Welcome to Aalto University School of Engineering! Börje Helenius Hannele Pietola

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1 Welcome to Aalto University School of Engineering! Börje Helenius Hannele Pietola

2 Orientation for new international students Tuesday 5th January 2016 Lecture Hall 215, Mechanical Engineering 1 Building on Otaniemi campus, Otakaari 4: Welcome to Aalto University School of Engineering Vice Dean Kirsi Virrantaus 12:15 13:00 Getting Started and Studying at Aalto ENG Börje Helenius and Hannele Pietola 13:00 13:30 Enrolling on Courses and Exams (WebOodi, MyCourses) Heikki Salko 13:30 14:15 Student Guilds, Activities for Students and campus walk Ida Martikainen, Irene Konola and Reeta Ojala

3 Some key contacts Ms Saara Sokolnicki, Manager, International Affairs Ms Hannele Pietola, Incoming exchange students Mr Börje Helenius, MSc degree seeking students Ms Mirka Jalonen, School s Student Service Desk Ms Reeta Kalliomäki, School s Student Service Desk studies-eng@aalto.fi firstname.familyname@aalto.fi

4 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)

5 New International Students Spring 2016 at Aalto School of Engineering 46 new incoming exchange students for Spring semester 34 from Europe 12 from elsewhere!

6 School of Engineering in Figures 2014 BSc and MSc students 3153 International MSc students 17% Doctoral students 403 International Doctoral students 20% Professors 59 Incoming exchange students 136 Outgoing exchange students 110

7 Degree Programmes at Aalto ENG Energy Engineering and HVAC technology Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems Geomatics Mechanical Engineering Real Estate Economics Transportation and Environmental Engineering Structural 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

8 Teaching and evaluation periods Spring 2016 Spring term 2016 III Teaching period Evaluation week IV Teaching period Evaluation week V Teaching period Evaluation week Teaching period (summer) (weeks 1-7) (week 7) (weeks 8-14) (week 14) (weeks 15-21) (week 21) (weeks 22-30) Examination dates offered by School of Engineering Spring term 2016: 14.1., 3.3., and 19.5.

9 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.

10 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.

11 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

12 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.

13 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

14 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)

15 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)

16 Welcome event of the School of Engineering on Thursday 7 January at 12 pm. Place: Energy Garage, Sähkömiehentie 4F, K4 Building Please sign up to the event by 31 December exchanges-eng@aalto.fi

17 Orientation continues Friday 8 January 12:00-17:00 Lecture hall B (Otakaari 1, Otaniemi) 12:00-12:15 Welcome to Aalto University (Vice President Eero Eloranta) 12:15-13:15 We have many differences in common (Paul Westlake) 13:15-13:45 Aalto IT Services (Merja Niininen) BREAK 14:00-14:10 Students Healthcare Services (Katariina Nieminen, YTHS) 14:10-14:20 Language Studies (Inkeri Lehtimaja, Language Centre) 14:20-14:30 Aalto Library Services (Kirsi Heino, Aalto University Library) 14:30-14:40 Sports Services (Jassi Koskimies, Unisport) 14:40-14:45 Erasmus Student Network (Janika Lehtonen, ESN Aalto) 14:45-15:05 Student Union AYY (Milla Ovaska Int l Affairs Specialist) 15:05-17:00 Services Fair in the lobby outside the lecture hall. Get to know the services that interest you and ask questions!

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