Student Guide
Congratulations on your admission, and welcome to study at Aalto University! On this page you will find the orientation programme and instructions for starting your studies. See Local admission below for more detailed information on local admission schedule and communication for new students. Admitted students receive newsletters and updates from Aalto University throughout the spring and summer.
Conditionally admitted students must complete their degree by 31 July 2024. The procedure for submitting Bachelor's degree documents after conditional admission is specific for each year of admission. For instructions, see Conditional admission below.
Orientation for new students will take place 26 - 30 August 2024. Orientation week's programme is available below. Participating in orientation is an important part of starting studies at Aalto. During the orientation, you become familiar with studying and student life, your courses, your study environment and university practices. You also receive information about services available to you and get to know your fellow students, tutors, staff, and faculty.
First courses begin on 2 September 2024. You will receive detailed instructions for creating your study plan and registering on courses in August.
Complete a self-study preorientation on MyCourses learning platform in July/August, when you have activated your Aalto user ID. Pre-orientation takes 3-4 hours to complete. You can activate your Aalto user ID at the earliest in July after you have enrolled for the academic year.
The full checklist for new students can be found on the page for new students in international joint programmes.
You can reach Aalto's contact persons by email [email protected].
Once you have received an admission offer from EIT Digital Master School and confirmed your participation, Aalto University will start the local admission process. It usually takes a week or two to complete the local decision-making process and send the Letters of Admission. After the Letter of Admission, students will receive an individual link to confirm the admission offer. The deadline for confirming the offer is 14 days from receipt of the link. If you do not receive the link or cannot access it, please contact [email protected] to confirm your admission offer and secure your place.
More information on confirming the admission offer and the steps after that can be found on the page for new students in international joint programmes.
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| Week 17 | Letters of Admission sent to exit students 2024-2025 |
| Week 17 | Letters of Admission sent to entry students 2024-2025, application period 1 |
| May | Newsletter sent to exit students and entry students admitted in application period 1 |
| June | Letters of Admission sent to entry students 2024-2025, admitted in application period 2 |
| June | Newsletter to all students 2024-2025 |
| July | Holiday season |
| August | Newsletter to all students 2024-2025: information about orientation week, course registrations etc. |
| 13 August | Webinar about study plan on Zoom |
| 26-30 August | Orientation week |
| 2 September | Courses start |
Entry students who have not completed their Bachelor’s degree or received the degree certificate by the time they applied to EIT Digital Master School have been admitted conditionally. This is stated in your Letter of Admission.
As conditionally admitted student you must
In case you are not able to graduate or fail to deliver your degree certificate by the deadline, your conditionally granted study right will be cancelled.
If you applied with an incomplete degree, note that it may not be possible to graduate during the summer months. You should look into the graduation schedules and requirements of your own faculty or school in good time.
Consider the country-specific requirements of EIT Digital Master School; e.g. Pakistani degree certificates must be attested by HEC. For a list of country-specific requirements (only concerning the degree certificate/diploma) see section https://www.aalto.fi/en/admission-services/country-specific-document-requirements.
Contact [email protected] as early as possible if you have problems with your graduation plans or you are not able to receive your degree certificate within the time required by administrative processes.
Orientation for new students will take place 26 - 30 August 2024. Orientation week's programme is available below.
9.30 - 11.00 Breakfast buffet. Kvarkki, Otakaari 3.
Start the orientation week with a breakfast offered by Aalto. Breakfast is served from 9.30 to 11.00. Follow your tutor group’s instructions on the specific time for your group.
11.30 - 12.30 Welcome to Aalto School of Science! Aalto-hall, Otakaari 1.
Speakers: Jouko Lampinen, Dean of the School of Science & Lauri Järvilehto, Professor of Practice
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch break
Independent. There are multiple student cafeterias and restaurants on campus, see the opening hours and menus.
13.30 - 15.00 Studying in Master's programme in ICT Innovation - Guidelines and Practicalities. T2, Computer Science building (Konemiehentie 2).
Learn about e.g. academic practices at Aalto, studying in a double degree programme, credit transfer, compulsory language studies, etc.
12.30-14.00 Welcome to ICT Innovation programme! Learning Hub Greenhouse, Computer Science building, Konemiehentie 2
Come meet the staff of Master's programme in ICT Innovation and hear about alumni experience of studying in the programme and in Aalto, guild events, and Innovation & Entrepreneurship studies.
Speakers: Aalto's Programme Director Mika P. Nieminen, Mentors and Alumni of ICT Innovation, and Captain of International & Master’s students of Athene, I&E coordinator Olli-Pekka Mutanen
9.30 - 11.00 Pop up: ask about your studies! Library, Computer Science building (Konemiehentie 2).
If you want to ask more detailed questions on study related matters, come visit the student services' staff! Learn more about SISU, individual study arrangements, credit transfer etc.
11.00 - 12.15 Lunch break
Independent. There are multiple student cafeterias and restaurants on campus, see the opening hours and menus.
12.15 - 13.00 Study and wellbeing skills in Aalto University. TU2, Maarintie 8.
Lecturer: Study psychologist Mikko Inkinen
13.15 - 14.00 How to Network. TU2, Maarintie 8.
Lecturer: Peter Kelly
14.30-16.30 Major specific information sessions.
AUS & AUSIR: 14.30-15.30. AS6 (1521-1522), Maarintie 8
CNI: 14.30-15.30. AS3 (1021-1022), Maarintie 8
DSC: 14.30-15.30. T5 (A133), Computer Science building, Konemiehentie 2
HCID/entry students: 14.30-15.30. T6 (A136), Computer Science building, Konemiehentie 2
HCID/exit students: 15.30-16.30. T6 (A136), Computer Science building, Konemiehentie 2
9.00 - 9.45 Academic Rules and Guidelines at Aalto. T2, Konemiehentie 2.
10.00 - 15.00 Aalto Welcome Fair. Otakaari 1 lobby and Alvarin aukio (Alvari Square).
The fair will provide you with important information related to student life in Finland and the opportunity to get better acquainted with Aalto University and other organisations and services.
13.00 - 14.00 Better student life. U2, Otakaari 1.
Aalto Welcome Fair lecture: Introduction to Aalto student support services.
9.00-12 Aalto Entrepreneurship ecosystem introduction for new EIT students, Design Factory, starting in the lobby (breakfast from 9-9.30)
By: AVP, Aaltoes, Startup Sauna, Design Factory, and EIT programme coordinators
11.15 - 11.45 Meet the AYY Student Union. C-hall, Otakaari 1.
Aalto University Student Union AYY introduction.
12.00 - 14.00 Teekkarilife. Aalto-hall, Otakaari 1.
Life as a student of technology at Aalto University.
Congratulations on your admission to Aalto University! The information on this page concerns students admitted to the following international joint programmes (double or triple degree):
Nordic Master Programmes
Erasmus Mundus Programmes
EIT Programmes
Other double degree programmes (SpaceMaster, CoDaS, EMC)
Frequently asked questions for new international degree students.