Aalto Doctoral Programme in Engineering
This is the student study guide for the Aalto Doctoral Programme in Engineering. Here you will find the programme curriculum as well as detailed guidelines for planning your studies.
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Aalto Doctoral Programme in Engineering is organized by the School of Engineering.
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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.Events

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Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom
Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.Aalto Doctoral Programme in Engineering
The Doctoral Programme in Engineering consists of seven research fields including spatial planning and transportation engineering; real estate economics; geoinformatics; civil engineering, water and environmental engineering; mechanical engineering; and energy technology. Doctoral studies are available at all the departments of the School of Engineering: the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Civil Engineering, and the Department of Built Environment.
