Student Guide
Aalto Doctoral Programme in Science
Programme main page
This site is the student study guide for the Aalto Doctoral Programme in Science. Here you will find the programme curriculum as well as detailed guidelines for planning your studies. If you are interested in applying to the programme, follow the link at the bottom of the site to the application page.
Aalto Doctoral Programme in Science is organized by the School of Science.
News

Enrol for spring 2024 in Oili (27 Nov. to 5 Jan.)
Enrol for spring term 2024 by using the Oili enrolment and registration service from 27 November 2023 to 5 January 2024.
New Sisu features for cross-institutional studies at Aalto
Some Aalto courses will begin limited use of Sisu’s cross-institutional features during Period III.
Change in Sisu on alumni data authorisation; now included with graduation request
The previous data disclosure statement about giving consent to save data in the alumni partner institution system has been removed.
Read & Publish agreements under renewal: how this affects open access publishing and access to scientific journals?
Some of the current Read & Publish agreements will terminate by the end of 2023. Negotiations of the renewal of the agreements are still ongoing, and it is not yet certain whether all the agreements will be renewed.Events

Doctoral Q&A on Thursday mornings (autumn 2023)
Answers to your questions related to doctoral studies and chance to have a friendly chat
Creative Technologies
The theme of the next seminar is AI for Music and Performance.
SCI ACRIS online drop-in session, 8.12.2023
Join online drop-in session hosted by the Open Science and ACRIS team.
Start your studies with Pomodoro
Join us for guided studying and pick up tips for more effective work during Pomodoro sessions!Doctoral pathway | |
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Most information for doctoral students is available on the Doctoral student study guide pages for all Schools. The information marked with SCI below is School specific. | |
Before your studies (applicants) | |
Beginning your doctoral studies (Doctoral student study guide, aalto.fi) | |
During your doctoral studies (Doctoral student study guide, aalto.fi) |
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Finalising your doctoral studies (Doctoral student study guide, aalto.fi) | |
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Changes and applications Pre-examination and public defence
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Aalto Doctoral Programme in Science
The Doctoral Programme in Science is a multidisciplinary programme with a unique combination of science, technology and business. The research done is committed to high standards of international excellence and the aim is to educate doctoral students in different research fields to tackle increasingly complex societal challenges in areas such as energy, environment, health and well-being. The doctoral programme offers a four-year doctoral programme in physics, mathematics, biomedical engineering, computer science or industrial engineering and management.

Doctoral education