming competition in the student category
Success in Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest.
