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Print services at Aalto back online
Secureprint and printing directly to Canon devices are back online. Printing to legacy devices via printvm-legacy2 print server is back in use.

Get to know us: Associate Professor Michael Hummel
Michael Hummel had plans to stay in Finland for only a year or so. In the end, he enjoyed his work at Aalto so much that he decided to stay.

Lead text mandatory for all content on aalto.fi website
Before this new feature, the lead text had to be added with a component. Now that has been turned into a mandatory field that appears right after the summary field.

Aalto Bioinnovation Center opens the call for doctoral student funding
Full funding will be offered for 10-12 doctoral candidates for 4 years in the fields of sustainable textiles and/or packaging solutions. All Aalto University professors can apply for the funding.

Aalto ranks 28th in Times Higher Education listing for young universities
The ranking lists the world’s best universities under 50 years of age.

Warmest thanks to all entrance examination organisers and supervisors
Thanks to exceptionally wide-ranging collaboration, we were able to hold entrance examinations on campus without compromising coronavirus precautions.

Privacy notices are updated at Aalto University
Privacy notices are updated at Aalto University. Aalto University encourages to follow privacy notices and their updates. If you are responsible for research or a university service or IT-service that involves the processing of personal data, it is also your responsibility to ensure that the processing of personal data is informed by updating the relevant university privacy notice.

Putting our values into action – See Code of Conduct updates
Code of Conduct, our common ’fair play rules’ touch all of us

Aalto University signs the revised Magna Charta Universitatum declaration
The declaration enshrines the essential principles of autonomy, academic freedom, knowledge, research, and teaching.

Updated presentation slides of the School of Business published
The slide set is updated twice a year.

Board approved the 2022 budget and the 2023–2025 long-term plan and discussed growth scenarios for 2030
The board convened on 10–11 June 2021.

Leap for Learning – quarterly review
Process owner quarterly review was held with ITS partners on 9 June. Resourcing for autumn, roadmap planning and strategy implementation was discussed.

What is cyber security work like and who is it for?
Coders in black hoodies spending hours hidden away in dark rooms? We sat down to talk with the information security professionals and unpick this deeply rooted stereotype.

Revised degree regulations and OOS effective 1 August
When entering force, the new Degree Regulations for Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees will supersede the different regulations on bachelor’s and master's degrees that have existed previously at the school level. The Aalto University General Regulations on Teaching and Studying (OOS) as well as the Degree Regulations on Doctoral Education have also been updated.

A free moment of conscious presence on Thu 17.6. at 14.15 - 14.45
You are welcome to join a moment of conscious presence (in Finnish)!

Recruiting feature into use in Workday system
Soon all new recruitments will be started in Workday-system

Architecture inspired young composers
Collaboration with music institutions combined architecture and music.

Short breaks in Aalto networks on 17 and 21 June 2021
There will be short breaks in Aalto networks on Thursday, 17 June and on Monday, 21 June at 6.30 – 10.00 am.

Top 5 Islands to Visit in Helsinki this summer
Are you visiting Finland this summer? Aalto University is just a short trip away from dozens of beautiful island destinations. Here are five islands that we at Aalto University Summer School consider the best!

New Academy Projects to be launched in September
New Academy Projects funded by the Academy of Finland involve expertise from all six Aalto schools
