More Than the Degree

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Aalto Squad student ambassadors' blog. Read all about student life and studies at Aalto University!

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Blog posts

Students of Aalto, Oana from Romania, Master’s Programme in Water and Environmental Engineering 

Hi, I’m Oana - Water and Environmental Engineering master’s student from Romania. This is the story of how I’ve come to call Finland home.

Ainoa metro station

The most photo worthy spots at Aalto University, in Espoo and Helsinki part 2

Madina and Kasia invite you for a photogenic journey within Helsinki and Espoo for the second time!

The Curious Case of a Time Travelling Letter

Have you ever received a letter that travelled in time to reach you? If not find out how our squad member got such a letter and what it said

Students of Aalto, Shuangyi from China, Master’s Programme in Management and International Business

It introduces Shuangyi’s experience of how she came to Aalto and the exciting moments when studying in Business School and living in Finland

Svitlana in the Aalto library

Students of Aalto, Svitlana from Ukraine, Master’s Programme in Security and Cloud Computing (SECCLO) (Erasmus Mundus)

My name is Svitlana - a Master's student in Security and Cloud Computing. Let me share my journey of becoming an Aalto student with you.

Landscape view with a rainbow and stormy clouds

Lockdown is coming, but so is spring!

As lockdown starts, snow melts. Here a student gives some ideas on how to keep yourself entertained while social distancing during spring.

Svitlana in her learning environment

Tips and tricks in online learning

In this blog post, two students shares their tips and tricks in the usage of online learning platforms.

Review of campus’s student restaurants in Otaniemi

In this blog post, I will try all the student restaurants in Otaniemi that are open now. I will also tell you what my favorites are.

Don’t be too hard on yourself

A little poem written for these corona times that it’s okay not to have few good days as long you keep going and not be too hard on yourself

Graphic illustrating two birds

The Name of the Bird

A story about silence and somberness in Finland. But most of all the story of a tiny bird who I met on my first days of living in Helsinki.

Interior space of Arkadia International Bookstore

How to save money as a student?

Finland is one of the most expensive countries in Europe. Check out the following tips and save some money!

Frozen sea in Otaniemi

How to embrace the winter Finnish style and see how we prepare for Chinese New Year

Check out this post about winter life in Finland and how we prepared for the Chinese New Year.

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