Doctoral education

Everything there is to know about doctoral education at Aalto University

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.

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Summer digest for doctoral students 2026

Suggestions and reminders for the summer months for doctoral students

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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.

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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.

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Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days
A must for all new doctoral students
Info session series for doctoral students
On Thursday mornings on campus
Counselling and guidance services for doctoral students
Face to face on campus or remotely

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Applications open for Innovation Postdoc in AI

A fully funded, 12–month career track to turn your doctoral discoveries into a deep-tech startup.
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Aalto-Primo has been updated

Aalto-Primo has been upgraded to a new version.
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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.
Ahmed Othman and Shreeram Pillain at Oropa, Italy
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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.
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Events

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For Aalto community Staff trainings, Pedagogical training

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.
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For Aalto community Staff trainings, Pedagogical training

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.
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ELEC Introduction to Doctoral Studies, autumn 2026 (course)

ELEC Introduction to Doctoral Studies course, autumn 2026, for recently admitted doctoral students
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For Aalto community Staff trainings, Pedagogical training

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.
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Security – Procedures for emergencies and disruptions
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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.

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Efficient catalysts for clean hydrogen production and hydrogen fuel cells
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Public defence, Chemistry and Materials Science, MSc Benjin Jin

Efficient catalysts for clean hydrogen production and hydrogen fuel cells
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Public defence, Photonics and Nanotechnology, M.Sc. Fedor Nigmatulin

Emergent Phenomena in Two-Dimensional Magnetic and Excitonic Materials
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Public defence in the field of Mathematics and Statistics, MSc Kalle Alaluusua

Consistent estimation of higher-order network models under aggregation (Title of the thesis).
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Public defence in Computer Science, MSc Pia Tukkinen

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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.

See how Aaltonians can participate

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