Our purpose and values define our long-term direction. In addition, we have selected areas of development for research, education, impact, and enabling our success as well as three cross-cutting areas, that best drive us towards our purpose.
A responsible member of the President's Management Team has been appointed to each joint strategic area. The President's Management Team (PMT) is responsible for prioritizing joint activities.
The Enablers (enabling our success) joint area is led by the President with the support of Service Directors. The activities are steered by the Enablers Steering Group (ESG). Practical work is supported by services' management teams, various action groups and Leadership Support Services (LSS).
The Enablers joint area is further divided into three areas, that are directed by Service Directors according to their line responsibilities:
| Actor | Responsibility |
| President | Directs the university and represents the science and art community constituted by it. He is responsible for example for the development and implementation of the university’s strategy, and the resource management and allocation of the university. |
| Provost | Acts as deputy president, supports the president in strategic development, appointment of professors and resource management as well as leads the processes connected to teaching, research and societal impact. |
| Enablers Steering Group (ESG) | Discusses strategic and operational issues that require a university-wide position, policy line or recommendation for the university’s leadership and decision-making in the area of enablers. |
| Leadership Support Services (LSS) | Support the Aalto management in their leadership of the university and strategy implementation. The service development manager supports the university in service development. |
| Service entity | Responsibe | Reporting |
| Research Services (RES) | Vice President, Research | Provost |
| Learning Services (LES) | Vice President, Education | Provost |
| Innovation Ecosystem Services (IES) | Vice President, Innovation | Provost |
| Financial Services (FIS) | Chief Financial Officer | President |
| Human Resource Services (HRS) | Chief Human Resources Officer | President |
| IT Services (ITS) | Chief Digital Officer | President |
| Communications Services (COS) | Director, Communications | President |
| Leadership Support Services (LSS) | Director, Development | President |
| Advancement and Corporate Engagement (ADCO) | Director, Advancement and Corporate Engagement | President |
| Legal Services (LEGAL) | Head of Legal | President |
| Campus Services (CAS, also Aalto University Campus and Real Estate ACRE) | Managing Director, Aalto University Properties Ltd. | CFO |
| Service entity | Responsible | Reporting |
| Secretarial Services (SES) | Dean | Provost |
| Technical Support Services (TSS) | Dean | Provost |
| Other School-Specific Services (SSS) | Dean | Provost |
To enable our success, we invest in our community & people, infrastructures & campus and services & resources.
Aalto University's services are organized into 11 centralized service entities. In addition, there are school-specific services operating within the schools, such as Technical Support Services (TSS). The service entities provide support for high-quality research, teaching, and impact.
