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Leap for Learning – projects' update October 2023
The extensive student service offering and the appointment booking functionality offered in MyStudies have been advertised to students.

Hi teacher! Participate the project examining pedagogical competence and well-being
Interested in developing your teaching in such a way that it would support your well-being?

Course feedback now in MyCourses
A new course feedback tool has been launched in MyCourses today, Monday 23 October. In addition to the good features familiar from the old system, the tool contains many new possibilities. Despite the system change, end-of-course surveys work automatically without interruption.

Bachelor's Graduate Survey responses influence university funding
The response rate of the Finnish Bachelor’s Graduate Survey dropped in 2022. Responding to the survey in the bachelor’s thesis seminar could be a way to increase the rate in the future.

How to add more movement to teaching, see 6 tips!
In the University on the Move project funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, UniSport has produced videos to give teaching staff tips for tools to increase movement in teaching.

Get familiar with Aalto University's guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning
Here you find Aalto University guidance for the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning - read also about artificial intelligence in research

We specified teachers' Sisu instructions on discontinuing a student’s performance in an implementation
Check out the new instructions on SisuHelp.

What does it take to build a Blended Intensive Programme?
Program manager Marcela Acosta shares her experience in planning and organising the Unite! Summer School.

The knowing-doing gap and how not to sink in it
What we need is a shift in focus from knowing to not knowing, claims action researcher and MIT senior university lecturer Otto Scharmer.

Aalto University graduates valued in the job market
Nationwide career monitoring survey started on 2 October. All 2018 master's graduates and 2020 doctoral graduates are invited to participate in the survey.

Lifewide learning seed funding for projects and faculty recruitment
The Autumn 2023 application round for lifewide learning seed funding is now open. Funding lifewide learning at Aalto University is intended to support our commitment to helping individuals, businesses, and society with upskilling and reskilling needs.

Call for proposals on Sustainable Higher Education in the world of Generative AI
The 2nd Unite!-Ed Future Conference calls for proposals on e.g. interaction in digital and hybrid learning environments by 29 September.

Study offering of programmes and departments for coming academic years is planned by the end of November
Planning the offering of teaching in the coming academic years is topical in departments and in programmes. This means updating the selection of courses as well as selection of majors and minors. Also the significant changes both in courses and in majors and minors are reported during autumn. In almost all Schools this portfoliowork is done somewhat earlier than previously. It is important that all teachers responsible for courses, majors and minors participate in the planning.

Unite! Seed Fund Awards Funding to Eight Applications with Aalto University's Involvement
Unite! Seed Fund supports bottom-up proposals from teachers, researchers and students.

Goodbye to the old, hello to the bold: Introducing course feedback plans for 2023-24
Course feedback plays an important role in the development of teaching and learning. Processes and technical systems related to course feedback are actively developed in Aalto university. What to expect this year? - read more about the plans here!

Application for Erasmus+ staff and teacher exchange scholarships 1–17 October 2023
Are you interested in developing your competences via staff exchange abroad? Take a look at the Erasmus+ opportunities as well as the application instructions.

Published: Guidance for the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning
Aalto University has published guidance for the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning - read also about artificial intelligence in research

Digipedagogigal training weeks for teachers in August 2023
Sessions for teachers, get help with your course and tips on how to use our digital teaching tools to support your students´ learning.

AAC decision items, spring 2023
The University Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) has made decisions on the admissions criteria for 2024, amendments to the General Regulations on Teaching and Studying (OOS) and to the Language Centre’s curriculum (OPS), and the learning analytics policy of Aalto University.
