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Finland's high-tech profile is reinforced in NATO – A business accelerator to be established in Otaniemi
The accelerator focuses on future communication systems and quantum technology
Aalto University participates in Digivisio 3.0 pilot
The Digivisio project office offered all the 2.0 pilot HEIs the opportunity to continue to the 3.0 pilot, which takes place between Q1/2024-Q1/2025. Aalto is involved in the 2.0 pilot as part of the FITech network university until Q1/2024 and continues independently with its own funding to the 3.0 pilot.
The Annual Review took stock of the past year
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture's Annual Review on 13 March reflected on the results and highlights of the previous year. Also, the year's contributors and the Alumn of the Year were awarded.
Lauri Niinistö in Memoriam
Emeritus Professor Lauri Niinistö died at the end of February at the age of 82 after a long illness. He was a long-time professor of inorganic chemistry at the Helsinki University of Technology.
A view of 2023 and cheers for its highlights at ENG Awards Gala
The annual Dean's Awards recognised worthy efforts in research, education, impact, and service.
Additional travel services for Tenure Track Professors
Travel Services offers expanded travel services to all Aalto Tenure Track professors starting March 6, 2024.
Aalto travel instructions updated 4.3.2024
Aalto University launched a remote work trial abroad on March 4, 2024. The Aalto travel instructions have been updated to accommodate situations where remote work is combined with business travel.
Genuine networking is about meeting people as people
For School of Business alum Jude Kokkonen, people and doing things together is a matter close to his heart
Updated documents for teaching competence assessment will be taken into use 1.4.
Updated Aalto documents for teaching competence assessment will be taken into use from 1st April 2024.
Solve the SDGs Hackathon in the School of Business between 22 and 24 March 2024
The construction work of the event will start on Thursday, 21 March
Lifewide Learning Community for Teachers launched in Teams
The Lifewide Learning Community for Teachers, now accessible on Teams, supports a culture of continuous education, innovation, and multidisciplinary collaboration among the university's teaching staff.
UniSport campaign for university staff in March
During March you have an unique opportunity to get to know UniSport's seasonal training card services free of charge. Take your colleagues with you and come and exercise together, for example in Classes for University staff. Welcome to UniSport!
Compliance with export control and sanctions increasingly important in research projects
Find the renewed and comprehensive information package on aalto.fi
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) expands on all logins to idm.aalto.fi portal on 4 March at 16
This will not affect suomi.fi -login when resetting passwords in password.aalto.fi or MFA reset in idm.aalto.fi/sportal.
Sparks of curiosity: two professors share what they wonder about
Two newly tenured Aalto professors talk about what drives them
Provost Kristiina Mäkelä encourages the University community to add physical activity to their workday
The Finnish government is urging Finns to increase their physical activity, with the aim of integrating exercise into the everyday life of work communities. In a video interview, Provost Kristiina Mäkelä describes how exercise affects her wellbeing and provides tips on how everyone can easily increase their activity during the workday.
Learning Services – enabling success: Opin.fi project started at Aalto
A national lifewide learning offering platform Opin.fi is being introduced this year.
Short breaks in file services on Monday, 4 March starting at 4 pm
Short 1-3 minutes breaks / service in home.org.aalto.fi, work.org.aalto.fi and teamwork services due to updates.
Remote work abroad possible from March 2024
Remote work abroad for employees is piloted in the EU/EEA countries, Switzerland, and the UK during 2024.
Minna Halme: At first, sustainability wasn’t taken seriously
'I was told to do a doctoral thesis on a different topic if I want a job in the future.'
