Enrolment of doctoral students for the 2025 – 2026 academic year
The enrolment period for the 2025–2026 academic year begins on 2 May 2025. All doctoral students must enroll annually.
Everything there is to know about doctoral education at Aalto University
Find instructions, guidance and current news related to doctoral education. This hub is for all doctoral students, supervising professors and thesis advisors, as well as applicants and others interested in doctoral education at Aalto University.
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Changes to doctoral thesis display period and education regulations
The public display period of doctoral thesis is shortened to seven days. Essay-based theses will henceforth be referred to as research paper-based theses.
News and events for doctoral students and faculty
Turning Research into Impact: Insights from the Inventors Program Panel
Aalto University’s Inventors Program recently hosted a panel discussion bringing together experts from research, entrepreneurship, and industry to share their perspectives on turning scientific ideas into successful ventures.
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Apply to Unipreneurship Program SPIN: EXPLORE
EIT Digital’s Unipreneurship Initiative SPIN: EXPLORE welcomes researchers and scientists at any career stage to join a 3-week online programme, starting on 9 June 2025. The programme is designed to inspire and empower researchers and scientists, by equipping them with foundational business skills and stimulating their interest in the journey from lab to market.ÂChanges to doctoral thesis display period and education regulations
The public display period of doctoral thesis is shortened to seven days. Essay-based theses will henceforth be referred to as research paper-based theses.
CMET Coffee and Science - June
Do you have an interesting scientific topic and you would like to share it? Have you been working on a tool that could be beneficial for others? Or are you perhaps interested in presenting your research? Any topic related to science is welcome to our Coffee & Science monthly networking session!
Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom
Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.
Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom
Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.
Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom
Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.Next public defences at Aalto University
Public defence in Chemical Engineering, M.Sc. Mitra Ila
Optimizing purification of bio-based diols and polyols using crystallization techniques.
Public defence in Chemical Engineering, M.Sc. (Tech.) Niko Heikkinen
Porous media modification with atomic layer deposition: Catalyst performance protection with an inert coating on a Cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst (title of the thesis).
Public defence in Processing of Materials, M.Sc. Junmo Jeon
Experimental studies and thermodynamic modeling of metal-slag-refractory interactions in non-ferrous pyrometallurgical processes (title of the thesis).