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Call for Applications for the Wihuri Foundation Grants
The grants are applied for in the online grant service by 31 May 2020.
Jokeri Light Rail laying tracks down on Maarintie
The installation of light rail tracks will begin on Maarintie in Otaniemi.
New crisis management tool enables SMS for students and employees in crisis situations
The tool also facilitates communication between persons dealing with the crisis situation.
Aalto prepares partial lifting of coronavirus restrictions
The existing policies and guidelines will remain in force until 13 May
How to edit your profile at aalto.fi
You can now check your own profile pages and make changes to the visibility settings if needed.
Universities decided on changes to spring student admissions
It is important that applicants keep preparing for the admissions and take care of their wellbeing. Their long-term preparations have not gone to waste.
President’s letter 30 April – We are doing well with our core activities
“The breadth and depth of the work that has been done across the organization is amazing,” says President Ilkka Niemelä.
Updated personnel profile pages launched on 4 May
The update will occur after office hours. You can edit the visibility of your information after the launch.
Flexibility is needed in work practices
HR Services has updated guidelines on recruitment, vacation and part-time work practices.
Agile transition to online learning in Digital Business Master Class
During the intensive course, students from Aalto and the School of Business’s partner universities deep-dived into different aspects of digital business and completed five projects for partnering companies. A successful mid-course transition to virtual teaching inspired an online version of the course for summer 2020.
Third report by the Helsinki GSE Situation Room: Unemployment among the self-employed has increased considerably more than unemployment among employees
The report is presented at an open access webinar in Zoom on Thursday, 30 April at 8 am.
First Pulse Survey: Most employees feel comfortable in working remotely
The Pulse Survey is conducted every week.
Alumnus Sakari Saarela: One of the most important things you can gain from your studies are the relationships with your fellow students
Our alumnus Sakari Saarela, who works as a M&A advisor in an investment bank in London, emphasizes the importance of his study time friends and mentoring in helping him to gain preparedness for working life and to proceed to interesting work assignments in his career.
The next Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees at the School of Business will be celebrated in May 2022
Due to the COVID-19, the Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees has been postponed to May 2022.
Preparing for multiple scenarios in challenge-based online teaching
Experiences and thoughts on adaptability and online learning from 911’s staff who manage challenge-based learning programs.
The increased importance of law during the coronavirus crisis
The application of national emergency powers acts also impacts international business activities.
Ewald Kibler joins the Editorial Review Board of Journal of Business Venturing
JBV is the leading FT50 Journal in the field of entrepreneurship research.
Call for grant proposals
The 2020 Matti Lehti grants are open for proposals until 31 May 2020.
Nearly 500 members of the Aalto community participated in our virtual community event
A total of 1 021 comments were given on the four strategy themes - summaries of the comments published as attachment of this news article.
