Board
The Aalto University Board decides on the strategy, operation and financial issues and is responsible for any far-reaching plans.
Aalto University
We shape a sustainable future
Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. Our campus is located in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland.
Key figures of 2021 and reports
In 2021, Aalto University has set its sights firmly on building a sustainable future.
Aalto as an employer
We are an international community, working on top research, art and education. Join us in changing the world!
Information on coronavirus
Management
The executive bodies of the university are the Board (AUFB), the President, and the University Academic Affairs Committee (AAC). The President's Management Team (PMT) coordinates the daily work at the university and the preparation of pre-decision motions. The Aalto Management Team (AMT) furthers transparency and open dialogue in decision-making regarding university development.
Organisation
Aalto University is a foundation-based university and has six schools.
Schools, departments and units
Scientific research, artistic activities and teaching are carried out at Aalto's six schools and their departments and units.
History
On 1 January 2010, the Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design Helsinki merged and Aalto University started operating.
Otaniemi campus to develop into a lively neighbourhood
The university's campus is in Otaniemi, home of the lively community that supports innovations. The goal of the campus development is to mix valuable history and new ways of planning.
Rankings
Aalto University has improved markedly in rankings specific to science, art, technology and business. We also place high in ranking lists comparing young universities.
Our strategy
In 2019 we prepared a new strategy together with our community. The new strategy came into effect on 1 January 2021. In our living strategy approach, our purpose, values, and way of working define our long-term direction while our choices are proactively and continuously re-evaluated.
Endowment and investment strategy
Code of Conduct - Values into practice
The Aalto University Code of Conduct is one way of putting our values and way of working — the foundation of our community culture — into practice
Sustainability
At Aalto, we create solutions that enable well-being within the planetary boundaries. With us, you get the opportunity to learn, research and do meaningful things in a unique environment: we combine the expertise in science, art, technology and economy to develop creative solutions to the world’s major challenges, such as the climate crisis. We are a community of thousands of students, researchers and experts with passion and expertise for both system-level solutions and the rapidly implemented new innovations.
Equality, diversity and inclusion at Aalto
We aim to be a diverse and inclusive community where all students, faculty, staff and stakeholders feel a sense of belonging and can fulfill their professional, educational and social aspirations fully.
The Aalto Handbook
The Aalto Handbook is a description of the university’s shared way of managing and organising its activities—research and innovation, education, art and creative practices and services— in a way that meets high standards of excellence. In the handbook you can find information on the university’s organisation, quality system and annual management processes.
News
Demolition and construction work to begin at Otakaari 8
The lower part of Otakaari 8 building, also known as the ISS depot, will be demolished. The multi-storey car park on campus will be built on the spot later.
Creative discussions during Unite! Summer Community Event
Between 13-15 June, KTH hosted Unite! Summer Community Event that gathered participants from all European universities in the alliance.
Peter Sarlin appointed as Professor of Practice at Aalto University
The goal is to advance the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to research, teaching, and corporate cooperation, and to help students who graduate from the Business Analytics master's programme position on a heated labour market
A record number of new doctorates at the 2022 Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees in Technology
The most prestigious of academic celebrations was held on the Otaniemi campus on 17 June. The previous conferment ceremony took place in 2019, and the annual tradition has had to be postponed two years in a row. As a result, this year's celebrations at Dipoli were grander than ever before.Events
Department of Computer Science: MSc Thesis Presentation
Nicola Brazzale, Fanni Ojala and Teijo Väärä will present their MSc theses on Thursday 30 June starting at 12:00 in room A106, CS building.
AQP Seminar: Towards a continuous and efficient microwave photon-counter using semiconductor-superconductor hybrids
Aalto Quantum Physics Seminars (Hybrid). Speaker: Dr. Subhomoy Haldar (NanoLund and Division of Solid-State Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden)Public defence in Mathematics, M.Sc. (Tech) Kristian Moring
Title of the doctoral thesis is "Regularity theory for nonlinear parabolic PDEs: gradient estimates, stability and the obstacle problem"