Collaboration

For students

As an Aalto student, you’re a Unite! student. Unite! is an alliance of nine leading technical universities in Europe. It’s packed with opportunities to grow, internationalise, and connect with fellow students.

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Join Unite! for easy access to international courses and opportunities for collaboration. You can internationalise your studies even without leaving home! Think, international courses on technology, multi-disciplinary topics, languages, and culture. We also provide funding for building extra-curricular activities with other Unite! students.
 
Unite! offers students new forms of student mobility, joint programs, online courses, summer schools, researcher seminars and collaborative courses, which may include short-term mobility periods. Courses and other activities are mainly offered for master's and doctoral students, but many events, extracurricular activities and project courses are also suitable for Bachelor's students.

Unite! Catalogue for Students

Here you can find all Unite! offers like courses, summer schools and much more.

Check current offers on the Unite! Catalogue for Students
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Unite! news

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Cooperation, Studies, University Published:

Apply Now: Study Geothermal Energy in Italy This Summer

Take this course and combine online learning with an on-site experience in Italy.
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Cooperation, Studies, University Published:

Thinking of doing a doctorate? Join us on 21 April

Join us on 21 April 2026 to hear firsthand experiences from researchers across Europe and explore what a career in research at Aalto could look like.


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Cooperation, Studies, University Published:

Unite! Students Strengthen Communication and Collaboration Skills in International Workshops

Aalto students joined peers from five other European universities in workshops and discussions on collaboration, communication, and responsibility.


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Join the Unite! Virtual Education Summit- Registration now open

Join us in shaping international collaboration! This online event takes place 12 March, 2026.

Online courses 

Aalto students can apply for online courses offered by various Unite! universities. These courses are conducted fully online and provide an excellent opportunity to study at a European partner university and collaborate with students from across Europe. See the Catalogue for Students for the up-to-date list of offers.

See the Student Guide for more information (accessible only to Aalto students).


Traditional Semester Exchange

Unite! students are also encouraged to take traditional semester exchanges. Please visit this page for all you need to know as an Aalto student.

Degree Programmes 

The Master’s Programme in Communications and Data Science (CoDaS) is a double-degree programme in which students study at two universities in two different countries. The programme deepens your expertise in computer networks and cybersecurity while providing valuable professional experience through industry-focused projects and entrepreneurship training. The application round is now closed- please read more here. 

Communications and Data Science, Master of Science (Technology)

The Communications and Data Science Double Degree Programme covers a range of timely, industry topics relevant to modern fields of engineering. Communications and Data Science is a two-year master's programme, with student mobility between Aalto University, Grenoble INP Graduate schools of Engineering and Management at Université Grenoble Alpes, or Técnico Lisboa at Universidade de Lisboa.

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SURE! student association 

At Unite!, students are equal partners who actively contribute to the network’s advisory bodies, as well as to the planning and implementation of various activities. They are also represented by their own association, SURE! – Students Unite! for Representation and Empowerment.

Aalto’s student representatives for 2026 are Vivi Beng and Luísa Cardoso (for Bachelor and Master students) and Kimiya Tajik (for Doctoral students). 

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