Student Guide

Master's Programme in Strategic Management in a Changing World

For Aalto students
This site contains the student study guide for Master's Programme in Strategic Management in a Changing World. 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 link at the bottom of the site to the application page.
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Master’s Programme in Strategic Management in a Changing World is organized by the School of Business. 

The Master’s Programme in Strategic Management in a Changing World teaches students to analyze organizations’ operational environment, formulate effective strategies, and conduct and lead strategy development work in organizations against the backdrop of the mega-trends in a rapidly changing world.  Combining strategy with key issues of sustainability, people management, and entrepreneurship, students learn how to make sense of an increasingly complex world so that they can continuously update their organisation’s strategy, identify valuable opportunities and act on them. The programme provides students with invaluable insights on strategic, data-driven business decision-making.

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Learn language and culture with another Unite! student from one of the nine Unite! alliance universities.
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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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How well does the campus support work and study? Answer the campus survey and share your experience. Movie tickets will be raffled among the respondents.
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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).

Events

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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
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Thesis Takeoff group

Do you feel stuck with your thesis? Is it hard to stay motivated or focused when working alone? Do you need peer support and guidance to make progress? Join the Thesis Takeoff group!

Strategic management in a changing world, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

Strategic Management in a Changing World is a unique Master’s programme that teaches students how to develop effective strategy in a rapidly changing world. Graduates are analytical decision-makers...

How to apply
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Tuition fees

Tuition fee for tuition-fee students in this programme is 15,000 EUR/academic year. For more information, please see the Tuition fees and scholarships webpage in the Student Guide.

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