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New MyStudies functionality for master's thesis management launched on 19 August 2024

When starting a master's thesis, the student enters the thesis basic information in MyStudies and applies for supervisor approval on the service. The supervisor approves the topic and advisors. The final thesis is submitted for evaluation, approval and archiving in MyStudies.
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The Master’s thesis management will change in August 2024 with the introduction of a new thesis functionality in portal. When starting a master’s thesis, students will enter the basic information of the thesis, such as the topic, supervisor and advisors, in and apply for the approval of the supervisor on the platform. The supervisor approves the topic and advisors. In the field of technology (the schools of CHEM, ENG, ELEC and SCI), the topic, supervisor and advisors are no longer approved by the degree programme committees. Students can start a thesis process and apply for the necessary approvals continuously considering the instructions of the degree programme on starting and timing of the thesis. 

The final thesis is submitted to for evaluation, approval and archiving. 

The new process collects the basic information and administrative processes of a theses on single platform and allows better support and monitoring for the thesis process. 

The eAge applications for master’s theses were closed on 1 August 2024, with the exception of the School of Business. 

Below you can see a more detailed timetable for the implementation of the new functionality: 

School  Starting a thesis process on MyStudies, starting from  Submitting a thesis on MyStudies, starting from  eAge forms to close for master’s theses 
ARTS  19.8.2024  19.8.2024 (next DL 18.11.)  1.8.2024 
BIZ  January 2025 January 2025 (preliminary)   January 2025 (preliminary) 
CHEM  19.8.2024  19.8.2024 (next DL 30.9.)  1.8.2024 
ENG  19.8.2024  19.8.2024 (next DL 30.9.)  1.8.2024 
ELEC  19.8.2024  19.8.2024 (next DL 30.9.)  1.8.2024 
SCI  19.8.2024  19.8.2024 (next DL 30.9.)  1.8.2024 

If you are currently working on your Master's thesis, you will receive an email with more detailed instructions on how to submit your thesis for evaluation on .  

is a digital portal for students. On you will find the success team, a dedicated team of experts supporting you in your studies, and if they offer appointments on the platform, you can schedule appointments with the members of your success team. Advisors may write notes of the appointments and share them with you in MyStudies. In addition, the service includes the most important services for a student, some of them including appointment functionality, as well as direct links to the most frequently used pages.   

For more information, contact Learning Services (opiskelijapalvelut@aalto.fi) or Project Manager Elsa Kivi-Koskinen (mystudies@aalto.fi). 

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