Quality of Education Committee – School of Electrical Engineering

Goals

The Quality of Education Committee (QEC; OpLaa in Finnish) is a committee in the School of Electrical Engineering (ELEC) that strives to develop teaching and learning in collaboration with the school’s management, departments, learning services and student guilds. In addition to Aalto University’s and ELEC’s own goals in teaching and educational development, the QEC pays attention to the themes related to teaching and learning brought up by students and staff members.

Activities

The QEC organises Opekahvit-events (Teachers' coffee events) that deal with current issues in teaching development, which are open to all members of the staff.

Every year the QEC rewards members of its teaching staff for exemplary teaching work in three categories: bachelor level courses, master level courses, and reward recommended by members of the Aalto ELEC community. 

One of the QEC’s functions is to assess the teaching competence of candidates in career tracks (tenure track, lecturer track, other positions) during recruitment and promotion based on the evaluation of their teaching portfolio, teaching demonstration and interview. Evaluation is performed based on the assessment criteria and documents aligned for all Aalto schools.

Quality of Education Committee (QEC) members 1.1.2023-31.12.2024:

•     Prof., Vice dean of education, Anouar Belahcen, chair
•     Prof. Katsuyuki Haneda
•     Prof. Anne Lähteenmäki, vicechair
•     Prof. Jukka Manner
•     Senior university lecturer Jari Holopainen
•     University lecturer Pasi Lassila
•     Senior university lecturer Paulo Pinho
•     University lecturer Markus Turunen
•     Pedagogical specialist Marja Elonheimo (on parental leave, substitute Anna Vilhunen until 31.7.2024)
•     Pedagogical specialist Kirsti Keltikangas

•     Planning officer Tuula Noponen

  Student members chosen for the calendar year 2024 by AYY (Aalto Student Union)

•     Student Emmi Suikkanen, vice member Aino Kuusi
•     Student Mikhail Romanov, vice member NN (not selected)
•     Student Mikko Sandström, vice member Max Laine
•     Student Mikael Siikonen, vice member Otto Rinne

More information on the QEC’s activities from the QEC chair, Prof & Vice dean (Education) Anouar Belahcen or pedagogical specialist Kirsti Keltikangas ([email protected]).