Doctoral education

Management of doctoral education at Aalto University

Doctoral education is lead at the School level by the Director of the doctoral programme and the Doctoral programme Committee (DPC). At the University level the Aalto University Doctoral Education Working Group (DEWG) develops doctoral education, discusses mutual issues and prepares university level guidelines on doctoral education.

Vice President for Research, Jyri Hämäläinen, is in charge of doctoral education in the organisational structure of Aalto University. Doctoral education services are provided by the Research services of Aalto University, headed by Ella Bingham. Manager Minna Söderqvist is in charge of the Doctoral education services team. Team members work at different Schools or at University level.

Every School has its own doctoral programme and doctoral programme committee (DPC). The doctoral programme director acts as the chair of the doctoral programme committee.

Doctoral programme directors discuss joint doctoral education issues in the doctoral education working group (DEWG) together with planning offiicers of the programmes and with doctoral student representatives. DEWG is lead by the Vice President for Research.

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Doctoral Education Working Group (DEWG)

The President has appointed the Aalto University Doctoral Education Working Group, which develops the university’s doctoral education, discusses the mutual issues on doctoral education and prepares the university guidelines.

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Organisation

Aalto University is a foundation-based university and has six schools.

Aalto Handbook
Student Guide illustration, applications, instructions and guidelines

Degree Regulations on Doctoral Education (in force from 1 August 2021)

Degree Regulations on Doctoral Education (in force from 1 August 2021)

Applications, instructions and guidelines
Student Guide illustration, applications, instructions and guidelines

Academic policies and regulations

Academic policies and regulations

Applications, instructions and guidelines

Doctoral page index

Index of all aalto.fi pages about doctoral education

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