What is Aalto Lifewide Learning?

Learning can happen regardless of time or place. We want to provide learning content that inspires, challenges and encourages you to take a step towards something new. Read more about our thoughts about lifewide learning!

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Aalto is developing its lifewide learning offering – microcredentials can now be used to build on existing competence

Microcredentials are particularly useful for meeting rapidly emerging competence needs.
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Aalto University Summer School receives a record amount of 803 applications for summer 2024

The application period for Aalto University Summer School concluded on May 31st, 2024.
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The application period for FITech's autumn courses is open

The application period for FITech Network University's autumn courses is open! The selection includes over 100 free courses in the themes of digitalisation and renewable energy.
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Open university courses for Autumn 2024 have been published!

The open university courses for autumn semester have been added to our course selection.
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Aalto University Junior reached a record 31,000 children and young people last year

Aalto University Junior had another record year. Read more about the activitiies in 2023.
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South Korea Lifelong Education Development Foundation and Aalto University Lifewide Learning exchange experiences on lifelong education

The Aalto University Lifewide Learning team were honoured to host the South Korea Lifelong Education Development Foundation on Aalto University campus in May 2024.
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Offering to answer all learning needs

If you are as curious as we are about the world around us and its changes, you have come to the right place – Aalto University's Lifewide Learning offers you the tools to develop your skills in an ever-changing environment. Based on your own needs and goals, you can study either online or on campus, self-paced or intensively with a group. The individual courses, modules, lectures and micro credentials serve an acute need for information whereas more extensive continuous professional development and degrees are suitable for updating knowledge in the long term.

Get to know our study offering here!

Get to know our content and services

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Lifewide learning for organisations

Engage and upskill your employees in the rapid changing environment with easily accessible academic learning.

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Learn online

Open online courses in Aalto's key areas of expertise are available to you free of charge, and you can start learning right away.

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Lifewide learning courses and programmes

Aalto University’s extensive lifewide learning portfolio ranges from individual courses to full degree programmes.

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‘I look forward to seeing this partnership grow’ – Students from Loyola University Chicago visit Aalto University for the Global Perspectives on Business programme

Students from Loyola University Chicago visited Aalto University in Finland for the fifth time as part of the "Global Perspectives on Business" programme, offered by Aalto University Summer School.
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Open doors to learning: Adding study options (no credits awarded) to Opin.fi service

We are now looking for academics who are interested in sharing their created content or materials with a wider audience on the Opin.fi service! Explore the training where the basics of Opin.fi are explained. You will also know how to add non-credit-bearing study options to the service.
Armaan Hooda on the left, Pauliina Ilmonen on the right
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Armaan Hooda spent one day as a math professor in Aalto

As part of the science and technology competition TuKoKe, Armaan Hooda won a Day as a Professor award. He spent the day together with professor Pauliina Ilmonen and other researchers at Aalto’s Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis.
Tommaso Astaldi at a Summer School event on campus.
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Summer School alum story: Nordic Product Design invites students to materialise their designs in new and unique ways

Tommaso Astaldi wanted to experience the Nordic approach to learning and teaching at Aalto University Summer School.
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