Welcome to Aalto University School of Engineering! Saara Sokolnicki Börje Helenius Hannele Pietola Miina Rautiainen

Wednesday 2 September 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome to Aalto School of Engineering! Vice Dean Kirsi Virrantaus 9:15 – 10:00 Getting Started and Studying at Aalto ENG Saara Sokolnicki, Börje Helenius, Hannele Pietola 10:00 – 10:30 Enrolling to Courses and Exams: webOodi and MyCourses Miina Rautiainen 10:30 – 11:15 Student Guilds, Activities for Students Ida Martikainen, Reeta Ojala and Irene Konola

Some key contacts Ms Saara Sokolnicki, Manager, International Affairs Ms Hannele Pietola, Incoming exchange students Mr Börje Helenius, MSc degree seeking students Ms Miina Rautiainen, International Student Adviser Ms Mirka Jalonen, School’s Student Service Desk Ms Reeta Kalliomäki, School’s Student Service Desk

Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture (Arabia) School of Business (Otaniemi and Töölö) School of Chemical Technology (Otaniemi) School of Engineering (Aalto ENG) (Otaniemi) School of Electrical Engineering (Otaniemi) School of Science (Otaniemi)

New International Students Autumn 2015 at Aalto School of Engineering 67 new international MSc degree seeking students 98 new incoming exchange students for one semester or for one academic year 39 double degree students for one term or for one academic year 39 different nationalities!

School of Engineering in Figures 2014 BSc and MSc students 3153 International MSc students 17% Doctoral students403 International Doctoral students 20% Professors 59 Incoming exchange students136 Outgoing exchange students 110

Degree Programmes at Aalto ENG Energy Engineering and HVAC technology Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems Geomatics Mechanical Engineering Real Estate Economics eeringTransportation and Environmental Engineering ologyStructural Engineering and Building Technology Possibility to choose courses from School of Electrical Engineering, School of Chemical Technology and School of Science + Language courses free of charge

Teaching and evaluation periods Autumn 2015 I Teaching period: II Teaching period: Evaluation period: Spring 2016 III Teaching period: 4.1. – IV Teaching period: – V Teaching period:

MSc (Tech) Degree Structure Study module 20 cr Free elective studies 20 cr Methodolocigal studies 10 cr Master’s thesis 30 cr Master’s Programmes courses are in Into. Into is a portal for Aalto University students: Four year’s time to complete the MSc degree, recommendation two years.

Credit system and work load 1 Aalto University credit = 1 ECTS = 27 hours includes contact hours (lectures, excercises), and also assignments and home work BSc degree = 180 credits, 3 years MSc degree = 120 credits, 2 years Fulltime study load is 30 cr per semester and 60 cr per academic year.

Aalto University grading scale 5(excellent) 4(very good) 3 (good) 2 (satisfactory) 1 (sufficient) Courses may also be assessed as passed or failed. Failed attempts are registered in the study register but they do appear in the official transcript of records.

Exchange Students Learning Agreement (=Study plan) updates when you know which courses you are taking and have registered for them Questions about the course, please contact teacher Course and exam registrations in webOodi If you decide to drop a course, please, inform the teacher Letter of Confirmation or a certificate of your student status from the Student Services OOP IT accounts activate the following date of your enrolment Housing agreement are binding and cannot be terminated before the end of the contract

Final Projects for Exchange Students Plan and organize working on your final project well! A supervising professor both from your home university and from Aalto University Working language of the project is English The actual realization of the project depends on the background and competence of the student In case of a final project of 30 ECTS, official procedures like topic application and grading application are handled in the degree programme committee, please, check the timetable for these official procedures! The final project of 30 ECTS needs to fulfill the requirements of a Master’s thesis of Aalto University.

Residence Permits and Registration Students from outside EU apply for students’ residence permit before coming to Finland Students from EU register their residence at the police station if the study period in Finland will exceed 3 months (fee: 50 eur) Students from Nordic Countries register in the local register office (maistraatti) if their study period in Finland will exceed 6 months

Accommodation: important points! A fixed term tenancy agreement CAN NOT be terminated Smoking is strictly forbidden inside the buildings Sort and recycle your waste! Keep the apartment nice and tidy. Take turn with flat mates to take out the rubbish and cleaning Be flexible and friendly. Try to solve problems by talking with flat mates before contacting the housing office You are responsible for household equipment in your flat and liable for any damage (e.g. water damage)

For sharing and second hand… In Helsinki area there are several possibilities to buy used furniture and house ware, check a listing here: SHARETRIBE- Aalto Community Marketplace Furniture, Food & Kitchen, Tools, Books, Clothes & Accesories, Music, Films, Electronics, Services etc… To give away, borrow, sell, rent, lend, swap, share etc… Tori.fi (in Finnish only)

Orientation continues Thursday 3 Sept 9:00 Mechanical Engineering (Otakaari 4, 216) 9:00 Nordic Master in Maritime Engineering (Otakaari 3, 1st floor, meeting room progress) 10:00 Structural Engineering (Rakentajanaukio 4, R5) 15:00 SELECT and Nordic Master in Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering (Otakaari 4, 149) Friday 4 Sept 9:15 – 15:00 orientation for all Otaniemi campus at Otakaari 1, Lecture Hall A (Aalto) Tuesday 8 Sept: Creative Sustainability kick-off (Arabia)

Thank you for your attention! All the best for your studies at Aalto! eng.aalto.fi