Better Student Life at Aalto in January 2026
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Where to find books? Where to study independently? Should you study Finnish? What to do with your free time? Where can you find support to maintain your wellbeing? Experts from different services share their tips for the beginning of your studies. The program of this event will be updated here later.
Remember to check the preorientation on MyCourses learning platform.
If you are interested, here is a nice lecture by Peter Kelly about networking: Network with Confidence.
As you start your journey towards our campus, we’d like to offer you the chance to connect with each other before you arrive. The Goin’ Connect app is a safe and secure environment for you to get to know your future classmates, find friends with similar interests and even talk to other students about finding housing or learning a language. To join your future classmates in our exclusive Aalto University environment, please register here: https://register.goinconnect.com/university/58654 (Have any questions about the app? Please reach out to the Goin’ team at support@goinconnect.com.)
The Presemo page that was used during the event is here: https://presemo.aalto.fi/winterorientation/
There you can find the answers to your questions you asked during the lecture.
Program (link to slides in headlines)
| Welcome to Aalto University! | Petri Suomala, Vice President for Education |
| Would it be beneficial to learn Finnish and intercultural communication? | Noora Helkiö & Yoonjoo Cho, University Teachers (Language Center) |
| Where to get support for your studies? | Lilli Huttula, Study Psychologist (Starting Point of Wellbeing) |
| Learning Centre – what is that? | Mari Lankinen, Information Specialist (Learning Centre) |
| What should you know about the digital world of Aalto? | Outi Hirvi, IT Specialist (IT Services) |
| Joy and wellbeing from exercise | Hanna Autio, Physical Education Instructor (UniSport) |
| AYY – what role does it play during your studies? | Tuulia Telin, Specialist Vilppu Viinikainen, Board Member (Aalto University Student Union AYY) |
| Make your Aalto life more memorable with ESN Aalto! | Pauliina Aaltonen, President Gréta Leitner, Vice President Prateek Agrawal, Secretary Pranish Kumar Munnangi, Event Manager (Erasmus Student Network Aalto) |
| Come and join KY-Sub events! | Iisa Ruusunen & Eetu Sinkkonen (KY-Sub) |
| Equality, diversity and inclusion at Aalto University | Ida Salin, EDI officer |