Aalto University is revising its language policy and guidelines, and now the Aalto community is invited to comment on the drafts.
The aim of the language guidelines is to support Aalto in our mission as part of the global scientific and artistic community as well as in its national mission to promote Finland’s success through positive impact on Finnish society and its internationalisation. The aim is also to support our community’s multilingualism and multiculturalism and to promote the participation and equality of the community’s members and to ensure that the Aalto community follows the relating legislation.
Below is a link to the news on aalto.fi and the discussion area. Remember to log in! Discussion will be open until 31 August after which the guidelines will be finalised.
Language policy and guidelines renewal during 2023
Aalto University language policies and principles
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Students developed a service blueprint for remote plant advisory services
A multidisciplinary team of master’s degree students from Aalto University collaborated with Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) in a customized project
Digital training weeks for teachers in August 2026
Traingin to support teachers with new courses.
Funidata survey on students' use of digital services
The survey is open until Sunday 24 May 2026.
Professor Pauliina Ilmonen: Learning mathematical software in upper secondary school takes time away from learning the basics
Pauliina Ilmonen, Professor of Statistics at Aalto University, will step into the role of Dean of the School of Science at the beginning of June. She wants to emphasize the fundamentals in the study of mathematics.Read more news
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.