Education

Bachelor’s and Master’s Studies

Quantum Science and Technology study opportunities

Aalto University: The English language Quantum Technology Bachelor’s programme has a special focus on quantum devices and low-temperature physics. Students of the Quantum Technology major are entitled to continue their Master’s studies in the Materials Physics and Quantum Technology Master’s programme.

University of Helsinki: At the University of Helsinki, students may tailor their studies to focus on topics related to quantum science in the Master’s programme in Theoretical and Computational Methods.

Cross-institutional studies in Quantum Science and Technology

Aalto University and University of Helsinki have made the agreement “QuantEd,” allowing students of the two institutions to cross-study quantum technology courses. At EduQ, we further develop educational frameworks and pursue comprehensive quantum technology study paths for students in fields relevant for quantum science and technology.

The full course list, as well as instructions for the cross-institutional registration procedure, are published on the QuantEd webpage.

Funded by the EU-Commission, DigiQ enables students at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki to have access to university courses in Quantum Technology from 23 organisations across 10 different countries in Europe and DigiQ student mobility networks.

Doctoral Studies

Doctoral studies in Quantum Technology

Upon the launch of the Quantum Doctoral programme (QDOC), InstituteQ hosts roughly 200 doctoral students in our participating groups that span the spectrum of quantum science and technology prowess. Our doctorates can be experimental, theoretical, computational or all of the above. We aim to build bridges between different quantum technology-related fields, so the research topics can cover a broad range of activities.

The ramp-up of the doctoral school was originally supported by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, and the school is adding 90 new doctoral students as part of the QDOC programme. This QDOC programme represents a €23 million commitment from the Finnish Ministry of Education, which has broader plans to recruit, train, and retain 1 000 new doctoral students across numerous disciplines from 2024-2027.

Industrial doctorates

Our industrial doctorates pursue their studies in close industrial collaborations. Research topics are industrially relevant and range from fundamental science to applied research. Ongoing industrial doctorates are supported and/or hosted by:

• Nokia industrial doctoral school in Quantum Technologies
• IQM
• Algorithmiq
• SAAB

Studies for the general public

QTIndu is a European Commission-funded project developing a pan-European, short-term training program in Quantum Technology. It offers training courses tailored to the requirements of companies and stakeholders from different business sectors.

Among the universities organising the course contents are the University of Helsinki, Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), Aarhus University (Denmark), and the Technische Universität Braunschweig (Germany).

Open university courses

Some quantum-related courses are offered by open universities. You may browse the open courses of Aalto University here and University of Helsinki here.

Other universities also offer open courses in Finnish. If you are interested in learning the very basics of modern science, including quantum mechanics and relativity, we recommend you check out Kvanttimekaniikkaa ja suhteellisuusteoriaa yleissivistävästi by the University of Jyväskylä. Those interested in studying quantum computing essentials can register for the three-part course Kvanttilaskennan aakkoset (in Finnish, in English), also by University of Jyväskylä.