Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days
Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days are organised three times a year. Welcome!
Participation
New doctoral students will recieve a personal registration link by email. Doctoral researchers employed by Aalto University, who have not yet received the study right for doctoral studies, are also welcome to participate (if we haven't reached you, please email [email protected] for the registration link).
In the academic year 2024-2025, Orientation Days will be held on 2.-3.9.2024, 4.-5.11.2024, 13.-14.1.2025 and 19.-20.5.2025.
Doctoral students are invited to the next Orientation Days following the starting date of their study right.
Programme January 2025
Day I: Monday 13.1.2025 (8:45-) 9:00-16:00, Valmet U1, Undergraduate Centre, Otakaari 1
+ social programme
| 8:45- | Coffee/tea |
| Framework and Planning | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcome to Aalto University! Vice President for Research Jyri Hämäläinen |
| 9:15-10:00 | Beyond the Degree: Recent Graduates’ Stories |
| 10:00-10:15 | Framework of doctoral studies at Aalto University Head of Doctoral education services Minna Söderqvist |
| 10:15-10:55 | Planning and Structuring Your Doctoral Research and Studies, Doctoral education services |
| 10:55-11:00 | Introducing doctoral student tutors |
| 11:00-12:30 | Tutor groups meet, lunch (self-paid) |
| Thriving as a Doctoral Student: Career, Community, EDI and representation | |
| 12.30-13.00 | Research community, Code of Conduct, Career and Wellbeing, Doctoral education services |
| 13.00-13:15 | Introducing Doctoral Researchers’ Association Aallonhuiput |
| 13:15-13:30 | Introducing Aalto University Student Union |
| 13:30-13:45 | Representing doctoral researchers, Shop Stewardfor doctoral students |
| 13:45-14:00 | What do I want to do with my doctoral degree? Career Design Lab |
| Break | |
| 14:30-16:00 | Getting to Know Your Doctoral Programme: Requirements for Doctoral Thesis & Supervision arrangements Doctoral programmes |
| 17:00> | Doctoral researchers' association Aallonhuiput welcome evening at Otaranta Club Room Snacks and board games with your peers |
Day II: Tuesday 14.1.2025 (8:30-) 9:00-12:00, U6, Undergraduate Centre, Otakaari 1
| Optional: for Newcomers | |
| 8:30-8:55 | Newcomers' introduction to Aalto, Helsinki, Espoo, and Finland: History, Culture, and Community |
| HR and practicalities | |
| 9:00-9:45 | Orientation to employment related issues (for employed doctoral researchers) |
| 9:45-10:00 | Moving to Finland (all newcomers) |
| Break | |
| Advancing Your Research and Doctoral Thesis: Research plan & Researcher’s tools, skills and support | |
| 10:15-10:20 | Research plan - a key document throught your doctoral path |
| 10:20-10:30 | IT Services supporting your research |
| 10:30-10:45 | Library resources and services for researchers |
| 10:45-11:00 | Research ethics |
| 11:00-11:20 | Open science at Aalto University |
| 11:20-11:40 | Research data management at Aalto University |
| 11:40-12:00 | Research information management system ACRIS |
| 12:00- | Tutor groups meet, lunch (self-paid) |
Orientation presentations
Useful links
Spotlight
Doctoral page index
Index of all aalto.fi pages about doctoral education
Contact information
Doctoral education Services
[email protected]
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