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Aalto University Junior brings lessons on saving and investing to schools with the support of OP Uusimaa
With the support of donations from OP Uusimaa, Aalto University Junior has developed the Juniorp枚rssi learning platform, which is used in Invest in Your Future workshops delivered to lower secondary and upper secondary schools. The activities have now also been expanded to include Money Moments workshops organised in primary schools.
Learning Futures Hackathon 鈥 Join us in building the future of learning!
Finnish higher education institutions have built a shared data platform that brings together data related to higher education and learners in a new way. The platform holds enormous potential, and its full capabilities have not yet been realized. At the Learning Futures Hackathon, participants will work together to explore how this data can benefit learners, higher education institutions, and society.
Explore the Open University's courses for summer 2026
Registration for courses starting at the beginning of the summer opens on 23 March, but you can already browse what鈥檚 available.
Mari Nuottaj盲rvi develops her skills on open university courses: 鈥淭here鈥檚 more interesting content available than I have time to study鈥
The free studies meant for Aalto staff have offered new ideas and deepened her expertise in areas such as leadership.
Teacher: Share your views on materials suitable for self-study and their publication process
Aalto University teachers and researchers: please share your wishes and experiences on creating and sharing content at Aalto that can be published as open educational resources (OER), in a variety of media formats.
Aalto lifewide learning enhanced its impact in 2025
The numbers of participants, courses, and completed study credits increased compared to the previous year.
Aalto University Summer School opens application period for summer 2026
Summer School at Aalto University runs a total of 11 summer courses during July and August this year, with four brand-new courses in the curriculum.
鈥淟istening and meeting people matters鈥
Having built a long career in the retail sector, Sampo P盲盲llysaho decided to update his skills through Open University, as retail management increasingly requires understanding of different topics.
Virtual Reality and AI summer course focuses on technology as a means for human-centric innovation
Gautam Vishwanath is the teacher for the new summer course Introduction to Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence this summer. In this interview, he lets us in on how these technologies will reshape how we experience history, empathise with distant conflicts, and influence persuasion.
Become a confident English speaker this summer
Aalto University Summer Schools offers a brand-new course for students who want to take their English to the next level in professional situations like pitching, presenting a project, leading a team, giving or receiving feedback or in multicultural settings.
Learn more about dual-use products and technologies - welcome to the course in spring 2026
Dual-use of products is more relevant now than ever before. A course on dual-use products and technologies is open to anyone interested in the topic.
Turning bold digital ideas into real transformation with change management
Adapt or lose. The new Aalto University Summer School course Change Management for Digital Transformation equips you with all the tools for leading strategic digital change in organisations.
Start the year with new insights 鈥 apply for FITech's spring courses!
Deepen your knowledge with courses from Finnish universities of technology, designed to meet the demands of the working life and help deepen your expertise for free.
鈥淭his hands-on approach is the absolute best way to learn鈥 鈥 Loyola University Chicago and Aalto University partnered for the sixth time
Isabel Towghi shares her experience from Aalto University Summer School.
Summer School Alum Story: Why diversity and inclusion matter 鈥 learnings from this summer
This summer鈥檚 course shows students that no organisation can afford to overlook its commitment to this topic, neither now nor in the future.
There was a disruption in Sisu that affected Open University registrations
The registration system in Sisu experienced a disruption on the morning of 8 December. The disruption has now been resolved.
Pedagogical training in spring 2026
See the selection of pedagogical courses at Aalto University in spring 2026
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.
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.
