The orientation for new degree students starts on 31 August 2020 at 12 pm. Orientation programme is common for all students, except of programme/major specific parts.

Don't miss any part of the orientation and be on time! This year the official orientation will be completely online.

Pre-orientation - available from 1 August after registration.

Especially for our international students we have compiled useful information about living in Finland (transportation, financial matters etc.): please see the webpages for international students here.


Schedule with links is available in MyCourses pre-orientation material

Orientation week programme 2020

Monday 31 August

12:00 School's welcome and presentation of master’s programmes + guilds 

in Zoom.


Introduction to academic affairs

in Zoom


Tuesday 1 September

9-11 Major specific orientations, check your own major!

11-12 Information for international students

13-15 Aalto University: Virtual opening ceremony of the academic year, aalto.fi

Wednesday 2 September
Major specific orientations, check your own major!
Thursday 3 September

Service fair

Lecture by Esa Saarinen

Friday 4 September
10-11:30 IT services and course enrollment


Major spesific orientations:

Organized via Zoom - links available in the newsletter for new students in August. If you have not received the newsletter (links) by Aug 20, please contact studies-chem@aalto.fi

Tuesday
9:00-11:00N5T: Polymer Technology (partly combined with Fibre and Polymer Technology)
9:30-11:00Fibre and Polymer Technology
9:30-11:00Functional Materials
9:30-11:00Sustainable Metals Processing


Wednesday
9:00-10:30Chemistry
9:00-10:30Chemical and Process Engineering
~9:00 -11:45Life Science Technologies - Biosystems and Biomaterials Engineering
12:00-13:30Biomass Refining
12:00-13:30Biotechnology
12:00-13:30AAE - Industrial Energy Processes and Sustainability
Please also note the programme's common orientation event on Tuesday.
14:00-15:30Creative Sustainability
14:30-16:30IDBM-TECH



Compulsory parts of orientation are:

  • Major specific orientation
  • Safety course, if not completed in bachelor studies



    Safety course is compulsory for the students who have NOT done any of the following courses:

  • CHEM-A1200 Kemiallinen rakenne ja sitoutuminen

  • CHEM-A1400 Tulevaisuuden materiaalit

  • KE-35.1210 Epäorgaanisen kemian laboratoriotyöt

  • KE-35.1700 Analyyttisen kemian laboratoriotyöt

  • KE-0.1100 Kemian perusteet 1

    Safety course is a digital course you can complete by yourself.



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