ARTS Teachers’ Lunch is a regular event that brings ARTS teachers together to discuss current topics in teaching and learning. Each session has a changing theme, and the events are open to all teaching and service staff of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Key events are announced via the staff-arts-extended mailing list and on the ARTS Teaching Teams channel.
Would you like to give a talk on a topic—or suggest one? Please contact the School’s pedagogical and digital pedagogy specialists: Minerva Mertanen (millaminerva.mertanen@aalto.fi), Antti Huittinen (antti.huittinen@aalto.fi).
BIZ Learning Café is an event specifically targeted at the School of Business teaching staff, bringing teachers together to discuss current topics in teaching and learning.
If you are interested in proposing a theme, giving a presentation, or would like to request one on a particular topic, please contact the School’s pedagogical and digital pedagogy specialists: Maura Ratia (maura.ratia@aalto.fi), Silvana Perez Läherinta (silvana.perezlaherinta@aalto.fi).
CHEM Teachers’ Coffee is an event for the School of Chemical Engineering (CHEM) teaching staff, where current topics related to teaching and learning are discussed. Each session has a rotating theme, and the events are open to all members of CHEM’s teaching and service staff.
Dates and further details are announced regularly on the “CHEM Education_Lecturers, teachers and professors” Teams channel, and invitations are also sent by email to the lecturers-chem and professors-chem mailing lists.
If you have questions or theme ideas for the coffee sessions, please contact the School’s pedagogical and digital pedagogy specialists: Jukka Välimäki (jukka.valimaki@aalto.fi) and Suvi Toivonen (suvi.toivonen@aalto.fi).
Other events for teachers may also be organised at the school, for example by the Dean, departments and programmes, and these will be communicated through channels appropriate to the target groups.
The primary community event for pedagogical development at the School of Engineering (ENG) is the Teaching Forum, held each semester. The themes and organization of the forum are coordinated by the Vice Dean for Education together with the School’s pedagogical specialists. More information is available here: Teaching Forums at the School of Engineering | Aalto University
In addition to the Teaching Forum, ENG also hosts Teachers’ Lunch meetings, where current teaching-related topics are discussed over a light lunch. These sessions are facilitated by ENG’s pedagogical specialists, who are happy to receive topic suggestions from teachers (heidy.tiits-tikkanen@aalto.fi and karoliina.pakkanen@aalto.fi).
Information about teachers’ events is shared with all ENG staff via calendar invitations, the “ENG Teaching Staff” Teams channel, and newsletters.
All those involved in teaching—and anyone interested—are warmly welcome to participate!
At the School of Electrical Engineering (ELEC), regular Teachers’ Coffee sessions are organized with programmes themed around current topics in teaching and learning at ELEC and across Aalto University. The sessions also offer a space to share and discuss your own teaching-related topics with colleagues from different departments. The school’s Vice Dean for Education hosts the events.
Dates and further details can be found on the ELEC Teaching Teams channel. Everyone involved in teaching or supporting teaching at ELEC, in any role, is welcome to join the channel. For more information, you can contact your School’s pedagogical and digital pedagogy specialists: Marja Elonheimo (marja.elonheimo@aalto.fi), Kirsti Keltikangas (kirsti.keltikangas@aalto.fi), and Sanna-Katja Parikka (sanna-katja.parikka@aalto.fi).
At the School of Science (SCI), events for teaching staff are typically organized at the department level. These sessions offer teachers an opportunity to meet and discuss various teaching-related topics as well as other timely issues relevant to the Aalto community.
Information about other school- and university-wide events is shared via newsletters and direct invitations sent to the academic and administrative staff mailing lists.
Would you like to share your teaching experiences in a talk, or suggest themes for upcoming events? Please contact the School’s pedagogical and digital pedagogy specialists: Miia Forstén (miia.forsten@aalto.fi), Veruscka Xavier Filgueira (veruscka.xavierfilgueira@aalto.fi).
In the Language Centre’s low-threshold Share & Try -workshop, teachers of Language Centre can share their own teaching experiments and learn from each other, particularly in the teaching of language and communication skills. The sessions are voluntary, and the content is shaped by the themes proposed by teachers. The venue is either on campus or online, depending on the topic of the session.
The workshop is held on the last Thursday of every month, and the first one is on 24 September 2026. Sign up in the Language Centre’s Teams: LC Teams -> Skills development -> Shared documents.
