Alum Otso Sillanaukee: "Master's studies prepared me well for working life"
Otso Sillanaukee, an alum from the Master’s programme in Creative Sustainability, wants to make a difference in the world for a more sustainable and happier future.
Records in bachelor’s applicant numbers
Aalto University's bachelor's programmes received more than 28 000 applications in the spring applications. The bachelor's programmes taught in Finnish and Swedish attracted a record number of applicants.
Summer School Teacher Interview: ‘Teams can work smarter, not just harder’
Xiaoqi Feng and Antti Surma-aho teach the summer course Facilitation Skills by Aalto University Summer School this July. They explain why facilitation is an essential skill for everyone, regardless of role or industry.
Evaluations provide valuable information for the development of our operations
Aalto University's evaluation programme was confirmed at a meeting of Aalto's management team. Towards the end of 2025, Aalto will participate in the dual career audit of the Finnish Olympic Committee and carry out the personnel's wellbeing survey.
The project team developed a proof-of-concept pricing model to suggest optimal pricing
In collaboration with Alma Media, the Aalto students worked on optimizing pricing to enhance revenue generation
Teaching Factories Competition for students (Call is open until 15 APR 2025)
Calling on Bachelor’s & Master’s students to team up, tackle real manufacturing problems!
Restaurant MOO's lunch will be renewed – a rich salad and lunch buffet will be served until 2 p.m.
Restaurant MOO's lunch selection will be renewed starting March 31st, and the very popular salad buffet will be expanded to be even richer. Plate portions are omitted at the lunch and lunch is served from the buffet table.
Campus survey results tell the story of the Â鶹´«Ã½ experience
The renewed Â鶹´«Ã½ survey was implemented in October-November 2024.
Learn new skills for appreciative encounters in the Aaltogether Ateliers
Welcome to open meetups in March-May to develop togetherness through means of embodied practices and social arts
Summer School Teacher Interview: From DNA to Data Storage – The Future is Molecular
Joonas Ryssy is teaching the new summer course Nanotechnology – Introduction to Molecular Programming at Aalto University Summer School this August. We discuss how molecular programming is shaping the future of computing, nanotechnology, and medicine.
Leave your legacy on the Aalto Â鶹´«Ã½ with the Unite! art competition
Aalto students are invited to propose and create a meaningful and impactful piece of art to represent the collaboration and spirit of Unite! and its nine partner universities.
Student Lisa Petry: Signals are present in nearly every field of engineering and technology
Lisa Petry, a master's student in the Signal Processing and Data Science major, thinks that the increasing adoption of AI in industries highlights the need for skilled professionals who can work with data and therefore can provide a deeper understanding of the world around us based on given data.
Social media sharing icons removed from the Aalto's Research Portal – More flexible configuration coming in 2026
All social media sharing icons have been removed from Aalto University’s research portal, as the system does not currently allow individual icon changes. A new portal layout in 2026 will enable more flexible configuration, at which point some icons will be reinstated.
Demolition work and test blasting on Metallimiehenkuja
NCC Suomi Oy will conduct exploratory excavation, drilling and blasting work.
Chemical engineering student Ella Haravuori combines bioproduct development and food sciences
Ella Haravuori studies chemical engineering at Aalto University and food sciences at the University of Helsinki. Ella is particularly interested in biobased packaging materials that can replace plastics in food packaging.
Study entrepreneurship on the U!Train journey across Europe. Apply by April 7.
Join the exciting train journey from Darmstadt to Graz, focusing on entrepreneurship, sustainability, and multicultural collaboration.
PORT_2025 brings Aalto students together to tackle sustainability and AI challenges
PORT_2025 brought Aalto University students together to tackle sustainability & AI challenges, fostering innovation and collaboration with mentorship from industry leaders.
Students developed the store-picking process in Prisma stores
A total of five groups of students wanted to solve a challenge by the S Group
