Student Guide

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New secondary side navigation on aalto.fi

A new, more structured, secondary side navigation will be released on aalto.fi on Wednesday, 2 October 2024.

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Campaign launched to connect every Aalto student to Finnish working life – check out the opportunities for students

The campaign invites employers via social media to build a more international Finland

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Aalto University to resign from flexible study right (JOO) agreement as of 1 January 2026

No new approvals or recommendations for JOO studies will be given after 31 July 2025.

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Applying for study-right extensions is becoming chargeable

The processing fee will apply to all applications submitted on or after 1 January 2025.

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Student Guide navigation FAQ

Where to find what you're looking for in the Student Guide

Student Guide

News

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Practice your languages with the Unite! Language Tandems

Learn languages with another student from one of the nine Unite! alliance universities.
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The HSL card will no longer function as an access token on the Otaniemi campus

At the Otaniemi campus, the HSL card will no longer be used as an access token starting from October 21, 2024.
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Aalto students embarked on the U!Train to explore green mobility

Three Aalto University students participated in the U!Train Blended Intensive Programme, a sustainable mobility course organised by the Unite! university alliance.
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Online teaching, contact teaching, or blended? Aalto is piloting a new way of categorizing courses in Sisu

In Sisu, new implementation types are being piloted to label courses by whether they are conducted online or on campus. The piloting includes only a part of the course offering.
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How to use the Student Guide?

Note! A new secondary side navigation released on aalto.fi on Wednesday, 2 October 2024.
Instructions for navigating in the Student Guide will be updated soon. 

The content in the Student Guide is split in two sections:

  • common information that applies to all students which you can find in the side navigation menu located on the left side on all pages, for example, exchange studies, applications, campus information
  • programme pages where you can find further information on every programme for example, programme studies, how to plan your studies, graduation and contact people of the programme

Site index for the Student Guide – page lists all Student Guide contents except for news and events.

You can find more tips on the Student Guide FAQ page.

    Student guide main page

    At the top of each page of the Student guide is the main navigation panel where you can find five headers, some with max. five subheaders. Pictured is the front page of the Student guide with the header "Programmes, Minors and Courses" open. You will recognize headers with a subnavigation by the arrow icon after the header title.

    Student Guide, programmes

    You can find all current programmes of Aalto University on the Student Guide. You can filter the programmes by the degree level, school and curriculum period or search for the programme directly.

    Student guide, programme page

    You can find all current programme pages on the Student guide. The programme pages have their own navigation with five headers, some with max. five subheaders. Pictured is the programme main page with the header "During your studies" opened to reveal five subheaders where you can find more information on each topic. 

    Student guide page example

    The pages on the Student guide often list links to specific sites without further explanations on each topic. This is to allow the user to navigate the site as smoothly as possible and to see a page's contents at a glimpse.

    Student guide illustration, supporting your studies

    Contact information for Learning Services

    Contact information for Learning Services

    Support services for students

    Feedback about the page

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