Student Guide

Master's Programme in Creative Sustainability

For Aalto students
This site contains the student study guide for the Master's Programme in Creative Sustainability. Here you will find the programme curriculum as well as detailed guidelines for planning your studies. All the materials and instructions are for the students in the programme. If you are interested in applying to the programme, follow the links at the bottom of the site to the application page.
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Master's Programme in Creative Sustainability is jointly organized by the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, the School of Business and the School of Chemical Engineering. The programme is coordinated by the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

Creative Sustainability (CS) is a joint Master's degree programme at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, School of Business and School of Chemical Engineering. Established in 2010, the CS programme brings students from a variety of fields together, to study and work in multidisciplinary teams and create novel sustainable solutions for human, urban, industrial and business environments. The pedagogical approach is based on integrating teaching and research, problem-based learning, design thinking, blended learning and strong connections to practical outcomes. The graduates of the programme have the endeavour to understand and address systemic phenomena and wicked problems.

CS students will graduate with degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science in Technology or Master of Science in Economics.

See more at the programmes website http://acs.aalto.fi/

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Students and staff of Aalto University celebrate this year’s Stair Days with a shared journey towards the summit of Mount Everest. UniSport’s new HeiaHeia wellbeing app inspires everyday physical activity, makes wellbeing actions visible and brings the whole community into a shared challenge.
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The due date for the healthcare fee for students in higher education is 15 November.

The due date for the healthcare fee for students in higher education is 15 November. You can pay the fee handily in the OmaKela e-service (available in Finnish and Swedish only).
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Events

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Aalto Thesis Day events 2026

Information for students: Master’s thesis in partnership with a company.

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100STARTUPS

A series of events designed to turn your ideas into impact, beginning on August 26 and building up to the main event on October 21–22.
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Beat the Blues: From winter-blues to embracing winter

Beat the Blues event in October is dedicated to sharing insights about winter in Finland.
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Teaching Assistant as a Learning Instructor (2 ECTS), pedagogical training, autumn 2026

Teaching period: 26.10.-30.11.2026, in English, register by 4.10.2026

Tuition fees 

Tuition fee for tuition-fee students in this programme:

  • Study right started on or before 1 August 2024: 15,000 EUR / academic year
  • Study right started on or after 1 August 2025: 17,000 EUR / academic year

For more information, please see the Tuition fees and scholarships webpage in the Student Guide.

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