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The School of Business project team develops strategies to boost international corporate brand recognition
Student team completed an intensive six-week Customized Student Business Project for the School of Business Dean’s unit
Enrolment for the 2026–2027 academic year
The enrolment period for the 2026–2027 academic year begins on 4 May 2026.
Creative Teaching in the Age of AI: What Changes – and What Stays the Same?
Nearly a hundred Aalto teachers and education professionals gathered at Marsio Presents: Creative Teaching in the Age of AI to explore how rapidly evolving AI tools are changing teaching practices, while core goals like critical thinking, motivation, real-world problem solving and human interaction remain essential. Keynotes, teacher examples, and thematic dialogue sessions highlighted concrete ways to use AI as a responsible partner in teaching, and showed a strong appetite for ongoing, peer-based pedagogical dialogue and sharing of good practices.
From Singapore to Finland: Students discover new perspectives on sustainability at Aalto University
In March 2026, Aalto University Summer School had the privilege of hosting a group of bright and ambitious students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore for a two-week program on social sustainability and creativity.
Students shaped Hilti Finland’s broader AI adoption strategy
‘Younes and Hien delivered exceptional work, and we now have a much clearer understanding of how AI works’
Join a summer school on environmental contaminants, held in the French Alps
Explore environmental contaminants through expert-led lectures, hands-on workshops, and international collaboration— with selected students receiving funding for travel and accommodation.
Students learning field-specific terminology through glossary tasks
I interviewed two Aalto University instructors who have used glossaries created by students as coursework in a subject course and a field-specific language course. The assignments are based on active learning methods: the glossaries are not created by the instructor, but by the learners themselves. The interview focused, among other things, on the teaching philosophy behind developing the glossary tasks, how the learning of field-specific vocabulary can be linked to the overall learning objectives of the course, and what technical solutions enable students’ active learning in glossary assignments.
Mobile printing made smoother – myPrint now also available on the aalto open and eduroam networks
Through the myPrint portal, you can modify mobile printing settings.
Exchanges in algae and design: a week in Portimão
A trip to Portugal, where seaweed becomes a tool to engage with the environment, learn principles of design and start collaborations.
Apply now: Unite! European Energy Excursion – Visit leading energy companies and institutions across Europe
Aalto engineering students are invited to take part in a unique international study trip through Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium from 7 to 13 June 2026.
EIT Jumpstarter Programme 2026
The EIT Jumpstarter is an award-winning pre-acceleration programme funded by the European Union designed to help validate innovative ideas and develop business skills to create and run innovative start-ups. The programme focuses on talents coming from countries located in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, where the pace of innovation is moderate or emerging.
Call for doctoral student tutors, May 2026
Sign-up to be a tutor for new doctoral students as part of the Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days!
Four travel grants for summer courses abroad for ELEC BSc/MSc students
School of Electrical Engineering awards travel grants for ELEC BSc and MSc students for summer courses organized abroad during the summer 2026
Grant-funded summer courses for ENG students available – Apply now!
Would you like a fresh breeze in your studies and the chance to study abroad, but feel that an exchange period is too long or otherwise not a good fit? Join a grant-supported short course in Italy, France, or China in the summer or early autumn of 2026!
Enhance your skills for free with FITech’s summer courses
In summer 2026, FITech's course offering includes plenty of courses related to sustainability, cybersecurity, and future technologies. The application period for summer courses starts on 14 April.
Tongji University in Shanghai invites Aalto University students to an international summer school in August 2026!
European students in design, engineering, architecture and business are invited to join a cross-cultural learning experience bringing European and Chinese students together at Tongji University, one of China’s leading universities in Shanghai.
Share your views on language use at Aalto
The survey opens for students and personnel at the end of April—keep an eye on your Aalto email
