Bachelor's Students Successfully Complete Research Internship
Three bachelor's students have successfully completed their research internships.
Undergraduate Centre closed on the evening of 11 August
Undergraduate centre closed on the evening of 11 August.
From Materials to Smart Textiles: Benjamin Begins a New Chapter at Aalto
Ping-Chun Chen is a researcher from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
The idea of three researchers generated a deep tech company
Sim Analytics Oy relies on strong research expertise. Its story began when three researcher colleagues working in different laboratories at LUT University began to consider how to provide and analyse data in a way that would support industrial companies in making business decisions.
Experience Isn't the Finish Line: Payam Salarvand on Learning to Build Better
Can experienced entrepreneurs still benefit from going back to the classroom?
Vertics Oy was born from the vision of two upper secondary school students
Atte Pohjanmaa, who founded a company when he was still an upper secondary school student, succeeded in growing his company even during the coronavirus years.
World’s first superconducting quantum heat engine opens the path to larger quantum computers
A newly-developed superconducting quantum heat engine not only advances our understanding of thermodynamics but also enables technologies needed for high-qubit quantum computers.
Beyond Startups: Karla Still on Rethinking Entrepreneurship
Can entrepreneurship look different from the startup stories we hear most often?
Shell servers have been rebooted on July 8th
Shell servers kosh.aalto.fi, lyta.aalto.fi and servers for light computation brute.aalto.fi and force.aalto.fi have been rebooted on July 8th.
Researcher-established company Xiphera growing rapidly
Xiphera Oy, which is celebrating its ninth anniversary, has developed hardware-based encryption solutions for the prevention of information security threats. The company is a deep tech company and its products are based on research and produce new technological solutions.
Done: Maintenance break in Aalto Version Control System on 16 July from 08:00 onwards
Estimated duration of the break is one hour
From Quantum to Entrepreneurship: Sreekrishna Praveen on Expanding His Perspective
How do you turn breakthrough technologies into real-world impact?
The World Planning Schools Congress 2026 brought together more than 1500 participants in Espoo and Helsinki
The sixth World Planning Schools Conference took place in July 2026 hosted jointly by 911±¬ÁÏÍø, University of Helsinki, and Tampere University.
Prototyping and Validation Grant: Deployable
Four Aalto master's students built a physical AI startup on a borrowed GPU, beat PhD teams at a hackathon, and received Aalto's prototyping and validation grant.
Applications open for Innovation Postdoc in AI
A fully funded, 12–month career track to turn your doctoral discoveries into a deep-tech startup.
Applications open: Aalto Creatives pre-incubator autumn 2026
The next Aalto Creatives pre-incubator starts in September. Applications close on 7 September. Join the info event on 27 August to hear from alumni and meet the Aalto Creatives team.
Autumn 2026 Finnish courses for international personnel in the metropolitan area universities
911±¬ÁÏÍø offers Finnish language study opportunities to its employees in autumn 2026.
Updated Master’s Thesis Rubrics and Grading Sheets now live
We have updated the master’s thesis grading rubric and grading sheets to reflect the growing use of 20 ECTS theses alongside 30 ECTS theses. The grading sheet now also records whether the thesis was completed as a pair. Please always use the newest rubric! Students must officially start their thesis in MyStudies service to receive topical information and to submit; supervisors should verify all advisees are visible in their Student Success Hub home.
