Aalto University Open University's summer courses for degree students
If you are an attending degree student at Aalto University, it is possible to attend some Aalto University Open University summer courses for free of charge during summer 2025. There are a limited number of free places for some of the Open University summer courses. If there are no free places left or the course does not have any free places, you can still take the course by paying the course fee in case there is still space.
Please note that Open University course descriptions are not available in Sisu, you can find them in Open University’s course selection. Please read the course description carefully before registering.
Open University's course selection
List of summer courses with free places can be found here:
Aalto University's summer studies
Course registration
Course registration is done in the normal way in Sisu. Please make sure that the course can be included in your degree. If you are unsure, please contact your School's learning services before registering.
Contact information for schools' learning servicesPlease note that you must add the correct course code to your primary study plan before you are able to register. The students will be selected in the order of registration.
Course registration starts 17th of March at 9.00 at the earliest.
Instructions for registration to free places
Instructions for registration to paid places
Aalto University's summer studies
All summer courses with free places can be found here:
Aalto University's summer studies
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