In the 2025 participatory budgeting vote, the winning idea was an easily accessible sensory-friendly relaxation room for students. The relaxation room is intended for short rests during the opening hours of the Undergraduate Centre. The room has a divan sofa and an armchair as well as the possibility to darken the space with curtains.
If you want to use the relaxation room, you can reserve it on an ad hoc basis via Aalto Space for a maximum of one hour at a time. The room’s name is Lepohuone / Relaxation Room and its code is Y420. The new relaxation room is intended for students only.
The ideation process was part of the annual ‘One euro for every student’ participatory budgeting project, which was implemented for the first time in 2021. The aim of the project is to develop the campus by involving students in decision-making. Approximately one euro per student is reserved annually for implementation, which this year meant 14,000 euros from the university’s budget. Through participatory budgeting, the campus has been developed from the students’ perspective, particularly to promote wellbeing and comfort.
In autumn 2025, students were asked to come up with ideas on how the university should spend 14 000 euros to improve student wellbeing on campus. Now it's time to vote for the best idea to be implemented during spring 2026.
The winner of the 2025 participatory budgeting vote was announced at the end of November.
Participatory budgeting brings massage chairs to campus.
The 2022 participatory budgeting vote's winner released at the end of November. Resting and daytime naps became the winning theme this year.
The winner of the 2022 participatory budgeting vote was determined at the end of November. Resting and daytime naps became the winning theme this year.
Aalto University's student participatory budgeting project for 2023 has been completed, and the winning idea is a community piano.
In spring 2021, we asked students how they would like to spend 12 000 euros of the university budget. The community discussion was based on the “One euro for every student” participatory budgeting pilot project launched in May.
