Doctoral studies at Aalto University cater for four different career paths:
In addition to the skills and knowledge of an expert in your field, we also boost your transferable skills relevant for all working environments.
Juho Uzkurt Kaljunen founded NPHarvest Oy based on his doctoral thesis with the aim of improving the nutrient cycle by recovering minerals from wastewater. The company’s first round of funding was a success.
This year, more than 180 students and 16 companies are participating in the group mentoring programme for international students and companies.
Joint doctoral research projects between Aalto University and ABB are training scientists to develop the cutting-edge products needed in the future.
Murata encourages its employees to pursue doctorates while working
When a researcher thinks like an entrepreneur, they can create something truly groundbreaking.
In his doctoral thesis, Kalle Spoof developed beamforming of radar systems
The doctoral research conducted by Sahar Babaeipour, a doctoral researcher at Aalto University’s Bioinnovation Center, aims at a more sustainable packaging industry.
Karita Kinnunen-Raudaskoski and Jani Lehmonen have both graduated as doctors of chemical engineering from Aalto University and for them, writing a doctoral thesis alongside regular work meant long hours but was also highly rewarding.
Graduate survey 2022I feel truly confident in my professional skills and knowledge after completing the doctoral program.
Three years after graduation 60 percent of our doctoral graduates are employed by a private companies, compared to the national average of one in four. One third work in universities. 70 percent have an expert position in their organisation.
Half of our graduates work in research and one fourth in development and planning duties. 10 percent work in consulting or training and seven percent work primarily in management and supervision duties.
Doctoral graduates feel that they can utilize the skills they learned during their doctoral studies in their work and that the requirement level of their work matches their doctoral degree. 80% of our graduates consider that doctoral studies gave them good qualifications for working life.
(Career monitoring survey 2023 and Doctoral graduate survey 2023)
* Doctoral career monitoring survey 2023, 3 years after graduation
Aalto University wants to support doctoral students in shaping their own study and work path already from the beginning of their studies. We offer services and resources that help you to plan your dream career during your studies. Career planning is also part of the Doctoral personal study plan that all our doctoral students develop with their supervising professor.
Resources and services offered by Aalto University include:
Skills learned during doctoral education are valuable in working life
Shaping sustainable and meaningful careers
Learn to think like an entrepreneur and to solve real-world problems by creating something new.
Find out what is required of applicants and what can our doctoral studies offer!
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