Join the MEC-funded doctoral pilot at Aalto University 2024-2027
Aalto University offers companies a unique opportunity to participate in the doctoral education pilot funded by MEC.
The Ministry of Education and Culture will allocate EUR 255 million to universities for piloting new practices in doctoral education in 2024–2027. This additional funding will be allocated to 1000 doctoral researchers who will have an employment contract.
The ministry is providing funding for 1000 doctoral researchers in Finland, 800 of whom will focus on areas in the flagship programmes of the Research Council of Finland, while 200 will be in other research fields.
The pilot is a major effort to strengthen research activities and the impact of research and expertise in society at large. The project aims to increase the number of doctoral graduates and to reform doctoral education and strengthen its social impact.
The growing need for researchers was identified in the report of the Finnish Parliamentary Working Group on Research, Development and Innovation. The doctoral education pilot will enable universities to respond to the ever-increasing talent shortage and supply the workforce with researcher training across sectors without compromising the quality of education.
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The positions in the new doctoral education pilot are divided into different fields. The majority of the positions are in the flagship programme areas of the Research Council of Finland. At Aalto, flagships in the areas of quantum technology, materials bioeconomy and artificial intelligence received the largest number of positions. The recruitment of new doctoral students began at Aalto University in the spring, and the first new doctoral researchers started their employment at the beginning of August.
National Graduate School in Quantum Science and Technology
Circular Materials Bioeconomy Network: From bio-based resources to advanced materials (CIMANET).
Finnish Doctoral Program Network in Artificial Intelligence.
Develops methods of applied mathematics and physics for the benefit of society
The programme addresses the urgent need for training high-level experts in the rapidly growing photonics industry. I-DEEP extends its reach to all Finnish universities with research activities in light-based technologies.
Promoting sustainable development by linking digital solutions to water resource management.
Addresses the challenges of decreasing learning achievement, increasing truancy and dropout rates, and digital technology in education
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Research will focus on sustainability transformations in different sectors of society to find solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainable use and management of natural resources.
A flagship is an effective mix of cutting-edge research, impact in support of economic growth or society, close connections to the business sector and society at large, adaptability, and a strong commitment from host organisations. Flagships are high-quality, high-impact competence clusters.
Aalto University invites companies to participate in the pilot either as a partner or as a mentor for a doctoral student. The call for partners is open now.
Aalto University offers companies a unique opportunity to participate in the doctoral education pilot funded by MEC.
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All key research fields are ranked first or second among Finnish universities based on the impact of their publications in the Academy of Finland's State of Science 2022 report.
Doctoral researchers get to work in an ecosystem where close cooperation with businesses and society is valued. Doctoral graduates from Aalto consider their doctoral degree important for their career, and are able to find work in the private sector more successfully than doctoral graduates from other universities, on average.
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