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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Training available in AI use, research data management, open science + more – register now!

New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2026 are open.

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Time for twice-yearly DPSP discussions

Doctoral students go through their Doctoral personal study plans (DPSP) with their supervising professors at least twice a year.

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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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FT50 Journals available in Aalto open access agreements

Aalto-affiliated corresponding authors can publish articles without the open access fee.
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Research group membership information may be incomplete in ACRIS

Research group membership information may be incomplete in ACRIS
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Training available in AI use, research data management, open science + more – register now!

New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2026 are open.
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Joel Kallio joined Research Services as Information Specialist

Joel Kallio works in the Open Science and ACRIS team.
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Events

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Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, Other staff training, Support for teams, Training to support research –

AI in research work, Oct 22, 2026

Learn about generative artificial intelligence in research work with Data Agents Dr. Enrico Glerean, Dr. Pedro Silva, and Dr. Emrecan Gulay
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Beat the Blues: From winter-blues to embracing winter

Beat the Blues event in October is dedicated to sharing insights about winter in Finland.
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For Aalto community Pedagogical training, Students –

Teaching Assistant as a Learning Instructor (2 ECTS), pedagogical training, autumn 2026

Teaching period: 26.10.-30.11.2026, in English, register by 4.10.2026
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AI agents unveiled – How AI agents work behind the scenes, Oct 27, 2026

Everything you wanted to know about AI agents and never dared to ask, with RSE Simo Tuomisto.
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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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Public defence, Water and Environmental Engineering, MSc (Tech) Thomas Banafa

Who really has a say in Finnish water governance? Network analysis shows influence and responsibility do not always follow formal position.
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Public defence, Computer Science, MSc Hasti Nariman Zadeh

How digital traces can reveal hidden structures in social networks, online discussions, and human judgments.
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Defense of Thesis in Organization and Management, Lauri Horelli, M.Sc.

How emerging technology ventures navigate expectations over extended and uncertain development timelines
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Public defence, Radio Science and Engineering, MSc Mostafa Movahediqomi

Metasurface-Based Technologies for Next-Generation Wireless Communication Systems
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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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