Entrepreneurial courses coming up this fall at Aalto Ventures Program
Entrepreneurship is much more than just pitching brilliantly insane or insanely brilliant ideas to investors. For us at Aalto Ventures Program, entrepreneurship is a mindset and a tool that helps daring individuals solve real, meaningful problems. Join our courses this fall to learn how to create a sustainable future through entrepreneurship!
SDGs as Entrepreneurial Business Opportunities
TU-E4200 / 3 ECTS / Period II
We don’t want you to become just a startup millionaire. We want you to save the world. Learn how to leverage Sustainable Development Goals to create businesses that make both impact and profit — and value both equally.
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Startup Experience
TU-E4100 / 9 ECTS / Periods I - II
Learn to take responsibility in a safe environment, become one with your team, and build an idea that could change the world. Realize your potential and experience what it’s like to found a startup, from initial idea to first customers, without actually having to set up a company.
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Good Life Engine
TU-C3070 / 3 ECTS / Periods I – II
Embark on a hands-on journey of self-leadership, personal growth and connecting with your inner self and the community. Navigate life with more clarity and comfort, and see opportunities for becoming a better version of yourself.
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Art, Life and Entrepreneurship 1
ARTS-A0627 / 3 ECTS / Period II
Find your path in the crossroads of art and entrepreneurship by studying different business practices in your own field. Learn how businesses are started and where to find support for the journey. Art is your craft — get the tools for making it a living.
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Funidata survey on students' use of digital services
The survey is open until Sunday 24 May 2026.Students’ opportunities for language learning to expand from autumn 2026
Founded in 2025, KiePe – Network for Language Centre Pedagogy, Teaching and Research – will broaden the range of language courses available to students at universities in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The KiePe network, composed of the University of Helsinki, Aalto University, the University of the Arts Helsinki, and Hanken School of Economics, will offer their students the chance to take elective language courses at any of the network universities in the future.Students will be able register for courses via the cross-institutional studies service (RIPA) from autumn 2026. By autumn 2028, the study paths of the network universities will be harmonised to some extent, which will make cross-institutional studies even easier.
Students wishing to take language courses outside their home university can register for language courses offered by the network universities through the cross-institutional studies service and view the course offerings on the universities’ websites. More detailed information about the course offering and registration practices will be provided in August 2026.
Campus restaurants’ opening hours during summer 2026
Campus restaurants have reduced opening hours during the summer holiday season.