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Aalto University School of Business - Information Technology Program (Business)

Aalto University
Summer
Espoo, Finland (Map)
Deadline for 2025/26 exchange terms will be announced Fall 2024.

General 

ITP Program

Aalto University is a multidisciplinary community where science and art meet technology and business. They are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future.

Aalto University has six schools with nearly 20 000 students and 4 000 employees, 386 of whom are Professors.

Aalto University was founded in 2010 as Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki were merged. The main campus is located in Otaniemi in Espoo, Finland. The other campuses are in Töölö and Arabia in Helsinki

Information Technology Program (ITP) is a summer minor program (24 ECTS) that brings students together from diverse backgrounds and all around the world to solve digital business problems. ITP enables students to combine business, design, and technological perspectives, making it an ever-changing and valuable education module. ITP prepares students for a future of data-driven and evidence-based decision making in the digital economy.

Otaniemi is a rapidly growing and developing area that unites the university's researchers, teachers and students. The new campus is developing into a unique centre of cooperation that attracts partners from all around the world. An open and experimental campus encourages the sharing of ideas.

The campus and its immediate vicinity is the site for many of Finland's largest companies' headquarters, not to mention home to a great number of smaller companies. Otaniemi is the home of over two thousand students.
All of Aalto University's schools have a presence in Otaniemi. Other Aalto University campuses are located in Töölö and Arabia, Helsinki. The University also has facilities in Mikkeli, Vaasa and Pori.

Eligibility 
Undergraduate
SFU Beedie School of Business majors only
A minimum CGPA of 2.67 is required

If you have a non-Canadian citizenship, you may or may not be able to apply for a student visa at the Vancouver location of the Finland Consulate. Nationalities requiring an entry visa are normally required to travel to Ottawa to apply for immigration documents. Please consult the Finland Consulate and your host institution for your citizenship's requirements. If you have any questions, please contact studyabroad@sfu.ca.

Available Exchange Terms 
Information Technology Program
June - late August

Academics 
English
Business

Exchanges: The names of the subject areas may be different at the partner. The above does not guarantee availability in a specific term or language, nor how courses taken on exchange will transfer back to SFU. This list may be subject to change. Use the above list as a guideline for exploring academic options at the partner.
2 Credits (ECTS) = 1 SFU Unit *This ratio is subject to change without prior notice

Aalto University Information Technology Program (ITP) brings students together from diverse backgrounds and all around the world to solve digital business problems. ITP enables individuals to combine business, design and technological perspectives, making it an ever changing and valuable education module.

ITP is a program that includes three alternative specialisation tracks. Each track consists of four different courses: three lectured courses and one project course. Students can only participate in the whole program in one specialisation track, not just in one individual course. The three specialization tracks are:

 

  • Information & Service Business (ISB)
  • Strategy & Experience Design (SED)
  • Digital & Interactive Ecosystems (DIE)

 

Program runs June until late-August

See more information here.

Accommodation 

Please note the below reflects the standard accommodation options at this institution, but is subject to change.
Off-campus private residence / dorms throughout city
University housing not available, you will need to look off-campus (your host university will provide info)

https://www.aalto.fi/en/school-of-business/faq-information-technology-program-itp, under "Practicalities" 

Although Aalto University cannot make a promise of student housing for ITP applicants, ITP staff are more than happy to help students with finding accommodation in Helsinki. However, the student pays the cost of the accommodation, living and travels.
Term Apply
Application Closed
Type:
Exchange

Program Provider

SFU

Host Institution

Aalto University

Address #1

Runeberginkatu 14-16
Helsinki
00100
Finland