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Apply for a 2–6-month research internship in Japan!
Aalto’s Master and PhD students can apply for a 2–6-month internship at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Japan.
Applying for JOO studies in other Finnish universities, autumn 2024
Students who are registered as attending students at a Finnish university can apply for individual courses or a minor at another Finnish university, according to the national flexible study rights agreement (JOO).
Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain
Researchers from Aalto University utilised functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity while subjects mulled brief stories related to six different types of love.
Suggest how you would use 14,000 eur for the wellbeing of Aalto University students!
Submit your proposal by September 30, 2024, for a participatory budgeting project to improve student wellbeing on campus. A winner will be voted on from the feasible ideas within the year 2024.
Didier van Overveld: We can't solve global challenges by continuing with business as usual
Didier van Overveld thinks we can't solve complex global challenges by continuing with business as usual. Through the Creative Sustainability master's program, he has worked with like-minded individuals from diverse disciplines to address pressing global issues.
Communication and language courses for doctoral students in period I
Period I runs from 2 September to 20 October 2024.
Eloseminaari brought the Aalto ARTS community together to discuss the future of the school
Eloseminaari, the opening event of the academic year at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, was held at Kulttuurikasarmi event space in the centre of Helsinki.
Vibrant and refreshing campus forests - autumn forestry maintenance begin
Forestry work will be carried out in autumn 2024, including the trimming of old trees and branches.
A world first: Qubit coherence decay traced to thermal dissipation
Hitherto a mystery, the thermal energy loss of qubits can be explained with a surprisingly simple experimental setup, according to research from Aalto University.
Apply for exchange in September 2024!
The September exchange application round begins on 2.9. and ends on 20.9. Students can apply for exchange to the spring 2025 exchange places.
DAMY recognition awards for Aalto graduates
The Friends of Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture DAMY awards a new prize, The Future Award, which highlights talented students' views on sustainable and resource-efficient design and visual culture.
Aalto University to resign from flexible study right (JOO) agreement as of 1 January 2026
The Cross-Institutional Study Information Service RIPA has been implemented in Sisu in the autumn term of 2023 in the form of three cross-institutional study networks with the University of Helsinki.
Weisell Foundation donates 70 000 euros É«É«À² University Junior
The Weisell Foundation, a long-time supporter of Aalto University, is donating €70 000 É«É«À² University Junior to be used for scaling up workshops in robotics.
Aalto computer scientists in VLDB 2024
Scientists from the Department of Computer Science in the International Conference on Very Large Databases (VLDB).
Supporting your study ability and wellbeing, August 2024
Dear student! Aalto offers self-study materials, guidance and services that support student wellbeing.
Wellbeing on Instagram: @aaltowellbeing!
Welcome to follow us @aaltowellbeing. See you on Instagram!
Marsio opens on 26 August and will be celebrated on 3 September during Aalto Day One
The new meeting place on campus invites you to visit. Come for lunch, visit the Aalto University Shop and be among the first to get acquainted with public art from 26 August onwards.
Languages, culture and communication courses in period I
The Language Centre offers a wide range of courses in period I.
New MyStudies functionality for master's thesis management launched on 19 August 2024
When starting a master's thesis, the student enters the thesis basic information in MyStudies and applies for supervisor approval on the service. The supervisor approves the topic and advisors. The final thesis is submitted for evaluation, approval and archiving in MyStudies.
What makes an alum and a freshman produce a full-length guild documentary together?
Markus Toivonen, a Bioinformation Technology alum, started his studies in Aalto University in 2015. The idea for the documentary about Inkubio, the guild of bioinformation technology, was born in 2019, when the guild celebrated its 15th anniversary.
