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Doctoral education - everything there is to know about doctoral education at Aalto University

Find doctoral student study guides, supervision instructions, doctoral programmes, support for wellbeing, current news and events and more! 

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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Doctoral education pilot

We are hiring 178 new doctoral researchers - get your doctorate from Aalto

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Info session series for doctoral students

Get information and ask questions about various essential issues related to doctoral studies and research.

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Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days

Key information for the first year of doctoral studies - and later!

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How to apply for doctoral studies?

Find out what is required of applicants and what can our doctoral studies offer!

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News and events for doctoral students and faculty

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Unite! Research Week in Grenoble-Autrans, 14-18 October

A networking event focusing on AI, Energy and Industry 4.0 for faculty and doctoral students
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Kiia Einola thinks that buildings should support the well-being of us all

Kiia Einola's study journey at Aalto University extends from bachelor's studies all the way to doctoral research. Summer job during her master's studies sparked Kiia's interest in smart building research. She is currently working on her doctoral dissertation in smart building services engineering by collaborating with Helvar, a company specializing in electrical engineering.
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Scope of doctoral studies changes to 30 ECTS

The number of credits required for a doctoral degree is reduced from 40 to 30 ECTS. The decision is in force from 1 August 2024.
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Term Bank work expected of doctoral students in pre-examination phase

Doctoral students are expected to add new terminology from their doctoral theses to the Helsinki Term Bank for the Arts and Sciences from autumn 2024 onwards.
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Ask a Data Agent Weekly RDM Support Hour 1 - 2 PM on Zoom
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Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom

A weekly Zoom room to come and ask us anything about research data and open science: data management, data storage, data analysis, data sharing, reproducibility, responsible conduct of research, data privacy, ethics.
Ask a Data Agent Weekly RDM Support Hour 1 - 2 PM on Zoom
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Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom

A weekly Zoom room to come and ask us anything about research data and open science: data management, data storage, data analysis, data sharing, reproducibility, responsible conduct of research, data privacy, ethics.
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Workshop on writing article thesis summary

Support for doctoral students planning and writing their article thesis summary
Ask a Data Agent Weekly RDM Support Hour 1 - 2 PM on Zoom
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Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom

A weekly Zoom room to come and ask us anything about research data and open science: data management, data storage, data analysis, data sharing, reproducibility, responsible conduct of research, data privacy, ethics.
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Next public defences at Aalto University

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Public defence in Electronics integration and reliability, M.Sc. Ayesha Kousar

Role of interface and different forms of carbon nanostructures in controlling electrochemical neurotransmitter sensing
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Public defence in Automation and Control Engineering, M.Sc. Rakshith Subramanya

Exploiting distributed energy resources with a virtual power plant: Intelligent market participation based on forecasts (title of the thesis)
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Public defence in Acoustics and Speech Technology, Lic.Sc.(Tech.) Péter Pál Boda

Success of healthcare in the new data-driven era might largely depend on digital health solutions and the experiences they offer to patients.
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Public defence in Economics, Topi Hokkanen

Essays on Optimal Environmental Regulation and Information Economics (title of the thesis)
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Doctoral page index

Index of all aalto.fi pages about doctoral education

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Doctoral student forms

Doctoral education services' forms for doctoral students.

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Doctoral education services

We support doctoral students, supervising professors, thesis advisors and doctoral programme directors in matters related to doctoral studies.

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