Top athlete friendly university
In the end of 2025, Aalto University will participate in the Finnish Olympic Committee's elite athlete friendly universities audit / dual career audit.
Evaluations provide valuable information for the development of our operations
Aalto University's evaluation programme was confirmed at a meeting of Aalto's management team. Towards the end of 2025, Aalto will participate in the dual career audit of the Finnish Olympic Committee and carry out the personnel's wellbeing at work survey.
The Aalto University Management Team AMT annually confirms Aalto's long-term evaluation plan in connection with the University Review. Based on the information obtained from evaluations, various reviews and feedback surveys, we develop our operations. In the autumn 2025, we will participate in the audit of the top-level athlete-friendly higher education institutions (HUMKK) carried out by the Finnish Olympic Committee, as well as Aalto University's personnel's wellbeing survey carried out by universities and with pension company Varma concerning all personnel.
In the HUMKK dual career model audit, the Finnish Olympic Committee aims to identify and recognise those universities and polytechnics that meet the quality criteria defined for a top-athlete university in their operations and who wish to develop the dual career of athletes in cooperation with local sports academies. The aim of the HUMKK audit is to identify challenges in the study path of a special group and to develop and create common practices to facilitate the completion of studies.
The personnel's wellbeing survey at work provides the university with an opportunity to receive feedback on the factors affecting the well-being of the entire personnel and thus enables development activities and the targeting of actions according to needs. The personnel's wellbeing survey at work is also a tool for us to support and strengthen an equal, diverse and inclusive work community.
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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.
Assesment and Feedback
The purpose of evaluations is to ensure the quality of and improve university activities and to embed the best joint operating methods in the organisation.
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