Summer digest for doctoral students 2026
Suggestions and reminders for the summer months for doctoral students
Everything there is to know about doctoral education at Aalto University
Find instructions, guidance and current news related to doctoral education. This hub is for all doctoral students, supervising professors and thesis advisors, as well as applicants and others interested in doctoral education at Aalto University.
Spotlight
New DPSP tool for doctoral studies published
A new digital DPSP tool has replaced the old DPSP tasks on students’ MyStudies portal and the approval method for supervising professors on Student Success Hub.
Enrolment of doctoral students for the 2026-2027 academic year
The enrolment period for the 2026-2027 academic year ends on 28 August 2026. All doctoral students must enroll annually, also in pre-examination and graduation phase.
News
Emrecan Gulay started as a Data Agent at the School of Business
Aalto Open Research Network has a new member, Emrecan Gulay. Their aim is to support data management practices at the School of BIZ.
Autumn 2026 Finnish courses for international personnel in the metropolitan area universities
Aalto University offers Finnish language study opportunities to its employees in autumn 2026. Registration starts from 5 May!
ACME at Unite! Research School 2026
Ahmed Othman and Shreeram Pillai participated in Unite! Research School 2026 in Torino and Oropa, Italy, joining an international doctoral programme focused on interdisciplinary collaboration, research communication, and academic development.ACRIS service break 11 June 2026
Due to a system update, ACRIS will be unavailable on 11 June between 11-13.Events
Doc+ goes ELEC – What does research really mean outside your own environment?
A panel discussion for doctoral students, industry researchers, academic experts, and clinical professionals
Quickstart for University Teaching - pedagogical micro course
Start anytime! Online self-study course takes two hours to complete and is open to everyone in Aalto University.
Quickstart for University Teaching - pedagogical micro course
Start anytime! Online self-study course takes two hours to complete and is open to everyone in Aalto University.
Quickstart for University Teaching - pedagogical micro course
Start anytime! Online self-study course takes two hours to complete and is open to everyone in Aalto University.
Security – Procedures for emergencies and disruptions
Next public defences
A defence is a public examination of the doctoral thesis, where the doctoral student defends the results of their doctoral thesis against public criticism and answers questions presented by their opponent.
Public defence, Civil Engineering, M.Sc. (Tech.) Qidi Jiang
Robust universal framework for measuring sustainability on university campuses developing towards climate neutrality (PICSOU)
Public defence, Electrical Power and Energy Engineering, MSc (Tech) Ilkka Jokinen
Energy system decarbonization through electrification: Coupling electrical power, district heating, vehicles, building stock and flexibility.
Public defence, Visual Communication Design, MA Elena Comincioli
[Title of the thesis] OR [Student's possible own lead text from the public defence announcement form].
Public defence, Engineering Physics, MPhys Joseph Depellette
Microwave optomechanics for milligram-scale gravitational force experiments (Title of the thesis)
Our fundraising campaign is ongoing – see how to participate as an Aaltonian
Aalto has started a new fundraising campaign with the aim of showing how extensively Aalto influences society – and to encourage people to build a more hopeful and international Finland with us. As an Aaltonian, you can also participate by sharing the word with your networks.