Ines Lopez Arteaga becomes the new dean of TU/e Bachelor College
Spanish professor with a heart for education and a well considered vision will start as dean on 1 July.
Ines Lopez Arteaga will be head of the Bachelor College of the TU/e as of July 1st. The Spanish professor succeeds Lex Lemmens, who has led the Bachelor College since its foundation in 2011. Challenge based learning and online education will be two of her main focus areas.
Prof.dr.ir. Lopez Arteaga has been working at the TU/e since 2002. She is a TU/e professor from 2016 and leads the Acoustic and Noise Control group. Since 2018 she is also dean of the TU/e Honors Academy, which organizes the honors program for top students. She is also a professor at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Over the years she has been involved in many educational innovation projects in areas such as formative learning, blended learning and challenge-based education. As of July 1, she will be the dean of the Bachelor College, which encompasses all Bachelor's programs at TU/e. The main task of the dean is to set out the course for this education, in cooperation with the university board and the departments.
"We are very pleased that we have found an excellent successor in our own organization for this crucial position," says Rector Frank Baaijens about the appointment. "Professor Lopez Arteaga has an enormous heart for education and is herself very active in the field of educational innovation. She has a well-considered vision that fits well with our view on the strategic development of our bachelor education. She also has the necessary unifying power and proven academic leadership."
"I think it's fantastic, of course," Lopez Arteaga talks about her new role. "Educational innovation is close to my heart and this is a great opportunity for me to realize my vision for bachelor education. It coincides to a very large extent with the TU/e's 2030 vision for education and it is an honor for me to be able to lead the way".
Challenge based learning and online education are the two threads of Lopez Arteaga's educational vision. "However, they are not an end in themselves, but a means to train engineers who are equipped with all the knowledge and skills to continuously develop. I think that's the most important thing, that reflecting on one's own development becomes the second nature of our students. I also think inclusiveness and differentiation are important ingredients. Every student and teacher should be able to feel at home here and develop optimally".
The new dean also continues to do science. She stays involved in her research group for one day a week.
Lopez Arteaga succeeds Lex Lemmens, who will retire in September this year. Until then, he will remain involved with the Bachelor College for the completion and transfer of tasks.