Student Guide

Master's Programme in Biotechnology

Starting your studies

Orientation at CHEM

Studies for the academic year 2024–2025 begin during the orientation week from August 26 to August 30, 2024. Please see the schedule.

Participation in the orientation week is very important for the smooth start of the studies. During the week, you will meet your fellow students and teachers for the first time, socialize at events organized by guilds, receive support for course selections and study systems, as well as have the opportunity to handle official matters related to daily life.

The programme-specific orientation is very important to attend also for students who continue their studies after a bachelor's degree at Aalto. Please attend the programme-specific orientation if you graduate from Aalto Bachelor´s programme during the calendar year 2024.

Webinar: Planning your studies in Sisu

Aalto CHEM will organize two Zoom webinars to help you to plan your studies. The content in these webinars is the same, so you only need to attend the one which fits better to your schedule.

  • School of Chemical Engineering webinar A: Planning your studies in Sisu on Wed 21 August at 3.30 pm - 5 pm
    OR
  • School of Chemical Engineering webinar B: Planning your studies in Sisu on Thu 22 August at 12 am - 1.30 pm.

Links to the webinars have been sent to new students in newsletters.

Programme-specific orientation

Programme-specific orientation for students in the Master's Programme in Biotechnology will be organized on Tue 27 August 2024 at 13.00-14.30 in lecture room Ke3 in Chemistry building (Kemistintie 1). The event starts at 13.00 sharp, so please make sure you are in the lecture hall in time.

This orientation is important for both students who are new at Aalto as well as those who are continuing their studies after completing a bachelor's degree at Aalto. Please make sure to attend if you have graduated or expect to graduate during the calendar year 2024.

Tutoring at CHEM

If you are a new student at Aalto, we will share your contact information with a student tutor who will contact you in August. Each new student who completed their bachelor's degree outside Aalto is assigned a student tutor who has completed tutor training.

Tutors are senior students who help new students during the orientation week and at the beginning of their studies. Tutoring is carried out in cooperation between the tutors, Aalto University personnel and student organizations. Each major and programme has their own tutors who introduce students to the campus, student organization activities (e.g. Prosessiteekkarit & AYY) and student life in general.

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