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Application period for Aalto University's Master's programmes starts 1 December 2020. Get to know our study options and find your programme!

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Admission to bachelor's programmes in English: 7.1.–20.1.2021 | Admission to bachelor's programmes in Finnish & Swedish: 17.3.–31.3.2021

Admission to master's programmes: 1.12.2020–4.1.2021

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We have several different opportunities for you to get to know us better. You can join our webinars on degree programmes or meet us in different fairs abroad and in Finland. You can also contact Aalto Squad members who can share their experiences in Finland at Aalto University or chat with our students. You can also invite our student to your high school to tell about our different fields and studying at Aalto!

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What is it like to study at Aalto University? In our Open Day event you'll find out what it's really like to study in one of Aalto's English-taught programmes and have the chance to explore life on campus! The next event will be organised in 2021.

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Are you wondering what it is like to study at the Aalto University School of Business? Or what student life is like at Aalto’s vibrant Otaniemi Campus or at the School's Mikkeli Unit? You can now chat directly with our Unibuddy student ambassadors. Unibuddies are current students who want to help prospective students by sharing their experiences as students at the Aalto University School of Business.

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Aalto University organises several admissions. On this page you can find instructions for applying to Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programmes.

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Master's Programme in Information and Service Management

Master's Programme in Information and Service Management is the most tech-savvy programme at the Aalto University School of Business. The ISM programme shapes students into future leaders of the digital era with a unique combination of leadership, business and technology. ISM provides students with in-depth expertise in developing, managing and leading data-heavy businesses, making graduates highly sought after in the job market.

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Master's Programme in New Media – Game Design and Production

Game Design and Production is a multidisciplinary major that offers a unique mix of technical and artistic aspects of game development. Students can apply for the major with any Bachelor’s degree, and accepted students include programmers, 3D artists, animators, creative writers, architects, and even psychologists.

Master's Programme in Chemical, Biochemical and Materials Engineering - Chemical and Process Engineering

From natural sciences to sustainable and profitable chemical process industries

Master's Programme in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences - Acoustics and Audio Technology

The major in Acoustics and Audio Technology equips students with a fundamental understanding of human hearing, audio perception, and physics of sound. The skills they acquire enable, for example, reducing noise pollution, planning harmonic environments and designing coherent sound experiences.

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Master's Programme in Accounting

The Master’s Programme in Accounting prepares students for producing and using financial and non-financial information to control and manage companies. Accounting, whether financial accounting or management accounting, is at the heart of every business and a critical part of planning and decision-making in companies. Accounting graduates possess invaluable and highly universal know-how for succeeding in different organisations across all industries and continents.

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Master's Programme in New Media - New Media Design and Production

Would you like to explore the exciting opportunities new digital technology opens to communication, interaction and expression – and find a career where you can utilise your creativity? New Media Design and Production is a major subject within the Master’s Programme in New Media, focusing on art and design in interactive media. The education is project-oriented, combining practice with theory. You can focus on dynamic visualisation, art & culture, interaction design and interactive & generative storytelling. The programme is fully taught in English, and your master’s thesis can be written in Finnish, Swedish or English.

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Open University courses are open to everyone regardless of their background or age. Open University offers individual courses in Business, Technology, Languages and Art and Design. Students are admitted to individual courses in the order of registration.

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Study ICT courses for free alongside work. A large selection of courses is available both at beginner level and for experienced ICT professionals.

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The open access online course covers the fundamentals of startup entrepreneurship

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Aalto University Summer School offers high quality academic summer courses and programs at Aalto University.

Aalto EE offers thought provoking executive education and leadership development services globally. Our diverse offering includes customized solutions, degree programs, and open executive programs.

Aalto has six schools with around 12 000 students and 4000 employees of which close to 400 are professors. Our campus is located in the city of Espoo, in the Greater Helsinki area in Finland. With 40% of our academic faculty coming from outside Finland, we are a highly international community with strong academic standing.

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Slush 2017. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto/ Mikko Raskinen

Entrepreneurship infuses everything at Aalto. Whether you’re a student interested in entrepreneurial education or a startup looking for an accelerator – or something in between – join our community!

As an Aalto University student, you have excellent opportunities to become more internationally orientated and globally competent during your studies.

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Finland’s excellent reputation in education, combined with a wide range of courses offered in English, makes Finland an attractive study destination for international students. Boasting the largest technology hub of the Nordic countries, Finland is a world leader in information technology, business, design and many other academically centred fields.

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Aalto University's campus in Otaniemi is the home of an innovative community.

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Университет Аалто является молодым университетом, но несмотря на это у него долгая история, и ему удалось стать ведущим университетом в своих сферах исследования. Университет Аалто - это в первую очередь сообщество смелых мыслителей, где наука и искусство встречаются с технологиями и экономикой. Мы в Аалто стремимся выявлять и решать большие проблемы общества и строить инновационное будущее!

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阿尔托大学是一所既年轻又具有悠久历史的大学，多个学科在世界排名中名列前矛。学校致力于培养勇于思考和创新的人才，鼓励其发现和解决各类社会挑战，并提供多学科的顶尖教育环境。

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Timo Saarinen, Juha Dahlström, Elli Hämäläinen ja Timo Korkeamäki

Honoured, Studies Published: 27.10.2020

Planning Officer Elli Hämäläinen and Aalto University received honorary mention for promotion of dual careers for athletes

The honorary mention was awarded by the Finnish Olympic Committee's Sports Academy Programme and the URA Foundation.

Kuvassa Arto Lindblomin, Juhani Pekkalan ja Lasse Mitrosen kuvat sekä teksti Uudistuva kauppa vihreällä taustalla

Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies Published: 26.10.2020

There is a long tradition of teaching retailing at the School of Business

The next Better Business – Better Society seminar will discuss how the retail sector is being reformed and where it is headed.

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Studies Published: 22.10.2020

Joan Lofgren: Hybrid course ensures the students can complete the course whether they are on campus or not

This academic year started in very different circumstances than usually. Joan Lofgren, the Director of the Bachelor’s Program in International Business, teaches the Global Business Environment course to first-year students at Mikkeli Campus. This year the course was delivered using a hybrid format due to the COVID-19 situation.

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Cooperation, Studies Published: 22.10.2020

Chemistry and business students developed plant-based products with Valio

A team of two Master’s students collaborated with Valio in a 6-month Aalto Thesis project.

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Updated: 21.10.2020

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