Student Guide
Support services for students
On this page, you can find support services for students
Guidance and support
Starting Point
A general student service point at Otakaari 1, room Y199a
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Contact information for Learning Services
Contact information for Learning Services
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Studies and student services in Swedish
Information about studies and student services in Swedish
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Starting Point of Wellbeing
The Starting Point of Wellbeing offers students easy access to counselling and advice on matters of well-being and study ability. The services available to you include drop-in (no reservation) advising/counselling sessions, peer support groups, and online materials. You can also make an appointment to receive individual counselling.
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Where to get guidance and support?
Guidance and support for study planning, study wellbeing, and career reflections for Aalto students.
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Study Skills
Study skills consist of a number of areas, such as the management of study methods, self-management, acting in a community and regulation of personal emotions. Study skills are something you can learn, and these pages include ideas for developing your skills as well as links for sources of additional information.
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Individual study arrangements
Each Aalto student has a right to receive reasonable individual study arrangements for medical reasons. A medical reason may be dyslexia, a sensory impairment, mental health condition or learning difficulty. Individual study arrangements should not be seen as a reason to stop aiming for the set learning outcomes. Instead, they are a way of supporting the student in attaining the learning outcomes.
Examples of individual study arrangements include additional time for examinations (1 hour at Aalto), a private space or computer for examinations, or adjusted schedules.
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Individual counselling by study and career counselling psychologists
Aalto’s study and career counselling psychologists offer online and on-campus individual counselling to Aalto students. You can drop in at the Starting Point of Wellbeing for individual counselling without an appointment.
Doctoral student wellbeing and support
Support services, challenging situations, progressing in your studies and research, study skills and wellbeing
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Other services and resources
Housing for students
Learn more about accommodation for both short and long-term stay in Finland.
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Financial aid
Students have the possibility of receiving financial aid to ensure at least a subsistence income during their time of studies.
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IT services for students
IT Services (ITS) provides many services for students eg. email, computer classrooms, campus wifi, printing services.
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Learning Centre
Welcome! We offer you excellent library services, expert services and study and work spaces.
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Resource guides (libguides.aalto.fi) (external link)
Support for faculty and students making theses by discipline and in general related to information retrieval, publication and information resources.
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Publications and theses (external link)
Our publication archive consists of doctoral, Master's and Bachelor's theses, research articles and seminar reports, among others.
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Combining an athletic career with studying at Aalto
Aalto University is committed to helping students belonging to the Metropolitan Area Sports Academy Urhea combine studies with sports and to considering the particular needs and challenges of a career in competitive sports.
Below you will find additional information on Aalto University’s support for student-athletes. The support is contingent upon the student’s Urhea membership. If you have been a member of Urhea before beginning your studies at Aalto, you must notify Urhea of your change of study place to have Aalto University notified of your membership. Please contact Urhea to change your details or check with the Urhea contact person of your Aalto school whether your name is already on the university’s list of Urhea members. See the bottom of the page for contact details.
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Health and support
If you need urgent medical care, contact your health centre or emergency service for your municipality. In requiring care immediately, go to the nearest emergency facility or call the emergency number (112) for help.
Finnish Student Health Service FSHS (external link)
FSHS provides student health services for those studying for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at a university.
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Security – Procedures for emergencies and disruptions
On this page, instructions for exceptional situations and information about safety, preparedness and contingency plans. AaltoAPUA helpline 050 46 46 462.
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Statutory insurance for students
Accidents and damages during study.
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Support in cases of harassment
Support in cases of harassment for students
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Sports services
UniSport (external link)
UniSport serves you at five locations: the City Centre, Kumpula, Meilahti, Otaniemi and Töölö.
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AYY's sports services (external link)
Sports associations offer their members a wide variety of sports from orienteering to diving and from horseback riding to skiing.
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Otaniemi sports park (external link)
Otaniemi sports park, one of Espoos sports parks, is situated on Otaniemi campus.
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