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UniSport campaign for university staff in March
During March you have an unique opportunity to get to know UniSport's seasonal training card services free of charge. Take your colleagues with you and come and exercise together, for example in Classes for University staff. Welcome to UniSport!
Multifactor Authentication (MFA) expands on all logins to idm.aalto.fi portal on 4 March at 16
This will not affect suomi.fi -login when resetting passwords in password.aalto.fi or MFA reset in idm.aalto.fi/sportal.
New cosy bar Otapas opens in shopping centre A Blanc
Bar Otapas opens on Friday 1st of March in shopping centre A Blanc. Cozy new meeting place is open from afternoon until late at night.
Provost Kristiina Mäkelä encourages the University community to add physical activity to their workday
The Finnish government is urging Finns to increase their physical activity, with the aim of integrating exercise into the everyday life of work communities. In a video interview, Provost Kristiina Mäkelä describes how exercise affects her wellbeing and provides tips on how everyone can easily increase their activity during the workday.
Learning Services – enabling success: Opin.fi project started at Aalto
A national lifewide learning offering platform Opin.fi is being introduced this year.
Short breaks in file services on Monday, 4 March starting at 4 pm
Short 1-3 minutes breaks / service in home.org.aalto.fi, work.org.aalto.fi and teamwork services due to updates.
Remote work abroad possible from March 2024
Remote work abroad for employees is piloted in the EU/EEA countries, Switzerland, and the UK during 2024.
Guide dog Niksi: It's always amazing and fun to come to campus
'As difficult as it is, we can't say hello when I'm wearing my guide dog harness. I'm responsible for moving safely, and it's really important to focus on that. I do try to catch people’s eyes every now and then, but it's not something you should respond to.'
Restaurants during the strike 14. – 15.2.2024
Opening hours and lunch menus may be reduced due to the strike.
Webinar invitation 8.2.: What does physical activity mean to your brain?
Welcome to the webinar on Thursday, 8 February 2024, 9–10 a.m., to learn how physical activity affects the brain and well-being. The webinar will be hosted by neuroscientist Professor Minna Huotilainen in finnish. The webinar recording will be subtitled also in English and Swedish.The webinar is offered by the joint University on the Move project of UniSport and universities, which is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. We warmly welcome you to join the webinar!
Change in the appearance of the desktop version of Outlook
External label from the mobile and webmail versions of Outlook has been added to the desktop versions of Outlook.
Learning Services – Success enablers: New roadmap published
The Learning Services Roadmap for 2024–27 has been approved. Essentially, the roadmap describes the areas that are targeted to be developed over the next four years.
Tiia Melander is the building attendant at Ekonominaukio 1
Service requests to building maintenance and feedback on cleaning should be given via the systems. The name of the building attendant updated on 2 April 2025, no other changes.
Teaching community and pedagogical reflection, support and training are vital for teachers' wellbeing
HowUTeach, teachers' wellbeing questionaire and self-reflection tool was piloted in Oasis of Radical Wellbeing initiative during academic year 2022-2023 and autumn term 2023.
Service break in access.aalto.fi, password.aalto.fi, idcard.aalto.fi and idm.aalto.fi services on 25 January at 16 to 18
Service break 25 January at 16 to 18
UniSport – the sports centre for the University staff and students
UniSport lowers the threshold for starting exercise even more by reducing the prices of single visits and 10 visit cards for University students. In addition, the range of group exercise classes will be expanded with a combat group exercise class, which was a wish received from the customers.
Topical discounts for personnel - First Republic play 1.2. and Elixia free week 29.1. - 4.2.
Discounts for Aalto's employees from e.g. Elixia centers and Finnish National Theatre and many others
Five tips to start exercising with UniSport
UniSport reduces the prices of single visits and 10 visit cards for University staff and students. The aim of the price reduction is to lower the threshold for starting exercise with UniSport as well as to offer the opportunity to explore new classes easily without a longer commitment.
PIN code is back from 1 February – how to move on campus
We want to ensure that access to university premises is safe and controlled
Service break in access.aalto.fi, password.aalto.fi, idcard.aalto.fi and idm.aalto.fi services on Monday, 15 January at 16 to 18
Service break 15 January at 16 to 18