Better Student Life at Aalto 2025
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Where to find books? Where to study independently? Should you study Finnish? What to do with your free time? Where can you find support to maintain your wellbeing? Experts from different services share their tips for the beginning of your studies.
HSL (Helsinki Region Transport) is available in the main lobby of Undergraduate Center (room Y115) from 11.30 AM to 3.30 PM.
Remember to check the preorientation on MyCourses learning platform.
If you are interested, here is a nice lecture by Peter Kelly about networking: Network with Confidence.
As you start your journey towards our campus, we’d like to offer you the chance to connect with each other before you arrive. The Goin’ Connect app is a safe and secure environment for you to get to know your future classmates, find friends with similar interests and even talk to other students about finding housing or learning a language. To join your future classmates in our exclusive Aalto University environment, please register here: https://register.goinconnect.com/university/58654 (Have any questions about the app? Please reach out to the Goin’ team at support@goinconnect.com.)
The Presemo page that was used during the event is here: https://presemo.aalto.fi/winterorientation/
There you can find the answers to your questions you asked during the lecture.
Program (link to slides in headlines)
| Welcome to Aalto University! | Petri Suomala, Vice President for Education |
| Would it be beneficial to learn Finnish? | Malka Gotthilf, University Teacher (Language Center) |
| Where to get support for your studies? | Albert Hemmo, Study Psychologist (Student Services) |
| Learning Centre – what is that? | Mari Lankinen, Information Specialist (Learning Centre) |
| What should you know about the digital world of Aalto? | Outi Hirvi, IT Specialist (IT Services) |
| Joy and wellbeing from exercise | Kanerva Ruponen, Customer Advisor (UniSport) |
| AYY – what role does it play during your studies? | Henrik Starck, Board Member Tuulia Telin, Specialist Jenni Toivonen, Board Member (Aalto University Student Union AYY) |
| Make your Aalto life more memorable with ESN Aalto! | Srijit Bashyal, Partnership Manager Sai Chandrresh, Event Manager Uneeb Kari, President (Erasmus Student Network Aalto) |