Aalto University School of Science and Technology

Location

Aalto University School of Science and Technology is situated on the coast at Otaniemi, ten kilometers west of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The modern airport, harbor, train and bus links have turned Helsinki into an important connecting point between West and East. The self-contained, green, modern campus was designed by the famed architect Alvar Aalto. It includes classroom and laboratory buildings, a student village, and various national institutes such as the Technical Research Center of Finland, Geological Survey and State Computer Center. Student union facilities include a multi-purpose student center, stadium, swimming pool, indoor sports center and athletic fields.

Program Type

Academic year or semester exchanges

ISEP-Exchange for International students.
ISEP-Exchange for US students.

Chance of Placement

ISEP-Exchange chance of placement for US students is generally Good.
ISEP-Exchange chance of placement for I-to-I students is generally Good.
For the most current chances of placement, see the Sites Open for Applications for US Students or Sites Open for I-to-I Applications.

Program Dates

Academic year: early September to late May. Requests for a semester exchanges are considered on an individual basis.

Programs

Automation and Systems Technology (control engineering, automation, media technology); Process Engineering and Materials Science ( chemical engineering, forest products technology, materials science and engineering); Computer Science and Engineering ( computer and information science, software business and engineering, interactive digital media); Engineering Physics and Mathematics ( mathematics, physics, biomedical engineering); Industrial Engineering and Management (industrial management, work phychology and leadership); Mechanical Engineering (vehicle engineering, machine design, workshop engineering, energy engineering); Civil Engineering and Surveying ( structural engineering, transportation & environmental engineering, surveying, real estate studies, geoinformatics); Electrical and Communications Engineering (electronics, electrical power engineering, microelectronics, communications engineering)
Languages (English, Finnish for foreigners, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish).
Please note: Architecture is NOT available to ISEP students.

Courses taught in English

Aalto University School of Science and Technology offers Master's Programmes in English. The programmes are: Bioinformatics, Communications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Forest Products Technology, Machine Learning and Data Mining, Micro- and Nanotechnology, Mobile Computing - Services and Security, Security and Mobile Computing, Process Systems Engineering, Real Estate Investment and Finance, Space Science and Technology.
Students can also attend regular courses that are offered in English and follow their own schedule. The courses offered in English are listed in the university"s Study Program Course information.
Please note: Architecture is NOT available to ISEP students.

Housing and Meals

Aalto University School of Science and Technology provides a single room in one of the campus residences. ISEP students receive a stipend to purchase meals in the university cafeterias at reduced prices or to prepare their own meals in the residence kitchen.

Profile

Aalto University School of Science and Technology trains close to 50 percent of all Finnish university students in technological fields and offers high quality programs in English. The university has about 15,000 students. Total number of international students is about 1100.

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ISEP-Exchange programs allow students to participate in reciprocal exchanges with students at ISEP member institutions worldwide, while paying their home university tuition. Students attending US universities that are ISEP-Exchange members are eligible to apply for these programs at other international ISEP-Exchange member universities. Chances of placement vary by location.

ISEP-Direct programs allow students to enroll directly in a host institution abroad, instead of exchanging places with another student. Chances of placement are typically excellent for qualified applicants and some sites offer special academic programs and excursions. Students attending US universities that are either ISEP-Exchange members or ISEP-Direct members can participate in ISEP-Direct programs abroad.

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