Open online courses at Aalto University's School of Arts, Design, and Architecture
How can radical creativity change the world?
Learn what is radical creativity and how to use it to create deep change - whether in business, the arts, or technology.
Ever wondered what design really is all about?
Learn the basics about design, how designers solve problems, and get to know a lot of design tools. Design Bits is the online course about design for non-designers!
Interested in experimenting with materials?
The CHEMARTS Cookbook offers both simple and more advanced ideas and recipes for hands-on experiments with wood-based materials. Download the book for free!
Data Viz inspiration?
Browse through the interesting talks given at our annual Data Viz conference.
Safeguarding and renewing craftmanship
Interested in ceramics? Look no further, the Ceramics Handbook is your guide to the age-old craft (in Finnish only).
Architecture and the built environment
It's not possible to understand today without an understanding of the past. Take the online course on architectural history! (In Finnish only).
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Integrating Kielibuusti’s language PSP into Aalto University’s study and guidance practices
Aalto University has adopted the language PSP tool developed in the Kielibuusti project for study guidance. At Aalto University, the tool has been tailored to guide Finnish-language studies and is known as “Plan your Finnish language studies” (Suomi‑HOPS).
BIZ Exchange infos in Autumn
It is again time to start preparing for the January exchange application round for the academic year 2027–2028.Come and hear more about the application process at the autumn exchange info sessions!
From brief to prototype in six hours: PD6 launches PdP projects
PD6 launches Design Factory’s PdP course, taking students from company briefs to tested prototypes through rapid teamwork, ideation and prototyping.