The students who completed a bachelor’s degree at Aalto University during 1.8. – 31.12.2013 are invited to participate in the student feedback survey in the beginning of March. The survey is to be conducted in all Finnish universities twice a year, and this autumn the survey will be held from 3 to 21 March. The survey can be answered online and a link will be sent by email to the graduates.
From 2015 onwards, the Ministry of Education and Culture is planning to distribute annually 3% (approx. € 50 million) of university core funding based on student feedback. In addition to the direct financial impact that the survey has, Aalto University will use the results of the feedback to develop education and support services for education.
The harmonised collection of student feedback from all universities meets the desire of student organisations for a national feedback process, which can be used to spur universities to make investments in the quality of education.
The survey was implemented twice last year. The results of the surveys reveal that students at Aalto University value the opportunity to study abroad and believe that international experience is very important for their career after graduation. Students at Aalto University are also likely to work during their studies and their work is usually related to their field of study. Furthermore, according to the survey there is need for improvement in interaction between students and faculty.
The universities have decided to implement the feedback survey as an outsourced service. As the result of competitive bidding, the German company CHE Consult GmbH has been selected to be the service provider. The survey produced by this international company also presents the opportunity for Finnish universities to be compared at a European level.
For further information: contact Aalto University’s Development Specialist Reetta Koivisto, (reetta.koivisto@aalto.fi)
See the report of the previous survey: https://into.aalto.fi/display/enaalto/Results+of+the+second+national+student+feedback+survey+available
Also see further information about the project at the Universities Finland (UNIFI) website: http://unifi.fi/ajankohtaista/YOPALA.html