The Future Internet Graduate School (FIGS) is a joint venture of Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and Tampere University of Technology. It is coordinated at Aalto University, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology. FIGS started in the beginning of 2010, and had 17 doctoral students, of which 6 (35%) were foreign.

The Future Internet Graduate School educates scientists who can contribute to Future Internet research based on deep technical competence combined with equally deep understanding of the socio-economical issues. Thus, they aim to recruit not only engineers, but also economists, social scientists, behavioural scientists, and designers. An essential goal of the programme is for all students to be able to understand each other’s work and comment critically on it, despite their basic education.