Education quality working group

The Education Quality Working Group is a project initiated by the Student Union of Tallinn University of Technology, with roots dating back to 2010–2011, when a pilot project was carried out in two faculties. The aim of the project is to help improve the quality of education through constructive feedback and to develop a culture of giving, receiving, and implementing feedback within the university.

The project is organised by the TalTech Student Union in cooperation with TalTech student councils. On behalf of the Student Union, the activities are coordinated, and the development of the project is overseen by the Education Quality Coordinator. In addition, close cooperation takes place with the Academic Affairs Office to ensure that students’ input reaches university staff quickly.
 

The main task of the Education Quality Working Group is to identify problematic courses and lecturers and to contribute to the development of education at TalTech. This is achieved by compiling reports based on student interviews and feedback from the Study Information System (ÕIS).

Education Quality Working Group’s work process:

1. In cooperation with the vice deans for academic affairs from each faculty, the study programmes to be analysed are agreed upon.
2. The Academic Affairs Office shares the previous semester’s student feedback from ÕIS with the Education Quality Working Group.
3. Education Quality Working Group members conduct interviews with students from the agreed study programmes and analyse comments from ÕIS.
4. A study programme report is compiled based on the interviews and ÕIS feedback, focusing on individual courses and lecturers, the overall coherence of the programme, and other areas of concern.
5. The reports are sent to vice deans for academic affairs and programme directors, and the results are also presented at the Academic Committee and the Student Representative Assembly meetings.

The purpose of the reports is to understand, based on the collected information, the shortcomings of study programmes that need to be addressed, as well as the strengths that deserve recognition. In this way, we contribute to the development of education at TalTech. Each semester, reports are compiled for approximately 30 study programmes.
 

The Education Quality Working Group consists of students from all faculties. In addition to the Education Quality Coordinator, the team usually includes 11 students:

• 3 members from the School of Engineering
• 3 members from the School of Business and Governance
• 3 members from the School of Information Technologies
• 1 member from the School of Science
• 1 member from the Maritime Academy

The Education Quality Working Group members mostly analyse study programmes from their own faculty, as this makes it easier for them to relate to and understand the students.

The Education Quality Working Group members in the 2025 autumn semester:

School of Engineering

• Sven Rosenberg
• Mirtel Migur

School of Business and Governance

• Caroly Viljamaa
• Robert Lehiste
• Carolina Emilia Sade

School of Information Technologies

• Kert Kaarel Veskus
• Siim Satsi
• Emma Arabella Jõgeva

School of Science

• Angelica Närep

Maritime Academy

• Hugo Kallaste

Applications to the Education Quality Working Group are open twice a year before the start of the semester, in August and January. Applications are submitted through the education managers of the student councils or by contacting the Education Quality Coordinator directly.

You are a good fit for the Education Quality Working Group if you are:

• A TalTech student
• Systematic and precise
• Responsible
• A good communicator

In addition to reports, the Education Quality Coordinator also addresses student-related issues in the educational landscape. These concerns mainly involve certain courses or lecturers where students would like to contribute to positive change. If you also want to go one step further than ÕIS feedback, get in touch!

If you have questions or suggestions, contact the Education Quality Coordinator: mirtel.migur@tipikas.ee