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Maija Taka

Maija Taka

Academic Coordinator
T213 Built Environment
Academic Coordinator
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I work as an academic coordinator (2022-) in the School of Engineering, where I am responsible for research-based doctoral education development. Additionally, I am a responsible teacher in two courses: Introduction to Doctoral Studies for all new doctoral researchers in ENG, and Doctoral Supervision pedagogical course for all Aalto faculty (tech, arts, business).

My key areas are doctoral education, supervision, leadership, life-long learning, and the evolution of supervision relationship. Should you have any questions, I’m happy to help!

Degrees:

Ph.D. (2017) in Geography (University of Helsinki, Finland)

M.Sc. (2012) in Geography (University of Helsinki, Finland)

Sähköposti
maija.taka@aalto.fi
Postiosoite
Tietotie 1 E 02150 Espoo Finland
Puhelinnumero
+358505150810

Osaamisalueet

Palkinnot

Best Student Paper Award:

Awarded for the paper "Are disaster-prone countries' undergraduate students prepared? Insights from a civil engineering program in Nepal"
Palkinto tai huomionosoitus tuotoksesta Rakennetun ympäristön laitos Sep 2025

Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2021

Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2021 for Majakka doctoral education project at Aalto School of Engineering
Palkinto tai huomionosoitus tuotoksesta Rakennetun ympäristön laitos Jan 2021

Aalto Excellence Award 2018

Aalto Award for Excellence in enhancing business, design, engineering, and technology, and research-based innovation in the academic year 2016-17, awarded to Majakka Doctoral Education Pilot Prooject
Palkinto tai huomionosoitus tuotoksesta Vesi- ja ympäristötekniikka Jan 2018

Best Research Paper 2023 Award

Palkinto tai huomionosoitus tuotoksesta Vesi- ja ympäristötekniikka Sep 2023

Tutkimusryhmät

  • Vesi- ja ympäristötekniikka, Tutkijatohtori

Julkaisut

Co-developing research-assisting AI for water resources professionals: the Digital Waters Flagship’s digital methods course 

Elizabeth Carter, Mehrdad Rostami, Elsa Culler, Omer Abubaker, Mohammad Imangholiloo, Mia Pihlajamäki, Maija Taka, Harri Koivusalo, Pertti Alo-Aho, Hannu Martilla, Mehdi Rasti, Pyry Kettunen, Marko Keskinen, Ville Mäkinen, Juha Oksanen, Petteri Alho, Björn Klöve 2026

Writing a Scientific Paper with Master’s Students in Five Weeks — One Example of How It Can Be Done & Lessons Learned

Anni Juvakoski, Xin Chen, Julia Sundman, Matleena Muhonen, Maija Taka, Olli Varis 2026

Designing for Analytical Reasoning in the Age of AI: Instructional Design in a Marine Data Analysis Course

Mashrura Musharraf, Mahsa Khorasani, Adanna Okonkwo, Maija Taka 2026 Proceedings of the 54th Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education: Engineering and Society

Census to sense : Decoding spatio-temporal dynamics of social vulnerability to disasters in Nepal

Anup Shrestha, Josias Láng-Ritter, Dipesh Chapagain, Maija Taka, Olli Varis 2026 International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Navigating Data Scarcity in Flood Risk Assessment

Anup Shrestha, Josias Láng-Ritter, Maija Taka, Julia Sundman, Marko Kallio, Dandan Zhao, Anni Juvakoski, Qiankun Niu, Manh Hung Le, Maria Francesca Caggiano, Mina Hosseinpourtehrani, Nhilce Esquivel, John D. Bolten, Yadu Pokhrel, Venkataraman Lakshmi, Olli Varis 2026 WIREs. Water

Experiential learning for sustainability : a systematic review and research agenda for engineering education

Julia Sundman, Xiaoqi Feng, Anup Shrestha, Aditya Johri, Olli Varis, Maija Taka 2026 European Journal of Engineering Education

Mapping world's coastal population facing water-related risks

Olli Varis, Maija Taka, Matti Kummu 2026 Geography and Sustainability

Circular economy for water education: Job market expectations and higher educational offerings in Finland

Veronica Baldasso, Daniel Peña Torres, Julia Sundman, Maija Taka, Anna Mikola 2025 SEFI 53rd Annual Conference. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)

Towards transformative learning : students’ disorienting dilemmas and coping strategies in interdisciplinary problem-based learning

Xiaoqi Feng, Julia Sundman, Hanna Aarnio, Maija Taka, Marko Keskinen, Olli Varis 2025 European Journal of Engineering Education

Teaching The Loop: Co-Designing Constructively Aligned Circular Economy Courses for Engineering Students

Daniel Peña Torres, Veronica Baldasso, Julia Sundman, Maija Taka, Anna Mikola 2025 SEFI 53rd Annual Conference. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)