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

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

Admission to master's programmes: 1.12.2020–4.1.2021

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Kaksi mies- ja yksi naisopiskelija seisoo Väre-rakennuksen edessä. Miehillä on polkupyörät.

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!

Aalto-yliopiston opiskelijoita / Unto Rautio

What is it like to study at Aalto University? Join our virtual Open Day event on October 5—October 9 2020 and find out what it's really like to study in one of Aalto's English-taught programmes and explore life on campus!

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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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Are you interested in studying at Aalto University? Wanting to hear more about our programmes? Check our webinars on degree programmes.

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Master's Programme in Global Management (including CEMS MIM)

The Global Management (GM) / CEMS programme prepares ambitious students for a career in influential positions in international organisations. A driven student community, close collaboration with CEMS corporate and social partners and an exchange semester provide a strong foundation for students to develop a global mindset and gain leadership skills. Graduates become members of a truly global and lifelong CEMS network comprising over 15,600 alumni and 108 different nationalities, working at some of the world’s leading companies in over 75 countries.

Master's Programme in Engineering Physics

The Master’s Programme in Engineering Physics equips students with a profound understanding of physics and mathematics as well as skills that are highly applicable. The programme is closely connected to the research at Aalto University and the Department of Applied Physics, attracting students who want to pursue a career in research.

Aalto University / students doing teamwork / photo by Unto Rautio

Master's Programme in Visual Communication Design

The Master’s Programme in Visual Communication Design (VCD) is an international learning community committed to investigating new modes of action within visual communication. As a critical response to the contemporary conditions, the studies enable you to reconsider the established notions of graphic design. The programme supports you in rethinking and redefining your own design practice, in order to situate it in wider societal and environmental frameworks. By providing the competence areas of information design, visual narratives, and type & written language, the curriculum encourages you to turn your design practice towards the public and the sustainable, and towards multiple and diverse knowledge domains. The VCD programme provides you time and space to redefine your individual design approach, with continuous backup from community, collaboration, and peer learning. The studies support you in this with a combination of theory and practice.

Aalto Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology - Data Science

Data science gives you the foundations to become a top-level expert in the modern knowledge society. You will obtain the required skills to solve real-world problems using methods of algorithm design, machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistical inference, operations research, and optimization.

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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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Opiskelijoita Otaniemessä / Photo: Unto Rautio

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!

Aalto University students at campus / photographer: Aino Huovio

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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Kuusi opiskelijaa ovat kokoontuneena ryhmätyötilaan. Yksi opiskelijoista osoittaa post-it-lapuista täytetylle valkotaululle.

Cooperation, Studies Published: 25.9.2020

Record number of students completed minor studies in ITP

In ITP 2020, multidisciplinary student teams successfully completed nearly 20 digital business projects in collaboration with public and private organizations.

Opetus on käynnissä luokkahuoneessa ja opiskelijat kuuntelevat pöytään nojaavaa opettajaansa.

Incidents, Studies Published: 24.9.2020

ITP courses were organised in hybrid teaching model during the exceptional summer

Information Technology Program (ITP), Aalto University’s summer minor program, ran its courses and business projects in a hybrid model during the summer while taking care of everyone’s safety.

Studies Published: 23.9.2020

Shaking Up Tech returns, this time as a virtual open event

This year, the event that encourages young women’s interest in the field of technology is online due to covid-19. The event is open to all upper-secondary school students.

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Incidents, Studies Published: 22.9.2020

UNITE! students participated in Aalto University Summer School virtual exchange course

As a pilot for developing short-term mobility Aalto University Summer School opened up its curriculum for UNITE! students. Ten UNITE! students participated in the Digital Business Master Class (6 ECTS) summer course. Engineering students across Europe were keen to complement their degree studies with business knowledge, and the course spots filled quickly.

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Published: 8.5.2018
Updated: 24.9.2020

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