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Your application made an impression on us and we would like to warmly welcome you as a member of the Aalto community. You will be in excellent company as Aalto is ranked 9th in the world in the QS ranking of universities under 50 years. We will ensure you get the best possible learning experience with personal academic advising, extensive student wellbeing services and an active student community. We very much look forward to seeing you next autumn!

At Aalto, we believe in the power of curiosity. We encourage our students to explore the unknown and learn and do things in a whole new way – together, breaking boundaries. We’ll do our best to make sure you have all the information you need and answer all your questions about starting your studies here. Our contact information can be found at the end of this letter.

New student checklist

Please, take a good look to go over the following steps. You find detailed information on each in the guide for New Students in international joint Master's programmes.

1. Accept your admission offer
   You will receive an e-mail with personal link to studyinfo.fi portal soon after receiving your Letter of Admission. Click the link and follow the instructions to accept the admission offer.
   Please accept your admission offer by the corresponding deadline to your programme:
   - within 14 days (3:00 pm, GMT +3) if you have been admitted to Nordic Master in Polymer Technology
   - by 12 May 2023 (3:00 pm, GMT +3) if you have been admitted to Master’s Programme in Advanced Materials for Innovation and Sustainability (AMIS)
   If you were admitted conditionally due to incomplete Bachelor degree (see your Letter of Admission), you must finish your degree and graduate by 31 July 2023.
   Send copies of your degree certificate and transcript to the Student Services of School of Chemical Engineering (contact information below). We must receive them by 17 August at 15:00 (GMT+3) or your admission will be cancelled.
   You are not required to submit hard copies of documents É«É«À².
    
2. Pay the participation / programme fee of your programme (if applicable)
3. Apply for Residence Permit (non-EU/non-EEA Citizens) and / or register your residence (EU/EEA Citizens)

4. Enrol for the academic year 2023-2024 at Aalto University
   To ensure that your student status is valid from the beginning of academic year (1 August) you should enrol no later than 30 July 2023 or sooner, if possible. Enrolling as attending is also a precondition for using any Aalto services, getting a student number, and registering for courses. The deadline to enroll is 1 September 2023.

   Conditionally admitted students

   If  your admission offer is conditional due to incomplete Bachelor degree, you can only enrol at the university after the condition has been fulfilled and the admission is not conditional anymore. Please refer to your Letter of Admission to check if you have been admitted conditionally. Read the guide for New Students in international joint Master's programmes to learn how to fulfill this condition.

5. Apply for accommodation
6. Organize your travel to Finland
7. Activate your Aalto IT account
   You can activate your Aalto user account in July at the earliest, after you have enrolled for the academic year and received an activation email for your Aalto user account.
8. Complete Aalto Pre-Orientation 2023-2024 online
   (the link to the material will be provided later; access requires activation of your Aalto user account).
9. Prepare to start your studies with orientation on week 35 (the week beginning on 28 August).

Communication before the orientation in the autumn

Follow your email! We will send you newsletters during the spring and the summer to remind you of important matters and to provide you with more information about the orientation programme and the start of studies. You will be assigned a peer-student tutor, who will contact you during the summer. Please remember to notify us if you change your email address. In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

You can find the contact information below. Note that July is holiday season in Finland, please contact studies-chem@aalto.fi if you have urgent questions during this season.

President's Greetings to new Master's students

Welcome É«É«À² University. Let's stay in touch!

Our Contact Information

Aalto University Admission Services

Otakaari 1
FI-02150 ESPOO
Finland

Telephone: +358 2944 29290
Email: admissions@aalto.fi

School of Chemical Engineering

Learning Services
studies-chem@aalto.fi
Kemistintie 1, Espoo