Doctoral education - everything there is to know about doctoral education at Aalto University

Find doctoral student study guides, supervision instructions, doctoral programmes, support for wellbeing, current news and events and more! 

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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Doctoral education pilot

We are hiring 178 new doctoral researchers - get your doctorate from Aalto

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Info session series for doctoral students

Get information and ask questions about various essential issues related to doctoral studies and research.

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Aalto Doctoral Orientation Days 5.-6.6.2024

Essential information for the first year of your doctoral studies - and later!

Events

How to apply for doctoral studies?

Find out what is required of applicants and what can our doctoral studies offer!

Find out more and apply!
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News and events for doctoral students and faculty

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Research & Art, Studies Published:

Call for doctoral student tutors, June 2024

Sign-up to be a tutor for new doctoral students as part of the Doctoral Orientation Days 5-6 June 2024!
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Study languages and communication during autumm – register for KiViTa courses now!

KiViTa is a joint project between four universities in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area to offer a selection of language and communication courses to students in the area.
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Awards and Recognition, Campus, Research & Art Published:

Join us for the first Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony

All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required!
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Doctoral education pilot arouses wide interest among applicants and corporate partners

The doctoral education pilot has got off to a fast start.
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For Aalto community Lectures and seminars

CMET Coffee and Science - May 2024 - Meet our Guest Speaker from Université Grenoble Alpes!

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!
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Information sessions, Students

Workshop on writing article thesis summary

Support for doctoral students writing their article thesis summary
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Academic events, Campus, Networking

Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony, May 7, 2024

Join us in celebrating the winners of the Aalto Open Science Award 2023!
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Information sessions, Students

Funding doctoral research with personal grants

Introduction to finding funding sources and tips for proposal writing

Next public defences at Aalto University

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Public defences

Public defence in Finance, M.Sc. Matteo Vacca

Three Essays in Behavioral and Corporate Finance
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Public defences

Public defence in Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, M.Sc. Niloufar Zebarjadi

The present thesis investigated the intricate neural mechanism underpinning empathy and its variations across individuals.
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Public defences

Public defence in Art Education, Marja Nurminen

The teaching of drawing in higher arts education – articulating the practitioners’ orientations (title of thesis)
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Public defences

Public defence in Automation, Systems and Control Engineering, M.Sc. Oliver Struckmeier

Brain-inspired representation learning in robotics for efficient and robust sensory processing and learning.
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Doctoral page index

Index of all aalto.fi pages about doctoral education

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Doctoral student forms

Doctoral education services' forms for doctoral students.

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Doctoral education services

We support doctoral students, supervising professors, thesis advisors and doctoral programme directors in matters related to doctoral studies.

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