In RAITEE 2027, we assess research, art, impact, teaching and education together to support Aalto´s departments and education portfolio development.
The purpose of the assessment is to evaluate the current quality, multidisciplinarity, societal impact, international standing, and competitiveness of research, art and education (portfolio level). The assessment will also identify and analyse synergies between research and education.
The self-assessment process will include benchmarking against relevant international peers.
The assessment is organised per school, covering each school’s education portfolio and departmental research. However, one single panel consisting of a chair and 12 members will assess the whole university.
The assessment is for our own development. We want to reach higher. Peer evaluation is a natural component of all academic endeavors. We wish to get feedback on our research, artistic activities, education and their impact, and on how future-proof our educational portfolio is.
We will combine the assessment of research and teaching because those are intertwined in any case, and because our external evaluators often ask about both of those. Also, in this way we will save our resources compared to conducting the two assessments separately as before.
An additional reason is that according to the Finnish law, universities must evaluate their education, research, and artistic activities, as well as the impact of these activities. Universities are also required to participate regularly in external evaluations of their operations and quality assurance systems. The results of evaluations conducted by universities must be made public. (University law 558/2009, 87 §)
| Purpose of the assessment | RAITEE 2027 is an enhancement-led evaluation of research, art, impact and education which is done to support the development of departments and educational portfolio in the long term. |
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| Panel structure | One panel, chair and 12 members |
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| Methodological approach | Enhancement -led approach, emphasising continuous development |
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| Organisation | The vice rector of education Petri Suomala and vice rector of research Jyri Hämäläinen lead the assessment project together with the head of learning services Eija Zitting and the head of research services Ella Bingham. In addition, the steering committee includes the manager of programme management services Johanna Söderholm and the head of planning Marja Niemi. Project managers are Anne Sunikka (RAI) and Minna Mayer (TEE). |
Aalto University regularly assess the quality of its research and artistic activities, and its societal impact. The assessment is based on internationally agreed best practices. The quality and merits of research activities are assessed through peer review using criteria relevant to the field in question.
The target of TEE 2020 is to identify needs for future development in education at Aalto, and make visible and evaluate the achievements during the 10 Aalto years.
The assessment is organised per school, covering each school’s education portfolio and departmental research.
