School of Engineering

Application for our bachelor’s programmes in English is 8–22 January 2020. Find out more about study options and admissions!

Study at Aalto University, change the game.

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Mies- ja naisopiskelija työskentelemässä laitteen ääressä.

Studies Published: 23.1.2020

A record number of applications to Aalto University

There has been an enormous increase in applications for a study place in master’s and English bachelor’s programmes

Two female students chatting at the Aalto Summer Job Day on 16 January 2020. Photo: Kalle Kataila / Aalto University

Cooperation Published: 21.1.2020

You do not need to speak Finnish to get a summer job

More than 70% of the employers that participated in the Aalto Summer Job Day are also happy to hire foreigners who do not speak Finnish.

Press releases, Research & Art Published: 21.1.2020

Feeding the world without wrecking the planet is possible

Almost half of current food production is harmful to our planet – causing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and water stress. But as world population continues to grow, can that last?

Campus Published: 21.1.2020

Power outage in Otaniemi area

There was a power outage in Otaniemi area. The issue is now resolved and repaired.

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Exhibitions and fairs 23.1.–7.3.2020

Let concrete surprise you! Betoni–Concrete presents the material as more than a grey mass

The exhibition shakes up traditional conceptions of concrete and presents it in use by engineers, architects, designers and artists.

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Lectures and seminars 6.2.2020 13:00 – 17:00

Aalto University Civil Engineering Day 2020

Civil Engineering Day is the annual stakeholder seminar of the Department of Civil Engineering. This time the theme of the seminar is the role of research in civil engineering.

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Lectures and seminars 6.2.2020 15:00 – 16:30

Seminar on urban renewal in the context of multi-owned housing

Open seminar on urban renewal organized by Department of Built Environment.

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Kuvituskuva väitöstapahtumaan, Aalto-kynä ja tutkimuspaperi

Dissertations 7.2.2020 12:00 – 16:00

Defence of dissertation in the field of real estate economics, Kaisa Kontu, Lic.Sc. (Tech.)

The name of the dissertation is "Customer-centered development paths for district heating industry".

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Research machine surfing on the ice at the Aalto Ice Tank.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is a leading multidisciplinary research establishment with strong industrial ties and impact on industry and society alike.

Researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering aims to build the structures of tomorrow through research, education and collaboration.

Students and teaching staff at the Aalto University Environmental Hydraulics Lab

Water resources, spatial data, sustainable asset management and safe transportation.

Excellence in Research

The amount of competitive external funding and the inclusion of one research team from the School of Engineering into a Centre of Excellence of the Academy of Finland give some idea of research excellence at Aalto University.

Our work at the School of Engineering is inspired by the needs of society. We seek to contribute to the development of society by taking an active role in Finnish and international life – dialogue with a variety of stakeholders and cooperation agreements with the Capital Region municipalities and key partners support this aim.

School of Engineering

Aalto University / Department of Energy Technology / photographer: Adolfo Vera

The Foundation supports the scientific research and teaching of technical disciplines. The Foundation awards grants for MSc and DSc theses on a continuous basis, with the help of industry-donated funds.

The world needs new and revolutionary ideas, solutions, entrepreneurship, work and new kind of leadership. These will not come about by themselves. A donation to Aalto University is a donation for strong, internationally successful Finland.