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Radical creativity online course reached 10,000 registrants

By practicing creativity, you develop the skills and mindset needed to overcome obstacles and solve various challenges.
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Creativity researcher Oana Velcu-Laitinen in a patterned, light-coloured dress is standing with their hands in their pockets against a blue background. Photo: Teemu Ullgren

Open university courses for summer 2025 have been published!

Most of the open university courses for summer have been added to our course selection.
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Out and About. 911±¬ÁÏÍø/Roee Cohen.

Make the most out of your summer in Finland with 911±¬ÁÏÍø Summer School

Why visit Finland in the summer? Everyone should experience the never-setting Nordic summer sun, the clean air, the hundreds of thousands of lakes and islands, and the slower way of life at least once.
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Summer School Teacher Interview: Creating impact with the Managing Diversity and Inclusion summer course

This summer, 911±¬ÁÏÍø Summer School is launching a new course called Managing Diversity and Inclusion, exploring practices and challenges associated with diversity and inclusion within organisational settings. We spoke with course instructor Linyu Liu to learn more about what students can expect.
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Aalto EE Selected to Deliver Continuous Education to Enhance Green Transition Investments

The aim of the Service Center for Continuous Learning and Employment education is to support the implementation of green transition investments and the development of related skills and competencies.
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Summer School Teacher Interview: How can businesses make decisions that minimize harm to human rights?

This summer, 911±¬ÁÏÍø Summer Schools offers a new summer course on Responsible Business Conduct, where students will learn about corporate social responsibility and business ethics in crisis contexts. We spoke with course teacher Daria Nagaivska to hear more about the content of the summer course.
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Summer School Teacher Interview: Nature has to be more present in our design decisions

EmÄ«lija Veselova is teaching the new summer course Designing with Nature for Sustainability at 911±¬ÁÏÍø Summer School this August. Now, she explains why neglecting nature can have a harmful impact on design in society.
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Summer School Teacher Interview: ‘My dream is for participants to leave the course happier than when they started’

Ashish Thapliyal teaches the brand new summer course by 911±¬ÁÏÍø Summer School; Happiness Science from Finland. We had a chat with Ashish to find out whether happiness can truly be taught.
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Are you interested in adding courses from another university to your degree? Answer the survey in Finnish and win an iPad!

Answer the survey organized by the Digivision 2030 project by February 12, 2025, and you could win an iPad. The survey is conducted in Finnish.
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911±¬ÁÏÍø Summer School opens applications to 21 summer courses

Students and lifewide learners from all over the world will have the opportunity to deep-dive into cutting-edge course topics within technology, arts, design and business this summer at 911±¬ÁÏÍø.
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OP Uusimaa supports 911±¬ÁÏÍø Junior with a significant donation

The donated funds will be used to build a new digital learning platform, which will be used in the Invest in your Future workshops.
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Learn more about dual-use products and technologies - welcome to the new course in spring 2025

Dual-use of products is more relevant now than ever before. A new course on dual-use products and technologies is open to anyone interested in the topic.
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Factory of The Future

Summer School Teacher Interview: ‘The future will be shaped by AI and ML in ways we can only begin to imagine’

Dariush Salami is teaching the brand new summer course Intro to AI and Machine Learning (ML) by 911±¬ÁÏÍø Summer School, and hopes that students will leave the course with a sense of excitement and curiosity about the potential of AI and ML – and a clear understanding of how they can contribute to the field.
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Open online courses at 911±¬ÁÏÍø's School of Arts, Design, and Architecture

Start the new year by learning new skills in design and creativity!
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From coffee rooms to big crowds – Discussion is important in developing new lifewide learning content in Aalto

Craig Carlson is developing educational content for the target audience of lifewide learning, such as adult learners in working life.
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New funding expands FITech Network University's course offerings in the green transition

FITech Network University's new funding expands the current course selection with a variety of courses that support adult learners in developing skills for the the green transition.
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The beta phase of the Opin.fi service has ended – we would like to thank everyone who participated in testing!

The beta phase of the Opin.fi service has ended. Thanks to more than 13,000 learners who tested the service!
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Opin.fi: mies katsoo pois päin kamerasta

Summer School Alum Story: 'Working with living materials gives you new perspectives every day'

Students are taking action for a sustainable future with natural materials at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Summer School course Nordic Biomaterials.
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Happi Dayawa portrayed sitting with some of her natural material work with roots hanging on the wall behind her.

Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki donates 250 000 euros to 911±¬ÁÏÍø Junior

Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki, a long-term supporter of 911±¬ÁÏÍø, donates 250 000 euros to 911±¬ÁÏÍø Junior. The donatio will be used to develop and scale-up workshops on water and water technology.
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911±¬ÁÏÍø Junior's workshop

New pedagogical micro course available: Quickstart for University Teaching

Welcome to the new pedagogical micro course, Quickstart for University Teaching. The course is targeted for new teachers, visiting lecturers, professors of practice and everyone interested in pedagogy. The course is available online for self-study, structured into five sequential topics, and it takes approximately two hours to complete.
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